17th November 2017
RETRO ADS – MK1 VW POLO
In late 1978, Volkswagen found itself asking this rather strange question: ‘How long before the law catches up with the Polo?’
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16th November 2017
BEST INTENTIONS
Paul Guinness recalls his early days writing about cars for the '80s female car market...
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15th November 2017
10 THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THE TRIUMPH HERALD / VITESSE
Triumph produced a winner with the Herald and built on the success with the six-cylinder Vitesse. Variants include saloons, convertibles, estates and vans and the Herald’s chassis on frame construction means that restoring one these…
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15th November 2017
MORRIS LESLIE AUCTION PREVIEW
As ever, the next sale from Scottish auctioneers Morris Leslie has pretty much every niche covered for enthusiasts of every genre and era. Totalling 136 lots at the time of going to press, cars in…
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14th November 2017
ROAD TEST – ISUZU 117 COUPE
Classics World’s Jon Burgess test drives and reviews the Isuzu 117 Coupe…
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14th November 2017
CLASSIC MOTOR SHOW MARKS SEASON FINALE
The clubs attending this Lancaster Insurance Classic Motor Show, with Discovery at Birmingham’s rose to the event’s theme of ‘Family Ties’ with displays ranging from classics from the same manufacturing family to cars made by…
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13th November 2017
WHAT’S THE BEST TAX-EXEMPT CLASSIC CITY CAR?
City cars are big sellers in 2017, but what about their classic equivalents? Paul Guinness looks at a selection of diminutive urban runabouts – each one offering impressive economy, manoeuvrability and free-of-charge Vehicle Excise Duty.…
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10th November 2017
RETRO ADS – AUDI 80 & AUDI 100
Audi is now a dominant force in the UK’s premium car market, but the situation was rather different back in September 1978.
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10th November 2017
RETRO ADS – ROVER SD1
In this 1979 advert for the Rover SD1 range (comprising the 2300, 2600 and 3500 at the time), the headline suggested high praise from an unnamed architect: ‘If I designed cars rather than buildings, I’d…
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10th November 2017
JAGUAR ‘GHOST’ E-TYPE SURFACES
A one-off Jaguar E-type Series III thought lost will top the bill at H&H Classics’ Imperial War Museum Duxford auction – to be held on Wednesday, November 15.
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9th November 2017
HISTORICS AUCTION REVIEW
When Historics first wielded their gavel seven years ago, there were 64 classics for sale within their tent pitched in the old Brooklands circuit paddock beside the remains of the WW2 banked race track. At…
