17th April 2018
WHEN DID YOU LAST SEE A… VW TYPE 181?
Often erroneously referred to as a Kübelwagen, VW’s Type 181 went by many different names around the world including VW Thing in the USA, VW Safari in Mexico and VW Trekker in the UK.
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11th April 2018
TOYOTA MR2 – A BRIEF HISTORY
The MR2 was a landmark car for Toyota that’s as popular today as it was when it launched back in 1983. We take a look at the history of the MR2 through the ages...
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16th February 2018
RETRO CAR ADS – VAUXHALL CRESTA
The PC-series Cresta was perhaps one of Vauxhall’s most overlooked models, with just 53,912 cars produced during its seven-year production run of 1965-on...
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16th February 2018
RETRO CARS ADS – MGB
One of the best ways of giving the MGB some extra appeal in the USA back in the early ’Seventies was to major on the fact that it was no mass-produced offering. This particular advert…
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9th February 2018
RETRO CAR ADS – TRIUMPH TR4A
While the Triumph TR4A of 1965 was visually similar to the four-year-old TR4 that it replaced, there was one crucial difference – the fitment (at last) of independent rear suspension.
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9th February 2018
RETRO ADS – STANDARD 20 252D UTILITY VAN
Who remembers the Standard Atlas van of 1958, subsequently renamed the Standard 15 and 20 when fitted with larger engines from the Standard-Triumph line-up?
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2nd February 2018
RETRO CAR ADS – ALFA ROMEO 2600
If you were lucky enough to have more than £2000 to spend on a brand new upmarket sports car in the mid ’Sixties, you’d probably pop along to your nearest Jaguar dealer and order yourself…
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2nd February 2018
RETRO ADS – TALBOT MINX & RAPIER
By 1985, Talbot’s Alpine hatchback and Solara saloon were rather long in the tooth, with sales dwindling as a result...
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26th January 2018
RETRO ADS – STANDARD VANGUARD ENSIGN
A new entry-level version of the Standard Vanguard arrived in 1957, badged as the Ensign and powered by a 1670cc four-cylinder engine producing just 60bhp.
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26th January 2018
RETRO ADS – MG METRO 1300
BL’s Metro was a popular export model throughout the ’Eighties, particularly in sporty MG guise – a version that gained itself many friends throughout Europe and beyond.
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19th January 2018
RETRO ADS – MITSUBISHI COLT 1400 GLX
Dating from the early ’Eighties is this ad for the Colt 1400 GLX, the Mitsubishi-built hatchback that offered a “unique extra that none of the competition can offer”.
