On this day in 1967: We test the rally-prepared Alfa Romeo GTA, the UK's first Honda revealed and a clash of two worlds
Midget or Triumph Spitfire driver, but the rewards were a sweet tune sung all the way up to 11,500rpm, with peak power having arrived at 8000rpm, and a much superior 0-60mph time of 13.4sec.
It was completely smooth and remarkably refined at all speeds as well, and the ’box was matched perfectly, clearly having been specially developed. The steering was direct and responsive, although fidgety, and the chassis went for understeer, the rear never sliding out. We concluded: “The days of cheap and nasty Japanese copies are over. On a fun rating that is the key to the sports car market, the Honda most decidedly has the edge at the moment.”East Africa’s Safari is famously the world’s “fastest, roughest and most exciting” rally, although 1967 was one of the easier editions, a lack of the usual heavy rain leaving it dry and dusty.
404, ahead of Ford’s well-financed Cortinas. Peugeot also locked out the podium in the sub-1300cc secondary class with 204s. Every part of the car industry today relies fully on computers. Yet they haven’t been around for long. In 1967,GB became the UK’s first car importer to employ one – spending £8500 to convert an old showroom on its Brentford premises to house an IBM 1440 data processing system. Its job was to maintain stock of spare parts, handle orders and simplify invoicing.
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