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  • The Carchive: The Renault Le Car 2 (5)

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    That time of the week has arrived where we briefly put aside all that is new and current, and take a few moments to think back at that which went before. The good, bad and ugly of motoring history. Join me for another visit to The Carchive, Last week we were in late ’80s Italy…

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  • In search of steering feel, Finding it at Sea.

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    One criticism seems to be common to every online car review I ever take the time to read. Sometimes the reviewer has a point, other times I know that they’re making it up. Occasionally it seems suspiciously as if they have no idea what they’re talking about, just like how so many reviewers can’t see…

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  • Diecast Delights: AMG SLS Roadster in 1:18 scale

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    Celebrating a memorable event in ones life is pretty well celebrated by getting a tattoo, but there are disadvantages in this. For one thing, tattoos are darned expensive, and the second thing is having to constantly explain the meaning of an inking that means the earth to you, but is completely lost on anybody else.…

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  • The Carchive: '87 Fiat X1/9

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    Once again it’s time to strap ourselves into the de Haviland Otter Floatplane of knowledge, skim across the cold, murky lake of time and go fishing for something from motoring past, to be dredged up from the depths of automotive history. Welcome back to The Carchive. Recently I’ve had enough of England, frankly, so today…

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  • The Meyrignac Alpine A110: A wheeled curriculum vitae

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    When I was growing up, I dreamt of becoming a car designer.  I spent all my spare time sketching with pencils and biros on whatever flat white surface I could get my hands on. It took over my every waking moment, and my history and geography exercise books were made considerably less tedious by the…

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  • Diecast Delights: A Shelby Cobra in 1:18 Scale

    Diecast Delights: A Shelby Cobra in 1:18 Scale

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    You know, I’m not really a fan of the AC Cobra in any of its forms. I know that talk like that is enough to see me permanently ejected from The Man Club without any chance of readmission, but it’s just not my cup of tea. Many people other than Mr Shelby have cooked up…

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  • Diecast Delights: Honda City Turbo II in 1:18 Scale

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    I’ve been holding off from posting a Diecast Delight until I thought I might have a Diecast that truly is Delightful. Ever since I chanced upon an original brochure for the Honda City in The Carchive, and then tracked one down online for its partnering bootspace occupant, the Honda Motocompo, I’ve wanted to add a…

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  • POWER! Fast or furious? What’s your favourite 0-60mph time?

    POWER! Fast or furious? What’s your favourite 0-60mph time?

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    Finding a Balance between Speed and Sensation I love the feeling of acceleration. It’s a warm, tingly sensation, like a pleasant version of the build up to a sneeze. In pursuit of that experience, I recently hustled my long-suffering A4 through a roundabout at a speed that my wife wasn’t expecting. It was nothing outrageous,…

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  • The Carchive: The Humber Super Snipe

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    It’s drizzling and overcast outside and the downstairs of my house is littered with camping equipment. Yes, I have a 712 mile road trip ahead of me and am leaving in about four hours time. Before that, we’ve just enough time to don our rubber trousers and wade through the primordial soup that is motoring…

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  • Goodwood 2016: Lamborghini, Art, Design and Popular Culture

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    Lamborghini has never been a brand to conform to convention. There has never been a Raging Bull that followed the herd. Here, in a corner of the Goodwood Festival of Speed, we find a small assembly of some of Sant’Agata’s wildest creations. Can a car define its era, or does its era define IT? I…

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