The Series 1 Land Rover was the car that defined what a Land Rover is, or rather was. In the movie “The Gods Must Be Crazy” the mechanic, who has to spend more time fixing it…
Tatra 603, “Happy Journey”
After the Second World War the design work done by Hans Ledwinka survived him and was developed by the Czech company Tatra that he had spent many years working for. The Tatra 603 was in production…
Tatra 613, There Aren’t Enough Eccentrics
If I asked you to name the only semi-mid engine production car in the world would you be able to guess what it was? Of course you would, it’s the car we’re featuring in this post….
1964 Porsche 356C Outlaw
Ferry Porsche, Dr. Ferdinand Porsche’s eldest son, did the design work for the Porsche 356 whilst his father was being held without trial in a French prison in the aftermath of World War II. When his…
1971 Citroën DS
The Citroën DS first appeared in 1955 and remained in production until 1975. Some people, me included, think they should still be making them. When we look at the cars that were being made in 1955,…
The Volkswagen, Part 5
How do you sell a car that is smaller and less powerful than pretty much all of its competitors? How do you sell a car that always looks the same? How do you sell a car…