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From the archive: Goading the Mercedes-Benz Grosser

Racer-writer Innes Ireland told in 1968 of a weekend testing the "less obvious qualities" of a 21ft-long limo...

From the archive: Goading the Mercedes-Benz Grosser
Cars could no more than transport your radio until the 1930s
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From the archive: Wireless and the car

In 1925, we reported on an advance in radio technology that would make portable entertainment properly practicable for motorists

From the archive: Wireless and the car
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From the archive: The first race on the Isle of Man

In 1904, three years prior to the first TT motorcycle race, trials were held to decide who would represent Britain in the Gordon Bennett Cup, an annual race contested between nations

From the archive: The first race on the Isle of Man
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Pollution was not seen as a major issue in 1970
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From the archive: Vehicular pollution isn't really a problem

In 1970, as the US planned new emissions standards to combat Los Angeles smog, we examined the pollution problem

From the archive: Vehicular pollution isn't really a problem
Construction has begun on the 1.8-acre facility in Casa Grande
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Construction of Lucid Motors factory begins in US

Start-up's electric luxury saloon takes step closer to production as construction of $700m factory gets under way

Construction of Lucid Motors factory begins in US
Compact cars were endangered by the new road tax system
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From the archive: Lawmakers kill compact cars

Today's city car cull is a result of an EU drive to cut emissions; the 1948 equivalent was due to our new road tax system

From the archive: Lawmakers kill compact cars
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From the archive: The tale of Toyota

Just 28 years after launching its first car, Toyota produced 425,764 vehicles in 1964. We visited Japan to tell its story

From the archive: The tale of Toyota
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From the archive: Home through a revolution

Our correspondent detailed his motorised escape from communist-held Barcelona as the Spanish Civil War began in 1936

From the archive: Home through a revolution
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From the archive: A royal Rolls-Royce

In 1950, we detailed the new Phantom IV, which had been designed for Princess Elizabeth and the Duke of Edinburgh

From the archive: A royal Rolls-Royce
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From the archive: Should doctors swap horse for car?

In the 1890s, medical men were pondering whether motoring would be more suitable for their work than horse and cart

From the archive: Should doctors swap horse for car?
In 1932, we asked four industry leaders what cars would be like in 1942
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From the archive: How will cars change in the next decade?

Back in 1932, Autocar asked some leading lights of the automotive industry how cars and driving were set to change

From the archive: How will cars change in the next decade?

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