Author: James Ruppert

Loves cars, especially old cheap ones. Drives a fossilised Land Rover and original Mini Cooper. Incredibly, has won awards for journalism and books.

Car & Classic have the perfect GTE for your '80s revival

We love the '80s at Free Car Mag and we reckon the perfect way tp get back there would be this wonderful Astra GTE convertible at Car and Classic https://www.carandclassic.com/auctions/1989-vauxhall-astra-gte-convertible-8bvKo8 If you buy it let us know so we can come and drive it… Here is some background… A trend started by the original VW

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Matilda’s First Car

In Issue 113 of Free Car Mag Kiran Parmar met woodworker and automotive restorer Billy Walden (https://shorturl.at/ekszA) and later he met his sister Matilda when she successfully completed her challenge of becoming the fastest person ever to assemble a ‘Mr Potato Head’ action figure from the iconic ‘Toy Story’ films, thus becoming a Guiness World

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Hyundai Ioniq 5 – nod to the past, glimpse of the future

When the Hyundai Ioniq 5 was introduced just over a year ago, jaws dropped. This all-new, all-electric crossover referenced Hyundai’s inaugural production car, and indeed South Korea’s first car, the Pony, from 1975. Squint and you’ll recognise the proportions and silhouette, the sharp edges, blunt front and rear ends, and the early hatchback style. There

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