Many thousands of Brits perused cars from all over Europe and America
157 specialist brands gather at the London motor show, with new-age tech and leaps in refinement
Seat expanded its horizons into the UK with its Ibiza, Malaga saloon (pictured) and Malaga hatch
Seat arrives in the UK as a "nuisance", the Isuzu Piazza Turbo worries us and we meet Ayrton Senna
Belgian forces pioneered the use of armoured cars
Cars were used for all kinds of purposes during the Great War - we took a look at exactly what
37,397 Mk1s were built from 1955-59; spats signal smaller engine
Jaguar Mk1 road tested, US government acts on safety, Western Zündapp arrives and the East makes a Horch
Five factory-prepared A110s were among no fewer than 13 Alpine entries
Alpine finally wins the Alpine Rally against a string of competition from Porsche, Alfa Romeo and Lancia
The Fiat 124 Sport Coupé had peaky power and handling "near to perfection"
Fiat's outstanding sports car, Morgan goes V8, and the first in-car cassette player
Leather-lined EVs were for the wealthy, as this cabbie’s get-up shows
London's first self-propelled, all-electric taxi draws in waves of criticism
The MVS Venturi launched in 1986 with the 200bhp inline four from the Peugeot 505 Turbo
France's MVS sets its sights on Alpine, Peugeot upgrades the 205 GTi, and Subaru builds a Ford Capri rival
In heat one of the main event, Alberto Ascari led away in the “blunt and ugly” Ferrari 125
All-Italian action as Ferrari and Maserati battle it out at a very warm Silverstone F1 race
The 265 GLE's biggest asset was its very generous stowage compartment
Volvo storms market with all-practical estate, Chrysler's shock withdrawal, the unbeaten Ferrari Daytona
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