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I’m getting excited by a proposed change in EU regulations. Yes, really. Well, they promise to foster a new era of tiny cars that should be big fun to drive

A set of 30 ‘Legends of the Rising Sun’ provided a Japanese flavour to an InterClassics Maastricht show that revelled in the diversity of the Dutch classic car scene from 15-18 January, with internati

Last week we learned that Nissan’s clone of the new Renault Twingo EV will also have a retro design, inspired by a car from the same era. The Be-1 is far less known than the Mk1 Twingo, having been ex

Even as a pupil at grammar school, I always thought older cars were somehow cooler than new ones, So I counted myself lucky when I later inherited a Volkswagen 1500 from my mum’s aunt, to become my fi

As new models become ever more bloated and indistinguishable from one another in their visual appearance, is it any wonder that car designers are inclined to look over their shoulders at their marques

In 1976 Lancia brought out the Gamma, a luxury saloon that took the place of the Flavia 2000. It had a flat-four engine of 1998cc or 2484cc, but it was withdrawn in 1984, after 15,296 had been built,