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…
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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…
Spotted: The "Nino Barrini" Talbot Solara Wörthersee Mystery
A silver, turbo-hinting Solara with sliding headlamp covers and Italianate branding, seen at Wörthersee 2019 - convincing as a coachbuilt special, yet with zero paper trail.
Owner Files: Christine’s 1951 Rover P4 (HFY 196)
Tracing HFY 196 from a Tatton Park sighting in 2007 to a new owner’s history hunt.
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