Most of Knightsbridge is owned by Britains wealthiest man, the Duke of Westminster. I imagine he and Sir Reginald Fitztightly et al will be arriving at an agreeable accommodation in the House of Lords bar as we speak.

Could you rephrase the question; I'm not sure what you're driving at. My point was simply that a car regarded by most people at the time as little better than a motorised skip, regularly beat the worlds best in competition. I.e. they overachieved. What do Ferrari and Mercedes have to do with it?

Are you seriously saying that you wouldn't buy a Pastelogram, sight unseen?

That's not an Edsel.

So, this is a mixture of common civility reminders, and your personal bugbears.

Will the customers be receiving courtesy vehicles? Maybe a Chevy Blazer.

So I should tell the guys who are hassling me to back their Serendipity GT project to leave off?

I think Fox was being light-hearted.

I dunno, ask an expert.

Utter drivel. This is the best hot hatch.

Not sure if it was all that fast, but the Fiat 1100 was definitely pretty.

Dolomite Sprint! The standard Dolomite (nee 1300) was a dreary lump. It was the Dolomite that Panther did the coachwork and luxury appointments to, creating the Rio.

When Skoda was the butt of jokes about doubling the cars value by filling it with petrol, they won their class in a dozen successive RAC rallies from the mid-70s to mid-80s.

Any car, aside from upgrades and restyles, has to last at least 10 years, otherwise it's not financially viable. Or do you think tht every new car is brand new from the ground up?

More likely he signed up to be a FIGHTER PILOT.

TIAB1970 doesn't have to; the expected psychological impact of civilian casualties is well documented. And the other point - what would you have done differently, really? - is perfectly valid

I agree. We need emission statement.

It's obviously a 1961 Hummerdinger Special.

And gears are changed with a lever, not a leaver. But since it's the season of goodwill, and also because it is Graverobber, I declined to mention it.

You've completely misread the picture. This Porsche is kept in a secret underwater garage.