Free temporary access to Autocar digital archive

[Tubbo]

Until Tuesday 24/09 at 5pm you can get free access to the Autocar digital archives.

There are over 6000 magazines available dating back to 1895.

Link:

https://ocean.exacteditions.com/magazines/1192/issues?rc=4ed334df-9c0c-481a-abc1-022d2326c98a

[sierraman]

Wowzers in my trousers. I’m just off to a dark room for a week to browse these mags. Cheers! 

[artdjones]

Thanks, just looked up the first issue I ever bought. 20th June 1973, commemorating 60 years of Morris. They only lasted just over 10 more years.

I couldn't help noticing that synthetic engine oil was just on the market from Mobil at the then stupendous price of £1.10 per litre, double what the most expensive normal oils cost. 

[tooSavvy]

You have all guessed I'm concentrating on 1963 >> Hillman IMP launch!!

 

My local.....

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[Peter C]

Cool, I've managed to download a couple Sierra Sapphire road tests.

[beko1987]

Wow! 

Chavs modifying their card and zooming about in London is nothing new it seems

Peeking at the last article before I cut it off I drove a corsa c in similar conditions for a winter before unclogging the heater matrix... 

[Six-cylinder]

If anybody who finds any articles on the Rolls Royce 20/25 1929-1936 please tip me off.

[Saabnut]

  On 18/09/2024 at 17:46, Six-cylinder said:

If anybody who finds any articles on the Rolls Royce 20/25 1929-1936 please tip me off.

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Me too!

[Six-cylinder]

  On 18/09/2024 at 18:49, Saabnut said:

Me too!

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I have looked through at least 200 pages so far and nothing interesting.

[Christine]

Dez in a frantic search for invacar!   And lots of results ! 

[plasticvandan]

  On 18/09/2024 at 19:55, Christine said:

Dez in a frantic search for invacar!   And lots of results ! 

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I have,all about how dangerous they are,how they overturned at Mira,and how bad the crash test results were

[HMC]

The 1988 road test of a lada samara noted how on power the test car pulled to the left, and off power it tended to track right, and that there was most likely air in the brake hydraulics. #great times

[HMC]

ps can we screenshot and share pages of note or is that not to be encouraged?

[grogee]

Thanks for the link @Tubbo. I've been feasting on 1980s Autocar, when motoring journalism wasn't dumbed down to the lowest common denominator. Good test of the/my MG Maestro 2.0, which I'll share if it's not frowned upon by the powers that be.

[Christine]

It says 1996 Honda Civic 2 door hatch  is the best car ever made ..  

[Christine]

  On 19/09/2024 at 08:41, plasticvandan said:

I have,all about how dangerous they are,how they overturned at Mira,and how bad the crash test results were

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Ah , i see  you have to search ' invalid carriage '  rather than invacar ...

 

My god they were dreadfully critical  !   

[JakeT]

I am sad enough to pay the £130 a year for access, free is even better for a week. The search is quite poor though, and seems to find loads from the small ads.

 

some favourite issues:

November 1959. Taking a Mini around the med

September 1983. Taking a merc 190e from Athens to the arctic circle

March 1993. Mondeo doing 12,000 miles in a week.

 

Happy reading, all!

[Rave]

Sorry if this has been posted already, in which case Mods feel free to delete.

The Autocar archive is free until next Tuesday, so now's your chance to read the original reviews of all sorts of interesting old cars.

https://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/from-the-archive/five-days-left-enjoy-free-access-autocar-archive

 

Edit: i just put "autocar" into the forum search function and didn't get any results, hence this now merged re-post, in case anyone was wondering

[loserone]

https://autoshite.com/topic/60294-free-temporary-access-to-autocar-digital-archive/

[somewhatfoolish]

I was looking for Tatras to perv at and found this!

then there was an invalid carriage lurking overleaf @LightBulbFun

[Christine]

16th november 1974  issue... staggering accident rate of  Model 70 ! 

 

 

[Christine]

Horrifying ..... no wonder they were banned ..

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[HMC]

  On 19/09/2024 at 16:40, Christine said:

Horrifying ..... no wonder they were banned ..

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“Costly, unsafe and anti social”

Not my words lynne, but the words of the Disabled Driver’s Action Group

[HMC]

1978 banger market survey…

[HMC]

1983 

[dome]

What a find, I'll need to have a look. Is the article James May got sacked for on there? I have the actual magazine somewhere 🤔

[JJ0063]

https://ocean.exacteditions.com/magazines/1192/issues/197
 

back again until 14th 👍

[Schaefft]

Awesome, thanks for sharing!

Edit looks like you need a subscription to turn the first page?