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Everyone wants to look back upon their wedding day with fond memories. It is one of the most monumental days of their life, and one that you would want to live in style. The day itself takes time and a lot of organisation, one aspect of the day which is often over looked is the wedding
transport.

Wedding car hire comes in various styles and can be a great photograph opportunity for your wedding album or video as well for your guests. Some guests may wait outside to see you arrive, and then everyone will see you and your groom leave for, and arrive at the reception. So you want your transport to be something special and possibly tie in with your wedding theme or venue.

Classic cars are a favourite choice of wedding car and some have been made famous by the power of TV and film in sparking interest in these cars. With the advent of many new TV stations, many old programmes and films are being re-run that feature the famous old marques which have rekindled interest in them – from James Bond’s supercool Aston Martin to Inspector Morse’s Mk2 Jaguar.

Here are two famous TV car marques that are available for you to choose for your wedding day transport.

TV Programme: Inspector Morse
Car: 1960 Mk II Jaguar

In Colin Dexter’s novels, grouchy copper Inspector Morse’s car was a classic Lancia, but ITV used a Jaguar MK II 2.4 from the start of the television series. In fact, the Carmen red Jag became so iconic that new editions of the earlier novels have been changed so that Morse’s car is a Jaguar! The Jaguar Mark II ‘a compact four-door saloon’ was introduced in October 1959, and was made until 1967. Morse’s Jaguar is a 2.4 litre model with a twin overhead-cam 6-cylinder 2,483-cc engine giving 120 bhp. It’s a bit slow for TV coppers, only capable of accelerating from 0-60 mph in 17.3 seconds, with a maximum speed of 96.3 mph, but Morse didn’t exactly need to burn around the university city of Oxford. Jaguar made almost 84,000 Mk11s, 25,070 of Morse’s 2.4 variation. These wedding cars are very often old English white, with sporty chrome wire wheels and a spacious leather and walnut wood interior. As a wedding car it is ideally suited either as the brides vehicle, supporting bridesmaids car or sporty 60’s classic for the groom and bestman.

TV programme: James Bond films
Car: Aston Martin DB5

Spy 007’s love of fast cars is evident all the way through the original Ian Fleming novels and when they eventually made the silver screen, car lovers everywhere drooled over his gorgeous DB5. It is famous for being the first and most recognised Bond car, featuring notably in: Goldfinger, Thunderball, GoldenEye, Tomorrow Never Dies, and Casino Royale, while it also made background appearances in The World Is Not Enough and Diamonds Are Forever. The DB5’s engine had been enlarged from the previous DB4’s 3.7L to 4.0L, while the addition of a five-speed transmission and three SU carburetors enabled the car to pull 282hp and propel it to 141 mph (238 km/h). Standard equipment on the DB5 included reclining seats, pile carpets, electric windows and a fire extinguisher. All models had 4 seats and 2 doors.

With this information you can start looking for a wedding car company with these types of cars, many wedding car websites have pictures of the their cars and offer advise on the limitations of distance and seating capacity etc. The more detailed the information you provide when contacting them, the more accurate the quotation that is offered.

It is always recommended to arrange to view older cars to check the cars condition before booking, and reputable companies will always agree to this. It will also identify whether the company is an agent or the actual wedding car owner.