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Publishing high-quality motoring books, Herridge & Sons was founded in 1999 by Charles Herridge and his son, Ed.

07/09/2026

Photographed at Longbridge in 1957, this full-size styling model was an early proposal for BMC’s new C-series Austin Westminster.

Its size and proportions point towards the Austin A99 that appeared in 1959, although the design was still evolving. Most notably, the wide radiator grille has something of the smaller Austin Cambridge about it.

This fascinating photograph is one of more than 360 illustrations in BMC Farina Cars In Detail by Anders Ditlev Clausager. The book tells the complete story of BMC’s Farina-styled saloons, from their earliest design proposals to production and beyond.

Find out more:
https://www.herridgeandsons.com/bmc-farina-cars-in-detail

28/08/2026

100 m.p.h. plus!

There was no reticence about shouting the Triumph TR3’s top speed from the rooftops in 1957.

Yet outright performance was only half the sales pitch. The same advertisement promised 32mpg, a roomy luggage boot and such docility in traffic that the TR3 was equally suited to “shopping, weekend golfing or the odd run-about jobs”.

“The best of both worlds”, as Triumph put it.

The complete story of the TR2, TR3 and TR3A is told in Bill Piggott’s Triumph TR2, 3 & 3A In Detail:

https://www.herridgeandsons.com/triumph-tr2-3-3a-in-detail

24/08/2026

Three MG PA Midgets line up at Hartland, North Devon, at the start of the North West London Motor Club’s Inter-Team Trial in 1934. J. Maurice Toulmin leads in TJ 5000.

The cars were privately owned, but during 1934 their drivers began receiving assistance from the MG factory. Although they were already achieving some success, the standard P-types were considered too heavy for serious trials work, particularly with their swept wings and full road equipment.

The three cars were subsequently returned to Abingdon for more extensive modification. The swept wings were replaced by lightweight cycle wings, aluminium bonnets were fitted and much of the normal equipment, including the hoods, windscreens and side-screens, was discarded. They also received lighter 8-inch brake gear and locked differentials.

The work paid off. On the Exeter Trial, the three PAs collected two first-class awards and one second-class award. Further factory preparation followed for the 1935 Land’s End Trial, when the team acquired the name that would become famous in pre-war trials: the Cream Crackers.

More stories of MG’s Midgets can be found in Malcolm Green’s 'MG Midgets In Detail: M-Type to TF, 1929–1955'.

https://www.herridgeandsons.com/mg-midgets-in-detail-from-m-type-to-tf

21/08/2026

The hatchback TVR

Introduced at the end of 1976, the TVR Taimar was essentially a hatchback version of the 3000M. Its full-width rear hatch provided much easier access to the luggage area, without greatly altering the familiar shape of the car or adding more than about 20lb in weight.

The hatch was hinged at the roof and opened upwards, but releasing it was less straightforward: the catch could only be operated from inside the car, using a control hidden in the driver’s door jamb.

Underneath, the Taimar retained the 3000M’s 2994cc Ford V6 engine, producing 142bhp and giving a top speed of around 121mph. It remained in production alongside the 3000M until the end of 1979.

Just 395 were built.

19/08/2026

Lancia was happy to promote the Aurelia B20 GT as ‘the sports car in a dinner jacket’.

It was an apt description of a car that combined genuine sporting ability with elegance and sophistication.

This wonderfully glamorous 1950s publicity photograph reinforces the image rather well. Its dinner-jacketed driver even looks a little like an Italian precursor to James Bond…

Discover the full story in Lancia Aurelia In Detail:

https://www.herridgeandsons.com/lancia-aurelia-in-detail

07/08/2026

Not your average MF135…

Before Massey Ferguson launched its own four-wheel-drive range in 1978, owners turned to specialist conversions like this one by Schindler of Switzerland, who took over the Selene conversion business in 1970.

This MF135 was built at Coventry, converted by Schindler in Switzerland, then sold in – and later imported from – Austria. It was part of the Coldridge Collection built up by the late Mike Thorne, who wrote our Massey Ferguson 100 Series In Detail. It uses a special transmission casting and cardan shaft to drive the front axle, plus a mid-mounted PTO for the mower shown here.

From the familiar MF135 and MF165 to the rarer models, worldwide variants, conversions and implements, the full story is told in Mike's book:

https://www.herridgeandsons.com/massey-ferguson-100-series-in-detail

05/08/2026

One of the last of the Essex V6s.

By the summer of 1981, Ford replaced the long-serving 3.0-litre Essex V6 with the new 2.8-litre fuel-injected Cologne engine. This beautifully preserved 1981 Capri 3.0 Ghia represents one of the final chapters of the charismatic Essex-powered Capri.

Photographed for Factory-Original Ford Capri Mk II & Mk III.

https://www.herridgeandsons.com/factory-original-ford-capri-mk-ii-mk-iii

31/07/2026

During the 1959 Monte Carlo Rally, the privately entered Jaguar XK150 of John Bowdage and Pat "Tish" Ozanne passes a Borgward that has left the road. It's one of many evocative period photographs featured in Jaguar XK140/150 In Detail by Anders Ditlev Clausager.

https://www.herridgeandsons.com/jaguar-xk140150-in-detail

24/07/2026

977 ARX, a works Mini Cooper Mk1, tackling the 1963 Monte Carlo Rally with Rauno Aaltonen and Tony Ambrose on board.

The original 850cc Mini had already shown its rally potential but it lacked the power to win outright. The Cooper, launched in 1961 after John Cooper convinced BMC a high-performance Mini would sell, gave Abingdon the extra power to close that gap.

Starting from Stockholm — the toughest of the Monte's start points, guaranteeing snow and ice the whole way — Aaltonen pushed the car to 3rd overall and a class win, one of only 100 finishers out of 342 starters in a brutal winter. The engine gave out just after the finish line, with nothing left to give.

Want the full story of 977 ARX and the rest of the works Minis?
Get "Works Minis in Detail" here: https://www.herridgeandsons.com/works-minis-in-detail

20/07/2026

Bromley Pageant of Motoring

In its second year at its new home at the South of England Showground in Sussex (conveniently close to Herridge & Sons' south-eastern outpost), the Bromley Pageant of Motoring brings together clubs and individual exhibitors for what is effectively a giant car meet. The event's One Make Parking featured representatives of every marque from Matra (a lovely 530) to Mercedes, Auto Union and Austin.

We then wandered the site in search of some of the more unusual exhibits, including a Rochdale Riviera, a Saab Sonett, a handsome Nissan Cedric, a pink Panther Lima and a Cortina convertible.

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