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Renault's first post-war sports car, the Frua-styled Caravelle, is featured in 1100S form in this English-language brochure from around 1964. Related to the rear-engined Dauphine, it was at its purest as a convertible, shown with its detachable hardtop.

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2023-03-31

At the time of this 1976 Argentinian Ford Falcon brochure the country was entering a dark period of military dictatorship in which the Falcon acquired a sinister notoriety from its association with death squads who tortured and killed opponents of the regime.

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2023-03-16

The two-stroke Auto Union 1000S coupé was a small car marketed as a cut above more ordinary rivals. Launched in 1958, it is charmingly illustrated in this German brochure. The grille features the four rings of the Auto Union, still used by Audi today.

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2023-03-10

North American car tastes were very different from the rest of the world in the '70s. The short-lived Ford Elite was a 5.8-litre 2-door 'mid-size' hardtop which was promoted on its 'graceful lines' inspired by the larger Ford Thunderbird 'personal luxury car'.

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2023-03-05

In the USA Chrysler badge-engineered the Mitsubishi Galant as the Dodge Colt, but in Canada things were a bit different: it also got a Plymouth twin, the Cricket, seen in this 1974 brochure and available in three bodystyles.

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2023-01-26

German carmarker Glas also used Goggomobil as a brand name, initially for its microcars but later for a larger 600cc or 700cc saloon, known as the Isar in Germany. For English-speaking markets it was the Goggomobil Royal. The design was made from 1959-65.

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2023-01-19

A Pontiac that never was, the G8 6.0-litre pick-up was supposed to join the range for the 2010 model year. It was based on the Ute version of the Australian Holden Commodore. Unfortunately events overtook the plans, as Pontiac itself was terminated in 2009.

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2023-01-02

The 'new' Talbot marque's supermini, the Samba, was all-too-obviously a warmed-over Peugeot 104, so to add interest to the range a cabriolet version built by Pininfarina was fast-tracked to launch. It was then said to be the world's smallest convertible.

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2022-12-09

Hyundai's new FWD mid-size car, the Lantra (also known as Elantra in some markets) was an important addition to the company's range, taking over from the outdated Stellar. Only sold as a saloon, it came in 1.6GLSi and Cdi versions in this 1991 UK brochure.

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2022-10-13

Ahead of today's historic state funeral for Queen Elizabeth, here's a reminder that in the 1950s the traditional Daimler marque was very much the choice of the British Royal family. This brochure features a typical model of the era, the 1954 Regency mkII.

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2022-09-19

Effectively a Fiat 500 in a posher frock, the Autobianchi Bianchina was first launched in 1957. Its Panoramica estate version - capable of carrying four adults plus luggage - is shown in this 1960s brochure for France.

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2022-09-12

Mazda's first front-wheel-drive 323 (Familia in Japan, GLC in North America) proved an instant success all around the world. The hatchback and saloon typified the angular aerodynamic look of the era. This 1984 brochure is from Australia.

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2022-09-08

For a time Vauxhall had double access to the Canadian market, with Pontiac dealers selling Vauxhall-badged cars, while Chevrolet ones also sold them as the GM Envoy. The second-generation Envoy is shown here, with a look borrowed from the FB Victor VX4/90.

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2022-08-15

Incremental improvement was the order of the day at Škoda, and for 1982 its rear-engined saloons, called Super Estelle in the UK, gained bigger rear lights as well as a new rectangular headlight style for certain models. The 105S, 120L and LE feature here.

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2022-08-09

Occasionally I feel the need to share something really obscure, so here's an early-'50s brochure on the Rosengart Ariette. Made in Paris, it used an ancient 747cc engine based on that of the 1920s Austin 7, which Rosengart had built under licence pre-WW2.

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2022-08-04

While the later, square-cut 353 is the archetypal Wartburg, East Germany's most exported marque had an earlier incarnation, the rather stylish 311, made from 1956. This Belgian brochure features the 1000R and better-equipped President saloons.

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2022-07-27

The relationship between GM's Australian and South African divisions was decades-old, and blossomed anew in the post-apartheid era. This 2003 brochure features the Chevrolet Lumina, a 3.8 V6 or 5.7 V8 export version of the Holden Commodore VY.

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2022-07-20

The ZR was one of a trio of new MG models hastily developed from the existing Rover range after the company split from BMW, and was a sister to the 25. This 2004 brochure shows the model's last-ditch facelift, which included a revised nose and interior changes.

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2022-07-01

Named after the 75th anniversary of the foundation of Alfa Romeo, the Alfa 75 continued the wedge-shaped theme of its Giulietta predecessor and shared its floorpan and many components. This 1985 brochure in French unusually features a drawing of the car.

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2022-06-27

The Fiat Panda 100HP was rather a deviation from the model's normal practical budget territory, but the 1.4 16V-engined six-speed 115mph version of the second-generation body was well-received. This 2006 UK brochure called it 'the full sports car experience'.

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2022-06-21