History
History
Modern Not Classic – 1999 Toyota Celica MkVII (T230)
It offset a highly strung character with stunning looks, but the Celica was too high on the crazy/hot matrix. ...
First production vehicle to feature cruise control 1958 Chrysler Imperial
While it’s often easy to trace the origin of automotive innovations back to a few daredevil individuals, some of the most novel inventions sewn...
Retro Series – 1934 Citroën Traction Avant
Build it and they will copy. French trailblazer left an enduring legacy in car construction. Citroën has a long history of...
The real story of 1938 Hitler’s GP
Think you know about the British toff who won the 1938 German Grand Prix? Think again In a short and spectacularly...
Jaguar X-Type wins 2005 Belgian Touring Car Series
You might not think the X-TYPE has any kind of competition history, but, in 2005, it won the competitive Belgian Touring Car Series. Well,...
1971 Opel GT Elektro
A rush of electrified models wearing the Opel lightning flash have burst onto the scene in recent months. But the company has both a...
Shattering the ‘Packard body dies to Russia’ myth
For a great many years, books on both Packard and the Russian motor industry recorded that, under a supposed wartime deal between President Roosevelt...
1959 Ford Thunderbird Second Generation
This month Tony salutes one of Ford’s most successful models, the Thunderbird, with a special look at the second generation square birds… ...
1953 DiDia 150
DiDia 150 If you have no idea what the DiDia 150 is (see what we did there?!) Richard Heseltine is here to enlighten you...
Forgotten fast cars 2005 Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution Wagon IX
Lost in time - Lancer Evo ditches rally special stages for school runs. When the Evo ditched the special stage for school runs ...
1961 Ferrari 250 GT NART Spider by Fantuzzi
One-off racer-style rebody of a 250 GT for the USA. Story by Richard Heseltine. Images by RM Sotherby’s. OBSCURATI CURIOSITIES...
Modern not classic – 2003 Rover 25 Streetwise
It may have predated the groovy Citroën Cactus, but the 2003 Rover 25 Streetwise was the wrong car at the wrong time. Words Tony...
