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Countach: Evolution of a Revolution

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"LP500 Prototype In our opinion the LP500 prototype is the purest of Gandini's designs - and represents a beautiful mix of edge and flow. Designated for its 5.0 litre V12 engine, it was launched at Geneva in 1971 - but was compromised "

Gandini: Il Maestro

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"It should probably come as no surprise that the designer of the Lamborghini Countach – the most futuristic of cars – has little time for past glories. He would rather think than talk. Marcello Gandini creator of the Lamborghini Countach, is a "

Countach!

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"Let it feel fast. Please God, let it feel fast. I'd been a little frightened of the Lamborghini Countach for as long as I'd been aware of cars generally, and it would have been a disappointment if, when I finally "

Garage Built Countach.

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"We stumbled across this story a while ago now, and have wanted to share it. Now, with our thread on the perennial and intriguing power of the Countach, the time is perfect! Ken Imhoff, American engineer and car nut, built "

Aston Martin, Phoenixes and Fires…

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"Aston Martin and James Bond have more in common than a joint big-screen adventure every few years. Every Bond movie features a scene where James seems to be facing certain death, but pulls off a near-miraculous escape. Aston Martin has "

The New Vanquish

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"It's bristling with Carbon fibre, sculpturally detailed, whiffs of the One 77 but retains the VH architecture. It is certainly the most dashing car made in these islands – Aston Martin's brand spanking new V12 superhero is coming. Launched this week after "

James Bond: Aston Martin DB5

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"Images Courtesy RM Auctions It’s the most famous car in the world. Since the sixties, no small boy’s toybox has been complete without a fully-functioning die-cast model of this car; the 1964 Aston Martin DB5 driven by Sean Connery "

Aston Martin Lagonda

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"To be iconic is not always to be universally loved. Indeed, many icons, of the four-wheeled variety and otherwise, are divisive. The Aston Martin Lagonda firmly fits the bill. Reviled and admired in equal measure, the Lagonda attains its status "

Aston Martin x Zagato

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"2012: V12 Zagato All Images Zagato The V12 Zagato is just the latest in a long line of collaborations between the house of Zagato and Aston Martin. The V12 is a snarlingly exotic but beautifully coherent design that perfectly blends the "

Triumph GT6

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"When I was growing up the older kids on the estate all used to aspire to Mk 2 Escorts. It was the seventies. It was Dagenham. Everyone's dad and their older brother seemed to work at Ford's. Their daughters and sisters "

The Importance of Being Triumph

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"The Triumph marque is deeply embedded in British motoring history. Through changes of name and ownership, good times and bad, from the globe to the laurel wreath, it put its name to a series of vehicles that have left tracks "

Significant Others

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"Triumph Dolomite Sprint Innovative engineering (arguably the world’s first multi- valve production engine) and clever marketing (it foresaw the sports-saloon boom) let down by really crappy manufacturing: the original ‘135’ name had to be dropped as they couldn’t build "

England’s Alfa?

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"Tell us about Triumph, says the editor, and make it personal. But that’s exactly Triumph’s problem. For someone like me – mid-thirties, passed my test in ’92 – a brand that died in 1984 doesn’t figure much in our car consciousness. "