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A Belated Happy Birthday To You, The Car

A Belated Happy Birthday To You, Car

| Wednesday, February 29th, 2012 08:21 am GMT +2

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Last year marked the 125th anniversary of the car and 125 remarkable years since Karl Benz introduced to the world the Benz Patent-Motorwagen in 1886....

Iconic Porsches up for auction

Iconic Porsches up for auction

| Thursday, February 16th, 2012 11:29 am GMT +2

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If you have an interest in specific classic or iconic cars, you might have noticed that – some – classic cars, not to mention race cars,  you onc...

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Happy 50th birthday (times five)!

| Sunday, January 15th, 2012 12:16 pm GMT +2

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Over the last few years we have seen the demise of several British marques, whereas others have been taken over by manufacturers of other countries. H...

10 cars that should have been introduced to South Africa

10 cars that should have been introduced...

| Friday, January 13th, 2012 12:23 pm GMT +2

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Through the years, a few manufacturers have made some strange decisions with regards to the models they chose not to launch in South Africa. If some o...

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From The Archives: Caravanning in CAR

| Friday, December 16th, 2011 04:14 pm GMT +2

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Back in the 1960s we used to cover the latest trends in Caravanning – usually every April. In those days, traffic was less hectic and camping sites ...

The Price Of Progress

The Price Of Progress

| Sunday, December 4th, 2011 08:07 pm GMT +2

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One of the many benefits of a family never moving house is that the garage becomes a collective of antiques, garden equipment, spares of the weirdest ...

The AMG body kit, fitted to the Honda Ballade and Civic in the 1990's, added nothing to the performance of the cars, and looked disgusting.

10 most tasteless cars

| Monday, November 14th, 2011 02:28 pm GMT +2

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It seems like one of the most difficult things for manufacturers or distributors of cars is how to make sure that the public remain interrested. There...

BMW 325 iS

From the Archives: BMW 325iS

| Thursday, November 10th, 2011 10:14 am GMT +2

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A few weeks ago you would have read about Opel’s GSI 16V “Superboss” on this site. Today we bring you the test of its old sparring p...

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From The Archives: Fiat Uno Turbo

| Wednesday, November 9th, 2011 04:52 pm GMT +2

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This time round, the object of our attention is a small, inconspicuous hatchback that was almost always underestimated at the traffic light grand prix...

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Celebrating Chevrolet’s Centennial

| Monday, October 31st, 2011 09:54 am GMT +2

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In celebration of 100 years of Chevrolet, we take a look at its greatest racing moments. Catch a glimpse of Jim Hall’s Chaparral 2 sportscar, Br...