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The Alpine Legend – Episode 1

 

70 years ago, in July 1955, just a few days after creating Alpine, Jean Rédélé presented his first three A106s to the top management of Renault. By positioning blue, white and red cars in front of the historic building in south-west Paris, the young entrepreneur skillfully set the scene for his ambitions to create a French sports brand based on Renault powertrains. (more…)

Maserati Bora – Civilised Brute

 

A hoarse roar echoes through the tunnel walls. The ultra-low sports car, adorned with a trident on its nose, surges forward. We’re on the road with an Italian beauty from the wild seventies: the Maserati Bora. (more…)

Talking Petrolheads – Bob Birrell

 

Bob Birrell (77), Instructor (ARDS Grade A instructor, to be precise) at Croft racing circuit. Has been motor racing almost all his adult life and has the distinction of having raced at 100 different circuits in 24 different countries. We met Bob at the Nürburgring, where he raced in a 1961 Lotus 20. (more…)

Vector W8 – Supernova

 

It’s a stealth fighter for the motorway, a hyperbole on wheels; the Vector W8 was designed to challenge the European supercar establishment. In terms of its extraterrestrial looks and spectacular performance, it did just that. (more…)

Alfa Romeo SZ Coda Tronca – A short tale

 

Recently Alfa Romeo has made some sort of comeback with cars that appear to appeal more to the public’s taste than in previous years. Sadly, the most popular of these are SUV’s. Commercial success is paramount, of course, but only when you compare the modern Alfa’s to some of their iconic predecessors, you realize what’s been lost. That’s why we present you the SZ Coda Tronca. (more…)

Celebrating 75 years of the VW Bus

Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles is celebrating 75 years of the VW Bus. It is the commercial vehicle with the longest production run in Europe. On 8 March 1950, the first Transporter – or T1 for short – left the production line in Wolfsburg. Since then, more than 12.5 million VW Buses have followed – produced in Hanover from 1956. This makes it the most successful European commercial vehicle of all time. (more…)

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