30th November 2018
FIND ME A… CLASSIC PICK-UP
Few classics are more useful than a pick-up, the kind of machine that will turn heads and carry loads in equal measure. Paul Guinness looks at a selection of today’s best-buy models
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23rd November 2018
FORGOTTEN HERO: DAIMLER SP250
The last car to be developed by an independent Daimler company, the adventurous Dart ended its life with the name SP250 under Jaguar ownership.
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23rd November 2018
WHEN DID YOU LAST SEE A… ALFA ROMEO ALFASUD?
You could consider the Alfasud as a kind of Italian Hillman Imp: a great design pairing sporting appeal with small car practicality but flawed by government interference in manufacturing.
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16th November 2018
WHEN DID YOU LAST SEE A… Datsun 280ZX
Anyone clued-up on classic cars will be aware of the Datsun/Nissan 240Z, the car which showed the Japanese could create a credible sports car capable of competing with the European makers... but its successor is…
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9th November 2018
WHEN DID YOU LAST SEE A… PANTHER LIMA
Panther might be better remembered for its more outlandish products such as the six-wheeled Panther Six or Duesenberg-style J72, but what about the Lima?
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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…
