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  • Sunbeam Alpine
The Sunbeam Alpine was a pretty little two seater sports car produced in that classic period for sports cars, the late 1950s and early 1960s.
Sunbeam Alpine series 1 on Classic Car Digest

    Sunbeam Alpine

    The Sunbeam Alpine was a pretty little two seater sports car produced in that classic period for sports cars, the late 1950s and early 1960s.

    Sunbeam Alpine series 1 on Classic Car Digest

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  • Volvo 164
The Volvo 164 was big and heavy and built like a tank but it did have considerable virtues and endeared itself to a lot of early 1979 drivers.
Volvo 164 mini-review on Classic Car Digest

    Volvo 164

    The Volvo 164 was big and heavy and built like a tank but it did have considerable virtues and endeared itself to a lot of early 1979 drivers.

    Volvo 164 mini-review on Classic Car Digest

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  • Peugeot 305
The Peugeot 305 was designed as a small, family, four-door saloon, five door estate or also as a van and was produced from 1977 until 1989.  It replaced the Peugeot 304 being itself replaced by the popular Peugeot 309.
Peugeot 305 mini-review on Classic Car Digest

    Peugeot 305

    The Peugeot 305 was designed as a small, family, four-door saloon, five door estate or also as a van and was produced from 1977 until 1989.  It replaced the Peugeot 304 being itself replaced by the popular Peugeot 309.

    Peugeot 305 mini-review on Classic Car Digest

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  • Early VW Beetle (just post-war) with the divided back screen and the much nicer and more pronounced streamlining.

    Early VW Beetle (just post-war) with the divided back screen and the much nicer and more pronounced streamlining.

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  • A peep inside a Mercedes-Benz 190 SL - nice, isn’t it?

    A peep inside a Mercedes-Benz 190 SL - nice, isn’t it?

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  • Rover 3500S P6 
The Rover P6, introduced in 1963 as an executive 4-door saloon, was a very successful and comfortable car.  This model, however, with the ‘S’ suffix, was a development begun some 7 years later.
Rover 3500S P6 mini-review on Classic Car Digest

    Rover 3500S P6

    The Rover P6, introduced in 1963 as an executive 4-door saloon, was a very successful and comfortable car.  This model, however, with the ‘S’ suffix, was a development begun some 7 years later.

    Rover 3500S P6 mini-review on Classic Car Digest

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  • Fairthorpe Rockette (Full Review)
In the early 1960s many small companies took proprietary parts from normal production cars and used these, along with fibreglass bodies, to make their own sports cars.  Fairthrope already had an established car, the excellent Electron (and smaller Electron Minor), and the Fairthorpe Rockette was a similar venture.  
Read the full review on Classic Car Digest, it’s here, to see why there is no photo!

    Fairthorpe Rockette (Full Review)

    In the early 1960s many small companies took proprietary parts from normal production cars and used these, along with fibreglass bodies, to make their own sports cars.  Fairthrope already had an established car, the excellent Electron (and smaller Electron Minor), and the Fairthorpe Rockette was a similar venture.  

    Read the full review on Classic Car Digest, it’s here, to see why there is no photo!

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  • Daimler Majestic 
Building high class, luxury transport was a British speciality and Daimler, the other one of the big three luxury car makers, produced some of the most splendid and well-appointed cars available.
Daimler Majestic mini-review on Classic Car Digest

    Daimler Majestic

    Building high class, luxury transport was a British speciality and Daimler, the other one of the big three luxury car makers, produced some of the most splendid and well-appointed cars available.

    Daimler Majestic mini-review on Classic Car Digest

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Citroën BX19 GTi
Created as a large, comfy, 5-door hatchback or estate, the Citroën BX19 was a class car but this mini-review is about the GTi version which was the top of the range model for performance. 
Citroën BX19 GTi mini-review on Classic Car Digest

    Citroën BX19 GTi

    Created as a large, comfy, 5-door hatchback or estate, the Citroën BX19 was a class car but this mini-review is about the GTi version which was the top of the range model for performance. 

    Citroën BX19 GTi mini-review on Classic Car Digest

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  • Renault 4 (Full Review)
The Renault 4 was derived from the long-lived Renault 4CV and, having longevity in its genes, was produced in more or less the same form from 1961 until 1992, a total production run of 32 years.
Renault 4 Full Review on Classic Car Digest

    Renault 4 (Full Review)

    The Renault 4 was derived from the long-lived Renault 4CV and, having longevity in its genes, was produced in more or less the same form from 1961 until 1992, a total production run of 32 years.

    Renault 4 Full Review on Classic Car Digest

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