15th January 2018
MARKET TRENDS – MID-ENGINED MARVELS
Bringing mid-engined cars to the road from the track wasn’t easy – but several manufacturers made it happen in the Sixties. As always, low volume exotica doesn’t come cheap...
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8th January 2018
MARKET TRENDS – FRENCH SUPERCARS
Having lost its pre-war status as a performance car nation, France’s car makers went on to challenged the establishment through more modest means. As the Alpine marque is revived for 2018, expect its past models…
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22nd November 2017
HOW IT WORKS – TURBO CHARGERS & SUPER CHARGERS
Using a mechanical compressor or an exhaust operated turbine to force more fuel and air into an engine will produce a more powerful explosion. We look at the two main forms of forced induction.
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15th November 2017
10 THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THE TRIUMPH HERALD / VITESSE
Triumph produced a winner with the Herald and built on the success with the six-cylinder Vitesse. Variants include saloons, convertibles, estates and vans and the Herald’s chassis on frame construction means that restoring one these…
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13th November 2017
WHAT’S THE BEST TAX-EXEMPT CLASSIC CITY CAR?
City cars are big sellers in 2017, but what about their classic equivalents? Paul Guinness looks at a selection of diminutive urban runabouts – each one offering impressive economy, manoeuvrability and free-of-charge Vehicle Excise Duty.…
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6th November 2017
WHAT MOT EXEMPT CLASSIC CAR WOULD MAKE THE BEST DAILY?
For now any car that is built before 1960 is exempt from the annual MoT check. So which of these old-timers would be the most practical for daily use?
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30th October 2017
TRIUMPH VITESSE BUYER’S GUIDE
Largely based on the four-cylinder, friendlier-faced Herald, the Vitesse arrived in 1962 with a useful injection of performance from its 1.6-litre straight tsix – an engine which itself would go on to power a whole…
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9th October 2017
VOLKSWAGEN 1302/1303 BUYER’S GUIDE
Values of VW’s charismatic Split Window camper have gone stratospheric in recent years, and it looks like early Beetle prices are beginning to go the same way...
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25th September 2017
MGB ROADSTER RUBBER BUMPER BUYER’S GUIDE
While its chrome bumpered Forebear may be the poster child of the classic car hobby, the of maligned ‘rubber bumper’ MGB of 1974 onwards doesn’t enjoy quite the same level of adoration. The car gained…
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11th September 2017
AUDI TT BUYERS GUIDE
The VAG group’s model strategy through the ‘Nineties and into the new millennium really was inspired; its generous platform sharing and parts swapping meant it was able to offer a staggering array of cars that…
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4th September 2017
ROVER P5 & P5B BUYERS GUIDE
Here’s a traditional wood and leather classic saloon that’s highly impressive to own and drive. There are also quite a few about, so you can take your time with no need to snap up the…
