Henri Pigozzi, Fiat and the birth of Simca in France
Simca did not begin from a blank page. The marque was built around Henri Pigozzi to manufacture in France Fiat cars that had become too expensive to import.
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Why BMC created the Mini in 1959
The Mini answered a practical brief: four usable seats, low fuel use and as much space as possible in a very short car.
Louis Renault, Rue Lepic and the Type A: proving the marque on the road
The rue Lepic episode is more than folklore. It already sums up the Renault method in 1898: prove a mechanical solution on the road before turning it into a commercial argument.
Austin, from Longbridge to the Mini: the full story of the marque
From Longbridge in 1905 to the fading of the badge in the 1980s, Austin reflects a large part of Britain’s popular motoring history.
