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Classic Car Renault 4

renault_4_photo1.jpgIn the 1960s cars made abroad were manufactured for a slightly different market which affected how they sold in this country and the manufacturer Renault is a good example.

Then, as now, France was a much larger area, more rural and with long, relatively poor quality, roads between villages and cars needed to reflect this in their design. Thus the small Renault cars were much more practical vehicles, coping with a more versatile terrain and accommodating a variable selection of loads at the expense of style. For the British motorist this was both a bonus or a curse.

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Ford Lotus Cortina

ford_lotus_cortina_1The Ford Cortina MK I was a very popular car that ran from 1963 to 1966 and sold in vast numbers. However, it was very much a bland, everyday car until, that is, Lotus got hold of one!

Always trying to attract as many potential buyers as possible, Ford already offered a slightly souped version of the Cortina called the Cortina GT which poured out 78 instead of 60 bhp. This was quite a good car in itself and appealed to the more sporting motorist so where did the Lotus fit in to the scheme of things?

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Classic Cars Skoda 1000MB

Photo1_skoda_calssic_60s_carAn inexpensive car that is economical to drive, with good performance and which can do a variety of different jobs without complaint is the holy grail of the car industry. So, how did the Skoda fare?

Skoda had been planning this car for many years trying various designs to come up with a car that would, effectively, be all things to all people. This design, which became available in the UK in 1965, was an imaginative and hopeful design for the future of the factory. The letters MB, incidentally, stand for Mladá Boleslav the location of the factory in the North of the Czech Republic.

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Classic Cars Rover 2000 P6

rover 2000 classic carThe Rover P6 – the 2000 – was one of the classic cars that, for those who pay a little more for their transport, defined the comfort and style of the 1960s and was enormously popular.

It was stylish with reasonable performance, comfortable but, particular in TC form, quick and with neat handling for its size. But most of all it was designed for effortless, long distance cruising and it’s here that most sales went

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Music – The UFO Club

UFO-card_60s_musicIn 1960s music the UFO club is a legendary venue that, in its short existence, saw the grooming of a supergroup and top performances from some of the most influential bands of the time.

The venue for the club was located in the basement of 31 Tottenham Court Rd in Camden Town, London W1 (I believe near to where the Odeon Cinema is now) in 1966.

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Classic Car – Porsche 911

Photo 1 porsche 911A successor to the 356, in 1963 at the Frankfurt Motor Show the new flat 6 Porsche 911 was greeted as the Porsche to end all Porsches. It was good but was it that good?

The Porsche 911
The body, designed in house, was completely new but at the same time retaining the ‘look’ that makes all Porsches distinctive. It’s a 2 occasional 4 seater (it says) with a good sized boot for a GT car although, to be fair, the back seats are really only suitable for children or small adults. In fact, the back seats fold down to form a useful luggage rack for a case or overnight bag.

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Car VW Beetle – The Beetle Decade!

vw beetle 60s classic car

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The Volkswagen Beetle was produced, believe it or not, from 1938 until 2003 – that’s 65 years – and in that time it hardly changed at all.

That is, hardly changed externally; the shrewd people at Volkswagen were always prepared to update to keep the car abreast of modern trends and to do what was necessary to make it worth owning.

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Classic Car‭ ‬-‭ Hillman Imp

hillman imp 60sFar more sophisticated and much cleverer than it looked, the Hillman Imp was very much a car of the 1960s.

Produced by the Rootes Group, the Imp was not an answer, they said, to the already successful Mini but a car in its own right. However, like a Mini in reverse, it was a revolutionary small car that had the engine in the boot and a very smart and up-the-minute body.
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