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…
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1st March 2019
CLASSIC RIVALS: MAZDA MX-5 MK2 V TOYOTA MR2 MK3
Upsetting the applecart. When it comes to open-top thrills, the MX-5 is usually the top dog, but does the Mk3 MR2 offer an alternative that’s just as good and more affordable?
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28th February 2019
PALE IMITATION OR WORTHY SUCCESSOR?
Landmark vehicles always create a problem for manufacturers; just how do you follow that initial success? Here we take a look at some significant classics and ask whether what followed was actually good enough
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21st February 2019
FORD COSWORTH BUYERS GUIDE
Supercar performance and everyday practicality made the Sierra RS Cosworth unbeatable on the road as well as the track. Here’s the lowdown on the fast Ford legend. Here's what you need to know before buying…
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19th February 2019
CELEBRATING HONDA’S SWINDON FACTORY
While the news breaks that Honda is set to close the doors to its Swindon manufacturing plant in 2021 following a global restructuring, we look back at the history of the plant as we celebrate…
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15th February 2019
WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU SAW A… TVR TASMIN?
Think of TVR’s ‘wedge’ series of cars from the ’80s and you’ll probably picture a thundering open-topped V8-powered creation. The range started off though with the much less hairy chested Tasmin, which essentially debuted Oliver…
