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This Hacker Maroc was the car I had been looking for. Four seats, convertible (hard and soft top), nippy, well appointed, rare and individual (most important) and… …affordable. The cost: about £3,000 more than a Ford Fiesta. The drawback: it’s a kit car. Do I dare to take the leap and buy my first kit car? Eventually, I decide the answer has to be Yes. Actually, it is Y-E-S! Nowhere else can I get a distinctive four-seater convertible that is practical and will cost me around £9,000. That was five years ago. How has it been? First, to explain about the car. Technically, it is classed a “kit car conversion.” ...  Read the complete review

I've never been one for changing cars every year or two as the novelty wore off, and the fact that my much-loved Opel Manta stood up to 12 years of less than loving care is testament to the tremendous build quality of these vehicles. Their manufacture has, now, of course, gone to that great production line in the sky - victim of the ever-increasing fixation manufacturers seem to have with 'modernisation'. But the fact that these were selling just as well, in this country at least, when production ceased some 8+ years ago, perhaps shows that those manufacturers perhaps aren't in tune with what their customers want? Anyway, my Manta GT ...  Read the complete review

Well, here I am again. On a mission to see how Americans do it, compared to us British Folk. And so far my findings have shown we have nothing to worry about. The Chevrolet Camero V8 and Ford Mustang are probably the most respected cars in the states, for performance, and comfort, not counting the old muscle cars of course. Well, the Camero is, basically, a Vauxhall Calibra with a large engine, but no better performance to show for it, and the Mustang is a Ford!, nuff said. But I have stumbled across a car, I never expected to be in the running for a 'fun car' in my list. Can you guess what it is? Maybe a Mitsubishi Eclipse? Nope, that was very ...  Read the complete review

What a pity that Triumph motor company fade into oblivion.My favouriye car was definitely the Triumph Herald circa 1968. It was a convertible, and although the hood took ages to take down and put up again, it was well worth it.It made you feel important to have a convertible car, and to swan on into a coastal resort with the hood down on a lovely hot, sunny day. Mine was a light green colour and three years old. The turning circle was phenomenal, it turned on a sixpence. Parking it was dead easy. It was not particularly powerful, but that wasn' the point of this car. It was the image really. I met a man in a car park the other day, who had the same model as mine, ...  Read the complete review

Nobody reading this should expect a detailed account of an impressive car, this is my personal opinion of impressive motor cars. If you want a detailed account, read someone else's!! I do know the details, but would not like to become an anorak, and Smark1985 wouldn't let me into Cornwall.. I first met these impressive cars about 40 years ago, the owner of the holiday home had one and I remember being knocked off my feet even then. These cars were coachbuilt and huge, you'd need a taxi to go round one. They were built by Thrupp and Maberly and can easily be mistaken for a Rolls Royce, such is the size and quality. Humber at that time ...  Read the complete review