Retro Rides weekender: the old-school joy of motoring

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Buttonless key. Ignition barrel. Turn once, turn again, turn three times. A screeching fan belt whines before a multi-cylinder roar takes over, then settles to a lumpy idle. What has just been described is the whole premise of Retro Rides - a festival whose sole purpose is to allow car nuts to scratch a nostalgic itch. Hundreds of them gather at Goodwood Motor Circuit and venues up and down the country to celebrate the simple joy of motoring without beeps, bongs and lane-keep assist.

So he understood how to make it shine again, giving it a thorough respray in the original colour, and an equally thorough interior deep clean. And while cars of this era were fitted with a 1.5-litre flat four, this Flavia is fitted with the larger 91bhp 1.8-litre unit used in cars from 1965 onwards, owing to the previous owner selling it with both engines as part of the deal. Fiat Uno Turbo IE Like the owner of the 8 Series, this Fiat's keeper fell in love with them at an early age.

 

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