3rd April 2020
Rover 216 Sprint
In this mini-series, we explore some of the limited editions you forgot existed. This week it’s the Rover 216 Sprint.
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25th March 2020
Volkswagen Polo G40 Genesis
In this mini-series, we explore some of the limited editions you forgot existed. This week it’s the VW Polo G40 Genesis.
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29th April 2019
Classic scenes: seaside queues
Here is a scene that was all-too common in the 1960s - a queue of stationary cars trying to get to the seaside on a sunny June day. Frustrating for the drivers, taxing for many…
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6th April 2019
When did you last see a Ford Escort Mk1 Estate?
These days you wouldn't get away with marketing an estate car with just two passenger doors but back in the ’70s it was common practice: the BMC 1100, Allegro, Alfasud and even the Range Rover…
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1st March 2019
When did you last see a Fairthorpe Electron?
The low-volume sports car is an area where Britain has traditionally excelled, from Morgan to Lotus and TVR with countless others along the way plus modern newcomers like Noble and Radical.
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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.
