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Abarth: Simca 1300

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"written by Neil Siner The pretty and explosively performing Simca 1300 is the essential Abarth collaboration. It is 1961 and there are rumours of a new and exciting motoring collaboration taking place between two of the industry’s most colourful figures. When "

Abarth: 595 Turismo

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"When Abarth released their tweaked version of the hugely successful Fiat 500 prodigy we were banging their doors down to have a crack at the little whip. It was actually the 'Essesse' version that we ended up ragging round the hills "

Ford GT40: The Beauty

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"Words: Neil Siner I didn’t have the Scalextric Le Mans 24 hour set, but my mate did. It was on that plastic blacktop in the early 80s that I first fell in love with the Ford GT40. I guess it "

Ford GT40: The History

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"Words: Neil Siner Born of American rage and brought up with love in the South of England, the Ford GT40 was the beautiful child of a boardroom bust up between two motor manufacturing giants. When Enzo Ferrari did a last "

Ford GT40: The Tech

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"Words: Neil Siner When it hits the shelves next year the Haynes Ford GT40 Owner and User Manual will have taken fifty years to publish. For those of you who just can’t wait, here are some essentials on the "

Jaguar: The Past

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"When the British car industry does well, so does Jaguar. Both are doing well right now: UK car exports are at record levels, and since the financial crisis eased the Jaguar-Land Rover group has posted a series of billion-pound profits "

Jaguar: The Present

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"The F-type might have made the most headlines of late, but the XJR is the most representative car of what modern Jaguar is all about. The Jaguar F-type is the brand's first two-seat sports car since the E-type, first launched "

Jaguar: The Future

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"At this week's Frankfurt motor show Jaguar will show the C-X17 concept. It is a small, 'cross-over' SUV, the kind of car Jaguar might not have envisaged itself building, but exactly the kind of car the world wants, especially with "

Trident Tales: The Maserati Marque

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"Illustration Oscar Wilson/Influx written by Chris Nelson The flames rage, dancing from white to yellow to furious crimson. In the blink of a startled eye, a ball of heat engulfs the red Ferrari, reaching from below to grasp the "

Our Favourite Maseratis

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"The Maserati marque has challenged the toughest competitors on road & track - as well as in the purely aesthetic stakes. Here is a small handful of our favourites... Bora This slice of Masser Muscle isn't everyone's idea of a "

Maserati GranTurismo Sport

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"At the centre of the Trident brand's contemporary resurgence is the GranTurismo Sport. And the latest version of its now perennial crowd pleaser got a brilliant update last year. We're waiting for a drive in this beautiful beast later in "

Homage to Moto Guzzi by Gary Inman

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"They’re not hyper, they’re anti. They’re not über, they’re under. Motorcycles born under the Eagle of Mandello del Lario are hinky, Italian V-twins. Ooh, nice, like a Ducati? Well… No. It’s true, both Ducati and "

Moto Guzzi: The retro-progressive V7 Stone

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"With the ubiquitous ho-haa going on all over the biking planet over custom bikes these days, most of the manufacturers have seen an opportunity to add stripped back, retro-aesthetically styled editions into their current range – in order, we presume, to "