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We love a miniature car here in the UK. Maybe it's because we grew up watching Brum on TV or maybe it's because the UK was at the forefront of the microcar development in the 1950s & 60s. Either way, it doesn't take much poking before you realise we're all just big kids really.

After the 1938 launch of the Triumph Speed Twin, BSA needed a 500cc twin to compete in that class. Designed by Herbert Parker, David Munro, and BSA's chief designer, Val Page, the BSA A7 was the first of the BSA twin-cylinder motorcycles. Delayed by WWII, the model was finally launched in September 1946.

Stories of the mythical black Escort RS Turbo Series 1 owned by Lady Diana have been floating around the internet for years now. There's a smattering of conflicting information out there so it’s time to put this to bed.

Daimler maintained its long-established position as royalty’s favourite in the immediate post-WW2 years and went about grabbing headlines thanks to a succession of ‘Docker Specials’. The list is as follows: 1948 'Green Goddess', based on a Daimler DE36 1951 'Gold Car', based on a Daimler DE36 1952 'Blue Clover', based on a Daimler DE36 1953 'Silver Flash', based on a...

Austin Seven, 1922-1939 was one of the most popular cars produced for the British market and sold well abroad. Its effect on the British market was similar to that of the Model T Ford in the US, replacing most other British economy cars and cyclecars of the early 1920s and bringing motoring to the masses.

The BMW 328 roadster was presented to the public by BMW in 1936 without much ado. At the time, nobody could have imagined that it would become one of the fastest serial production sports cars in its class and one of the most exclusive of its era.

Scalextric, the slot-car racing system, was invented in 1957 by Fred Francis, a toy manufacturer who started out by making Scalex tinplate clockwork model cars. These were, at first, modified to become the first Scalextric cars.

Frankfurt, September 1969: expectations were already running high. Rumours had been circulating for quite some time that Mercedes-Benz was planning to launch a sensation at the International Motor Show (IAA) in Frankfurt. The car finally unveiled by the Stuttgart manufacturer surpassed even the wildest expectations.

Audi has had their fair share of triumphs on the road but it wouldn't be fair however to come this far without mentioning some of their glistening motorsport successes. The Type C represented the...

From 2002 up to 2003, Audi headed the Audi Brand Group, a subdivision of the Volkswagen Group's Automotive Division consisting of Audi, Lamborghini, and SEAT, focusing on sporty values, with the marque's product vehicles and performance being under the higher responsibility of the Audi brand.