10th May 2017
RETRO ADS – SKODA SUPER ESTELLE
We recently came across an old newspaper cutting from 1978, on the back of which was this advert for the new Skoda Estelle range. It’s a tatty old ad but well worth re-reading, thanks to…
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8th May 2017
REMEMBERING ’80S KIT CARS
Ted Connolly revisits the 1980s kit car boom… Back in the early 1980s, kit cars – or component cars, if you prefer – were quite the rage, although the idea of building your own vehicle…
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7th May 2017
RETRO ADS – PEUGEOT TALBOT
Published in time for the 1984 British Motor Show was this 16-page magazine from Peugeot Talbot, boasting about the company’s expansion throughout the year (spearheaded by the phenomenally successful new 205) and promising there was…
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21st March 2017
RETRO ADS – MGB
Published in late 1974 to commemorate MG’s 50th anniversary and to promote the company’s new black-bumper look to an American audience, this brochure played the heritage card more strongly than most. Each of the latest…
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18th February 2017
RETRO ADS – SKYPORT SUNROOFS
There was a time when one of the most desirable aftermarket modifications was a glass sunroof. Ah yes, remember those? Offering a sturdier alternative to the traditional fold-back sunroof, a see-through version was a revelation…
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18th February 2017
RETRO ADS – VAUXHALL CAVALIER ESTATE
What the MkI and early MkII Vauxhall Cavaliers lacked in order to truly compete against their Cortina and Sierra rivals was an estate version; but that was put right in late 1983 when the second…
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18th February 2017
RETRO ADS – AUDI 100
Announcing the UK arrival of the second generation Audi 100 was this handsome brochure from 1976, designed to convince potential buyers that the Volkswagen-owned luxury brand was a serious rival to BMW, Volvo, Rover and…
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18th February 2017
RETRO ADS – DUNLOP
Back in the mid ’Sixties, Dunlop Rubber Company Ltd. published this handy little booklet in conjunction with Practical Motorist magazine. It was full of invaluable advice to car owners of the time, informing them how…
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18th February 2017
RETRO ADS – FORD CORTINA C’mon England!
When this photograph of the England football squad was taken in 1970, Ford was celebrating the start of another World Cup by lending each of the players a Cortina 1600E. As the press release that…
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18th February 2017
RETRO ADS – TRIUMPH STAG
To claim in a headline that the V8-engined Triumph Stag simply combined “sports car handling with saloon car comfort” was perhaps being a little modest. After all, this grand touring machine – perfect for that…
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17th February 2017
RETRO ADS – AUSTIN MAXI
This particular page from the 1979 brochure for the Austin Maxi sums up in three photographs just what made this five-door family-size hatchback such a useful car to have around. With the back seat upright…
