The first of nine selected cars is the Audi Coupe. While a pleasant-looking machine, it lacked the sheer aggression of the original and early models also suffered from poor handling and ride but the status of the four rings on your driveway was never going to be looked down upon. BMW had a significant year, […]
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The ‘80s was a significant period for quick family cars, it’s not too hard to find a 4/5 door family car that reaches 0-60 in less than 8 seconds today. But in 1988, it was considered a benchmark. Many upper-level models from the prestigious European car companies were keen to get involved, as it was
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Rooting around in Reallylouds photo archives looking for doppelgängers of TV cars, has uncovered a whole feast of cars that would be the source of interest to visitors to this site. Cars are often used today, as a statement to define the character but originally cars were simply props, but cleverly used to help promote
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 Volvo 240 Series was an evolution of the previous 140 models. It shared a similar visual structure, thanks to the general approval of the outgoing model’s reception. The 240 4-door saloons and 5-door estates (unlike the 140, the UK didn’t get the 240 2-door saloon) used new engines and as the years progressed, continuously
1991 was an interesting year for new car releases, it was dominated by deep recession yet the cost of motoring had significantly gone up. It was notable for being the year that the wearing of rear seat belts became law, but not something that was particularly well observed. We have a nice variety of cars
1990 was a good year for foreign imports, for the first time 8 cars from France, Germany, Japan and Holland appeared in the top 20 best selling cars. Technically if you included the GMs and Fords, then you’re only left with just 5 cars that were actually assembled in the UK. Semantics asides, we’ll focus
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One of a dozen family cars seen at the recent Bonhams Auction at Bicester Heritage over the weekend, this London registered 2-owner car has only seen 78,000 miles over its 47-year life, which must make it fairly unique given the mileages that these tough cars can cover. These were excellent motorway cars, but tended to
Despite the ‘80s being known as the decade of the hatchback car, it was evident that mid-sized saloon cars still had huge appeal. Perceived security, with more balanced styling and prestige, may have played a part in their continuing success. We use the turn of the decade, as a vantage point to review a selection
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A lot of consideration goes into the interior design aesthetics, material and how the ambience makes the driver feel when driving the car. I’ve picked a handful of executive cars from the early ‘70s that were noted for their driver comfort. Not a complete list so I suspect this will be continued in another post.
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