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The Carchive: The MK2 Honda Ballade
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Welcome back to the Carchive, where we look at the dealer literature of the past through the magnifying glass of hindsight, and give me an excuse to hoard vast quantities of old crap into the bargain. The ’80s were a fascinating era for cars, with lots of great new ideas and crazy blind alleys being…
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The Carchive: The 1975 Colt Celeste
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It’s high time that we took a step back from the motoring cutting edge to reflect on the good, the extremely bad and the irretrievably ugly that has gone before, and take a few moments to contemplate whether intents were delivered or promises were broken. To discover how we got from the past to the…
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The Carchive: The 1989 Hyundai Sonata
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If you enjoyed our regular delves into The Carchive last year, you’ll probably easily tolerate them in 2015. For the uninitiated, this feature (which tends to be posted at slightly irregular intervals) is more-or-less unique in its scope. Nowhere else on the internet does anybody take the time to fillet and digest forgotten, worthless brochures…
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The Carchive: Re-living a 1994 Motorshow!
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I’m an extremely lucky chap. Among my possessions I find a great wealth of motoring memorabilia of every imaginable description, including a majestic “Road Works Ahead” sign that was definitely, 100% happened upon by law-abiding means. Totally. One item stands head and shoulders above the rest, though, in terms of sheer collectibility and must-have-ness, especially…
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The Carchive: Ford Aerostar
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On selecting a volume to dissect today I found myself in a quandary. Of course, from my perspective the Ford Aerostar is obviously worthy of discussion because I can count the number I’ve seen in the last five years on NO fingers. But then there’s every chance that you guys each have one in your…
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The Carchive: Honda Acty
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Yesterday we looked at the Ford Aerostar, a machine extremely thin-on-the-ground over here. Today we look at a car which could very probably fit between the front seats of the Ford, and which is probably less often seen in the Land Of The Free. The Aerostar was more Van than Minivan, but what does that…
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The Carchive: Ford Sierra, A Uwe Bahnsen Tribute.
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When putting together Carchive posts I do my best to choose brochures and cars which will appeal to a broad cross-section of the Hooniversariat. Sometimes I get it right, sometimes a little less so. This time around, though, and with all due respect, I couldn’t care less about what anybody thinks about either the product…
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The Carchive: The Ford Laser
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With Nicola away for the weekend, having finished the vacuuming, cleaned out the rabbit, removed (most of) the weeds from the driveway and done my fare share of tidying, I can reward myself with a lengthy stroll around the dark, dank tunnels in which The Carchive has been crammed. There’s a strange smell down there,…
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The Carchive: '87 Lada
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Disaster has befallen The Carchive! Descending the ladder into one of the lower levels, my feet touched down with a splash, not a smack. No idea how long the water has been there, but it’s decimated a lot of top-class material. I can kiss goodbye to all my pre-war Delahaye stuff, my Bugatti brochures, the…
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The Carchive: Daihatsu Applause
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“Saloon, hatchback- or simply the best of both worlds?” Yeah; that was it. The entire premise of the Daihatsu Applause was that it looked like a sedan but was actually a hatchback. And that’s it. Thanks for reading. See you next time.
