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1963 Mini Cooper

In the 1960s, if you wanted to emulate your favourite motorsport hero, the Mini was the car in which to do it. However, while the standard Mini was an absolute hoot to drive, more power meant more fun. That’s where ...

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PORSCHE 928

Half a century after it was introduced, the 911 rumbles on. But back in 1977 when the 928 burst onto the scene, Porsche’s plan was to replace its flat-six supercar with this water-cooled front-engined V8 machine, which supposedly addressed many ...

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Volkswagen Karmann-Ghia

Karmann started talking to VW as far back as 1950, about building a sportscar. The plan was for VW to supply the floorpan and running gear, while Karmann would build the car and Italian design house Ghia would design it. ...

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Bentley Continental GT

For decades, all Bentleys had been powered by a 6.75-litre pushrod engine which provided effortless torque from idle. Now, under Volkswagen ownership, the V8 was swapped for an ultra-smooth W12, which sent power to all four wheels. Bentley purists were ...

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Delorean DMC-12

Let’s be honest here – the DMC-12 was a terrible car. It was badly built, the handling was poor and the performance lacking, because it was so terribly overweight. The DeLorean lost the British government millions of pounds, yet when ...

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