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THE BMW ISETTA really is a prime example of why less can sometimes equal more. Have you ever seen a bubblecar driving around and, even if only for a split second, considered that they are not only inc

The year is 1968. And if you’re a racing driver in the British Saloon Car Championship and your name’s not Frank Gardner, bad luck. You just lost. Because to be fast that year, only one thing would do

Let’s address the elephant in the room at the outset – you are going to miss the thunder and the fumes, everything noxious and noisy that should turn the stomach, but instead stirs the soul. You will

SOLD BY MECUM AUCTIONS, £227,580 With its distinctive nose and towering rear wing, the Plymouth Superbird was not a car for the shy – especially when painted in colours such as Lemon Twist. Around 192

The Bond Bug belongs to the world of pure, monospace wedges. As a design concept, this bold geometric approach usually hit home with a big ‘wow!’, but not in this case. The Bug is one of those cars th

Whether they knew his name or not, whole generations of Brits were familiar with the work of Reginald Mount, who lent his talents to the Ministry of Information during World War Two and beyond. Mount,