22nd February 2019
When did you last see a Vauxhall Cavalier Mk3?
The last of the Cavaliers and also – in European markets – the first of the Vectras, the Mk3 Cavalier was once a common sight but like so many fleet cars has suddenly started to…
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25th January 2019
When did you last see a Fiat Panda?
Like a modern-day 500, Fiat’s original Panda was designed originally as affordable utilitarian transport but the minimalist approach encouraged some innovative thinking which gave the car a cult appeal across Europe.
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18th December 2018
The history of disc brakes
Disc brakes offer better stopping performance than comparable drums, including resistance to ‘fade’ caused by overheating. We trace the development of this important automotive innovation back to the opening years of the Twentieth century.
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14th December 2018
When did you last see a Hillman Avenger?
What we know as the Hillman Avenger may have begun its life under the Rootes Group in Coventry but it ended production in Argentina of all places having worn no less than seven name badges…
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7th December 2018
When did you last see a BMW 5 Series E12?
You may not be a fan of BMW's modern range or indeed the drivers of its flashier products, but back in the ’70s and early ’80s the company enjoyed a very different image. Back then,…
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30th November 2018
UNLIKELY RECORD BREAKERS
We revisit some unlikely records which were broken by car makers in their quest for publicity.
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30th November 2018
FIND ME A… CLASSIC PICK-UP
Few classics are more useful than a pick-up, the kind of machine that will turn heads and carry loads in equal measure. Paul Guinness looks at a selection of today’s best-buy models
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23rd November 2018
FORGOTTEN HERO: DAIMLER SP250
The last car to be developed by an independent Daimler company, the adventurous Dart ended its life with the name SP250 under Jaguar ownership.
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23rd November 2018
WHEN DID YOU LAST SEE A… ALFA ROMEO ALFASUD?
You could consider the Alfasud as a kind of Italian Hillman Imp: a great design pairing sporting appeal with small car practicality but flawed by government interference in manufacturing.
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16th November 2018
WHEN DID YOU LAST SEE A… Datsun 280ZX
Anyone clued-up on classic cars will be aware of the Datsun/Nissan 240Z, the car which showed the Japanese could create a credible sports car capable of competing with the European makers... but its successor is…
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9th November 2018
WHEN DID YOU LAST SEE A… PANTHER LIMA
Panther might be better remembered for its more outlandish products such as the six-wheeled Panther Six or Duesenberg-style J72, but what about the Lima?