I think it was the Americans who started it. When I was a little kid, the Detroiters were heavily into indulging themselves with some of the most massive, chrome-laden, over-the-top front grilles in h

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The V8 came of age in the USA, but historically America has by no means been its only home, nor the source of some of its greatest exponents. British car makers also saw the layout’s appeal, and while

IN Germany, they call it the Bulli. The Aussie band, Men at Work, sang about ‘travelling in a fried-out Kombi’. Others know it as the bus, microbus or camper. Whatever you call it, the Volkswagen Tran

THE WAY WE WERE

NO one likes to be told to ‘stay in your lane’, but sometimes it just has to be said. For instance, Renault is brilliant at making small cars, whether that be the ever-faithful Clio, or the fabulous n