Cars One Love Blog about cars

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 ...

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 ...

When Ford came up with its Thunderbird ‘personal luxury car’, General Motors wanted a piece of the action. The result was the Riviera, which reached its styling zenith in 1971/72 with the boat-tailed Gran Sport. Worried that it might have ...

Chevrolet’s response to Ford’s Mustang, the Camaro was offered with a choice of V6 or V8 engines in coupe or convertible bodyshells. While the car didn’t take off like Ford’s pony car, the Camaro became an icon for Chevrolet, with ...

Contrary to popular belief, this wasn’t the world’s first production turbocharged car – and it wasn’t the 1973 BMW 2002 Turbo either (it was the 1962 Oldsmobile Jetfire). But the 99 Turbo was one of the first boosted cars built ...