Vintage Thing No.43 - the Terrero
I can remember the point at which I felt four-wheel drives were straying in an uncertain direction that I didn't like. It was when I saw the Terrero for the first time (images provided by Car Styling magazine). And yet I like the Terrero. Four wheel drives trucks should look like they can climb Mount Everest. Here was one that looked like it was doing 100mph standing still. It also passed the Thunderbird puppet test - could I honestly see Virgil or Gordon behind the wheel of one of these? The answer to all three of these issues was yes. Vehma International, owned by Magna International, a Canadian automotive parts supplier, exhibited the 8.2-litre 4x4 Terrero as a highly developed concept car at the 1989 Geneva show. It was a wide-hipped, fat-flared off-road sportscar, which sounds great until you see the flush fitting glass and expensive interior, but at the time I was impressed by it. I still think it looks great and with 535bhp it could do the 0-60 dash in 7 seconds and...