The challenge the new Defender will have is to have enough off-road ability to carry the entire JLR heritage for that (the halo effect) while also being a better day to day vehicle. If they come close to meeting those goals, I’ll be buying one as soon as they are available.

I wonder if the Garmisch was based on the four-door saloon platform, not the two-door one.

Sorry, I don’t see so much the ressemblance between the Garmish and a hypothetical 2-door Alfetta. My problem, probably.

The original Alfetta (that one is an early facelift) was designed by Centro Stile at Alfa Romeo; however, its successor, the Alfa 90 – which in practical terms, was a heavily reworked Alfetta – was indeed Gandini’s work while still at Bertone.

I was just thinking that for this build in particular a Webster Bug (4-wheeler) would have been safer. I mean, better.

I am aware of the two parts of the driving licence exam, so that’s exactly what I imagined... until I f0und the relevant scene (starts around 1h 04 min 19 sec):

As you pointed out, it is not so much about the cars but about their owners. In fact, the whole Mantawitz concept is about class. More specifically, about how the German middle classes see the working class and its aspirations (or lack thereof). In that respect this perceived image of Manta owners/drivers (and their…

I think we can safely assume those Coopers to fall into the F1 category.

I can assure you that the earlier Lagardère’s part-ownership of EADS is no less fascinating too.

The March “2-4-0" idea was very interesting, but it was never used in anger (except for hillclimbs, were it did quite well, at least for a while).

Lagardère was already a publishing company in the early 80s. Nowadays they are more of a media group.

If Derek Gardner, its designer, is to be believed, in practical terms Goodyear more or less shot down the whole project. For them it was a logistical nightmare manufacturing the little tyres in many different versions - slicks, wets, soft, hard, etc – for just one team, and they were not in the least interested in mak…

The P34 had an interesting trick up its sleeve. On twisty circuits – say, Monaco – Tyrrell would fit softer suspension on the front set of wheels; the car would then drive mostly on the second set of front wheels, magically becoming a short-wheelbase chassis. On the fastest racetracks they would do the opposite - which…

At the time a P34 was being campaigned rather successfully by Martin Stretton, was it not?

Lotus being the first to go mid-engined?

Indeed.

Excellent choice!

That’s the voice of Mr Hartley himself.

Ah those days of yore when Hesketh were seen as extravagant...

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