"The Hillman Imp is perhaps one of the most unlikely icons to emerge out of the motoring industry during the 60s and 70s. Its rocky road to production and during assembly never really hampered its relatively impressive sales figures. The "
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If it isn’t broken, don’t fix it
"A modern car is like a mobile phone. By that, I mean it’s pretty much outdated before you’ve even left the showroom. Manufacturers are hell-bent on updating, reinventing and renaming cars with a level of apparent indecision that "
Z Cars Fiat 500
"We recently featured Kent-based Z Cars as we considered how to ‘max’ the Mini. By adding modern powerplants to a quaint and classic shape, the team is satisfying a growing niche by combining desire and panache with reliability and, let’"
Mighty Murph
"The original Fiat 500 is the perfect example of a car that has long tugged on our heartstrings. Much like the Mini it’s responsible for making millions of people fall in love with it for reasons way beyond its practical "
Honda Motocompo: the cool commuter
"Riding the current wave of retro classics are 1980s cars. But if you want a cool set of two wheels rather than four, hop on the bike that looks like a box, the Honda Motocompo. The 1980s. Brought back into "
From two-stroke to EV, at home
"How hard can it be? That’s the question Jamie Jones asked himself when he first had the urge to switch to shifting electrons rather than pumping pistons. With more and more people using electric vehicles, and the technology seemingly "
Silent Running
"The smell of a small, two-stroke engine and the sound of it ring-ding-dinging into life still sends a little excited shiver down my back. As kids, even if we couldn’t get out to ride, my brother and I used "
Z Cars Mini
"Even in standard guise, it hunted muscle cars around race tracks like wasps harassing a nervous child - a testament to its handling prowess, low weight, and predictable handling. Clear from the rally and race track success was that it "
Tempus Fugit: the vehicles of The Italian Job 50 years on
"It's hard to believe that half a century has passed since The Italian Job brought its own cheerful brand of Euro-scepticism to the silver screen. In that time its status has changed from that of a good, enjoyable caper movie "
ERA Mini Turbo
"There’s something so special about the original cast of Minis. I can’t imagine a single person not looking, smiling or feeling something when they see one bobbing along the road. In whatever town or city, in whatever country, "
Minibus to Maxi-limo
"Sitting sideways on a bench seat, sweltering, squeezed next to someone you despised and opposite someone notorious for getting carsick, after-school club trips in the minibus could be perilous affairs. I went to school in the 1980s, when health and "
Magical Mystery Tours and Minibus Madness
" You wouldn’t normally find a whole article dedicated to the modern workhorse - the minibus - unless it was a review, but I'm going to take you on a journey through my life and some of the many experiences "
Minibus – Conversions and Conversations
"Over the last couple of years, we’ve made films about all sorts of motoring stories. From rockstar driving instructors, to Skylines going sideways and even a trip to visit a man in the rolling hills of Umbria with a "