There is something truly magical about heel and toe shifting a fast-classic car. Being able to be a physical part of the driving experience, shifting gears, double-clutching, and guiding the non-power assisted steering is becoming a lost art in the motoring world of today, and something classic car fans everywhere covet immensely. Well, Ferrari know this, which is why the …
The old saying “if it isn’t broken, don’t fix it” could have been created to describe the modern Mazda MX5. The car which brought the honest, fun to drive, affordable sports car back from the pages of history in 1989, has reached its 30th milestone. Usually for a single model of sports car to stick around this long, it needs …
Imagine waking up on Christmas morning and finding this in your stocking. This pint-sized Bugatti Type 35 Grand Prix car from 1927 is the result of the latest collaboration between Bugatti and The Little Car Company. Called the Baby II, in reference to the original half-scale Baby Bugatti from 1924, this electric powered pint sized Bugatti is quite simply the …
Attention Bentley Boys and Girls, one of the most thrilling and iconic cars from Bentley’s history, Sir Tim Birkin’s 1929 supercharged 4.5-litre “Blower,” is to be reborn in a new series of 12 matching cars. Each is individually handcrafted by a specialist team from Mulliner Coach works. Together, the new cars will form the world’s first pre-war race car continuation …
When a rare and exclusive classic car is found residing in New Zealand, there is always a great deal of hubbub surrounding the occasion, but when 20 exotic and exclusive classic cars owned by one Kiwi family, including once used by Her Majesty the Queen, goes under the hammer, everyone in the classic car scene gets pretty excited. Such is …
What does one usually find in the desert? Sand for one thing, heat, dust and maybe the odd oasis if you are lucky. Now, imagine you are sauntering through the Saudi desert, you notice a car, and you when you get close, you see a Trident badge which can only mean one thing. Providing it’s not a mirage, you have …
There is something really cool about an Alvis. The iconic British brand, which was resurrected in 2017 after lying dormant for 50 years, will start building a range of Continuation Series cars of six different models and two chassis configurations. The news comes in the wake of many British brands such as Jaguar and Aston Martin, are working to recreate …
Any millennial car fan is bound to have seen at some point, the 2000 Jerry Bruckheimer produced turbocharged action film, Gone in Sixty Seconds. We have all been wowed by Nic Cage’s attempt to act, those larger than life blonde dreadlocks of Angelina Jolie, and we have all at some point, lusted after that gorgeous custom Shelby Mustang GT500 known …
Almost everyone I know would identify me as not only a Motoring Journalist, but also a bit of a history buff. From William the Conqueror to the Napoleonic Wars, right up to the highs and lows of the 20th Century, I find every historical period intensely fascinating, and when i’m not writing about cars, one could usually find me watching …
