1st June 2018
WHEN DID YOU LAST SEE A… MORRIS ITAL?
The Marina has taken its fair share of abuse over the years but in reality it didn't do so badly at the job it was designed for. Yes, the chassis owed a lot to the…
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18th May 2018
WHEN DID YOU LAST SEE A… AUSTIN 1300 COUNTRYMAN?
The fact that customers were still buying the ADO16 BMC1100/1300 range even after its replacement had been launched illustrates perfectly how popular the 'big Mini' was with UK buyers. In fact the car was Britain's…
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4th May 2018
WHEN DID YOU LAST SEE A… CITROEN CX?
Estate cars don’t come bigger than this. Or more practical for that matter, the CX’s traditional Citroën hydropneumatic suspension offering a self-levelling facility which gave it the carrying capacity of a long-wheelbase Transit.
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17th April 2018
WHEN DID YOU LAST SEE A… VW TYPE 181?
Often erroneously referred to as a Kübelwagen, VW’s Type 181 went by many different names around the world including VW Thing in the USA, VW Safari in Mexico and VW Trekker in the UK.
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17th May 2017
WHEN DID YOU LAST SEE AN… AUSTIN WESTMINSTER A95?
We can hardly claim that the Austin marque is under-represented in the UK's classic car scene but it's fair to say that the majority of the Longbridge brand's survivors are from the smaller end of…
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17th February 2017
WHEN DID YOU LAST SEE A… MK1 VW POLO/DERBY?
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…
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17th February 2017
WHEN DID YOU LAST SEE A… MITSUBISHI STARION?
In 1981, Mitsubishi launched the Starion in the UK as an entry-level sports car in a rapidly expanding market of Far East-built performance coupés, which included the Nissan Z cars, Toyota Supra, Honda Prelude and…
