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Jaguar XJ Series 3

Jaguar’s advertising slogan was ‘Grace, space and pace’ – three qualities the XJ6 had in spades. It was also far more affordable than its rivals (which were few and far between), but Jaguar obviously couldn’t come up with a fourth ...

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FERRARI 308 GIB

The 308GTB and GTS (targa version) represented quite a departure for Ferrari; this was its first mid-engined production car with a V8 engine. Designed to supersede the V6-powered 246 ‘Dino’, the GTB and GTS were born on the back of ...

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Lotus Europa 1967

Intended to be a car for Europe (hence the name), the Europa was radical for Lotus with its mid-engined layout; until now all of the marque’s cars had featured an engine in the nose. But while Lotus had put aerodynamics ...

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Lamborghini Countach

Over the years there have been dozens of jaw-dropping supercars, but not one of them has had the visual presence of the Countach. The most brutal supercar ever created – aesthetically and dynamically – the Countach was stylistically the work ...

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Plymouth Barracuda

The Barracuda was the result of Chrysler’s determination not to be left out of the ‘pony car’ market – although the model was launched in the same year as the Ford Mustang. Plymouth took its Valiant saloon, added unique bodywork ...

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