By Ben Selby If you think of pre-war America, things like the Wall Street Crash, Franklin Roosevelt, King Kong and Benny Goodman swing would come to mind. In the automotive area of American culture, it was down to the ‘big three’ going toe to toe each year for ultimate supremacy of America’s car buying public. Now, the big three were …
By Ben Selby When it comes to cars, everyone has a favourite. We all have that one car which we would quite happily have in our garage more than any other. Many of us covet a piece of European exotica, while others champion a V8 powered piece of American history. For Geraldine’s Dave Peters, the car he wanted more than …
By Ben Selby So many cars are immediately identified with members of the British Royal Family. Her Majesty the Queen was seldom ever seen with her family outside Balmoral Castle without a Land Rover, and Prince Charles loved Aston Martin. Princess Anne however, would be associated with one particular British classic. Her keen interest in this car would lead to …
By Ben Selby It seems like just yesterday BMW took the covers off their idea of a back-to-basics sports car. The BMW Z3 was not the first BMW sports car to bear the Z nameplate, that honour went to the funky Z1 with its retractable doors and love or hate looks. The Z3 was BMW’s answer to the car which …
By Ben Selby There are many accolades you could bestow upon the cars which carry the name of Henry Ford. One of these accolades undoubtedly came to fruition during the 1960s. It was the accolade of bringing sports car looks and performance, at price the man in the street could afford. The first Ford to nail this was the Ford …
By Ben Selby There is something incredibly charming about bare essentials motoring. There are plenty of brands out there who seek to create the ultimate expression of what a car can be. That said, those who give us the purest ‘essence’ of what a car can be, deserve just as much recognition. When you have all the bits you need, …
By Ben Selby It can be rather difficult to be shake off a bad reputation. It takes time and effort to create a good one, but very easy to create a bad one. Some cars get a bad rep, more so than others. Sometimes, it is entirely justified, other times it is utterly undeserved. I firmly believe the bad rep …
By Ben Selby You know a car is regarded as automotive art when the Godfather of fast cars thinks it’s a looker. Enzo Ferrari himself famously said the Jaguar E Type was the best-looking car ever produced. Il Commendatore did have a point. Built in Coventry, the Jaguar E Type is a masterpiece, and takes pride of place in the …
By Ben Selby As far as automotive obsessions go, the love for Germany’s “People’s Car” runs deep. Controversial Fascist origins aside, one cannot deny the impact of the Volkswagen Beetle on the psyche of motoring enthusiasts the world over. Aimed squarely at providing everyone from the factory floor to high executives with an economical and easy to maintain way of …
