8th April 2019
VAUXHALL VIVA IN 12 FACTS
The boxy looking mid-sized HA Viva launched Vauxhall into a new market sector and successors included the HB Brabham and hot Escort taunting HC ‘droop snoot’ coupé.
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1st April 2019
DROP-TOP MERCEDES
There’s never been a better time to buy a classic Mercedes-Benz convertible, and with the 30th anniversary of the R129 SL, many might. We say why you should – and show you the alternatives.
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29th March 2019
CLASSIC RIVALS – SPORTS CARS THAT WEREN’T
Underwhelming isn't a phrase that lies comfortably with the sports car concept. So of these two performance underachievers, upon which has the passing of time been the kindest?
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27th March 2019
CLASSIC RIVALS – CLASH OF THE LIGHTWEIGHTS
For keen drivers who appreciate fingertip control, the MG Midget and the Lotus Seven should be at the top of the shopping list.
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26th March 2019
FACTORY TUNED SPECIALS
We consider the tuning firms turned car makers, from Abarth to JaguarSport.
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19th March 2019
GOLDEN YEARS: FORD AND JAGUAR
It was 30 years ago that Jaguar became a part of Ford and embarked upon what many regard as its most successful era of modern times.
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15th March 2019
WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU SAW A… AUSTIN/ROVER MONTEGO
After a visit to the BMIHT Trust's British Motor Museum recently and while pondering the poor panel fit on the last-off-the-line Montego, we were struck by the fact that these cars have disappeared from sight…
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13th March 2019
FIRST-RATE SECOND-RATES: CARS THAT WERE ALMOST PREMIUM
Many car makers try to pitch their product at the lucrative premium market, but only some have ever succeeded. It's not always the ones which make the best cars, either. We look at some almost-but-not-quite…
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12th March 2019
SPOTTED FOR SALE: PORSCHE 911SC
The venerable Porsche 911 might have been scheduled for replacement by 1981, but its fanatical following within and outside the company meant that this was never truly likely to happen. 1978 saw the replacement of…
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6th March 2019
WHAT’S IN A NAME: MINI
It's 50 years since Mini went from being a universal nickname to a marque in its own right – one which is still going strong today. That's the when – here's the why and how…
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1st March 2019
RENAULT 21 TO PARIS… AND BACK AGAIN: PART TWO
We’d made it to Paris in our Renault 21, and now it was time for a detour en route back to the UK... Classics Car Buyer's News and Markets Editor Jeff Ruggles discusses the return…
