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17th February 2017
As the population ages, a considerable number of older drivers are finding themselves more at risk of being seriously injured or killed on the UK’s roads due to increased frailty and associated issues, such as…
17th February 2017
With the former NSU factory at Neckarsulm being folded into the ever-increasing VW/Audi conglomerate, the skills and engineering flair of that company were assimilated into the parent company. The NSU K70 was quickly adopted and…
17th February 2017
If government proposals come to fruition, Britain is facing “the biggest shake up of the driving test in a generation”, with an array of ideas that could even affect how the test is paid for…
17th February 2017
Here is a statement of fact: A MkIII Ford Escort recently sold for £60,000. Okay, it has a turbo-charger and there is an RS on the badge in there somewhere, but £60,000? May I be…
17th February 2017
As long as cars have been available for sale privately, there has been a minority that has sought to dupe, scam or otherwise gazump unwitting buyers out of their hard-earned cash. The rise of selling…
17th February 2017
There was an excellent indication of what a sea-change the MkIII Ford Escort was at a recent show. On the corner of a stall was an old Autobooks workshop manual. On the cover it proclaimed itself…
17th February 2017
A conundrum I have long since wrestled with is whether people influence their cars or is it the reverse that’s true; that owners are moulded by the vehicles they drive? That’s a bit complicated (for…
17th February 2017
The one thing the 2CV certainly doesn’t posses is actual speed, but there have always been two ways of upping a car’s performance – you can either make it actually go faster or you can…
17th February 2017
By the time this US-market brochure was published in September 1978, the MG Midget was nearing the end of its days. The following year would see the final one roll out of Abingdon, leaving American…
17th February 2017
Using the word ‘ultimate’ in the same sentence as ‘Maxi’ might seem odd to those who don’t appreciate the appeal of British Leyland’s family hatch. But in this brochure extolling the virtues of the new…
17th February 2017
It’s funny how you can usually date a brochure not just from the vehicle it’s promoting but also from the choice of backdrops and the overall image it’s trying to portray. And this classic item…
