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Tony Wawryk commented on the post, Corona Cruising in a Sick Wagon 6 years, 1 month ago
Interesting…since lockdown, our two modern BMW’s have probably done no more than 200 miles between them; indeed, I have as of this month taken mine off the road (SORN) and am currently arguing with my insurance […]
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Tony Wawryk wrote a new post 6 years, 2 months ago
Back in 1967, a car was launched onto an unsuspecting world that set new standards in aerodynamic design, came with disc brakes and independent suspension all round, and offered performance from a sub-1-litre […]
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Tony Wawryk wrote a new post 6 years, 2 months ago
I was originally going to start this piece with a brief look at just how interesting French cars used to be; like many on the ViaRETRO team and indeed many classic car enthusiasts in general, I have a soft spot […]
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Tony Wawryk commented on the post, Tuning Nostalgia: Irmscher Style 6 years, 2 months ago
@andrew, not forgetting the not one but two German films dedicated to the Manta B and it’s drivers – Manta,Manta – (from whence came the song you mention) and Manta – Der Film.
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Tony Wawryk wrote a new post 6 years, 2 months ago
Following Dave’s flight of fancy Prime Find last week – and you can’t have too many photographs of a Lamborghini Miura, can you? – we have plummeted back down to earth this week with a car that could hardly be fur […]
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Tony Wawryk wrote a new post 6 years, 2 months ago
During my time at British Leyland, I was present at a number of new model launch events, some spectacular, some less so. The launch of the Austin Montego, seeming to float down in the darkness on a hydraulic […]
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Tony Wawryk wrote a new post 6 years, 3 months ago
As the COVID-19 lockdown continues to restrict movement around most of Europe and other parts of the globe, one’s thoughts turn frequently to the day when such limitations are lifted and we can all drive around i […]
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Tony Wawryk commented on the post, The Strange Illusion of the Chevrolet Hatch 6 years, 3 months ago
@Ken, I haven’t seen an Ascona saloon with a Manta front end, but I did see this Asconta/Mascona (?) estate last year at the NEC, and thought it looked really good, actually
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Tony Wawryk commented on the post, 100 Years of Alvis (A Few Months Late) 6 years, 3 months ago
There’s much to admire about many of the cars Alvis made, but I really like the TD, TE and TF series, both saloons and dropheads – very stylish, elegant cars for touring in. The Graber-bodied cars are especially […]
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Tony Wawryk wrote a new post 6 years, 3 months ago
Everyone knows Detroit as the centre of the US motor industry, it’s motor town – it’s even had a record label named after it. Of course, it’s no longer what it was, but then, what is?
In the UK, many people think […]
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Tony Wawryk commented on the post, Visual Sunday: A Plastic Facelift for this Coming Springtime? 6 years, 3 months ago
@jakob356 – so the red Italian convertible gets away with being a 20-year difference between car and body, but not the Riley? ;)
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Tony Wawryk commented on the post, Prime Find of the Week: A Stylish 1953 Family Saloon 6 years, 3 months ago
no denying that the next owner is getting a lot of 1950’s saloon car for his money…”
@anders and that’s kind of the point – what makes this Riley a Prime Find (for me, at least) is that while it is adm […]
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Tony Wawryk wrote a new post 6 years, 3 months ago
We’ve spent this past week taking a look back at the world of motoring as it was 67 years ago – how different things were then! – and in keeping with our 1953 theme, we thought we’d finish the week with a Prime F […]
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Tony Wawryk commented on the post, In Defence of the Jaguar S-Type 6 years, 4 months ago
You’ve put up a sterling defence, Dave, but we’re never going to agree on this one. Yes, the S-Type has lines and character, and I don’t doubt it’s a good drive and very probably good to own but that doesn’t stop […]
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Tony Wawryk wrote a new post 6 years, 4 months ago
Here at ViaRETRO we love a good obscurity and it’s sometimes surprising where they turn up. You may imagine that finding such gems means you need an encyclopaedic knowledge of low volume manufacturers and a p […]
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Tony Wawryk commented on the post, Visual Sunday : Oh Oh… 6 years, 4 months ago
@Neil yes, it is indeed Raymond Mays, but apparently on Caerphilly mountain hill climb in 1924, in “Cordon Bleu”, one of his two Bugatti’s at the time. And yes, I had to look it up! I love the look on his face!
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Tony Wawryk wrote a new post 6 years, 4 months ago
With all the lockdowns, curfews, social distancing and general shutting down of pretty much everything that constitutes fun, the vicarious pleasure of surfing the internet looking for or just gazing wistfully at […]
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Tony Wawryk commented on the post, Fiat Moretti Sportiva: I Want One! 6 years, 4 months ago
..just stunning…
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Tony Wawryk commented on the post, Fiat Moretti Sportiva: I Want One! 6 years, 4 months ago
Moretti was a new name to me until I saw this pair at the Auto Italia Day at Brooklands in 2018, but the Moretti that really grabbed my attention was the 2300SS that follows…
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Tony Wawryk wrote a new post 6 years, 4 months ago
After weeks of escalating biological, medical and economic crises and the cancellation of many mass events, especially those of a sporting nature – I now have nothing to watch on TV (OK, slight exaggeration, but n […]
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