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Comment on Austin 1100/1300 by SD

SD — Sun, 18 Feb 2018 14:38:00 +0000

My dear mother is modelling with the white Austin 1100. It would have been her birthday today. Susan nee Brock. 18.2.42-04.1.2004. miss tulip queen.. Birmingham UK

Comment on Trabant by calendar 2018 january

calendar 2018 january — Wed, 06 Dec 2017 22:39:00 +0000

In reply to William Read. The need for an affordable “people’s car” was clear, and in 1953 the IFA was given the task by government of developing a cheap car for the masses that didn’t consume the country’s scarce resources, notably steel.

Comment on Ford Granada by Hello Everybody

Hello Everybody — Thu, 02 Nov 2017 01:24:00 +0000

In reply to Brian Hall. Mark 2 the best. My dad had a white 2.3 GL (1979). He never appreciated mark 3 styling. He got a Rover 2600 vanden plas in (1985)

Comment on Morris Minor by Major adventures for Stuart’s well-travelled Minor | Forever Cars | Adrian Flux

Wed, 01 Nov 2017 10:25:06 +0000

[…] that’s the story of Stuart Grimwade’s remarkably resilient Morris Minor convertible, a car he’s owned for 47 years and has no intention of selling any time […]

Comment on Wolseley 1500 by Trip Down Memory Lane - Wolseley 1500 - Elaine W Shaw

Trip Down Memory Lane - Wolseley 1500 - Elaine W Shaw — Mon, 30 Oct 2017 19:28:37 +0000

[…] To find out more about the Classic Wolsleley 1500, take a look here […]

Comment on Austin 1100/1300 by Bob’s rust-free 1300GT a triumph of dedication | Forever Cars | Adrian Flux

Tue, 03 Oct 2017 08:17:10 +0000

[…] 1300GT was arguably the best-looking of the many models based on BMC’s ADO16, which was badged as a Morris, Wolseley, Riley, MG and Van Den Plas Princess as well as an […]

Comment on Trabant by Dwayne Johnson Instagram

Dwayne Johnson Instagram — Thu, 28 Sep 2017 01:16:00 +0000

In reply to William Read. But, as the now defunct marque approaches its 60th anniversary in November 2017, we go behind the Iron Curtain to separate fact from fiction and speak to one devoted owner.

Comment on Ford Granada by Brian Hall

Brian Hall — Mon, 11 Sep 2017 21:36:00 +0000

Owned every model Mk1 Mk2 Mk3 and a Scorpio face lift, loved them all. Had trouble free motoring from all of them.

Comment on Ford Cortina by Ford Granada: the executive saloon gamechanger | Cult Classics

Ford Granada: the executive saloon gamechanger | Cult Classics — Mon, 11 Sep 2017 13:08:48 +0000

[…] saloon fleet market hitherto dominated by BMC’s Rover and Triumph in the way the curvy mark 3 Cortina had a rung down the executive […]

Comment on Hillman Imp by Renault 5: Vive Le Car | Cult Classics

Renault 5: Vive Le Car | Cult Classics — Wed, 16 Aug 2017 09:59:39 +0000

[…] class – the Datsun Cherry – with an 86mph top speed, faster than the equivalent Mini, Hillman Imp and Fiat 127, but it wasn’t especially quick through the gears, resulting in a pedestrian 0-60mph […]