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Dave Leadbetter commented on the post, Status on a Keeper: Five Years With My Scimitar GTE 6 years, 3 months ago
I have two questions:
1. When did you become a 1970s crime fighting maverick detective who plays by his own rules and answers to nobody?
2. Assuming point one above, how does the magnetic flashing blue police […] -
Dave Leadbetter wrote a new post 6 years, 3 months ago
Toyota Corollas are pretty common cars by any measure. First produced in 1966, the Corolla earned the title of best-selling car worldwide by 1974 and continued gathering pace throughout its numerous generations. […]
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Dave Leadbetter wrote a new post 6 years, 3 months ago
The 1970s and 1980s were good times for European tuning companies. Alpina were coupled to BMW and AMG were integral to the Mercedes-Benz performance range, but another name that was riding high has all but […]
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Dave Leadbetter commented on the post, Visual Sunday: A Plastic Facelift for this Coming Springtime? 6 years, 4 months ago
Better looking than the original.
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Dave Leadbetter commented on the post, A Look Back to April 1953 – Motor Sport News 6 years, 4 months ago
Not unless you disconnect the front shafts…
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Dave Leadbetter commented on the post, This Week in Motoring 1953 – Part One 6 years, 4 months ago
“if cars become too straightforward they will end up in the hands of people who, while perhaps just about able to operate the car, are not sufficiently cerebrally equipped to operate it in a safe manner on public […]
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Dave Leadbetter commented on the post, Prime Find of the Week: The Familiar Sight of a Kadett City 6 years, 4 months ago
Good proposal to ditch the 1.2 litres.
Various capacities of the four cylinder Opel CIH engine will fit as they’re all the same block, they were available from the factory in 1.9 and 2.0 litre form in the […]
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Dave Leadbetter commented on the post, Prime Find of the Week: The Familiar Sight of a Kadett City 6 years, 4 months ago
Buy it.
But what really caught my attention is the statistic that the hatchback City accounted for 15% of Kadett C sales. Colour me surprised, but I really would have expected it to dominate the share. A […]
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Dave Leadbetter commented on the post, In Defence of the Jaguar S-Type 6 years, 4 months ago
Remind Gerry to set an extra long timer on his gift box, as due to virus measures we’re currently letting all packages sit in the mail room for 72 hours before opening.
;)
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Dave Leadbetter commented on the post, The Strange Illusion of the Chevrolet Hatch 6 years, 4 months ago
Anders, I’m glad somebody else appreciates the Chevrolet Hatch.
But yes, as I was researching this article I ended up wasting even more time than usual down rabbit holes looking at Kadett Citys (cities?). […]
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Dave Leadbetter commented on the post, In Defence of the Jaguar S-Type 6 years, 4 months ago
At the risk of alienating the readership (again)…
@yrhmblhst – you were doing so well until you voiced your support for the PT Cruiser and the Chrysler Crossfire… ;)
Seriously though, the PT Cruiser […]
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Dave Leadbetter wrote a new post 6 years, 4 months ago
In these days of restricted pleasures, our Prime Find feature still provides a safe haven for window shopping. We’re a fairly broad church here at ViaRETRO and our personal tastes vary, but I opened Tony W […]
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Dave Leadbetter commented on the post, Fiat Moretti Sportiva: I Want One! 6 years, 4 months ago
Quite a pretty thing, kind of like a cross between a Fiat Dino and Ginetta G15. I’d agree the front end isn’t quite right though, and the single headlamps do it no favours. Twin headlamps and a Dino-esque grille […]
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Dave Leadbetter commented on the post, Coronavirus Doesn’t Spare Our Classic Car Scene 6 years, 4 months ago
It wouldn’t be so bad if it was raining but this morning promises a beautiful spring day, and with such masterful timing I’m officially on holiday. However, the headline on the front page of The Times reads “You […]
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Dave Leadbetter commented on the post, 200 km/h is fast – and that's official! 6 years, 4 months ago
Around the turn of the century I was working for Ford Motor Co, and had reason to drive from Cologne to Chemnitz to visit a supplier. We took a 2.5 V6 Mondeo out of the engineering pool and thrashed this thing […]
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Dave Leadbetter commented on the post, Classic Rivals: Ford Cortina and Sierra vs Vauxhall Cavalier 6 years, 4 months ago
The yellow Mk1 Cavalier saloon on the front cover of the brochure that you use as the last photo to illustrate this article is the very same car that appears 40 odd years later in the photo near the top of the […]
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Dave Leadbetter commented on the post, Visual Sunday: Did You Ever Look This Cool? 6 years, 5 months ago
You can’t tell us that and not provide a photograph of the dog?!
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Dave Leadbetter commented on the post, Historic Monte Carlo Rally – “Historic” Just Became Youthful 6 years, 5 months ago
However, I’ll concede there are plenty of cars in the 1981, 1982 and 1983 lists above that I’d happily give garage space to…
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Dave Leadbetter commented on the post, Historic Monte Carlo Rally – “Historic” Just Became Youthful 6 years, 5 months ago
Don’t get me started. This is a topic in which I have a stake, campaigning an MSUK Category 2 car (pre-1975). When I bought the car, Cat 2 was the latest that was eligible for an overall win in the HRCR […]
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Dave Leadbetter wrote a new post 6 years, 5 months ago
We normally talk about the past on ViaRETRO but today I need to talk to you about the future. I don’t like it and I doubt you will either. The war on internal combustion has escalated quite alarmingly in the p […]
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