Top 10: The class of 1973
With the historic VED exemption to be extended to 1974, we round up 10 new cars, launched in 1973, that from April, you will be able to buy with a £0 tax disc. It was an interesting year, as car manufacturers all over the world were reporting a boom in sales - but that would all come to an end in the October of that year, when the Energy Crisis kicked off.
Was it a vintage year? An interesting question. In the mass-market, Volkswagen was sowing the seeds of its future success with the Passat and Scirocco (with the Golf the following year), while BL was doing the opposite, launching the Allegro in an atmosphere of misplaced optimism and celebration. In the supercar world, Ferrari's BB replaced the Daytona, while Maserati aped that older Ferrari with the exciting new Khamsin.
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The BMW 2002 Turbo will always be remembered for being Europe’s first turbocharged production car, and as a consequence, it's a bit of a legend. But in 1973, this interesting technical development wasn't being shown in its best light, as the 2002 was approaching the end of its life. But what a great sports saloon to drive! It's laggy, and tail-happy, but get that turbo whistling and the 2002 Turbo really flies. A shape of things to come, too - as the world became turbo obsessed in the late-1970s.
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