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Just 62 years later Jaguar completes an order.
Now here’s an odd thing. Back in 1955 Jaguar developed its famous D-Type, a flat-out racing car that was the precursor to the far more famous, road-going E-Type of 1961. […]
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Changing nappies; the Bangle wrangle
When was the last time you tried to change a nappy in a car? If this car looks a little odd to you, well ease and speed of nappy changing […]
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The quest to find number 1, Series 1, 70 years later.
Anyone who’s ever driven a Series 1 Land Rover would wonder about people who pay perfectly good money, and lots of it, to have them restored. But then it takes […]
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The finest car chase ever filmed
At the Detroit motor show Ford has unveiled a limited edition Mustang, faster, more powerful, the usual stuff. They’ve called it Bullitt. And it occurs to me that a great […]
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Awash with oil, Norway is keeping it out of cars
Norway is a major exporter of oil, and what makes that interesting is how they spend all the money they make out of it. Much of it goes into generous […]
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The Wankel dies with Kenichi Yamamoto
Kenichi Yamamoto died December 20, 2017, aged 95, and his passing has likely brought the story of the Wankel rotary engine to its end. Yamamoto was a champion of the […]
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Want to spend even more on a Mini? Get personal.
If you know any parts and accessories managers read this to them and watch them burst into uncontrollable sobbing. Statistically anyone spending $20,000 on a Harley Davidson will spend an […]
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What we have here is a failure to illuminate.
When I was a very young motoring writer and cars were still a bit of a gamble, a much older colleague published a road test of a new Fairlane in […]
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Silly spare wheels and why they don’t work here.
There are those who believe a space-saver spare tyre is adequate. There are those who believe that when you have run-flat tyres you don’t need a spare. There are even […]