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BreakingNews.ie
16-05-2025
- Automotive
- BreakingNews.ie
Rare and vintage cars set for Malahide Classic and Vintage show on Sunday
Over 100 beautiful classic and vintage cars will glisten in the May sunshine this Sunday on the seaside grounds of the Grand Hotel, Malahide, Co Dublin. As the motoring world transitions to a more clinically engineered battery age, the annual Malahide Classic and Vintage Motor Show offers to whisk visitors back to times of thrumming engines, manual gearboxes and mechanics with a manual in one hand and a spanner in the other. Advertisement The vehicles on display will range from exotic Italian brands like Ferrari, Lamborghini, Maserati and Lancia to venerable classics like Austins, Morris, Triumphs and Jaguars. There will also be prestigious sports marques like TVR, Mercedes and Porsche, plus pristine examples of classics from more mainstream brands like Citroën and Volkswagen. It was thanks to the mass market cars that Ireland's motoring masses were offered the opportunity of the open road. Coincidentally, 2025 marks 75 years since the first VW assembled outside Germany, rolled off the line: a Beetle Type 1 assembled on the Shelbourne Road, Ballsbridge, Dublin in 1950. Alongside the highly polished cars and their adoring owners, visitors can also encounter classic motorbikes and even the odd fire engine. Organised by the Malahide Lions Club and sponsored by Carole Nash Insurance, the Show will open at 11am and admission will cost €10 per adult, no charge for children under 16, with the entire proceeds going to two vital causes – Bumbleance Children's Ambulance Service and Jack & Jill Foundation.
Scottish Sun
10-05-2025
- Automotive
- Scottish Sun
Cheap 80s hatchback dubbed ‘worst car in history' is making a dramatic return after four decades
It was once the cheapest car in Britain BACK FROM THE DEAD Cheap 80s hatchback dubbed 'worst car in history' is making a dramatic return after four decades A ONCE cheap British car is soon to make a come back after it has been dubbed the "worst car in history". When it was first introduced back in the 1980s, the vehicle could be bought for a great bargain price of just £3,000. 2 The 'worst car in history' will come back from the dead in 2027 Credit: News Group Newspapers Ltd 2 DVLA records show just seven remain on the road today Credit: Facebook / Carole Nash Inside Classics It was known for its low quality construction, safety concerns and reliability issues, making it the cheapest car between 1981 and 1991. The car was known as the Zastava Yugo, a Yugoslavian branded car designed as a simple box shape by ItalDesign. With Britain in the depths of recession around the time of its introduction, the car undercut rivals like Austin Metro and Ford Fiesta. However, this affordability still did not enable the Yugo to become a successful or popular car for the long run. Around 794,428 Yugos in total were produced, but only a fraction of these were sold in Britain. And by 2018, just 19 remained on the road, according to official registrations data. Author, Jason Vuic, subsequently entitled his book "The Yugo: The Rise and Fall of the Worst Car in History". Return of the vehicle comes as part of a project by Serbian university professor, Dr Alekasandar Bjelić, who hopes to bring the car back to the market for 2027. Dr Alekasandar Bjelić is linked to the automotive industry in Germany, and unveiled his 1:5-scale vision for what the Yugo could look like soon. This new design for the Yugo was debuted at the Car Design Event 2025 in Munich that took place earlier in the month. Fully restored first edition of iconic Ford motor to be auctioned for huge price after £130k spent on its renovation It included stylish compact car features such as slim LED lights on the front and rear, along with large alloy wheels. A fully working prototype of the new Yugo is expected to be shown at the Belgrade Expo in 2027. On top of that, Bjelić said it would be initially sold as an "affordable" two-door model, adding that there is potential for "different body versions" to follow. Affordability of the new Yugo is hoped to be facilitated by introducing the vehicle a petrol engine, and choice of manual or automatic gearboxes. Yugo Automobile did add: "electrified versions are possible." With this project, Yugo are teasing a "fun-to-drive car" that "meets all relevant safety standards," hinting it will use a shared platform borrowed from a "cooperation partner".
The Irish Sun
10-05-2025
- Automotive
- The Irish Sun
Cheap 80s hatchback dubbed ‘worst car in history' is making a dramatic return after four decades
A ONCE cheap British car is soon to make a come back after it has been dubbed the "worst car in history". When it was first introduced back in the 1980s, the vehicle could be bought for a great bargain price of just £3,000. 2 The 'worst car in history' will come back from the dead in 2027 Credit: News Group Newspapers Ltd 2 DVLA records show just seven remain on the road today Credit: Facebook / Carole Nash Inside Classics It was known for its low quality construction, safety concerns and reliability issues, making it the cheapest car between 1981 and 1991. The car was known as the With Britain in the depths of recession around the time of its introduction, the car undercut rivals like However, this affordability still did not enable the Yugo to become a successful or popular car for the long run. Read More Motors News Around 794,428 Yugos in total were produced, but only a fraction of these were sold in Britain. And by 2018, just 19 remained on the road, according to official registrations data. Author, Jason Vuic, subsequently entitled his book "The Yugo: The Rise and Fall of the Worst Car in History". Return of the vehicle comes as part of a project by Serbian university professor, Dr Alekasandar Bjelić, who hopes to bring the car back to the market for 2027. Most read in Motors Dr Alekasandar Bjelić is linked to the automotive industry in Germany, and unveiled his 1:5-scale vision for what the Yugo could look like soon. This new design for the Yugo was debuted at the Car Design Event 2025 in Munich that took place earlier in the month. Fully restored first edition of iconic Ford motor to be auctioned for huge price after £130k spent on its renovation It included stylish compact car features such as slim LED lights on the front and rear, along with large alloy wheels. A fully working prototype of the new Yugo is expected to be shown at the Belgrade Expo in 2027. On top of that, Bjelić said it would be initially sold as an "affordable" two-door model, adding that there is potential for "different body versions" to follow. Affordability of the new Yugo is hoped to be facilitated by introducing the vehicle a petrol engine, and choice of manual or automatic gearboxes. Yugo Automobile did add: "electrified versions are possible." With this project, Yugo are teasing a "fun-to-drive car" that "meets all relevant safety standards," hinting it will use a shared platform borrowed from a "cooperation partner".
