Ministry of Classic Cars

Ministry of Classic Cars Bringing you the world's most beautiful and significant classic sports saloon and racing cars from the golden era of motoring

1954 DP115/3 - 4.5ltr, V12, with cast aluminium block, double overhead cams, ultra-rare David Brown 5-speed gear box a...
28/03/2025

1954 DP115/3 - 4.5ltr, V12, with cast aluminium block, double overhead cams, ultra-rare David Brown 5-speed gear box and three massive Webber carbs. Three made. Only two survive. Engineering troubles meant it never realised its racing goals of taking-on Jaguar and Ferrari. However this and its sister car remain breathtakingly stunning looking racing cars... Made my heart skip. Good Day / Sunshine 💕

1938 Bentley 4 1/4Ltr Barouche de Ville by James Young. This one-off coachwork, the most desirable and ultimate incarnat...
23/03/2025

1938 Bentley 4 1/4Ltr Barouche de Ville by James Young. This one-off coachwork, the most desirable and ultimate incarnation of the Derby Bentley, was the 1938 Earls Court Motor Show, displayed on the James Young stand. Meticulously restored to its Earls Court spec of black & green, imagine the impact of this elegant, brightly coloured, Brougham (with its 3-piece detachable roof). Today, unsurprisingly, it resides in Monaco 🇲🇨 ❤️

1960 Aston Martin DB4GT Zagato - one of my personal top 10! Designed by the insanely talented and incredibly young, Erco...
23/03/2025

1960 Aston Martin DB4GT Zagato - one of my personal top 10! Designed by the insanely talented and incredibly young, Ercole Spada (just 23 when he designed this beauty), who was already Zagato's Chief Designer, just 19 of these lightweights were built. Only eight were in left-hand-drive configuration. Makes me 'feel good' whenever I am lucky enough to come across one of these most beautifully proportioned racers.

1959 Dino 196 S Spider, bodied by . One of only three ever built, delivered to US distributor Luigi Chinetti, who als...
20/03/2025

1959 Dino 196 S Spider, bodied by . One of only three ever built, delivered to US distributor Luigi Chinetti, who also ran The North American Racing Team - . Mr. Rodriguez, of Mexico City, paid all the bills, but it remained in NY and was raced by his two sons who were NART racing team drivers.
As you can imagine, this super-rare beast has graced some of the finest collections in the world... Still looks and sounds Fantastico!

1974 BMW E9 CSL 'Batmobile'. Aluminium doors, bonnet, roof, and boot; lightweight steel wings; plexiglass side windows a...
19/03/2025

1974 BMW E9 CSL 'Batmobile'.
Aluminium doors, bonnet, roof, and boot; lightweight steel wings; plexiglass side windows and rear screen; thinner carpets; no power steering, no electric windows... not even sound insulation. These were the CSLs. 200kg lighter than the initial CS production cars, with the resultant increase in power output. Then came the final iteration of the Ultra Lightweights - The Batmobile. Bored out to 3.2ltrs, to qualify for the over 3ltr division of Group 2 Touring cars, and homologated with its huge aero-spoiler, from where its name was spawned, just 167, left-hand drive only, Batmobiles were built. Made by the separate BMW AG, that became Motorsport, whilst it doesn't carry the M badge, this is, by marque experts, considered to be the very first M car. This, then, is the father of the M lineage. This is Power!

1962 350 GT SWB 'passo corto' chassis, Speciale, Aerodinamica - a derivative of the famed Superfast IV, is is one of o...
16/03/2025

1962 350 GT SWB 'passo corto' chassis, Speciale, Aerodinamica - a derivative of the famed Superfast IV, is is one of only four bodied by Pininfarina. It has a 3ltr SOHC V12 and was at the pinnacle of luxury. Each one met the needs and desires of their wealthy buyers and all variants were of very limited production... hence the consistently stratospheric prices we see at auctions. We expect nothing less from the most well known brand on the planet. Bellissima!

1937 Talbot-Lago T150 C SS New York Teardrop. One of only 14 built on the C SS (Corsa, Super Sport) chassis, and one of ...
12/03/2025

1937 Talbot-Lago T150 C SS New York Teardrop. One of only 14 built on the C SS (Corsa, Super Sport) chassis, and one of only 11 New York models. With an upgraded 4ltr engine and 3 Zenith-Stomberg carbs, this was a race car, under its sexy couture, and this particular car raced in the 1950 Watkins Glen Grand Prix, among many other track appearences It is the only Teardrop crafted without a sunroof, giving it the purest lines of all; but this also spawned innovation. Take a good look at the windscreens. As an antidote to the the ventilation issues caused by the lack of a sunroof, the car has been fitted with twin, outward-opening windscreens, a design patented by Joseph Figoni and subsequently seen on many other great marques of the era.

But this beauty?

Quintessentially French.

Oui, oui.

Bentley Conti La Sarthe, by Bensport. One of only ten to be hand crafted, with an almost endless list of modifications o...
08/03/2025

Bentley Conti La Sarthe, by Bensport. One of only ten to be hand crafted, with an almost endless list of modifications or personalizations to choose from. It'd be one hell of daily driver!

The Bentley Continental La Sarthe by Bensport. 1 of only 10 to be made. Gangsta
08/03/2025

The Bentley Continental La Sarthe by Bensport. 1 of only 10 to be made. Gangsta

Built over the coveted 250 GT SWB chassis, this is the Ferrari 250 GT Berlinetta Lusso. The translation of Lusso? Luxury...
06/03/2025

Built over the coveted 250 GT SWB chassis, this is the Ferrari 250 GT Berlinetta Lusso. The translation of Lusso? Luxury. This 3ltr V12 remains one of the most elegant Ferraris ever built. The epitome of style & grace. A cool £1,500,000 / $1,900,000 should put you in the driver's seat.

1934 Lagonda M45 4½-Litre Pillarless Sports Saloon - with an impeccable build quality and race winning provenance you ca...
05/03/2025

1934 Lagonda M45 4½-Litre Pillarless Sports Saloon - with an impeccable build quality and race winning provenance you can understand why it was a favorite among the wealthy sporting motorists of the day. Imagine rolling up outside The Connaught Hotel, in Mayfair, in this. Gorgeous!

Magnificent, modified, mayhem
04/03/2025

Magnificent, modified, mayhem

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