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Dave Leadbetter commented on the post, Prime Find of the Week: Rare Entry Ticket to the Legendary Group B 8 years, 7 months ago
Nice find! What a strange Citroen publicity video though, it’s five minutes before we get a glimpse of their car rather than all their competitors’ products. Interesting motor, and almost certainly the cheapest […]
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Dave Leadbetter commented on the post, Suck or Blow 8 years, 7 months ago
I’m not a fan of turbos, if additional shove is required a supercharger seems a much better principle. The oldest turbocharged car I’ve driven would have been an early Subaru Impreza but despite all the years of […]
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Dave Leadbetter commented on the post, Blossoming Late: How the Manta Got Lucky 8 years, 7 months ago
It’s like Tony comments above – Opel used to make some interesting cars. As the brand was never adopted for the mainstream models in the UK we didn’t see the more tedious Opels here, they wore Vauxhall badges […]
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Dave Leadbetter commented on the post, Lancia Thema 8.32 – Designed by Ferrari! Built by Ducati! 8 years, 7 months ago
One of those cars that I’m glad exists but am also glad I don’t own because I think it may be a disappointment. Was this first electrical “active” rear spoiler on a production car?
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Dave Leadbetter commented on the post, Blossoming Late: How the Manta Got Lucky 8 years, 7 months ago
Yes, the last GM car that really appeals to me is the Senator 24v but I do hold a nostalgic affection for their 70s and 80s range. I was very pleased to see a Mk1 Cavalier saloon at Bicester last time but my […]
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Dave Leadbetter wrote a new post 8 years, 8 months ago
Plastic surgery kept the Manta looking fresh and sexy. And that’s all we ask for, right?
Marketing sells cars. An average product will get a boost from clever marketing, but an excellent product may remain […]
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Dave Leadbetter commented on the post, Bring 'Fun' Back into the Commute 8 years, 8 months ago
Yes, but the 505 was a 1970s design before they chased the supermini market and went on a cost stripping exercise (ultimately to save the company). That 505 we found at Bicester last time was fabulous.
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Dave Leadbetter commented on the post, Park Assist the Old-Fashioned Way 8 years, 8 months ago
That’s actually brilliant! :)
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Dave Leadbetter commented on the post, Bring 'Fun' Back into the Commute 8 years, 8 months ago
You’d need a 70s grand prix driver’s attitude to risk to drive any 80s Peugeot as a daily (and I say that having had a couple of 205s). Flimsy is not a sufficient word. It’s all relative but even so…
Saab […]
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Dave Leadbetter commented on the post, Bring 'Fun' Back into the Commute 8 years, 8 months ago
Good point Claus. Recently he’s been droning on about how he’s been forced to drive the same old car for 25 years. Well, it must be worn out by now so an LS swap would be the obvious thing.
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Dave Leadbetter commented on the post, Bring 'Fun' Back into the Commute 8 years, 8 months ago
A quick check indicates you’ve probably missed the boat on affordable Alfa 75s, and you wouldn’t want a “project” one of those…
A decent BMW E28 5 series is still within your budget in the UK and they’re […]
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Dave Leadbetter commented on the post, Bring 'Fun' Back into the Commute 8 years, 8 months ago
I have actually driven a UK spec Lexus IS200 and quite a decent thing, as in not spectacular, but fine. Not much point swopping a six pot E46 for one though as the Lexus is basically just a slower alternative that […]
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Dave Leadbetter commented on the post, The Keyfob: Every Classic's Faithful Companion 8 years, 8 months ago
I have a HoverTravel one because Hovercraft are supercool and an approved 1970s way of getting around.
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Dave Leadbetter commented on the post, Bring 'Fun' Back into the Commute 8 years, 8 months ago
That photo of the 2.8i Capri… that’s me distracted for the rest of the day.
I used to have 2.8i Capris as dailies, but they were only 15-ish years old then so much the same as your 330 is now. I’m […]
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Dave Leadbetter wrote a new post 8 years, 8 months ago
There have been a number of articles on ViaRETRO recently about obscure Japanese cars, and I’d bet there are not many people who could claim to simultaneously be an expert on the Hino Contessa, Subaru 360 or T […]
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Dave Leadbetter commented on the post, Does Santa Drive a Classic? 8 years, 8 months ago
No Mercury Comet, TVR Vixen or Opel Blitz(en). Other reindeer are available…
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Dave Leadbetter wrote a new post 8 years, 9 months ago
At ViaRetro we’re advocates of using our cars, and what better way to treat your relic than putting it in an environment it was probably never designed for and seeing what falls off? Yes, it’s time to go on a Tra […]
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Dave Leadbetter wrote a new post 8 years, 11 months ago
We’ve got a special treat for you today, as Dave Leadbetter debuts as a guest writer here on ViaRETRO. Not just is Dave a diehard classic car enthusiast like the rest of us, but he also has a profound passion and […]
