Clasanteri is a company specialising in buying, selling and restoring classic cars. For restoring the cars we use selected partners who bring the story of the vehicles back to life. Our classic cars are delivered to you safely and affordably no matter where you are.
why do we do this
Dedication for cars is in our genes
In my childhood I had the privilege to sit on the velour seats of a Range Rover Classics on the way to school and to the summer cottage for summer holidays. That experience and my family’s dedication for cars has led to irreversible results. In my case it’s called Clasanteri.
The devotion for cars runs in the family. My father got it from his uncle, who became known as the mechanic for the rally legend Timo Mäkinen. He tuned the Minis that brought the first wins in Monte Carlo race to Finland. Also in my father’s career British cars have played a huge role and by the looks of things I’m not an exception.
I have worked with cars during my whole career. I have worked as a car journalist in different media, gained experience in a car shop and developed and commercialised mobility services. At the same time my own beloved classic car hobby has taken me to this point.
The world is changing and so too is our daily travelling. The classic cars are important because their unique history is filled with our personal stories, intriguing technology and amazing driving experiences. Even if technology is going further classic cars are the first thing that people want to save and restore – some people are even turning them into electric cars. In many cars the original technology has such an important role in keeping the value and character that it’s not an option to update it.
The aim of the classic car is not to solve future mobility, but to bring pleasure and restore a part of the culture. History has shown that classic cars are also good investments, for money and for you who want to collect and enjoy about the moving sculpture and unique driving experiences. The classics are never forgotten.
Santeri Petrell
Jaguar XK 120 FHC ‘1952
In 1948, at the Earls Court Motor Show in London, Jaguar presented the world’s fastest production car. The Jaguar XK 120, introduced as an open two seater, reached, as its name suggests, an unprecedented speed of 120 miles (193 kilometers) per hour.
This exact XK 120 Fixed Head Coupe was manufactured in Coventry on 22.05.1952 and was delivered as new to New York. History documented and three owners since 1967.
During current ownership, the car has been restored by workshops specializing in the restoration and repair of British classics, Triangle Motors and Grips Garage. The complete 100 % restoration has been done to Concours standard and is thoroughly documented.
MGA E-roadster ‘1959
This MGA E-Roadster is a fully restored and rebuilt true classic with modern electric car technology. The car is built from a 1959 MGA Roadster.
Jaguar E-Type SI 4.2 ‘1963
– Sold to Amsterdam, Netherlands – The FHC E-Type of the first series, whose history is particularly well known and documented since the 1960s. A fully restored, beatiful sports car that has only been in traffic for 26 years and has only had four owners.
Jaguar MKII 3.4 Litre ‘1961
Led by Sir William Lyons, a revolutionary car was born in Coventry, UK in the late 1950s: the Jaguar MKII. The car was advanced, with a unibody and disc brakes. Particular attention had been paid to the car’s silence, vibration damping and a comfortable but sporty suspension. As the Jaguars motto, launched first time with MKII said: “Grace, Space, Pace”.
This is a real classic, British Racing Green over tan leather interior. 3-speed automatic with overdrive.
Rover Mini British Open Sportspack ‘1998
Classic British Racing Green & light leather upholstery color combination. The original Mini Sportspack aluminum wheels and fender arches reveals the modern multi-point injection Mini’s desire to go.
Triumph TR6 2.5 Injection ‘1974
– Sold to Jersey, UK – In 1968 Karmann redesigned the front end and rear end of the Michelotti’s TR body and the last model based to the very first TR-series, Triumph TR6 was born.
This late, 01.08.1974 registered Triumph TR6 was sold as new to the home market, United Kingdom. In 1999 Finnish T. Luukkala was living in Great Britain and bought it from TR Workshop, based in Cirencester. Luukkala has now owned the car for 23 years and taken good care of it.
MGA MKI Roadster 1800 cc ‘1957
– Sold to Mikkeli, Finland – Introduced at the Frankfurt Motor Show in September 1955, the MGA was a revolutionary British roadster sportscar. The MGA, which replaced MG’s T-series, had a low, sleek and beautiful body and the car was produced between 1955 and 1962.
This first generation MGA has been restored and its original 1500cc BMC A engine has been updated with BMC 1800cc B series engine.
Jensen Interceptor MKI ‘1967
– Sold to Jersey, UK – In 1966, Jensen introduced the Gran Turismo supercar, designed by Carrozzeria Touring Superleggera. The car received one of the finest model names in car history, which Jensen had already used once before in the 1950s: Interceptor. Touring was known as the designer of Ferraris, Lamborghinis and Maseratis. It had also designed the DB4, DB5 and DB6 under Aston Martin’s license and knew what a sleek and fast GT car should be like. The stunning design of the Interceptor was made possible by a unified steel body, which was designed on a separate chassis tube frame. The first Interceptor bodies were manufactured in Italy by the body factory Vignale, but soon Jensen began to manufacture the Interceptor bodies inhouse.
Austin Mini MKI Automatic ‘1967
– Sold to München, Germany – In October 1965 Mini introduced first time the automatic transmission. BMC promoted the “Mini-Matic” as the first such a small car equipped with an automatic transmission. It was designed by Automotive Products and had already four speed. With the automatic, it was still possible to change gears manually or just to put the lever into the bottom of the gate when the car changes itself. BMC called it “his or hers system” – its purpose was to offer easy driving both for men and women drivers.
This is an original MKI Austin Mini Automatic. Since 1967, the car has been driven only 47 000 km’s! Very beatiful, unrestored and original car.
Jaguar E-type S3 2+2 ‘1972
– Sold to Lippstadt, Germany – The third Series E-Type was delivered with smoothness and sophistication with new 5.3 litre Jaguar V12 with four Zenith carburettors that was often chosen together with automatic transmission. However, the V12 was both very thirsty and also demanding and challenging engine to maintain and keep on road. This car is equipped with 5.0 litre “Windsor” 302 V8 and automatic transmission. The V8 burble suits perfectly to the luxury grand tourer and the car is very easy and effortless to drive and it works simply great.
Land Rover Defender 110 Td5 SW ‘2006
Land Rover Defender 110 Td5 Station Wagon. Equipped from the factory for challenging conditions and adventures. Thoroughly refurbished and fully serviced, an authentic and very original Land Rover. The car has equipped already from factory with Warn Winch, Snorkel, steering guard and Webasto fuel heater.
The car has been equipped and sold as a new one to the Finnish Defense Forces and has been in the service until 2021.
Between 2021 and 2022, the car has been thoroughly refurbished, with respecting its originality.
Triumph GT6 MKI ‘1967
This exceptionally well preserved GT6 was delivered from the factory in 1967 to Sweden. The car has already had a left-hand drive, seat belts and an electric pee installed at the factory, according to the requirements of the destination country. In Sweden, the car had only two owners. In Finland it has been owned by only one private owner since 2013.
Rover Mini Balmoral Edition ‘1995
– Sold to Helsinki, Finland – The original Mini, introduced in 1959, was manufactured until the year 2000, moderately improving the original and good basics of Mini. This is a classic genuine Mini with modern technology. Model year 1995 Rover Mini Balmoral Edition with electrically opening soft top roof.
Jaguar MKII 2.4 Litre manual ‘1966
– Sold to Turku, Finland – In the 1950s and 1960s, post war in Finland, the Jaguar really was a luxury for a few. This car has only been in three families since the new.
Land Rover Defender Td5 ‘110 Station Wagon ‘2002
– Sold to Västerskog, Finland – Land Rover Defender 110 Td5 Station Wagon. Equipped for overlanding, challenging conditions and adventures. Thoroughly restored between 2020-2022. An authentic, real Land Rover.
Range Rover 3.9 Efi Vogue Aut. ‘1992
– Sold to Doenrade, Netherlands -Range Rover 3.9 Efi Vogue ‘1992, one of the last Range Rover Classics sold in Finland as new. Extensively restored and refurbished during 2020 and 2021. Where cars sold in Finland as new were usually equipped with just standard equipment, this car was already relatively luxuriously equipped at the factory: Original Bull bar, extra lights, side steps, sunroof and air conditioning. Festive car in original metallic Plymouth Blue.
Rover Vitesse ‘1983
– Sold to Switzerland – In 1982, Rover decided to convert one of the SD1 factory race cars for street use and handed it over to Rover’s CEO for a drive. Soon after, the decision was made to make a fast and efficient street car for production. It name would Vitesse, in French fast.
This super rare LHD Vitesse has been completely restored and rebuilt between 2011-2012.
Range Rover 4.6 Efi Vogue ‘1993
– Sold to Espoo, Finland – Last Range Rover Classic sold as new in Finland. Built for safari use. In 2021, the car’s engine and catalytic converters were renewed. The engine was upgraded to a completely new V8 Developments Rover 4.6 Performance engine.
Fresh Mot / Tüv inspection done in 09/2021.
Range Rover 3.9 Efi Vogue ‘1992
– Sold to Doenrade, Netherlands – In 1992, two Roman Bronze Range Rover Vogue’s were sold as new to Finland. The registration codes were AFV-220 and AFV-221. Long time ago, the AFV-220 was my first Range Rover personally. Now it’s the turn of the siblings better preserved AFV-221.
MG B ‘1964
– Sold to Nürnberg, Germany – MGB is synonymous with the classic sports car. It was popular across class boundaries especially in the 1960s, and no wonder why. Its body was beautiful and light, and the car had excellent driving characteristics. This very early “Pull Handle” MGB was imported from Canada to Finland in 1989. The car has been completely restored to meet the original certificate from the factory.
Range Rover 3.9 Efi Vogue ‘1990
– Sold to Helsinki, Finland – This ‘1990 Range Rover 3.9 Efi Vogue was as new sold by my dad 27th of September 1990 when he was working for Autorep, the official Land Rover dealer of Finland in 1980’s and 1990’s.
Porsche 911 2.2 T Targa ‘1971
– Sold to Tampere, Finland – “The Targa combines the romance of a roadster with the practicality of the hard-top coupe. There is no car like a Porsche. And there is no Porsche like a Targa.”, advertised Porsche in early 70’s.
This 911 2.2 T Targa ‘1971 is perfect Matching Numbers and colors car with special history.
LAND ROVER SERIES III 88” STATION WAGON SAFARI ‘1981
– Sold to Helsinki, Finland – Mr. M. Vastinesluoma bought this Land Rover Series III as new in May of 1981. The car spent its first three years in Nokia, Finland and then Mr. U. Sorsakivi from Kiikala, Finland bought it 31.10.1984. Mr. Sorsakivi used it 14 years and kept escpecially good care of the Land Rover and serviced it annually until 1995 when he storaged it in his garage. The car was driven only 89 000 km’s. The car was storaged in his garage 23 years from 1995 to 2018, when he decided to sell it.
Jaguar XJR ‘1996
Morris Mini 1275 ‘1977
Range Rover Suffix D ‘1976
– Sold to Switzerland – One owner Garage Find. Matching numbers, all original documents. After 25 years stood unused in its first owner garage, we got complete body off – nut & bolt restoration done on it. Sahara Dust with original Brushed Bronze Nylon interior.
Land Rover Defender TD5 HCPU ‘2002
Range Rover P38 2.5 DSE aut. ‘2000
– Sold to Espoo, Finland – Oxford blue with beige leather interior. Great example with excellent maintenance history.
Land Rover Defender ‘110 TD5 ‘2004
– Sold to Helsinki, Finland – Land Rover Defender TD5 110′ Sw. Brown & British as its finest. This Land Rover Defender ‘110 has been rebuilt between 2019 and 2020.
Land Rover Defender ‘110 Crew Cab TD5 ‘2004
-Sold to Espoo, Finland- Ready equipped for adventures, Bought as new from official Land Rover dealer Inchape Turku / Finland in 2004. Only two owners between 2004–2020.
Land Rover “86 Series 1 Station Wagon ‘1956
-Sold to Germany- Rarely stunning and original, left-hand drive Land Rover Series 1
Range Rover 3.5 EFi aut. vogue ‘1988
-Sold to California, United States – In April 1988, my father sold a new Alaskan Blue Range Rover from Land Rover Dealer Autorep to Mr. M. Hoikkala in Kuusamo, Northern Finland. Last summer we bought this car back from its first owner and it is the best original condition Efi Vogue we have ever seen. Original engine has been refurbished in autumn 2020.
Ford Escort RS2000 MKII ‘1978
-Sold to Netherlands- Not many cars as important when it comes to Finnish motorsport history as RS Escorts. Between 1976 and 1980, Ford produced only about 10,000 units of RS2000 MK II. This “Droop Snoot” was imported from the Netherlands to Finland in 2007. The car’s SOHC engine was completely refurbished in 2020.
Range Rover Suffix C ‘1974
– Sold to Milan, Italy – The Range Rover Suffix C was sold new on 19.09.1974 at Autoliike Vanhanen in Rovaniemi, Lapland and it was one of 183 Range Rovers sold to Finland in 1974. During 2018 and 2019, the car was comprehensively refurbished with respect to its original character.
Range Rover Vogue 4.6 Efi ‘1989
– Sold to Helsinki, Finland – This car is a real family member, it has been in our family 25 years since 1994. Engine has been updated to 4.6 Rover V8. Original ZF 4 speed automatic gearbox. Great classic even for daily use.
Norton Commando 750cc ‘1969
1967 Norton-Villiers introduced the new Commando, developed as a successor for Norton Atlas, and with it an all-new twin-cylinder, 750cc pushrod engine. The new Isolastic frame made it possible to minimize engine vibrations and made this fast and powerful British motorcycle comfortable. The Norton was also both faster and more powerful than its most important competitorsTriumph and BSA. Britain’s biggest motorcycle magazine MCN chose Norton Commando as the best motorcycle of the year no less than four times in a row between 1968 and 1972!
This Norton Commando has been sold new in Sweden and it was imported to Finland in 2007. In Finland, the motorcycle has been thoroughly restored, including the engine, electrics and gearbox, and built as a modern Racer. Driven about 5000 kilometres since then.
Sunbeam Avenger 1.6 GT FIA GR2. ‘1974
Avenger has a great rally heritage incl. drivers like Henri Toivonen and Colin McRae.
This GR2 ‘1974 Avenger 1.6 GT has fresh FIA HTP and since 2019 the car is fully rebuilt by Sunbeam and racing car specialists, including all the bodywork, engine and transmission.
Ready-to-rally racing car, that works simply perfectly!
MGB GT ‘1972
MG B is considered synonymous with classic sports cars. Introduced as an open model in 1962, the MG B was joined in 1965 by a 2 + 2-seater Coupé, the MG B GT designed by Pininfarina. The car’s 1798-cubic four cylinder in-line engine produced 95 horsepower and the car did 0-60 mp/h in about 11 seconds. The MG B GT combined in a new way the coupe’s beautiful lines, the performance of a sports car and the practicality of a family car.
Austin-Healey 3000 MKII ‘1963
The Austin-Healey 3000 was introduced in 1959. The name of the model came from the increased displacement of the engine. The car was an immediate success and Pat Moss won the Liege-Rome-Liege rally with the car in 1960. In 1964, Finns Rauno Aaltonen and Tony Ambrose won the 1961 Austin Healey in the Spa-Sofia-Liege rally of more than 5,500 kilometers, 90 hours continuous, with a superior , more than half an hour ahead of Swedish Erik Carlsson. Austin–Healey’s role in motorsport history is still undeniable.
This car was manufactured on April 8-9, 1963 and sold new by the Austin–Healey dealer in Royston (Georgia, USA). In 2013, the “Big Healey” was bought in Finland in project condition from the USA by Grips Garage, which specializes in repairing and restoring British classic cars. The car was bought in project condition by V. Okkonen, who wanted Grips Garage to do a complete restoration for the car.
MG TD Midget ‘1951
The MG T-Series was introduced as early as 1936, when it replaced the MG P-Series. The T-Series was a sports car designed for a separate body, manufactured until 1955, when it was replaced by the MGA. The MG T-Series was popular with both among the royal family and motorsports, as well as the sports car of ordinary people in Europe and the United States. This particular car was brought to Finland by Grips Garage in 2016 from Texas. Very beatifully restored since then.
Saab 99 ‘1971
Under the leadership of Sixten Sason, Saab started a project called Gudmund in 1965.
In 1967, the completely new Saab 99 was introduced.
This early Saab 99 is equipped with its original Triumph Slant-4 engine.
Perfect ownership history since new. Restored in early 2000’s.
Rover SD1 2600 Aut. ‘1979
– Sold to Koski TI, Finland – In the early 1970s, Rover began developing a successor to the receding P6. The intention was to create a luxury, the brand’s first 5-door family car. Together with Triumph, Rover established a Specialist Division. The first of the cars was named Specialist Division nr. 1 or SD1.
This particular car was bought in year 2000 by Lauri Linnavuori from Karaasi, a family run company specializing in British cars over 40 years.
Land Rover Defender 90 Td5 Soft Top ‘2004
– Sold to Helsinki, Finland – Rare and original Land Rover Defender 90 TD5 Soft Top.
Land Rover that You can transfer a full convertible in a flash! The soft top roof is completely detachable, including all the support sticks.
The car has been sold as a new one to Finland from the official Land Rover dealer of Finland and registered on 08.06.2004. To our knowledge, there is no other original Defender TD5 90 Soft Top officially sold to Finland as new.
Range Rover Suffix D ‘1975
“In the fall of 2018 I got a phone call from a couple of guys who had bought a farm house from an estate. In the yard they found several cars waiting to be restored, but the biggest surprise was waiting in the garage. A 1975 Suffix D – Range Rover had been standing there since 1977. That’s 42 years!
The car had been driven on its roof by the first owner. Then the Landlord, the owner of the farmhouse had bought it after the crash from the insurance company. The car had only been driven 19 700 kilometers!!”
Range Rover Suffix F ‘1979
– Sold to Berlin, Germany – This ‘1979 Range Rover was imported to Finland as new one by official Finnish Land Rover dealer Sisu Auto. At that time, Sisu Auto used to haul new cars to Finland as many as possible and this car was first time registered as late as in September 1981.
Fiat 127 Special ‘1981
– Sold to Tuusula, Finland -This Fiat 127 Special was bought as new by T. Kauppinen from Hyvinkää on October 1, 1981. Shortly after acquiring the car, Kauppinen retired and due to the owner’s health problems, the car was mainly parked in the garage of his house and driven only few times in year. However, the car was inspected annually until 2014. The car was parked in the garage until fall 2021 when we bought it and collect it from the same garage where the car was very mostly been since 1981. In 40 years the car was driven less than ten thousand kilometers!
Range Rover P38 4.6 V8 HSE ‘2001
– Sold to Lahti, Finland – Dignified and original Range Rover P38, with 4.6 V8 engine and HSE equipment level.
The car has been sold as new to the Netherlands from the official Land Rover dealer ACS Hilversum. The car has been in the same Range Rover enthusiast family in Finland since 2015.
Mercedes-Benz G 300 GD ‘1985
– Sold to Läyliäinen, Finland – The very first W460 -series G 300 GD is same time very simple and agricultural as very smooth and refined to drive. This exceptionally original and rare ‘1985 9-seater G 300 GD was originally sold to Norway.
Land Rover One Ten V8 County ‘1986
– Sold at RM Sothebys’ Paris auction 2021 –
1 of 3 Land Rover 110 V8 County sold as new in Finland. Stunning, very original condition with refurbished original engine.
Range Rover ‘1985
– Sold to Paris, France – Range Rover Classic from 1985. Original 3-door with a V8 carburettor-engine and a 5 gear manual gearbox.
Land Rover Series IIa ‘1963
– Sold to Paris, France – Unrestored Land Rover Series II in great original condition. Original chassis, body and paint. The original 4 cylinder 2.25 liter petrol engine has been restored. Five owners since 1963.
Range Rover ‘1978 Suffix F
Original Barn Find, Sold to Joensuu, Finland.