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Since l was a child l have always liked Fiat. l am sure one of the first words from my mouth was Fiat. l like them so much my personal fleet consists of an X1/9 and a Tempra and until recently we also had a 500 Pop. Fiats do somethingRead More →

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I don’t quite know how to type the opening lyrics for Tight Fits “The Lion Sleeps Tonight” but shhh now please, there is a lion sleeping on my driveway. It’s the Peugeot 208 GTi Sport. If it wasn’t so bullish you could call it a lion cub because of itsRead More →

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The 80’s yuppie years were good to Suzuki’s little go-anywhere-carry-cart. Young 20 year olds with red braces and mobile phones the size of a house brick would go off to Majorca for 2 weeks to get some sun. To get around they would hire a car and more often thanRead More →

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Toyota Hilux Hi Ho, Hi Ho, it’s off to work l go with Loadsa Unadulduated Xpression. OK that is a crap intro for a vehicle that is anything but. This thing can seriously take a lot of it. This vehicle really is the king of the pick-ups. I was inRead More →

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Tamiya Hilux Extra Cab (or to you and I, Toyota Hilux Bruiser) During the summer of 2018, I was fortunate enough to be given the keys to Toyota GB’s homage to Tamiya’s Hilux Bruiser for a week. It was a sad day when they came to collect it. Shortly afterwardsRead More →

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‘He’s my toy boy, toy boy. I’m out with my toy boy, toy boy. And when I get to take him home I know he’s gonna love me right’ Now don’t worry, I’ve not lost the plot. I was fortunate one week in February to be given the keys toRead More →

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Affordable Exotica A Sunbeam Rapier popped up on Twitter recently and it got me thinking about automotive exotica. Today, exotica is an over used word and set for the expensive machines from Ferrari, Lamborghini and the like. Cars that the everyday man, woman, beast, boy or girl can only dreamRead More →

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Everywhere around Bird towers you will spot something relating to Volkswagen. More-so relating to the old school ways of the Beetle and Bus. Most things during my school days related to the little VW even down to my GCSE art projects. Outside of school l was always found with myRead More →

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Signs of Affluence There was a time not so long ago when models within a model range varied according to affluence. There was also a bit of what the decade dictated in there too. If you are as old as me, we are not talking that long ago either. LessRead More →