Sports cars for millionaires, sports cars for the millions – encompassing everything from the MGB, the sales paragon with 513,272 cars sold, to the Jaguar XK SS, of which just 16 were sold worldwide. The specifications of the cars’ bodies, engines and overall looks vary accordingly: modest, exuding power, understated, or opulent.

About the Author

There is a persistent rumour that Rainer Schlegelmilch’s birth was initiated on the back seat of a Mercedes Benz 170V. Whether or not this is the source of his ongoing affinity to anything that has four wheels, his fascination with cars is vividly expressed in his photographs. How do you get from German and English philology to automotive journalism? Chalk it (more…)