Not putting the boot in

They made a prototype of a Metro saloon. It didn't make production and was it a missed opportunity for British Leyland?

 

Silk purse from a sow's ear

Something that Land Rover did with the original Discovery...

CARS THAT GOT A SECOND LIFE: Austin Maestro

It lived up into being 'The Miracle Maestro' Austin Rover claimed it was.

Those wheels: Pepperpots

Do you remember these Eighties classics?

PEPPERPOT wheels. My father calls them 'cheese wheels'. Probably because they remind him of those blocks of Swiss cheese. The ones with the holes, like the ones often seen on cartoons. 

Pepperpot wheels are a notable feature on cars from the 1980s. Very much in their time like Duran Duran, fluorescent clothing and Rubix cubes. From Metros to Jaguars, there were many cars from an era that had pepperpot wheels.

UNSUNG HEROES: Rover Metro

The revised Rover Metro was a huge leap over the earlier Austin model. Shame history hasn't treated the Metro well. So, here's some recognition it deserves.

Volkswagen looks Up! to BMC

Badge engineering is best known for being a BMC trait. The Volkswagen group are using that practice with their new and upcoming city cars.

Famous faces

A look into car commercials where celebrities front the campaigns.