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In November 1942, the education ministers of the allied governments then exiled in London attended a meeting at the invitation of the President of the Board of Education of England…

In the late eighteenth-century, Napoleon Bonaparte charged a survey team with the task of discovering the remnants of an ancient waterway that once joined the Mediterranean Sea and the Red…

The most famous footballer of all time was born Edison Arantes do Nascimento in the city of Três Corações in the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais. In spite of his…

On 18th November 1987 at around 7.30pm a fire was discovered in a machine room at King’s Cross St Pancras underground station. The machine room was beneath an escalator that…

On 20th November 1970, “The Godfather of Soul”, James Brown, went into the King Records studio in Cincinnati, Ohio to record a session with his band, the James Brown Orchestra.…

The 21st November 1846 issue of Edward Lloyd’s ‘penny dreadful’ The People’s Periodical and Family Library contained the first part serialised story entitled The String of Pearls: A Romance. The story, which was…

The early life of the pirate known as Blackbeard remains something of a mystery, as does his real name. Edward Teach (or Thatch, or possibly Drummond) probably grew up in…

In December 1962, a Canadian-born science fiction fan called Sydney Newman took over as Head of Drama at BBC Television. The following March, he was given the task of filling…

In January 1866, at a meeting of the American Anti-Slavery Society in Boston, Susan B. Anthony and Lucy Stone proposed the creation of a new organisation with the goal of…

In May 1938, Congressmen Martin Dies and Samuel Dickstein created the House Committee on Un-American Activities (HUAC) to investigate Communist and Nazi activities in the United States. The committee was…

On the night of 26th November 1703, the gale force winds that had swept over Britain for a week reached a climax. Winds travelling at an estimated 120 mph blew…

Richard Strauss was born in June 1864 in Munich, where his father, Franz, was the principal horn player at the Court Opera. Richard received a musical education from his father…

The late-nineteenth century saw the emergence of an Arab patriotism that opposed Ottoman rule. The British exploited this opposition during the First World War by sending Captain T. E. Lawrence…

Man has used hoisted platforms to move materials since ancient times, but the ever present danger of the rope or cable snapping prevented the widespread use of such devices to…

Ludwig van Beethoven was born in Bonn, then part of the Electorate of Cologne, in December 1770. He came from a musical family: his grandfather was musical director at the…

The issue of the sporting journal Bell’s Weeklypublished on 8th December 1870 included the following challenge issued by the captains of five Scottish rugby clubs: “with a view of really testing…

On 28th March 1910, Henri Fabre made the first successful flight in a seaplane at Martigues, near Marseilles. Fabre took four years to design and build the Fabre Hydravion, nicknamed Le…

In 1884, the French structural engineer and architect, Gustave Eiffel, started to draw up plans for a 300-metre tall iron tower. He submitted his design as an entrance arch to…

On 2nd April 1792, the U.S. Congress passed An act establishing a mint, and regulating the Coins of the United States, more commonly known as The Coinage Act. This legislation established…

In April 1963, The Beatles had their first number one hit single in the United Kingdom. “From Me To You” was the first of eleven consecutive singles released by the…

At 10 am on the 5th April 1932, the shops of Oy Alkoholiliike Ab opened for the first time for the sale of alcohol, ending nearly thirteen years of prohibition.…

On 6th April 1896, the Greek King, George I, officially opened the first summer Olympic games of the modern period at the Panathinaiko Stadium in Athens, Greece, with the words:…

On 7th April 1827, John Walker, of Stockton-on-Tees in County Durham, England, sells the first friction matches in his chemist shop to a local solicitor called Hixon. Walker served his…

Description: Registration Number: KOM 371E Chassis Number: 36-6985 Launched at the 1962 London Motor Show, at the Elan’s heart was a rigid backbone chassis so good that it has formed…

Description: Registration Number: KMF 849K Chassis Number: 72041512P First registered on 8th May 1972, chassis 72041512P was completed in the ultra desirable period shade of L13 Pistachio lime green. After seven…

Picture Of Lotus Classic Cars The company also acts as an engineering consultancy, providing engineering development—particularly of suspension—for other car manufacturers. The lesser known Powertrain department is responsible for the design…

Picture Of Lotus Classic Cars Michael Kimberley took over as Acting Chief Executive Officer of the Company and its Group from May 2006. He currently chairs the Executive Committee of Lotus Group International…

Picture Of Lotus Classic Cars The company encouraged its customers to race its cars, and itself entered Formula One as a team in 1958. A Lotus Formula One car driven by Stirling Moss won the…

Picture Of Lotus Classic Cars Even after Chapman’s death, until the late 1980s, Lotus continued to be a major player in Formula One. Ayrton Senna drove for the team from 1985 to 1987, winning…

Picture Of Lotus Classic Cars * Lotus Elise: The Elise incorporates many engineering innovations, such as an aluminum extrusion frame and a composite body shell. The Elise has also spawned several racing variants, including an exotic…

Picture Of Lotus Classic Cars * Lotus Evora Launched 22 July 2008. Code named Project Eagle during development. A 2+2 sports car with a mid mounted, transverse 3.5 litre V6 engine. Picture Of Lotus…

Picture Of Lotus Classic Cars The Lotus Mark I was the first car designed and built by Colin Chapman in 1948, while Chapman was still a student at the University of London. The car was designed to…

Picture Of Classic Lotus Cars Classic Lotus Cars MK 3 Lotus Mark III Parts 1 Classic Lotus Cars Mark III was a single-seat sports car from Colin Chapman as a 750 racer built.…

Picture Of Classic Lotus Cars Classic Lotus Cars MK 4 Lotus Cars Mark IV Parts 1 Lotus Mark IV was a trials car by Colin Chapman built on a Austin 7 chassis. Colin Chapman’s success at…

Lotus Classic Car Picture Of Lotus Classic Car Lotus Classic Car Lotus Mark V (1952) And Mark VI (1953–1955) Parts 1 Lotus Mark V And Mark VI Lotus Mark V was…

Picture Of Mini Cooper Classic Cars The Mini Cooper is a tiny little car that is great on gas, handles like a sports car, fits four adults and is cute to look at.…

Picture Of Mini Cooper Classic Cars The British Motor Corporation (BMC) who built the classic Mini wanted to increase the image of the Mini and so insisted it was used in competition and…

Picture Of Mini Cooper Classic Cars The MINI brand is reintroduced to the U.S. in 2002. The Classic MINI was sold in the U.S. from 1960-1967. The Classic Mini was withdrawn from sale in 1967 with the…

Sir Alec Issigonis‘ original Mini of 1959 set new standards in design and engineering. Issigonis produced his masterpiece as an answer to the European fuel crisis of the late 1950s. Issigonis was…

Picture Of Mini Cooper Classic Cars Issigonis‘ friend John Cooper, owner of the Cooper Car Company and designer and builder of Formula One and rally cars, saw the potential of the Mini for competition. Issigonis was initially reluctant…

Picture Of Mini Cooper Classic Cars A more powerful Mini Cooper, dubbed the “S“, was developed in tandem and released in 1963. Featuring a 1071 cc engine and larger servo-assisted disc brakes,…

Picture Of Mini Cooper Classic Cars The last Mk I variant to be produced using the Tritec engine was the Mini Cooper S with John Cooper Works GP Kit. a light-weight, quasi-race-prepped John Cooper Works model. Hand-finished…

Picture Of Mini Cooper Classic Cars The car, whose first generation was designed by Frank Stephenson, draws inspiration from the original Mini, which was manufactured by the British Motor Corporation and its successors from…

Picture Of Mini Cooper Classic Cars The car, whose first generation was designed by Frank Stephenson, draws inspiration from the original Mini, which was manufactured by the British Motor Corporation and its successors from…

Picture Of Mini Cooper Classic Cars In Portugal and Greece, the Mini One was powered by a 1.4 litre I4 version of the Tritec engine but all other petrol powered Minis used the 1.6 litre…

Picture Of Mini Cooper Classic Cars The names Cooper and Cooper S echo the names used for the sportier version of the classic Mini, which in turn come from the involvement of John Cooper and the Cooper Car Company.…

Picture Of Mini Cooper Classic Cars All models used a transversely-mounted four-cylinder engine driving the front wheels. All four wheels are pushed to the corners of the body to improve handling.…

Picture Of Mini Cooper Classic Cars The Mini One and Mini Cooper were available with a ZF VT1F continuously variable transmission or with a conventional Midlands five-speed manual transmission (model years 2001-2004) the later was…

Picture Of Mini Cooper Classic Cars At the 2004 Salon International de l’Auto, Mini introduced a convertible model which was released in the 2005 model year and available in One, Cooper and Cooper S versions. Picture Of Mini Cooper Classic Cars The convertible roof is…

Picture Of Mini Cooper Classic Cars With higher powered engines, the standard front wheel drive MINI tends to produce more wheel spin instead of more acceleration four wheel drive would be a natural…

PICTURE OF MINI COOPER CLASSIC CARS CooperS Classic Car Design And development as project ADO15 (Austin Drawing Office project number 15), the Mini came about because of a fuel shortage caused by the 1956 Suez Crisis.…

Picture Of CLASSIC MINI COOPER CARS CLASSIC MINI COOPER CARS S MINI COOPER CLASSIC CARS PARTS 2 MINI Cooper cars Sliding windows allowed storage pockets in the hollow doors; reportedly Issigonis sized them…

Picture Of MINI COOPER CARS CLASSIC MINI COOPER CARS MINI COOPER CARS PARTS 1 The Mark I Mini (1959–1967) was the first version of British Motor Corporation‘s Mini Cars. It is characterised by its…

Picture Of MINI COOPER CARS CLASSIC MINI COOPER CARS COOPER CARS PARTS 1 In North America the current MINI Cooper is marketed as a “car in the city.” Few people would take…

Picture Of MINI COOPER CARS CLASSIC MINI COOPER CARS MINI COOPER CARS PARTS 1 Throughout several changes in ownership of the Mini Cooper, the present owner being BMW, there have been many…

Saab is celebrating its first major victory in international motor sport by showing a replica of the Saab 9-3 sedan which won the Finnish 1,000 Lakes Rally in 1957. With…

The Ford Model T (colloquially known as the Tin Lizzie, Flivver, T‑Model Ford, or T) is an automobile that was produced by Henry Ford’s Ford Motor Company from 1908 through…

A 1966 Volvo 1800S owned by Irvin Gordon of East Patchogue, New York, USA has the Guinness world record for highest mileage in the same vehicle he has been driving…

The brand enthusiasts at Saab History are trying to stage a last minute rally of their own – only instead of a bid for the company, these fans are looking…

has posted a couple of grainy camera phone shots of what is apparently a modernized version of the vintage LADA 2107. The boxy original was withdrawn from the western European…

The 944, available from the spring of 1982, quickly captured the hearts of a large community of enthusiasts. “At the heart of the 944 is a sensationally smooth-running, civilised engine…

1988 Porsche 944, 944 S, 944 Turbo and Turbo SMedia Gallery The 944 range started the 1988 model year with a broader range of equipment fitted as standard. In the…

By the start of the 70s Porsche had begun to develop a completely new model which was to be fundamentally different to the previous Porsche. The engine was moved to…