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  • 60 years of Carry on Cabby: vintage film comedy and cars at their best

    The Pinewood classic is up there with James Bond for spectacular automotive product placement

    By Andrew B Roberts 21 Nov 2023, 12:30pm
    Charles Hawtrey in Carry on Cabby, 1963
  • 'Sold on its sheer conventionality': the Ford Orion at 40

    The Orion was a staple of company car fleets and a ‘dad car’ to many children of the 1980s. Here, we celebrate its 40th anniversary

    By Andrew B Roberts 10 Nov 2023, 7:00pm
    Today, there are only 248 Orions still on the road
  • UK’s rarest: 1975 Audi 80 GT, one of only three left

    The Audi 80 stole sales from Brits including the Triumph Dolomite, cementing the German brand’s position as a rival to BMW and Mercedes

    By Andrew B Roberts 3 Nov 2023, 5:00pm
    Paul Preston's 1975 Audi 80 GT
  • UK’s rarest cars: 1974 Opel Commodore B 2.8 GS Automatic – the only one left

    The Commodore was rated highly by the media, yet it never sold well and only one now remains on UK roads

    By Andrew B Roberts 20 Oct 2023, 7:00pm
    In left-hand drive form, this 1974 Opel Commodore would have been the perfect vehicle for Charles Bronson to drive in a 1970s  thriller
  • 1978 Vauxhall VX 2300 GLS, one of only two left

    The Vauxhall VX was a classic case of a fine car launched too late, and now there are very few left on UK roads

    By Andrew B Roberts 13 Oct 2023, 12:30pm
    The VX 2300 GLS came with four headlights, front fog lamps, metallic paint and a vinyl roof – to appeal to provincial sybarites
  • UK’s rarest cars: 1963 pre-production Austin 1800, the only one left

    This pre-production Austin ‘Landcrab’ was originally used for development work at BMC, but still survives 60 years later

    By Andrew B Roberts 6 Oct 2023, 12:35pm
    One of a kind: the Landcrab
  • UK’s rarest cars: 1974 Leyland P76, one of three left

    The Leyland P76 was a failed British venture built for the Australian market, and this may well be the only working example in the UK today

    By Andrew B Roberts 29 Sep 2023, 11:30am
    Paint finishes of the P76 included the very 1970s shades of 'Am Eye Blue' or 'Plum Loco'
  • UK’s rarest cars: 1990 Vauxhall Belmont 1.6GL, one of 27 left

    The classic car was rivaling the likes of Ford Orion and the Volkswagen Jetta back in the late 1980s

    By Andrew B Roberts 22 Sep 2023, 12:30pm
    Vauxhall Belmont was first sold in the UK in 1986
  • UK’s rarest cars: 1967 Fiat 2300 Familiare Automatic, one of only 12 left

    A luxury estate for those with ‘continental tastes’, the Fiat 2300 won over the media but not so much the buying public

    By Andrew B Roberts 18 Sep 2023, 12:30pm
    Fiat 2300 Familiare: more often seen in the motoring press than on the road
  • UK’s rarest cars: 1983 Renault 20TX, star of the Silverstone Festival and the only one left

    This car may not be as glamorous as some other classics, but it won the hearts of the Silverstone Festival crowds

    By Andrew B Roberts 8 Sep 2023, 12:30pm
    1983 Renault 20TX Silverstone Festival classic cars motoring
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  • UK’s rarest cars: 1975 Wolseley 18-22, one of only six left on UK roads

    There’s nothing like a brown Wolseley to bring a touch of glamour to our MotorEasy display of UK’s rarest cars at Silverstone Festival 2023

    By Andrew B Roberts 25 Aug 2023, 7:00pm
    1975 Wolseley 18-22
  • Telegraph’s ‘Rarest Cars’ to star at Silverstone Festival 2023

    Go and see some of Telegraph Car’s ‘Rarest Cars’ star at the Silverstone Festival from August 25-27

    By Andrew B Roberts 18 Aug 2023, 12:30pm
    The Telegraph’s ‘UK’s Rarest Cars’ will parade around the track at lunchtime on Saturday 26th August
  • UK’s rarest cars: 1989 Fiat Panda 4x4, one of only 11 left on British roads

    The original Fiat Panda is a rarity already, but the 4x4 version is rarer still and has cult status among enthusiasts

    By Andrew B Roberts 11 Aug 2023, 2:06pm
    fiat panda
  • UK’s rarest cars: 1971 Ford Cortina 1600L Mk3 Estate, one of fewer than 100 left

    Never mind Steve McQueen’s Mustang, the Mk3 Cortina is Ford’s real on-screen icon

    By Andrew B Roberts 4 Aug 2023, 12:27pm
    ford rarest
  • UK’s rarest cars: 1972 Toyota Crown Coupes, two of just six left

    To most British buyers, the Crown Coupe was a car of outrageous, almost vulgar levels of luxury

    By Andrew B Roberts 28 Jul 2023, 12:30pm
    Toyota launched the Crown family in 1955 as a 1.5-litre saloon
  • UK's rarest cars: 1992 Alfa Romeo 33 Sport Wagon, one of only two left

    The Alfa Romeo 33 never achieved hall of fame status, like its predecessor the Alfasud, but it sold well and is now a rare modern classic

    By Andrew B Roberts 18 Jul 2023, 6:00pm
    1992 Alfa Romeo 33 Sport Wagon 16V
  • UK’s rarest cars: 1971 Vauxhall Firenza 1300SL, the only one left

    The Vauxhall Firenza was the British brand’s answer to the Ford Capri, but it never saw great success

    By Andrew B Roberts 7 Jul 2023, 6:32pm
    ‘Only 43 remain on the road today, and Christopher Yearby’s Flamenco Red example is the only 1300SL still in us,’ says Roberts
  • UK’s rarest cars: 1989 Lada Niva, one of only 55 left on British roads

    The fact that many of these Russian-made workhorses remain in use is testament to their ruggedness – although rust killed a lot

    By Andrew B Roberts 30 Jun 2023, 12:30pm
    The Niva’s origins date from the early 1960s, when the former USSR’s Ministry of the Automotive Industry started planning a small off-road vehicle.
  • UK’s rarest cars: 1968 Bedford HA Roma, one of only 18 left on British roads

    This ultra-compact campervan has beds for three people thanks to ingenious design and execution, making the Roma the doyenne of the outdoors

    By Andrew B Roberts 23 Jun 2023, 12:30pm
    Bedford placed heavy marketing emphasis on the Roma's versatility
  • UK’s rarest cars: 1991 Nissan Primera 2.0 GS, one of only a handful left on British roads

    This British-built Japanese saloon was poised to upset Ford and Vauxhall’s dominance of the crucial fleet sector. What went wrong?

    By Andrew B Roberts 16 Jun 2023, 12:30pm
    1991 Nissan Primera f34
  • UK’s rarest cars: 1971 Triumph 1500, one of only 84 left on British roads

    66,353 examples of this well-furnished saloon were made but somehow it never received the acclaim afforded to perhaps more glamorous models

    By Andrew B Roberts 9 Jun 2023, 1:01pm
    'A car that will collect jealous glances wherever it appears.'
  • UK’s rarest cars: 1989 Lancia Prisma, one of only four left on British roads

    This highly regarded saloon failed to catch on after the Italian firm’s high-profile rust issues of the 1970s

    By Andrew B Roberts 4 Jun 2023, 8:00am
    1989 Prisma f34
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