Fiat 500 front three quarter
This ex-press car sold for £13,750 on Car & Classic last year
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From the archive: on this day in 1939

Fiat's fabulous four-seat 500, the world of tomorrow, and wet racing - is it too dangerous?

16 August 2023
From the archive: on this day in 1939
Brighton Motor Week Trials, July 1905
Brighton is home to the world’s longest-running motorsport event
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From the archive: on this day in 1905

World-first high-speed road trials take Brighton motor week by storm

9 August 2023
From the archive: on this day in 1905
Subaru Impreza
Burns piloted his Subaru Impreza to victory a full minute ahead of Toyota’s Carlos Sainz
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From the motorsport archive: on this day in 1999

Colin McRae admits Brit Richard Burns is a threat to his position as a top rally driver

4 August 2023
From the motorsport archive: on this day in 1999
Mazda wankel engine
The new engine was shown at October's Tokyo motor show in a concept called the RX-Evolv
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From the archive: on this day in 1999

We report on the return of Mazda's rotary engine and Audi's RS badge, while Rover's 75 impresses

2 August 2023
From the archive: on this day in 1999
Ferrari F1 at Silverstone
Ferrari has won more championship grands prix than any other constructor, at 242
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From the archive: on this day in 1951

Ferrari's fabulous first F1 victory, Austin opens radical facility and we test Aston's Le Mans racer

26 July 2023
From the archive: on this day in 1951
From the archive

Autocar Archive returns: 128 years of magazines available online

The new Autocar Archive comprises of more than 5900 fully searchable issues dating back to 1895

17 July 2023
Autocar Archive returns: 128 years of magazines available online
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

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