MG TD
Hire £122 per hour, including insurance bookaclassic.co.uk
Last month, when Charles and Camilla visited Cuba, the couple were seen soaking up the sunshine in a beautifully restored 66-year-old MG TD, a rare sight on an island where many still prefer to drive rusting Cadillacs, Chevrolets and Dodges. Cuba is well known for its love of retro cars and the Prince has had a life-long love affair with racy roadsters, so it was no wonder he gave the chauffeur the day off and drove the MG himself. He told onlookers who gathered to watch the couple arrive that the car ‘has an incredibly powerful accelerator. It is close to the brake so you have to be careful you don’t press the wrong one.’
If reading that makes you wish you could spend the day worrying about pressing the wrong pedal on a vintage sportscar, you should think about visiting BookAclassic. The site is the brainchild of Danish entrepreneur and passionate car enthusiast Claus Stig Christensen. It has been described as the Airbnb for cars. Listing more than 4,000 iconic vehicles – from Jaguar E-Types to Rolls-Royce Silver Shadows and AC Cobras – in 36 countries, it offers owners a chance to make money from their rare cars and you the chance to experience driving a vehicle with soul, class and charisma. With prices starting from about £150 per day, including insurance, the hardest decision is choosing which model you are going to hire.
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