30 Years Ago Today... July 1990 CAR got out its crystal ball – but did VW predict the future?

30 years ago today Looking back without hindsight. In July 1990 CAR attempted to predict the future. It got a surprising amount right.

Coriasco 127 Farm - Italy’s very own ‘crossover’ SUV was way ahead of the game in 1978. Story by Chris Rees.

Think you know about the British toff who won the 1938 German Grand Prix? Think again

This month Tony salutes one of Ford’s most successful models, the Thunderbird, with a special look at the second generation square birds…

‘Who do you think you are?’ So synonymous with driving fast that he entered the patronising police vernacular, Sir Stirling Moss has passed away. These are

It offset a highly strung character with stunning looks, but the Celica was too high on the crazy/hot matrix.

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, sort of. The car,

DiDia 150 If you have no idea what the DiDia 150 is (see what we did there?!) Richard Heseltine is here to enlighten you on this thoroughly wonderful,

For 1971, Pontiac’s legendary GTO was marketed as a part of the Series 42 Tempest line up. The famous “Goat” still came in two-door hardtop and soft-top

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 into our

A rush of electrified models wearing the Opel lightning flash have burst onto the scene in recent months. But the company has both a longer and more varied

Lost in time - Lancer Evo ditches rally special stages for school runs. When the Evo ditched the special stage for school runs

The memorable Rebel “Machine” had few rivals when it came to getting noticed. Buyers could opt out of the patriotic color scheme, however, and get their

Build it and they will copy. French trailblazer left an enduring legacy in car construction.

For a great many years, books on both Packard and the Russian motor industry recorded that, under a supposed wartime deal between President Roosevelt and

One-off racer-style rebody of a 250 GT for the USA. Story by Richard Heseltine. Images by RM Sotherby’s.