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Tweeting on the history of the British motor industry plus car advertising among other things. He/Him.

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Factoid Extra: Well, you might just Q that claim, but here’s your reminder that 50yrs ago the Marina was the UK’s 2nd best selling car, the last time a BL/AR/Rover car would finish runner-up in the annual Top 10…

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2023-04-03

Factoid Extra: To the Jaguar Series III XJ, launched this week 44yrs ago…

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2023-03-31

Factoid Extra: Quite the ad, not only do you get the rare Alfa Romeo Junior Z, you also learn that Alfa Romeo serviced Alitalia’s aero engines - that’s a prime fact 👍
(📸:IG a/c makeplaneadsgreatagain)

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2023-03-22

Factoid Extra: The Austin Marina US launch brochure made much of its associations with other BL brands, but only one, the MGB, was relevant, given the shared use of the 1.8-litre B-Series engine…
(📸:BL Chronicles)

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2023-02-06

Factoid Extra: Nobody needs reminding of the Marina’s famous & much-used door handles but here’s a quick reminder there was some heft behind that neat design…

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2022-12-30

Factoid Extra: Amazing what a well-applied bit of burr walnut, lighter upholstery, dash plastics & door trim did for the Rover 600’s interior compared to the Honda Accord as essentially they had the same interiors…

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2022-12-22

Factoid Extra: Neatly designed & full of character, the Peugeot 106 effectively replaced the lower 205 models when it arrived late 1991.
A tough act to follow, but this car was more than able to meet that challenge…

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2022-12-09

Factoid Extra: The B12 Sunny ZX Coupé, a car that’s not terribly well remembered & was known as the Hikari in Mexico, which actually is the Japanese for ‘sunny’…

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2022-11-03

Factoid Extra: Some classic early ‘70s cars with a classic early ‘70s colour in a brochure with a slogan that became iconic in the ‘80s - Vorsprung durch Technik…

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2022-11-01

Factoid Extra: The AX had some pretty eye-catching launch ads & here’s the one they used for the UK, but the print version only hints at the extraordinary skills of the stunts…

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2022-10-08