This section covers the nostalgic accounts of automobile models, their memories, histories, and their cultural footprints.
Iconic HM Ambassador nameplate has been sold-off to Peugeot Group for INR 80 crores. You know, the most shocking surprises are the most beautiful ones! And here we have one – the HM “Ambassador” nameplate seems to be heading to a new lease…
But then, it had brute 9,000 rpm DOHC engine from a sportscar! I ain’t kidding. It is often true that most of the influential bigwigs had a very humble beginning. That was the case with Honda, who quite ambivalently started their car business…
The 2017 Fiat 124 Spider traces back to the original 1966 Pininfarina-designed Fiat 124, bringing back the iconic styling and energy that is still appreciated even after 50 years. The designers at Fiat Style Centre at Turin, Italy, must have had a…
Designed and built in New Zealand, the Trekka (1966-1973) used the mechanicals of classic Skoda Octavia combi of 1960s. One of the most exciting SUV of this year, the Skoda Kodiaq is increasingly giving a whole new image to the VW-owned Czech…
Kudos, Toyota Corolla! This year marks the 50th birth anniversary of yours. You have cheered up more than 44 million households so far since 1966, passing on your legacy to models of 11 car generations and retaining your peculiarity in terms of…
In September 1996, exactly 20 years ago, the iconic Skoda Octavia went into production in the company’s newly built plant in Mladá Boleslav, Czech Republic. Since then, the car’s name became synonymous to the Skoda marque itself; the Octavia is the brand’s global…
Our country’s “first people’s car“, the car we all love for its simplicity and mass acceptance – Maruti 800 – has been dead and gone for quite a spell in the Indian market, but it has been found living somewhere under a…
In what can be termed as a sad moment for nostalgic off-roader fans, Land Rover has finally discontinued the production of its Defender model that has been around for the past 68 years. The last Defender was rolled-off from the production line…
If there is a brand that is synonymous to grand touring cars, it is irrefutably Bentley. Of all Bentley models, the “Continentals” are legendary and gracious, meant for motoring at speed, in style, safety, and comfort, typically what grand tourers are made for….
When I was a kid, I had a really perplexing confusion between Peugeot’s 309 and Tata’s 609 CV. “Which “09” for whom?” was actually the dilemma. That was the time when my dad used to appreciate that car whenever he spots one….
