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Hands up if you use Right Guard…hands down if you don’t! The Mk1 Ford Escort ‘HLJ 755N’ featured in one of the catchiest theme tunes of the 80’s. And, trust me, there were plenty of catchy theme tunes back then! The gist of the ad campaign was that if you didn’t use Right Guard antiperspirant, […]
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Hmmmm…self-levelling suspension. I’ve got to admit, I’d happily park this red Citroen BX GTi on my driveway. F782 OAN looks gorgeous. And I’ve also got to confess that I have owned a lower-model Citroen BX in my younger days. It was the first ‘sensible’ car I ever owned and the self-levelling ...
There ain’t no replacement for displacement…and this Camaro Z28 certainly had some cc! We’re a fan of a big block engine and this 427 cu in V8 Chevrolet Camaro (that’s SEVEN litres to us Brits!) must have sounded awesome, especially with the work that had been done to it. Street Machine featured ...
Like a bat out of hell I’ll be gone when the morning comes… in my Morris Minor. We’re pretty convinced that the inspiration for this advert by The Sun was Wayne’s World, which was released a couple of years prior. The Americans got an AMC Pacer and Queen’s Bohemian Rhapsody, we ...
Was this Ford Sierra RS Cosworth an official press car? There can’t have been many standard Sierras that made it to the hallowed pages of Custom Car magazine, but the Ford Sierra RS Cosworth was something a bit special and we’re wondering if C232 HVW was a press car, as it featured in ...
Vauxhall. Once driven, forever smitten. Vauxhall didn’t just make some great cars back in the 80’s, they made some cracking adverts, too. Enter the Vauxhall Cavalier E83 WPP in this advert. This would have been quite a buy back in the day, and who remembers those car phones? They really were a sign you’...
Now, here’s a car you wouldn’t mind finding in a barn! Maserati celebrates the Bora, the first mid-mounted rear engine road car in the Brand’s history, just as the MC20 is the first mid-mounted rear engine vehicle in the new Era. The wind of the Maserati Bora spans through 50 years of history, ...
From 1895 to Today We love old car magazines here at UK Barn Finds, so the press release below is fantastic news! Autocar magazine, founded in 1895 and the longest continuously running automotive title in the world, will have its entire printed archive digitised after agreeing an exclusive partnership deal with Archive Digital Limited. The […]
Two exciting new post-lockdown events! Leading classic rally specialist Bespoke Rallies has responded to the pent-up demand for classic events by creating two brand new rallies, and reshuffling its original 2021 calendar in order to take full advantage of the proposed lifting of restrictions. The result is the choice of no less than four enticing […]
The chance to own a survivor Mercedes-Benz 190E with just 11,899 miles is being offered by Car & Classic, Europe’s leading classic and specialised vehicle website. The seven-day auction of the car starts on 7th March, 2021, and will see this special Mercedes-Benz 190E, which is in near-concours, original condition, offered without a reserve. Ordered […]