Ford Fiesta Mk1 front quarter tracking
Before the Fiesta was launched, Ford had never contested Europe’s ‘mini’ car market before
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Archive special: How the Ford Fiesta was born

Read as we follow the story of Ford's icon, from an expensive inception to Autocar's universal praise

7 July 2023
Archive special: How the Ford Fiesta was born
1898 Paris motor show
Men and women flocked into Tuileries for world’s first ‘proper’ motor show
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From the archive: on this day in 1898

The first ever Paris motor show brings excitement, optimism, fear and loathing

5 July 2023
From the archive: on this day in 1898
Bugatti at Le Mans
By 3pm, both Type 57 drivers Wimille and Benoist had broken the distance record
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From the motorsport archive: on this day in 1937

Jean-Pierre Wimille's Le Mans victory in a Bugatti Type 57 after a fatal six-car pile-up

30 June 2023
From the motorsport archive: on this day in 1937
London black cab
Such taxis were a common sight for many years and not replaced until 1948
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From the archive: on this day in 1937

Trying out London's new black cab, Lancia's masterpiece and government fails to deliver promise

28 June 2023
From the archive: on this day in 1937
MG B twin test
MG said its RV8 was “a recreational pursuit that just happens to take the form of a motor car”
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From the archive: on this day in 1993

TVR Chimaera shows MG's new B the door, Asian royals spending billions, Fiat's huge success

21 June 2023
From the archive: on this day in 1993
Le Mans start
Big 5.8 Excelsiors (#1 and #2) were swamped away from the 33-car start
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From the archive: on this day in 1923

We celebrate the 100th anniversary of the first ever Le Mans 24 Hours

14 June 2023
From the archive: on this day in 1923
Tata safari
The Safari's 1.9-litre diesel engine made a mere 89bhp and 146lb ft
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From the archive: on this day in 2000

The troubling Tata Safari, GM goes mad with innovation, Audi’s brutal RS4

7 June 2023
From the archive: on this day in 2000
Monaco F1
In 1958 Monaco, there were no barriers guarding the fans, buildings, harbour or pits
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From the motorsport archive: on this day in 1958

Cooper's win in the hair-raising Monaco Grand Prix signals a new era for Formula 1

2 June 2023
From the motorsport archive: on this day in 1958
Okamura
Okamura named cars Mikasa after a Japanese prince
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From the archive: on this day in 1958

The first car with an all-Japanese automatic gearbox, The 'Frogeye' Sprite is born, Ford's Edsel crisis

31 May 2023
From the archive: on this day in 1958
Porsche 911 RSR front
The 911 RSR was driven by Gijs van Lennep and Herbert Müller
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From the motorsport archive: on this day in 1973

Rocks and driver recklessness lead Porsche's 911 RSR to victory in the final Targa Florio

26 May 2023
From the motorsport archive: on this day in 1973

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