I went to bed thinking about what I might do tomorrow. I might walk the dog, do some work, some shopping in the afternoon, write another article for my blog etc. Nothing too exciting, or unusual.
Then I woke up in the morning and, after checking my emails, made a surprising discovery.
Coming our way soon – the good, the bad and the ugly.
As ever, I’m keen to see how the latest Formula 1 cars stack up against each other this season, especially with new aero changes and some new driver combo’s in the mix.…
After a lazy start to the year, the first motorsport events are like a shot of espresso – I’m suddenly engaged with 2019.
After catching scraps of 24 hour Daytona action, I began to feel like life had returned to normal – for me, that means watching motorsport whenever something decent is on.…
Circumstances forced me to drive my new 1957 Porsche Speedster one-handed. This was because my other hand had lost all sense of feeling. This was thanks to what felt like Arctic conditions in a country I imagined never became cold, in an open car with no roof, in winter.…
I like many old French cars, not because I think are any better than those made elsewhere. I just love their distinctive character and, well, their sheer bloody-minded ‘Frenchness.’
Sadly, this is less true today than it used to be (Renault Fluence anyone?). But among the plethora of deadly dull diesel-powered family cars, there have been still some real gems produced by French car makers in recent times.…
I just saw a lovely, but not especially rare Citroen 2CV for sale. A 1979 Club model, in what appears to be very nicely restored condition. For sale at Classic Throttle Shop, as I write this at the end of October 2018.
Growing up in suburban South London in the late fifties and sixties, foreign cars were still a very rare sight on the roads. I knew they existed because my father took my brother and me to the Motor Show in Earls Court every year. There, we saw them in the metal.…