4 Jul 2017 – Driven To Write

Challenge!

This badge adorned a Volvo 760 GLE.

What car is it from? Continue reading “Challenge!”

The Rush and the Rush and the Stop

This pleasantly painted Twingo caught my eye in Flensburg.

I had a longer look at the interior which had very playful use of colour. The door handles and window winders were highlighted in yellow. Buttons on the dashboard used the same plastic. The doors had body-coloured paint visible with the door cards inset and made of robust plastic. They made the most of economy, it seems. The design is very contemporary for 1993, the year of the launch. This kind of modernism is in short supply today. Continue reading “The Rush and the Rush and the Stop”

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