My Top 10 Favourite Japanese cars

Known for their reliable cars, the Japanese motor industry is without a doubt one of the largest and most successful motor industries on the planet, surpassing Germany. Say what you will about Japanese cars, they are very well engineered and many classic Japanese cars are considered very stylish.

So here are my 10 favourite cars from the country that gave us heaps of technology.

Datsun 240Z

Honda NSX (1990)

Isuzu Bellett GT-R

Lexus LFA

Mazda RX2

Mitsubishi Starion

Nissan Skyline GT-R (R32)

Subaru SVX

Suzuki Swift Sport

Toyota 2000GT

 

My Top 10 Favourite Jaguars

Founded by Sir William Lyons as the Swallow Sidecar Company in 1922, Jaguar has become an iconic name in the British car industry, producing cars with style, performance, sporting credentials, racing pedigree and of course, luxury. Although today, this legendary name maybe owned by an Indian manufacturer called Tata, Jaguar is still the essence of many things British.

So here are my 10 favourite felines from Coventry.

Jaguar C Type

Jaguar D Type

Jaguar E Type

Jaguar F Type R

Jaguar Mark 2 3.8

Jaguar XE S

Jaguar XJS TWR

Jaguar XK120 FHC (Fixed Head Coupe)

Jaguar XK180

Jaguar XKR

 

My Top 10 Favourite American-engined European cars

Why buy an American muscle car when you can have something European? I love American engined European cars, combining European poise and style with Detroit grunt is possibly one of the best car combinations of all time.

So here are my top 10 favourite Europeans with a Detroit heart.

AC Cobra 427

Bristol 411

De Tomaso Longchamp

De Tomaso Pantera

Ford GT40

Gordon Keeble GK1

Iso Grifo 7 Litre

Jensen Interceptor

MG ZT 260

Monteverdi High Speed 375

My Top 10 Favourite Maseratis

Maserati is the muscle of the Italian car industry, producing cars with thundering V8s so loud, you could hear one from a long way away. This year, Maserati is celebrating it’s 100th anniversary and is the third oldest Italian car manufacturer.

But enough of this. Here are my top 10 favourite Maseratis.

Maserati 250F

Maserati 300S

Maserati 3500 GT

Maserati A6G54 Zagato

Maserati Bora

Maserati Ghibli SS

Maserati GranTurismo MC Stradale

Maserati Khamsin

Maserati Quattroporte (1963)

Maserati Sebring

 

My Top 10 Favourite German cars

As we all know, Germany is the birthplace of the car, with the Benz Patent Motorwagen invented in 1886 by Karl Benz and Gottlieb Daimler. If it hadn’t been for the Germans, we wouldn’t have had this kind of transportation.

So say “guten tag” as we go through my 10 all time favourite cars from the Fatherland.

Audi quattro 20v

BMW 323i

BMW M635CSi

Mercedes 280 SE (W116)

Mercedes 280 SL

Opel Manta GTE

Porsche 911 Turbo 3.0

Porsche 944 Turbo

VW Golf GTI (Mk2)

Wiesmann MF3 Roadster

 

My Top 10 Favourite Italian Cars

Italy is a magical place with lovely towns, fabulous driving roads like the Stelvio Pass, lovely food and beautiful attractions. For many years, the country has produced cars with soul, pedigree and most important of all, style.

So here are my 10 all time favourite cars from Italy.

Alfa Romeo 2000 GTV

Bugatti EB110 SS

De Tomaso Pantera

Ferrari F355

Fiat 131 Abarth

Iso Grifo 7 Litre

Lamborghini Miura SV

Lancia Fulvia 1600 HF

Maserati Ghibli SS

Pagani Zonda Tricolore

 

 

My Top 10 Favourite American Cars

As we all know, Detroit is one of the world’s most dangerous cities, but we mustn’t forget that Detroit is the heart of the American auto industry, earning it the nickname “Motor City”, and was also home to the Motown record label. Detroit was making Buicks, Cadillacs, Chevrolets, Chryslers, Dodges, Fords, Hudsons, Lincolns, Mercurys, Oldsmobiles, Packards, Plymouths and Pontiacs. Quite an impressive list.

So these you see here are my top 10 all time favourite pieces of American iron.

Buick Regal GNX

Cadillac Series 62 Club Coupe

Chevrolet Corvette Sting Ray 427 (C2)

Dodge Charger 440 R/T

Ford Mustang Shelby GT350

Lincoln Continental Mark III

Oldsmobile Toronado

Plymouth Barracuda

Pontiac Firebird Trans Am (1969)

SRT Viper GTS

 

 

My Top 10 Favourite British Cars

I love all things British, like tv shows, actors, comedians, attractions, place names and of course, cars. 1950 was the year that Britain was the world’s largest exporter of motor vehicles and there were loads of them from AC right the way through to Wolseley. Even though many of the country’s car makers today are foreign owned, they are still as quintessentially British as having a plate of fish and chips and saying “God Save The Queen”.

So here are my 10 all time favourite British bulldogs.

Aston Martin DB5

Austin Healey 3000 (MkIII)

Bentley R Type Continental Fastback

Ford Capri RS3100

Jaguar E Type

Jensen Interceptor

Lotus Elan Sprint

Mini Cooper 1275 S

Range Rover 4.6 HSE (Series II)

Triumph TR3A

My Top 10 Favourite Holdens

What started out as a saddle manufacturer, has become Australia’s home-grown motor manufacturer. I am a Ford man as you know, but I like Holdens just as much, in fact, I like many other cars. Sadly as we all know, Holden is about to shut it’s doors in 2017, but the roaring lion will not be forgotten.

So here are my top 10 favourite Holdens.

Holden 48-215

Holden EH Special S4

Holden HK Monaro GTS 327

Holden HQ SS

Holden HR Premier 186S

Holden Hurricane

Holden LJ Torana GTR XU1

Holden VL Commodore Walkinshaw SS Group A

HSV Gen-F GTS

My Top 10 Favourite BMWs

I love BMWS, simply because of their sporting pedigree, superb build quality, engineering, luxury and style on classic models. Ever since their foundation in 1916, BMW has gone on to become – arguably – the best German car maker ever.

So here are my top 10 favourite mighty Bavarian overlords.

BMW 3.0 CSL

BMW 328 Mille Miglia Touring Coupe

BMW 507

BMW 2002tii

BMW i8

BMW M1

BMW M3 Sport Evolution

BMW M5 (E34)

BMW M635CSi

BMW Z4