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The Carchive: The Hyundai Stellar
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So far The Carchive series has never visited Korea, an apalling oversight when one considers how much impact that nation has had on global car buying habits. In the enormous elementary school that is the worldwide car industry, Korea can feel proud of its “Most improved student” rosette. But they had to start somewhere, and…
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The Carchive: The Matra Simca Rancho
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Last week we spent some time looking at several cars that could have been seen as being ahead of their time. Not necessarily through being radical, outrageously complex or using technology from far-distant galaxies, but through pre-empting what consumers might have demanded in the coming years. We looked at the Renault Vel Satis, which proved…
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The Carchive: The Leyland Princess
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Todays trawl from the R.A-S.H archive brings us a car that certainly doesn’t register strongly on the international radar, but is as brilliantly of-its-time as a ’59 Cadillac, a Cord 810 or a Model T. The moment you read the phrase “motor-car” it immediately confirms that you’re reading a British car brochure. And, in…
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The Carchive: The Porsche 928
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Welcome to another issue of The Carchive, the internet feature that your average Russian would say was “Более интересным, чем я ожидал”. We’re popping back to Germany today, rewinding to a time that might now seem very strange to us jaded, dyed-in-the-wool, sceptical nay-sayers. “We at Porsche are the only German car manufacturer to produce…
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The Carchive: The Dodge Magnum
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Welcome to another instalment of what is officially Linday Lohan’s favourite thing to read in the bath. It’s R.A-S.H. Two of the brochures I dredged out of the archive last week were met with only a lukewarm reception; but at least I’ve established a datum point in terms of where the interest boundaries lie. I’m…
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The Carchive: The Rover SD1 (Part One)
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It’s the ninth instalment of George Bush (junior)’s third favourite Automotive Literature themed online series, and we’re staying domestic (er, in England). A little while ago, the righteous mr. mzs zsm msz esq naively asked if I owned a Rover SD1 brochure. Well, I’m ever so sorry if he’s ruined your week, but yes I…
