VMCC announce bike of the year winner 2012

The Success of Swatch Watches

In the early 1990s, consumers in New York city were so desperate for the latest Swatch watches, that after queuing to purchase the one item they were allowed per customer, there were reports of several shoppers donning wigs and changing clothes in order to buy another. What led a cheap, plastic-cased quartz watch to become one of the hottest fashion items of the late 80’s and mid 90’s? The key to the success of Swatch was marketing. read more>>

Top 5 Family Friendly Classics

The conventional advice when scouring the classifieds for family-friendly transport is to head on over to the section titled MPVs. But to anyone with even the merest hint of Castrol’s finest in their veins, those three letters are enough to fill the heart with dread and despair. read more>>

AC Cobra announce Series 4–electric

Dubbed as ‘The AC Cobra updated for a new age’, the latest model from AC Cars is The AC Cobra Series 4-electric. read more>>

MG RV8, the 90s facelifted MGBotox

The MG badge had survived through the 90s adorning go-faster family fare, but the public wanted more – it wanted a soft top. MG had this covered in the form of MGF development, but the arrival of the Mazda MX5 intensified the clamour for a return to the glory days of the B and Midget. British Motor Heritage had recently announced the remanufacture of new MGB bodyshells and so the company put two and two together and came up with 8. read more>>