17th February 2017
RETRO ADS – 750 YEARS OF VAUXHALL?
Well, not quite. Back in 1985, however, the company was boasting about the ancestry of its name when it said “if it had not been for a 13th century Luton landowner, Fulkes de Brealte, we…
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17th February 2017
RETRO ADS – WARTBURG 1000 DE LUXE SALOON
It’s 1966 and you’re in the market for a brand new car. The trouble is though your budget is restricted to less than £600 all-in. And for your family’s needs, BMC’s evergreen Mini is simply…
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17th February 2017
RETRO ADS – SERIES III LAND ROVER
Of all the many derivatives of the Series III Land Rover built throughout the ’Seventies and early ’Eighties, it’s the pick-ups that were among the most useful and versatile. Whether it was a farmer going…
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17th February 2017
RETRO ADS – MG FOR THE WINTER
When Austin Rover released the official press photographs of its exciting new mid-engined MGF on March 7, 1995, it made sure there were plenty of images of the new two-seater sportster with its hood down.…
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17th February 2017
RETRO ADS – TESTED BY FORD
When it comes to British car factories, the former Ford plant of Halewood is better known these days as a Jaguar Land Rover facility, which sees tens of thousands of Freelanders and Evoques rolling down…
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17th February 2017
RETRO ADS – RELIANT REGAL
In 1970, Reliant was suggesting that its long-running Regal wasn’t just for ex-motorcyclists. In fact, the Tamworth firm insisted that buying the latest Regal was “sheer logic”, and proceeded to offer seven reasons as to…
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17th February 2017
RETRO ADS – LANCIA THEMA
The last few years of Lancia sales in the UK were depressing for this proud Italian marque, with figures plummeting and losses mounting. There were some decent models on offer, however, including the Thema executive…
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17th February 2017
RETRO ADS – FIAT AMIGO
Even back in the ’Seventies, the month of January would see the arrival of TV adverts for summer holidays, tempting us to visit Spain… or maybe Skegness. Anyone who’d invested in their own Fiat Amigo…
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17th February 2017
RETRO ADS – ALLEGRO OF A LIFETIME
Nor did the advert say how long the Special LE was likely to remain on sale, preferring instead to describe it as “for a limited period, the Allegro of a lifetime”. The advice was simply…
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17th February 2017
RETRO ADS – TAUNUS IS TERRIFIC
It was imported via Lincoln Cars Ltd., a subsidiary of Ford that was also responsible for the brand’s American imports. “The Taunus is terrific!” boasted the advert, going on to explain that you’d love it…
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17th February 2017
RETRO ADS – VAUXHALL VICEROY
Take one Carlton bodyshell, fit Royale-style headlamps and a posh new grille, install the 2.5-litre six-cylinder engine from the Opel Commodore, adorn the car with a host of luxury fittings and you suddenly had the…
