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17th February 2017
Back in the late ’Seventies there was no shortage of stylish coupés from which to choose, as each manufacturer strived to grab a small slice of the market that Ford’s best-selling MkIII Capri dominated. Among…
17th February 2017
Mention the MGB Limited Edition to any fan of Abingdon’s most famous product and they’ll probably think of the bronze or silver versions of the roadster and GT produced in 1980 to commemorate the ending…
17th February 2017
The Vauxhall Victor FC Series is one of those cars that, although a popular buy in its day, is now a seriously rare sight on Britain’s roads. So rediscovering the Victor 101-Series in this classic…
17th February 2017
Despite taking its styling inspiration from the smaller, less powerful A40/A50/A55 Cambridge range, the wonderfully opulent Austin A90/A95/A105 Westminster line-up of the late ’Fifties was in a totally different league. And as this advert for…
17th February 2017
One of the best-known front covers for a Triumph Dolomite brochure was this example from December 1978, together with the headline: “The Dolomites… one of Europe’s great ranges.” The idea was to show the 1500HL,…
17th February 2017
If the MG Montego Turbo is now a rare sight in the UK, imagine how scarce a model it must be in the Netherlands, where it would have been seen as very much of a…
17th February 2017
The only large car offered by Standard-Triumph as the company eased itself into the ’Sixties was the long-running Vanguard and its Ensign derivative. And with the crucial new Triumph 2000 not due on sale until…
17th February 2017
Having come across this 1977 image promoting the Lada 1200, we went online to find out just how dangerous a giraffe can be. You see, we thought we’d got it wrong. Maybe the giraffe is…
17th February 2017
Ford was determined to go its own way in the ’Sixties, coming up with daring and original designs with which to tempt the style-conscious buyer. And although the trend began in late 1959 with the…
17th February 2017
Throughout the life of the P6 range, Rover made sure that the in-built safety of the car was used in its marketing. And that was understandable given the various trophies that this popular Rover line-up…
