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Learning to ride a bicycle was always a significant childhood milestone. So was acquiring a bike suitable for road use. This often came as a present…
The E-Type Jaguar encapsulated the needs of the male driver in 1961 – a streamlined body with the fastest speed of any production car –…
Deriving its name from Edsel Ford, the son of company founder Henry Ford, Edsels were developed in an effort to give Ford an additional brand…
Ever since Steve McQueen had bounced over San Francisco hills in a Ford Mustang fastback in Bullitt (1968), the design staff at Ford’s Dagenham headquarters had been…
This classic British car belongs to the era of the early 60s, when Telstar ruled the airwaves and Joe Meek was helping Heinz Burt (himself a…
As well as the Cortina getting the flared treatment, its little brother the Escort had a make-over in 1970 when the Mexico model (the World…
The Sweeney was the programme for bestowing Glam status on a car. Which is why the Granada (which used the same 3.0 litre engine as the…
The Ford Zephyr was an executive car manufactured by Ford in Britain from 1950 until 1972. The Zephyr and its luxury variants – the Ford…
West German car manufacturer Hans Glas produced three Goggomobil microcar models between 1955 and 1969: the Goggomobil T sedan, the Goggomobil TS coupe, and the…
The Green Book, known in full as The Negro Motorist Green Book, The Negro Travelers’ Green Book, or The Travelers’ Green Book, was a travel…
The hovercraft was invented by British boat builder Christopher Cockerell in 1955. The theory behind one of the most successful inventions of the 20th century…
In 1959, Innocenti – famous for the Lambretta scooter – entered into a licensing agreement with BMC for the manufacture of the English company’s products.…
The diesel-powered High Speed Train (HST) known as the InterCity 125 was built by British Rail between 1975 and 1982. With its familiar sloping nose,…
Initially, there were several different types of “invalid carriage” (small single-seater vehicles designed for use by disabled drivers) available in Britain, but the government wanted…
The Jensen Interceptor was a sporting GT-class car, hand-built at the Kelvin Way Factory, West Bromwich (near Birmingham) by Jensen Motors between 1966 and 1976. The…
Freddie Laker announced the creation of Laker Airways in February 1966 to provide short and medium-haul flights to Mediterranean and Canary Islands holiday resorts. The…
The controversial Leyland P76 was introduced in Australia in 1973 but ceased production in 1975 after less than two years on the market. Most Australians…
The first pictures of British Motor Corporation’s new mini-car were released in August 1959. The compact four-seater, invented by Alec Issigonis, achieved roominess by placing…
The Monster Truck craze was inspired in 1975 by Bob Chandler’s ‘Bigfoot’ – a souped-up Ford with four-foot-high tyres, named after the hairy ape-like creature…