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d that their loss is eased as much as possible so i can see why the conveyance should be seen as suitable but what are people s expectations continue reading the ultimate journey footnotes other llms are available but please don t use them here author simon a kearne posted on 20 september 2026 18 september 2026 categories car culture coachbuilders and design houses curiousities sightings editor s selection tags coleman milne hearses miller meteor hearses monthly theme wilcox limousines 36 comments on the ultimate journey eng postkaart aus den ardennen 1 in this post geomorphology meets car design leading to reflections on how to communicate a product s purpose peugeot 406 rests after a steep uphill climb towards the end of july i spent ten days in the mosel luxembourg and southern belgium burg reuland the area has a landscape with a very distinctive character tracts of gently undulating to mildly crinkly terrain are separated by sharp sloped river valleys the rivers are very sinuous rather than running in a straightish course the rivers bend back upon themselves to this landscape i brought the household workhorse the 1 8 litre petrol 5 speed manual peugeot 406 what did i learn continue reading eng postkaart aus den ardennen 1 author richard herriott posted on 19 september 2026 17 september 2026 categories lancia marques peugeot tags 1980 lancia trevi 1995 peugeot 406 antecedent drainage 43 comments on eng postkaart aus den ardennen 1 show us yer sixpack trust the americans to show us how to build muscle source dodge com you can almost hear the conversation at the local tyre shop back again for all four mate a sardonic smile before the credit card flashes and the regular customer responds with well the disused factory yard is so close to home i expect his surname is duke the dodge charger is back not that it really went away and designer scott krugger emphasises this in a wonderfully laconic way our design language is all about presence we ve made a car that you see and know from a mile away and i ll proffer a scrofulous litre of unleaded to that continue reading show us yer sixpack author andrew miles posted on 18 september 2026 16 september 2026 categories car culture chrysler usa current affairs dodge marques opinion tags 1966 dodge charger 1968 dodge charger stellantis 59 comments on show us yer sixpack la route scénic episode one pioneers never win sometimes they do source autoplus fr additional words patrick le quément convention states that being first in the field is not rewarded that it is only when the originator has carried out the heavy lifting and the concept is proven that the imitators pile in oftentimes gaining the sales profits and approbation denied the pioneer but in 1996 renault overturned this nostrum with the introduction not just of a new car but a whole new segment with the first genuine monospace in its market sector and would be richly rewarded for their trouble continue reading la route scénic episode one author eóin doyle posted on 17 september 2026 24 september 2026 categories automotive design automotive history marques renault tags 1995 renault megane 1996 renault megane scenic class of 96 patrick le quement renault megane scenic 85 comments on la route scénic episode one a boxer a jumper and a fist full of coins part two more commercials less breaks to recap part one collected all of the more than 30 different nameplates that stellantis three commercial vans share between them in a table it set out the challenge of choosing our favourite vehicle purely based on its name ceteris paribus recounted the pioneering story of sevel sud and sevel nord in the field of badge engineering and explored the etymology of the founding members naming choices fiat peugeot citroën in this concluding part we look towards the relative newcomers opel vauxhall badge migration opel vauxhall is a latecomer to stellantis s light commercial vehicle party acquired from general motors 1 by psa in 2017 the two marques went on to join the newly formed stellantis empire as two of its thirteen brands continue reading a boxer a jumper and a fist full of coins part two footnotes gm had bought opel as early as 1929 from the opel family just before the wall street crash written down to zero during the second world war the american giant re established ownership in 1948 and let opel run on a very long leash throughout its near century of ownership author lukas von rantzau posted on 16 september 2026 25 september 2026 categories branding and marketing commercial vehicles current affairs marques tags stellantis stellantis brands 37 comments on a boxer a jumper and a fist full of coins part two taking the plunge episode ten running faster i ve always admired inventors who do not claim to be experts as i truly believe there is a lot of truth in the words of american architect john h thodos 1 i ve often found that experts turn out to make mistakes whilst following strict rules marc van peteghem one of the two co founders of vplp design was a naval architect who regularly broke rules never taking no for an answer he relentlessly searched for solutions that could contribute to the de carbonisation of commercial shipping leading a small team that invented a new kind of wingsails that are now known under the commercial name of oceanwings continue reading taking the plunge episode ten footnotes it s important to study a subject but not to over learn it if you do you cannot take a fresh approach author patrick le quément posted on 15 september 2026 8 october 2026 categories coachbuilders and design houses not exactly cars people profiles tags patrick le quément superyacht design vplp design yacht design 24 comments on taking the plunge episode ten book of the dead dkw part 1 time is a great teacher unfortunately it kills all its pupils hector berlioz source lov2xlr8 no jørgen skafte rasmussen 1878 1964 was born in denmark but moved to chemnitz in germany at twenty years of age to study mechanical engineering his studies completed rasmussen stayed in germany and in 1904 established an industrial steam fittings manufacturing business in 1915 he worked on a steam powered automobile for which he registered the name dampf kraft wagen steam powered car the project did not really get off the ground however the fact that war raged across western europe will of course not have helped continue reading book of the dead dkw part 1 author bruno v posted on 14 september 2026 25 september 2026 categories automotive history dkw marques tags audi auto union book of the dead dkw 21 comments on book of the dead dkw part 1 1966 bmw 1600 2 review in this transcription from a 1966 article entitled bm double who archibald vicar takes a close look at a questionable product from a struggling bavarian motor manufacturer can the 1600 2 really compete asks a sceptical archie vicar 1966 bmw 1600 2 source 02forum from the modern motorist october 1966 photographic plates by chester of shipston on stour owing to some localised darkening caused by over hydration of the original paper matter stock photography has been used originally published on dtw in november 2014 when bayerische motoren werke invited us to a test drive near munich we didn t know what to expect this obscure firm is still better known for their bubble cars than for ordinary family vehicles for those of you unfamiliar with the name bmw had a reputation for making fine motor cars before the second world war since then they have mostly made do with the manufacturing of isettas under license continue reading 1966 bmw 1600 2 review author richard herriott posted on 13 september 2026 25 september 2026 categories archie vicar archive ashtrays automotive journalism bmw marques road tests impressions tags 1962 bmw neue klasse 1500 1966 bmw 1502 1975 bmw 3 series bmw 1600 2 48 comments on 1966 bmw 1600 2 review discovering the source where colour really can make all the difference disco lights source zigwheels author s note no pictures were actually taken of the vehicles mentioned for matters of wrist time piece and camera phone security this equates to not taking either to the beach where i was usually headed sorry however if land rovers were prevalent old tractors pulling boats out of the sea were legion my recent and only marginally testing family holiday saw the clan heading for the seaside but a dtw correspondent is never off duty and the symbol in the spotlight was undoubtedly the green oval from any compass angle the enthusiasts eye could be assuaged by defenders of any given variant or age along with full fat range rovers and their equally caparisoned sport siblings and not one single velar most of the series were adorned with salt rinsed rust enigmatically patinated by westerly winds and dashingly handsome every single rangie however was darkly coloured heavy greys and cumbrous blacks most even down to their excessively sized wheels new shape defenders wore chunky rubber their air of indifference extremely comfortable in this coastal environment profligate as they were the winning tally belonged to the discovery and not the sport no first or second generations were seen but a sprinkling of 3 s a small murmuration of 4 s but by and large the latest and now nine year old l462 continue reading discovering the source author andrew miles posted on 12 september 2026 25 september 2026 categories car culture curiousities sightings land rover marques tags 1989 land rover discovery series i 1998 land rover discovery series ii land rover discovery 24 comments on discovering the source postkarte von der autobahn after a gruelling denmark switzerland trip in 2023 i swore off using motorways for continental journeys despite the vow i found myself again undertaking a grand tour by private motor car of what was i reminded the 406 resting by the motorway south of hamburg first i was reminded of the curious concatenation of boredom and extreme danger that is an autobahn trip second i was reminded you can see nothing much but tail lights little of the scenery left and right of 700 km i covered between 07 30 and 16 00 from aarhus to bad hersfeld made it down my optic nerves third i was reminded that going very fast is not much faster than going at a modest pace the fourth point will be revealed at the end continue reading postkarte von der autobahn author richard herriott posted on 11 september 2026 25 september 2026 categories car culture marques peugeot tags 1995 peugeot 406 roads theme 40 comments on postkarte von der autobahn the peal of twelve bells new facts emerge part 14 is this new image haynes nobody even those overseeing the process would have anticipated the time which would pass before the full production aj6 and its principal recipient came to market in october 1986 not far off three years after the all new twin cam 24 valve engine in small scale production was offered in the xj s in that interregnum straight six xj s sales barely reached rounding error numbers this should not be seen as an indication of failure until late 1986 the aj6 was only available with a manual gearbox and us xj s exports were v12 only until 1992 the rudimentary production line was said to be capable of producing no more than 2 3 engines per day which accords with car production numbers from 1983 to 1986 six cylinder production amounted to 949 cabriolets and 2152 fixed head coupes 1 total xj s production over the same period was 28 047 rising consistently from 4749 in 1983 to 8838 in 1986 continue reading the peal of twelve bells new facts emerge footnotes figures vary slightly between sources author robertas parazitas posted on 10 september 2026 25 september 2026 categories automotive history engineering technology jaguar marques tags jaguar aj 6 engine jaguar chronicles jaguar v12 engine jim randle trevor crisp 21 comments on the peal of twelve bells new facts emerge a boxer a jumper and a fist full of coins part one commercial breakdown hero shot of the stellantis van offer source stellantis com choosing a light commercial vehicle requires careful consideration and the help of an accountant what are the payload and volume requirements how does the expected annual mileage urban and extra urban translate into operating expenses what s the residual value after the holding period and so forth sounds tedious thanks to stellantis toyota you can cut the calculations comparing the commercial van offerings of six 1 major european car brands you can fire the accountant and throw out the calculator fiat peugeot citroën opel vauxhall and toyota will all sell you exactly the same vehicle the only difference is the name continue reading a boxer a jumper and a fist full of coins part one footnotes leaving the ram versions aside as sadly they are not available in europe author lukas von rantzau posted on 9 september 2026 9 september 2026 categories citroën commercial vehicles current affairs fiat marques peugeot the industry tags commercial vehicles stellantis stellantis brands 47 comments on a boxer a jumper and a fist full of coins part one the fall of the house of habsburg this is why we have history recently with a slightly glib title presenting itself to me on a plate not much dna in the lna i used an initialism i usually avoid in a motoring context i m not a geneticist but i ve always been mildly irritated by the motoring world s use of dna to describe recurring stylistic themes in the vehicles of one brand or in the work of a particular stylist out in the broader world another less mild gripe is the popularity of genealogy when my own inclination is to look forwards not backwards yet people like to crow because they find they are descended from king john which could possibly be true and might in fact be confirmed by dna testing but there are two factors that make this less astounding first is that by the time you get back to king john s century mathematically you could have maybe 8 billion great great great etc etc grandparents which since the population of england back then was just 3 million is confusing until you realise that is why they invented cousins even more essential to that conceit is having the confidence that all of your ancestors have been faithful to each other with no underhand extra family dealings at any point 1 continue reading the fall of the house of habsburg footnotes although still not foolproof and near impossible in practice due to name changing the only impressive search would seem to be following the matrilineal line mother to mother to mother in the unlikely hope that you might be led directly back to queen isabella author bristowfuller posted on 8 september 2026 24 september 2026 categories automotive design automotive history branding and marketing opinion tags car design house of habsburg inbreeding incest 47 comments on the fall of the house of habsburg and still i rise a japanese car designed and developed in the usa to be exported to japan over a century ago 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