The MG Maestro was reasonably competitive in the 80s and early 90s and this very example was contested every year during the heyday of the MG Maestro Challenge. In-house race series were quite common and played a useful part in the development and promotion of new cars, but they were created to test drivers rather […]
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One of the many marketable aspects of a sale of a new car is the approach to safety considerations. By the 1960s, passenger safety had become a top priority, with advancements in impact ‘cages,’ as well as mechanical and interior attention, but it was the investigation into pedestrian safety that themes today’s post. What appears
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Originally known for producing Lambretta scooters, the Milan based company collaborated with BMC to make their cars for the Italian market. The first of which was the Frogeye Sprite, as the small charismatic little roadster was perfectly suited to the Italian buyer. However, wanting to add a little individuality to their cars, Innocenti employed Ghia
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An evolution of the Mini, utilising the East-West transverse engine with Hydrolastic suspension. From the moment the first one left the factory in 1963, it hit the top of the sales charts and maintained a top place or at the very least top three places throughout its ten-year production. Car buyers were presumably less discerning
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