Category: "History"

60th ANNIVERSARY OF CITROËN AMI 6

«This model is in no way intended to replace the 2 CV, from which it differs considerably (…)», Citroën’s press release in 1961 was perhaps surprising at the time, as much as the shape of Ami 6! This “big little car”, with its small outer dimensions and spacious interior, went on to be a great […]

70 YEARS OF THE “SAMBA”

EXOTIC NICKNAME FOR THE CULT BULLI FROM HANNOVER For many it epitomises hippy culture, yet it was a popular minibus long before the ‘Flower Power’ generation: exactly 70 years ago, a classy 8-seater minibus was unveiled simply as a ‘Special Version’ at the first post-war IAA in Frankfurt. Today, this VW minibus is known globally […]

IVECO CELEBRATES 75TH ANNIVERSARY OF HERITAGE BRAND PEGASO

Seventy-five years from the creation of the Pegaso brand in Spain, its heritage of passion, pioneering spirit and strength lives on in IVECO’s DNA. The historic Spanish brand Pegaso was founded by Empresa Nacional de Autocamiones (ENASA) in 1947, taking the name of the winged horse from Greek mythology that symbolised power and lightness. Its […]