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LUAZ 969M - A bizarre Soviet off-roader you never heard of

28:37

Peugeot 205 - A car that saved Peugeot and changed Europe

26:38

Mercedes-Benz W140 - The best car ever built.

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Alfa Romeo 155 - A piece of concentrated fun

19:36

Saab 900 - The most intelligent car of the 80s

29:15

MG F - A car that puts a smile on your face

19:58

TVR Chimaera - An elegant monster

Today, I’m going to tell you a story about a car with a beautiful sound, many unusual features, and a wild temper - the TVR Chimaera produced from 1992 to 2003.
The Chimaera became the best-selling TVR car not only in the 1990s but in the history of TVR.
The Chimaera was a small and tiny car and it was very which made it a very interesting and dynamic car considering its powerful engine.
It had many very unusual design quirks, but they all had an idea behind them.
The TVR Chimaera was a very fast and dynamic car with acceleration better than the Ferrari F40. And it was a very fun-to-drive and fun-to-handle car.
With the absence of any electronic driving helpers, the TVR Chimaera could give you...

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LUAZ 969M - A bizarre Soviet off-roader you never heard of

28:37

LUAZ 969M - A bizarre Soviet off-roader you never heard of

Просмотров 1432 месяца назад

Today, I’m going to tell you a story about a really cool, capable, and quirky Soviet and Ukrainian off-roader that is almost unknown anywhere else - LuAZ 969M produced in Lutzk, Ukraine, from 1964 to 2002. It was the first mass-produced Soviet car with a front-wheel-drive arrangement. It also was the first Soviet full-wheel-drive car specifically designed for civilians and not for the army. But...

Peugeot 205 - A car that saved Peugeot and changed Europe

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Peugeot 205 - A car that saved Peugeot and changed Europe

Просмотров 1422 месяца назад

Today, I’m going to tell you a story about the best-selling French car of the 80s and 90s and one of the best-handling cars in history - the Peugeot 205 produced from 1983 to 1998 in a huge number of over 5 million cars. It was a small but spacious enough and very nice-looking hatchback. It was very light and even with weak engines the Peugeot 205 was a decent car to drive. And the more powerfu...

Mercedes-Benz W140 - The best car ever built.

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Mercedes-Benz W140 - The best car ever built.

Просмотров 2,2 тыс.3 месяца назад

Today, I’m going to tell you the story of the best S-class of Mercedes-Benz and probably the best car ever built - the Mercedes-Benz W140 produced from 1991 to 1998. This car has an interesting but difficult story of development resulted in the most sophisticated and one of the most significant cars of the 1980s and 1990s. The public liked the car. But they didn’t like its price. The desire of ...

Alfa Romeo 155 - A piece of concentrated fun

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Alfa Romeo 155 - A piece of concentrated fun

Просмотров 6804 месяца назад

Today, I’m going to tell a story of a car that, at first, didn’t get much customer approval but made a great racing career - the Alfa Romeo 155 produced from 1992 to 1998. The 155 was built on the same platform as a family car Fiat Tempra, and a small executive sedan Lancia Dedra. Unlike “classic” Alfas with their rear-wheel drive transaxle arrangement, it was a front-wheel drive car with the t...

Saab 900 - The most intelligent car of the 80s

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Saab 900 - The most intelligent car of the 80s

Просмотров 3,5 тыс.5 месяцев назад

Today, I’m going to tell you a story about a car that had a lot of unusual but smart engineering solutions and one of the most distinctive looks of the 80’s - the Saab 900. It was produced in two generations from 1978 to 1994 and from 1994 to 1998. It was a very technically advanced car for its time with a lot of unusual but smart engineering solutions. There are not that many cars that have a ...

MG F - A car that puts a smile on your face

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MG F - A car that puts a smile on your face

Просмотров 3805 месяцев назад

Today, I’m going to tell you a story about the best-selling British 2-seating roadster of the 90’s - the MG F, produced from 1995 to 2002. In total, about 77 thousand MG Fs were produced. That’s a really decent number for such a niche car. The MG F was a revival of MG’s glorious history of building small cool roadsters, like the MG Midget or the famous MG B. As you may expect, driving MG F was ...

Mercedes-Benz W126 - A superstar of the 80’s

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Mercedes-Benz W126 - A superstar of the 80’s

Просмотров 3,4 тыс.6 месяцев назад

Today, I’m going to tell you the story of the longest-produced and best-selling ever S-class of Mercedes-Benz - the Mercedes-Benz 126 produced from 1979 to 1994. 892 thousand cars were produced - 818 thousand 4-door sedans and 74 thousand 2-door coupes. This makes the W126 the longest-produced and the most popular generation of the S-Class ever. And the best-selling luxury car in the whole hist...

Fiat Punto - A small car of big significance

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Fiat Punto - A small car of big significance

Просмотров 1967 месяцев назад

Today, I’m going to tell the story of one of the most best-selling and actually significant European cars of the Nineties - the Fiat Punto produced in 3 generations and quantity of 9 million units from 1993 to 2018. The design of the Punto was developed by the famous Giorgetto Giugiaro but there was an interesting twist. The design was very balanced and modern for its time and the Punto had a c...

Volvo C70 Mk 1 - A car that unboxed Volvo

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Volvo C70 Mk 1 - A car that unboxed Volvo

Просмотров 5818 месяцев назад

Today, I’m going to tell you a story about a car that completely changed the look and perception of Volvo cars in the middle of the Nineties - the first generation of the Volvo C70 produced from 1996 to 2005. This was the first mass-produced convertible of Volvo for decades. It is a common belief that Volvo’s styling changed revolutionary with the appearance of the S80. But actually, it happene...

Rayton Fissore Magnum / Laforza - A rare forgotten cool Italian-American SUV

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Rayton Fissore Magnum / Laforza - A rare forgotten cool Italian-American SUV

Просмотров 1,1 тыс.9 месяцев назад

Today, I’m going to tell a story about a forgotten Italian car that was one of the most strongly-built civilian cars ever and one of the first luxury SUVs in the world - the Rayton-Fissore Magnum, known in the United States as Laforza produced from 1985 to 2003. This car is almost unknown, but it was the most strongly built Italian car of the 80’s and probably the most durable civil passenger c...

TVR Tasmin / 280i - “Drive the ultimate”

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TVR Tasmin / 280i - “Drive the ultimate”

Просмотров 2,3 тыс.10 месяцев назад

Today, I’m going to tell you a story about a rare car that was called an “ultimate” in its commercial but, unfortunately, wasn’t much appreciated by customers - the TVR Tasmin, also known as the TVR 280i produced from 1980 to 1987 with a very limited production run of only 13 hundred cars. TVR Tasmin didn’t have any driving assistance systems but that wasn’t a bug - it was a feature, deeply bas...

Mercedes-Benz 107 SL/SLC - When elegance met quality

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Mercedes-Benz 107 SL/SLC - When elegance met quality

Просмотров 26911 месяцев назад

Today, I’m going to tell you the story of one of the most elegant cars in automotive history and the second longest-produced Mercedes-Benz cars - the Mercedes-Benz 107 produced from 1971 to 1989. On this channel, we usually talk about cars of the 80’s and 90’s. The 107 family started its life at the beginning of the 70’s. But the R107 was available for purchase during the whole 80’s, and it was...

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Citroen XM - A futuristic magic carpet

Просмотров 3,4 тыс.Год назад

Today, I’m going to tell you a story about the flagship Citroen car of the Nineties - Citroen XM, produced from 1989 to 2000. The XM was a successor of the iconic Citroen DS and CX and a sibling of the Peugeot 605. The XM, with its huge windows, swift lining, sharp skew angles, and stamped side strips going along the whole car looked like a spaceship for its time - unusual, audacious, breathtak...

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Lotus Excel - A hidden gem

Просмотров 4,4 тыс.Год назад

Today, I’m going to tell you a story about a beautiful but underrated car - Lotus Excel produced from 1982 to 1992. The beginning of the Eighties was a very difficult time for Lotus. The situation was more or less improved by the partnership with Toyota. So, the new Lotus Excel combined the Lotus platform and Lotus engine with a drivetrain, transmission, and, partially, suspension of the Toyota...