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17th February 2017
Manufactured by German coachbuilder Karmann (these days itself a part of the Volkswagen group), the Beetle Cabriolet (it was always ‘cabriolet’ rather than convertible) was about as far from being a simple roof chop as…
17th February 2017
Launched in 1953, the 100E was a replacement for the upright-looking E494 Anglia, which was essentially derived from a pre-war design and by the late ’Forties was looking desperately old-fashioned – especially next to Ford’s…
17th February 2017
Developed by Ford’s Special Vehicle Engineering team at Dunton, the Supersport was a toe-in-the-water exercise to test demand for a sporty small hatchback and as history has since shown, the idea proved to be a…
17th February 2017
The P4 comes from an era when the Rover badge really stood for something and it oozes quality in a very restrained way. Unlike a contemporary Jaguar, which looked and felt good where it mattered…
17th February 2017
Yes, it is still possible to pick a tatty, high-mileage example up for less than £10k, but at that level you really do need to know your way around the cars and be on your guard…
17th February 2017
It would have been one of the first of the F28’ series of Oldsmobiles to be seen on that continent, powered by a new 55 horsepower sidevalve straight six and with a range of steel…
17th February 2017
An all-new design, it carried over the tough M10 engine from the old ’02 cars but was a much more modern offering than its ‘Sixties predecessor. In 1977 the 3-Series acquired a six-cylinder powerplant, which…
17th February 2017
A big luxury saloon meanwhile is opulent and self-indulgent. This Triumph Herald 13/60 Estate is neither fast nor opulent, so why did I come away from my test drive with a nagging temptation to take…
17th February 2017
The last time I drove a Triumph TR6 on a similarly overcast day back in April. I came away very impressed, finding its blunt, rather unrefined nature and potent performance a refreshing change from the…
17th February 2017
In fact, it’s stretching a point but sat next to the Jaguar the MG did have a certain similarity to its general proportions – but let’s just leave it there before I whip up a…
17th February 2017
It’s similarly V8-powered and as such runs essentially the same engine as the TVR-engined car in the shape of the evergreen Rover V8, but is in rather less aggressive tune. Essentially a standard version of…
