Why britain loves the montecarlo

The post-war story of Rover provides one of the richest seams of intriguing might-have-beens and one-offs that you’ll find anywhere in the history of the automobile. There was everything from Topolino

In February 1948, the Cadillac Series 62 Coupe became the first American car with tailfins, inspired by the Lockheed P38 Lightning aircraft. A decade later, they reached such baroque heights on US car

Many cars are pretty, elegant and balanced. Perhaps therein, given the slight feeling of disquiet it instils in the observer, lies the curious appeal of the Studebaker Avanti. Its design is well over

In 1973, the arrival of a new Toyota Crown raised eyebrows in our middle-England cul-de-sac, where most driveways were decorated with conservatively styled British products, plus the occasional Fiat o

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Jaguar Cars unveiled the E-Type in Geneva in 1961. It was an immediate success, and the factory had to work hard to keep up with the demand. Sales may have been excellent but, in the fast-moving autom