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96/373 1996-1997 Classic Car Buyer's Guide Rob de la Rive Box and Ton Lohman Bay View Books, Bideford, 1996, 240 pp., ISBN 1-87979-70-2, L12.95
You may recall Jeremy Clarkson's memorable quote that "this Maserati Ghibil 1969 snaps knicker elastic at 50 paces". Or words to that effect. (I've never been keen on this motoring correspondent since he rubbished the Nissan Sunny of which I'm a proud, if bruised owner. Something along the lines of having sold one for a packet of fags and still been done. As the salesman told me of this 1.3 litre wonder, "anything smaller and you'll be looking at our range of lawnmowers".) Now this buyer's guide does have quite a few Nissans I'm pleased to say (well, three), quite nifty-looking models I might add, with some...