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Audi was in a restrained mood when promoting its upmarket models for 1982, emphasising the economy of its 100 saloon and the hatchback Avant version. Even the high-performance new turbocharged 200 5T and its injected 5E sister were all about fuel efficiency. #carbrochure #Audi
@mkn1ght In the 80s, after the brands were merged in Britain, Opel was originally kept on the sporty Manta and Monza models, but this changed when the Calibra arrived, which sold well as a Vauxhall.
Absent from Britain since WW2, Opel returned in the late '60s, with this early range brochure calling the cars 'The Iron Fist in a Velvet Glove'. Precedence was given to the larger Rekord/Commodore series, although the Kadett and Olympia were also on offer. #carbrochure #Opel
One disadvantage of GM's plethora of brands is it never had a truly global mass marque. The rebranding of Korean Daewoos as Chevrolets seemed one way this could be achieved. This 2007 UK brochure on the Lacetti comes from this strange, short-lived time. #carbrochure #Chevrolet
Mitsuoka is considered Japan's 10th car manufacturer. Well-known for its Viewt model, it has produced a wide range of unusual vehicles over the years. This 2001 Japanese brochure features the retro-style Ryoga saloon, based on a 1500cc Nissan Sunny/Sentra. #carbrochure #Mitsuoka
After WW2, the car side of Steyr-Daimler-Puch concentrated on building selected Fiat models under licence with Steyr engines - the last ones were early examples of the 126. The company was best known outside Austria for its rugged 4X4 models like the Haflinger.
I don't usually collect pre-WW2 brochures but here's an exception. The streamlined 'Baby' Steyr Typ 55 was a 4-seater well ahead of its time. Born amid the darkest of times for Austria, it debuted as the 50 in 1936 before this improved version arrived in 1938. #carbrochure #Steyr
This second-generation Isuzu Gemini was even exported to Germany for a while in the late 80s, but the Irmscher name was not used there. The sporty hatch version was instead simply called the Gemini GTI.
In the days when it was called the Beta Coupé and sold with non-supercharged 1300, 1600 and 2000 engines, Lancia had tried hard to imbue the car with the heritage and glamour of the rally-winning Stratos.
@WellSid_Cycles Everyone remembers the final Anglia of the 60s, but it was a long-running nameplate over different bodies, including this early post-war one.