"Jean Todt, Peugeot's team principle, stood in front of the press at the start of the 1981 Rally season and announced that they were developing a new four wheel drive rally car. He promised a prototype by 1983 and that the new "
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Peugeot 205 GTi: a confession
"It was a stupid thing to do. But when your best mate's mum leaves the keys to her Peugeot 205 GTi hanging from the hook in the kitchen when she went away for the weekend with her new boyfriend, a 16 year "
Michelotti Matra Laser Concept
"The wedge is of course, synonymous with the edgier end of late sixties/early seventies car design. The workmanlike portfolio of designer Giovanni Michelotti isn't. Our man is, of course, remembered more as the chief designer of all things Triumph "
John Surtees @ Autosport International
"2014 is fifty years on from John Surtees's historic Formula One World Championship. And a good way to mark the anniversary would be to get along to Autosport International next weekend, where a collection of race cars and motorcycles will form "
Zender Fact BiTurbo
"It was obviously heavily influenced by the aesthetic of the Lamborghini Countach, but the strangely named 1989 Fact BiTurbo concept from tuning company Zender was much more of a homespun phenomenon. Using a carbon fibre shell and casing a turbocharged V8 "
Lancia Gamma S2 Coupé
"The Lancia Gamma S2 Coupé is not the classiest car from the noble mark. But it's a classic period Pininfarina design that deserves respect and admiration. It was possible for Pinin to pen such a rakish shape for this late "
Renault Alpine A310
"Please Santa. Just this once, be real. Stick an A310 down the chimney for me! It's one of those cars destined to be a cult classic forever. There's a simple reason. There's nothing quite like it. The Series 2 is our "
Datsun Bluebird 1600 SSS
"The Datsun Bluebird was once the butt of endless jokes. In the seventies, in the UK, it seemed the default crap car of choice. It could be seen littering the less glamorous environs of Britain's towns and cities, rusting away "
The Reboot Buggy
"Ever imagined what it might be to build a car completely from scratch? What would you want it to be capable of? What would you imagine it might look like, drive like, feel like? While many of us have been "
Abarth 1000 OTR ‘Radiale’
"In the last of this month's Abarth niceness, we wanted to share what we reckon is perhaps a quintessential Abarth classic - the Abarth 1000 OTR 'Radiale'. The car is obviously based on Fiat's 850 coupé. But this car Abarth came with "
W111 Mercedes Benz
"The W111 Mercedes Benz was a seminal shift in Germany's postwar automotive evolution. Catering for a rapidly expanding middle class growing out of the ashes of war, it was a staple to the reconstructing executive class of Germany. We spotted "
Porsche 914
"Whether purists call it a Porsche or a Porsche-Wagen, we dig the Porsche 914, a little sports runabout that brought the aesthetics of the two brands closer than they had ever been before. The story goes that there was a loose "
Porsche 944 Shooting Brake
"We've always had a penchant for shooting brakes. We love the combo of rakish sportiness combined with the solid practicality of serious boot space and a flat roof. Strikes us that a true sportsman not only needs a hard-edged gadabout "