To their credit, I think TVR managed to make most of their switch gear, interior trim and light assemblies for a while. None of it worked, of course, and there simply were no ABS systems or any other 21st C. digital nonsense, but they correctly discovered that their customers were more interested in 'the experience'…

Fraud or not, who in their right mind would put their money in an independent supercar company?.

To be fair, Astras are not that small; the successor to this one was sold as a Saturn Astra in the States, and the current version can be had as a Buick Verano (with massive arse grafted on, admittedly)

I knew that Ford made V8s in Europe in the 30s, but I was pretty sure they were different- more upmarket and luxurious, like Britain's post war Pilot V8. Not so, it seems. That's curious, because Model As were not a great sales success on account of their size and thirst. Can't believe that '30s V8s were any better in…

Ford Model A

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Great. Only two or three years behind Mazda, who are selling engines with pretty much the same tech in actual cars right now. Well done.

I'm not usually into sporting exotica, but this one rather does the job in the looks department, I have to say.

Very true, but - from a general preservation perspective - you could argue that one or two pristine examples of each model variant in a museum somewhere is enough. In that sense, most classic cars are not like historic buildings.

Funny that, I don't have any religious convictions against modifying classic cars. At the end of the day, most were mass produced, and it's one way for them to survive. The custom crowd is also one of the most vibrant folk art scenes around.

I fear those shrimp would cost a pretty EURO or two in a landlocked country- assuming you can explain to the locals that 'barbie' doesn't refer to a doll but a Holzkohlengrill

"Here in the U.S., we don't tend to like drastic departures from the status quo."

Not so much 'died', I think, as sold to ... Eastern Europe.

Good for you, America.

I think I'm with you on that one (though I reserve final judgment until we'll see the 4 series).

No. 10 is a Peugeot 405 (not a 403) underneath several facelifts. #corrections

If that lot count, you might as well count just over half of every European (and Japanese!) car ever made. Seriously.

It's a Fiat Multipla, or a close copy thereof.

Luxury coupés; one of my favourite disciplines. Cars that are just meant to be cars, rather than tools or displays. Cars as pure indulgence.

Good.