Born in 1966, Martin Buckley was brought up in Manchester and started writing about classic cars in the mid-1980s. He was been writing for
Classic and Sportscar magazine since 1985 and is now senior contributor. He has owned upwards of 400 cars including five NSU Ro80s having bought his first in 1995. Martin has two children and lives in Gloucestershire with his wife Mia.
Launched in 1967, the NSU Ro80 had modern aerodynamic styling, a technologically advanced Wankel rotary engine and was voted Car of the Year in 1968. However, after the initial positive reception, the car developed a reputation for unreliability, with problems arising as early as...
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