Jon SONG Pressnell
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Ford Taunus: the big-selling saloon that time forgot
Ford Taunus: the big-selling saloon that time forgot. Ford’s continental star. Three generations of German Taunus The Fords that fell off the radar. The...
Borgward’s Goliath/Hansa 1100
Right car, wrong time? The Borgward conundrum. Was the German company’s advanced but ill-fated Hansa destined to fail? Carl Borgward’s Hansa 1100 had an...
DS-inspired prototype that spawned the Mini 1 ½-litre saloon BMC XC9001
The DS-inspired prototype that spawned the Mini. BMC’s abandoned future Issigonis’ forgotten XC9001 project. After the stillborn V8 he had designed for Alvis, and...
1948 Panhard Dynavia
Future Shock. Panhard’s 1948 Dynavia pointed the way forward for the firm known as La doyenne d’avant garde. Jon Pressnell takes a look at...
1968 Citroën DS Presidential General De Gaulle Limousine
French Dressing Presidential Citroën. At the Élysée Palace with De Gaulle’s DS. This rather special Citroën DS was commissioned for General de Gaulle at great expense. So why was it rarely used? Words Jon Pressnell. Photography Daniel Denis. Archive renderings Citroën Communication.
Mathis 666 prototype
Number of the beast. Mathis 666 prototype. An extraordinary ’40s French saloon. It was optimistically billed as ‘tomorrow’s car today’ and as an American...
History re-made Jensen-Healey Tony Marshall
Jensen-Healey restored. Plus an insider’s view on the firm. History re-made. Fresh out of a lengthy restoration, this Jensen-Healey is a significant car in...
The Real William Morris
Morris: the man Lord Nuffield’s recipes for success. The Real William Morris. He was Britain’s first and only motor-industry tycoon. In the year the...
Amilcar Compound B38
Compound Interest. Structurally avant-garde, the aluminium-hulled baby Amilcar promised so much. Jon Pressnell explains how a brave adventure turned sour. Photography Tony Baker. ...
Test-drive Jaguar XK150 vs Jensen 541R
Both would get you to the South of France swiftly and enjoyably, but the Jensen would be the more relaxing. So the Jensen’s...
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