2nd November 2018
WHEN DID YOU LAST SEE A… FIAT BARCHETTA?
As European car makers in the early ’90s from MG to Porsche and Mercedes scrambled to come up with a rival to the MX-5, Fiat's Barchetta was perhaps one of the closest contenders.
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26th October 2018
WHEN DID YOU LAST SEE A… RENAULT DAUPHINE?
It's a rare sight even at a classic car meet but the Renault Dauphine was once a staple of every French street scene and reasonably plentiful in Britain...
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19th October 2018
WHEN DID YOU LAST SEE A… FIAT X1/9?
If you enjoy Ferrari tastes in your classics but a real-world budget then there are two routes you usually end up taking: Alfa Spider or Fiat X1/9...
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17th October 2018
THE SKY’S THE LIMIT
In times of war and peace the car industry has occasionally taken to the skies. Jack Grover takes a look at the historical connections between car makers and aircraft...
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12th October 2018
WHEN DID YOU LAST SEE AN… MG METRO?
The MG Metro, the ‘British car to beat the world’ was launched in October 1980 to great acclaim and it really was a make-or-break car for the struggling BL – or rather, Austin Rover as…
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5th October 2018
WHEN DID YOU LAST SEE A… LANCIA DELTA HF TURBO?
Lancia may have been absent from the UK for a while now and indeed its very existence as a brand looks to be on rocky ground lately. It wasn’t too long ago though that the…
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28th September 2018
WHEN DID YOU LAST SEE A… ROVER STREETWISE?
It's easy to knock the Phoenix-era MG Rover but while products like the XPower SV and CityRover were at best ill-conceived from the word go, there was still plenty of genuinely innovative thinking going on…
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21st September 2018
WHEN DID YOU LAST SEE A… VOLVO 144?
The original boxy Volvo saloon, the 140-Series was the model which saw the brand gaining increased popularity in the UK, building on the reputation for rugged build and practical appeal which had been established with…
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14th September 2018
WHEN DID YOU LAST SEE A… CITROEN DYANE?
Few readers of CW will be unaware of the history of the Citroën 2CV, the car which had its development interrupted by WW2, causing the early prototypes to be literally buried to escape occupying forces.
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7th September 2018
WHEN DID YOU LAST SEE A… MITSUBISHI 3000GT?
Mitsubishi may be better known today for its hybrid crossovers but don't forget that the firm has some really credible performance machinery in its back catalogue – including of course the fast and furious Lancer…
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24th August 2018
WHEN DID YOU LAST SEE A… SUBARU SVX?
Subaru has been relying on the horizontally-opposed boxer engine since the ’70s, the ‘Brat’ pick-up featuring the flat-four which ultimately powered the Impreza. When it decided to produce its flagship sports car the firm stayed…