Category: Car Culture
Vauxhall Cavalier Mk II at 45
by James Ruppert | Jun 3, 2026 | Articles, Bangernomics, Bangerpedia, Car Culture, Car History, Classic Cars | 0 |
Launched on 26 August 1981 as an all new, front wheel drive range of passenger cars.
Become Britain’s second-best selling car (behind the Ford Escort) in 1984 and 1985
Vauxhall sold 807,624 units of the Cavalier Mk II between 1981 and 1988.
Crime of the Century
by James Ruppert | Jun 1, 2026 | Articles, Bangernomics, Car Culture, car manufacturers, Classic Cars, Emissions, Engineering, Net Zero, Politics, road tax | 0 |
The most depressing aspect of all that is the people we thought it was possible to rely on, have let us down. Starting with the car manufacturers who have been in the thrall of the mainly European rule makers since forever.
Read MoreAI is a problem for cars
by James Ruppert | Apr 23, 2026 | AI, Articles, artificial intelligence, Bangernomics, Bangerpedia, Car Culture, Car History, car manufacturers | 0 |
AI is coming to get you apparently. Well, it certainly caught me out a little while ago. Nobody...
Read More1986 Toyota AE86 Corolla GT Coupé
by James Ruppert | Apr 3, 2026 | Articles, Brown Car Guy, Car Culture, Car History, car manufacturers, Classic Cars | 0 |
Toyota AE86 Corolla GT Coupé
Read MoreFROM ROCK ‘N’ ROLL TO RAP – PHANTOM’S BOLD CENTURY IN MUSIC
by James Ruppert | Mar 19, 2026 | Articles, Car Culture, Car History, car manufacturers, Films | 0 |
Rolls-Royce celebrates the enduring links between Phantom and the world of music Spanning every...
Read MoreThe Rise of the ‘Weekend Car’: Why Driving for Pleasure Still Matters
by James Ruppert | Mar 13, 2026 | Articles, Car Culture, Car History, Driving, economy | 0 |
For decades, the car has been associated with freedom. Yet in modern Britain, much of driving has...
Read MoreThe Spirit of Mercedes Book
by James Ruppert | Mar 7, 2026 | Articles, Bangernomics, Books, Car Culture, Car History, car manufacturers | 0 |
The Spirit of Mercedes 50 Reasons Why We Love Them Vaughan Grylls is not out until 11th June, so...
Read MoreWe chat with Fuzz and Tim at Car S.O.S.
by James Ruppert | Mar 6, 2026 | Articles, Car Culture, Car History, Classic Cars, TV | 0 |
4 00:00:02.940 –> 00:00:04.400 Fuzz: Hi James, how you doing? 5 00:00:04.400...
Read MoreCar Taxation is Death
by James Ruppert | Feb 10, 2026 | Articles, Bangernomics, Bangerpedia, Car Culture, Car History, Classic Cars, News, Politics | 0 |
Car Taxation is Death And Bangernomics is on life support This increased taxation is nothing less...
Read MoreBEVERLY HILLS CAR CLUB’S ALEX MANOS ON CLASSIC CARS
by James Ruppert | Feb 6, 2026 | Articles, Car Culture, Car History, Celebrities, Classic Cars | 0 |
Free Car Mag were lucky enough to corner Alex Manos for a couple of minutes in between him buying...
Read MoreMotor Valley Fest 2026
by James Ruppert | Feb 3, 2026 | Articles, Car Culture, Car History, car manufacturers, Classic Cars, Supercars | 0 |
In Modena from 28 to 31 May. Conferences, exhibitions, car parades, circuits, company museums: all...
Read MoreAmelia can fix the British Car Industry
by James Ruppert | Jan 26, 2026 | Articles, Bangernomics, Books, Car Culture, Car History, Demotorized, Politics | 0 |
I never expected to be writing about how a character from government propoganda game/roleplay...
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