In Period: Fischer C-Box
Long before playlists lived in your pocket, drivers needed somewhere proper to keep their tapes. The Fischer C-Box answered that need with spring-loaded precision, and in doing so…
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Field Notes: Ten Minutes From Temptation at Manor Park Classics
A quick wander round Manor Park Classics’ February viewing day turned into a calm couple of hours of Phoenix catch-ups and tempting metal, from an E24 635 CSi and 560 SEC to a b…
Owner Files: 238DGE - Darren's 1961 VW
A 2003 Bug Jam photo of Gulf Blue ’61 Beetle 238 DGE resurfaces nearly 25 years later when its owner finds it in my archive, sharing how Beetles and his late dad shaped his life…
No Timewasters: Vauxhall Chevette Estate
Every so often a small ad does more than flog an old car. It freezes a whole moment in time. This Vauxhall Chevette estate ad is one of those.By 1997 the Chevette wasn’t just ou…
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