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A TRIBUTE TO THE CHAMPIONS
- Andrew Roberts |
- 26th August, 2021
Many readers will be sad to read of the passing of the American actor Stuart Damon. For much of the 60s and 70s, he was based in the UK and enlivened many an ITC programme.
Only 26 Still On the Road: The Mitsubishi Starion
- Andrew Roberts |
- 19th August, 2021
Classic & Sports Car recently announced the rather depressing news that just 26 Starions remain on the road in the UK. They were one of the most desirable sports coupes of their generation and possessed a distinctive style that set them apart.
THE VAUXHALL WYVERN AND VELOX E AT 70
- Andrew Roberts |
- 19th August, 2021
70 years ago this month, Luton assured motorists that ‘Whatever point of view you judge from – performance, appearance, or anything else – you are going to agree that these new Vauxhalls are really something’.
TOP TEN SUMMER TOURING CARS
- Andrew Roberts |
- 17th August, 2021
Or four seats, and the ability to take advantage of any moments of the August weather: Citroën Visa Décapotable - Citroën sold just 2,633 examples of the Décapotable, one reason being Heuliez’s bodywork inflated the price far beyond a standard 11RE.
Best Yorkshire road trips
- 16th August, 2021
From the dramatic chalk cliffs of its long North Sea shoreline to the gentle, chocolate-box beauty of its mellow Dales, Yorkshire has one of the widest varieties of attractive landscapes of any British region.
Exploring Exmoor in your classic car
- 16th August, 2021
Straddling Somerset and Devon, the vast open spaces of Exmoor contain some of Britain's most dramatic and windswept landscapes, and some of its most beautiful driving routes.
All about SORN
- 16th August, 2021
As a classic car owner, and possibly a member of an owners' club, you will very likely have heard the term 'SORN' – and, perhaps, got little further than understanding that it's some sort of designation for cars – often classics – that are not currently on the road.
12 FACTS ABOUT THE BRITISH ICE CREAM VAN
- Andrew Roberts |
- 12th August, 2021
For many years, the arrival of the ice cream van was as much a part of summer as awaiting O level results or unwatchable ITV Seaside Specials on ITV.
THE SINGER VOGUE AT SIXTY
- Andrew Roberts |
- 12th August, 2021
This month sees the 60th anniversary of a car that never professed to offer the excitement of a Jaguar E-Type or a Mini Cooper – yet was a vital aspect of British motoring of the late Macmillan era.
TEN FILM AUTOMOTIVE ERRORS
- Andrew Roberts |
- 12th August, 2021
One night, when this writer was at low ebb, he found himself watching the long-forgotten 1987 Burt Reynolds/Liza Minnelli vehicle Rent-a-Cop
THE FORD TRANSIT MK 1 – A CELEBRATION
- Andrew Roberts |
- 11th August, 2021
The term ‘icon’ is one vastly overused in the media, from soap actors in with the dramatic power of Stingray, to popstars who have extended their range by learning a fourth chord. Similarly, in terms of British motor vehicles, only a select group may be genuinely described as ‘iconic’ - including the Transit Mk 1. Put simply, this was the Ford that redefined the light commercial.
MEET THE OWNER – CHRIS LEE AND HIS RENAULT 12 TS
- Andrew Roberts |
- 10th August, 2021
Chris’s Renault 12TS looks as though it should be gracing the Renault GB brochure for 1977. Those of us of a certain age will remember this splendid publication...
THE STORY OF THE SLOUGH-BUILT 2CV
- Andrew Roberts |
- 10th August, 2021
In April 1954, William Boddy of Motor Sport was so taken with the Citroën 2CV he wrote ‘Certainly from now on I shall look with scorn at cars of low power output which employ heavy lumps of cast-iron surrounded by water for engines’.
THE FIAT 126 – A TRIBUTE
- Andrew Roberts |
- 10th August, 2021
When Fiat unveiled the 126 in 1972, they faced two considerable challenges. Firstly, the Nuova 500 was an extremely hard act to follow – the car that tempted many a Vespa or Lambretta rider towards the joys of four-wheeled transport.
