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September 18 2014

20k: Scottish Pride: 1980ish Talbot Sunbeam

DailyTurismo Uncategorized Rally Car, Scotland, Sunbeam, Talbot 0

The list of Scottish built cars is not particularly long, but during the 1980s Chrysler built cars at the former Rootes Group factory in Linwood, Renfrewshire, Scotland. By cars, we mean the Chrysler Sunbeam (later badged the Talbot Sunbeam) which was an entirely forgettable hatchback, except for the Lotus-engined version which was a formidable rally […]

September 18 2014

5k: In My Defens: 1985, 1991 & 1991 Land Rover Defender Diesel

DailyTurismo Uncategorized Defender, Diesel, Land Rover, Scotland, Scottish 2

Imagine for a minute that you are the proud descendants of Pictish people located on a shared island with descendants of Germanic tribes called the Angles. As a Pict, you have been spending your time tending sheep, inventing the bicycle (and over-head valve engine) but mostly keeping to yourselves, while your extroverted neighbors to the […]