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Festival of the Unexceptional: the bad cars we love

Ever been to a classic car show and noticed how many old MGBs and sports cars of yesteryear have turned up, driven by their proud owners, but wondered what happened to all the more mainstream stuff? There are twice as many Ferrari 308 GTBs on the roads in the UK than Austin Allegros, because the everyday cars of the past fail MOTs, get chucked away and replaced with shiny new hatchbacks. Fortunately, there is a select group of people in the UK who care for the mundane stuff of yesterday and, because of this, a new event for “unexceptional” cars will be taking place this summer.

Bugatti Veyron Grand Sport & Super Sport China specials

Bugatti Veyron Super Sport - carbon fibre special for Chinese client Really, we don’t need to look at economic groups of nations - like the G8 or G20 – to judge how affluent a country is, or is becoming. We should just look which countries buy a custom-built  Bugatti Veyron. After all, titivating a Bugatti Veyron – any Bugatti Veyron –  means there has to be a decent amount of cash floating around at the top of the financial tree.

Smart ForTwo (2006): first official pictures

By Phil McNamara First Official Pictures 10 November 2006 08:31 New Smart ForTwo: the lowdown These are the first pictures of the new Smart ForTwo, which goes on sale in the UK in September 2007. The Mk2 city car looks much the same, but it's had a thorough overhaul. In comes a 1.0-litre engine with more power, mated to an automated manual transmission that's claimed to eliminate today's slow and jerky changes.