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Phil Mires Classic Cars at Minis by the Sea 2024
September 5, 2024

Minis by the Sea 2024

Highlights from the 2024 edition of Minis by the Sea, held at Steyne Gardens, Worthing seafront. The show is put on each year by the West Sussex Mini Owners Club, and there...

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  • The Alfa Romeo Alfasud – An Insight On A Rare Italian Classic
    February 20, 2021

    The Alfa Romeo Alfasud – An Insight On A Rare Italian Classic

    When it went on sale in 1972, after first being launched the previous year at the Turin Motor Show, the Alfasud rewrote the book. Given that Alfa Romeo had no experience of small front-wheel drive cars, the sheer dynamic excellence of the flat-four powered Sud came as a shock, leaving the opposition grasping at straws in order to catch up. The Alfasud was immediately commended by the media for its styling.
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  • The Mini Cooper Sport 500 – An Insight
    January 23, 2021

    The Mini Cooper Sport 500 – An Insight

    Instantly recognised around the world, the “classic” Mini is without doubt one of the most illustrious cars to be designed and manufactured in Britain. Produced by the British Motor Company (BMC) and Rover between 1959-2000, the Mini was actually conceived out of austerity. Sir Leonard Lord (Head of the Morris Company) commissioned his lead engineer, Alec Issigonis, to design a small fuel-efficient car capable of carrying four adults and yet be affordable to all. 
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