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August is always a special month for the global South Asian community. Not only are we marking South Asian Heritage Month – a celebration of Brown culture, history, and achievements – but it’s also when we celebrate Pakistan’s Independence Day (14 August) and India’s Independence Day (15 August). And if there’s one thing that unites desis from Karachi to Kolkata, Bradford to Birmingham, and Toronto to Tokyo – it’s cars.
In some classic movies and TV shows, the cars became as big, if not bigger, icons than the human stars. Now we can’t imagine those films without the famous cars – well actually Bristol Street Motors can. It’s dug out the vehicles that might originally have featured, and created posters revealing the would-be alternatives. Some of the cars are quite surprising, but none moreso than the fridge!
Continue reading “The Cars that could’ve been the Stars – plus a Fridge!”It takes over a billion dollars, at least three years of development and testing, and hundreds of engineers and designers to come up with a brand new car. Then there’s tons of testing, multiple levels of approval processes, not to mention extensive customer clinics, before a manufacturer actually launches it.
So how the heck did these abominations get through?
Continue reading “10 cars that should never have been built”
