" The Volvo P1800, in yellow, in California, just looks right. We stumbled across this gorgeous little British-built Swede in a spot ironically called Lands End, just at the Northern end of San Francisco's imaginatively titled Ocean Beach. This Volvo was "
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Inside Out
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It might be that we’re getting old, or spending too much time in inferior cabins of late: but car interiors really seem to matter to us of late. Of course, out favourite interiors are usually direct analogues of our favourite all-round motors. But every now and then, there comes along a cabin that outstrips the quality of the car.
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The 458’s super high tech contruction is reflected perfectly in its display. It might seem illogical to some, but we’ll take the progression for chance to drive the future.
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On a more classic note the lounge of the Volvo p1800 smacked of Euro bohemianism. And we like that very much.
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The Jag XJS interior, on the other hand, was a rakish piece of leather and walnut that was directly of its time and place.
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One of our all-time faves was The Citroen SM’s vision of the techno future.
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