Outlawed due to emissions laws, but powerful for their size, with fewer moving parts and were easy to work on. I’ve selected 10 cars that used the engines, and secretly, who doesn’t love the smell of two-stroke? The Microcar was at the forefront of the engines throughout the ‘50s, With the Isetta and Messerschmitt being […]
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Based on the 96, this Left-hand drive only hand-built GRP-bodied coupe was never an official import in the UK, but thanks to a period Matchbox toy model of the car it has some level of recognition today. Powered by a 1.7 litre Ford V4, low-speed impact-proof bumpers were required for its US key market, where
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Five cars answering a question that’s was probably never asked? There’s something comforting about being in a car, so logically it becomes a solution to on-the-road accommodation. We’ve probably all at some point had a nap, eaten, worked and involved ourselves in other ‘recreational’ activities, so thinking about it, perhaps these cars aren’t so daft
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There were plenty of option if you were in a position to buy a large saloon car in 1982. We’ll set a budget of 8.5K to 10K for this review. There is a real motley crew of prestigious brands, value-oriented cars loaded with everything, FWD load carriers and cars designed to go on forever. We’ll
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The early ‘60s was an era of personal freedom and relative affluence, allowing hard-working families to enjoy their fruits of the money after several decades of relative austerity. The cars offered reflected this change in society with small family cars being the most popular choice for many. The UK market had been dominated by homegrown
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The third-generation Nissan Patrol made its UK debut in 1981, joining a 4×4 market that was mostly dominated by the Japanese. Sales were slow to start off with but showed an indication of Nissan’s future product policy in the UK. This Japanese market Safari (JDM version) would have originally been loaded up with a pump
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Saab 900. Saab has been plying their link with their aeronautical connection since their first aerodynamically motivated design in 1949. Each successive model became an important stepping stone for companies development. Introduced in 1978, the 900 used the smaller 99’s chassis and benefitted from the older cars suspension and novel engine layout. The aircraft theme
