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If you had pots of money in the early 1970s, but you wanted something fast and discreet, you bought a Jaguar. Or maybe a BMW if you wanted to be unpredictable. What you almost certainly wouldn’t do was buy a ...

Until the arrival of the Xl/9, if you wanted a mid-engined sportscar you had to have deep pockets. But when this pint-sized sportster appeared in 1972, it really put a cat among the pigeons. With a free-revving engine mounted in ...

F hen Ford launched its Total Performance’ campaign in the 1960s, it got into motorsport in a big way. The idea was that it would lead to greater sales if customers knew just how capable Ford’s muscle cars were, which ...

Named after the Italian city of Turin, the Torino name was originally proposed for the Mustang – instead it was rolled out in 1968 for this mid-sized saloon and coupe. While most Torinos were pretty unexciting, Ford did offer something ...

Although Ferdinand Porsche had designed several vehicles for other manufacturers, the 356 was the first car to be built that carried his own name. Despite it being derived from the Volkswagen Beetle, it was a brilliant driving machine in the ...