By Ben Selby The history of Ferrari is littered with incredible machinery. It is also littered with one-off cars built specifically for their most affluent VIP clients. People like the Sultan of Brunei and the Shah of Iran would order bespoke cars to meet their ever-increasing indulgence for having cars which no-one else could afford to. This brings us on …
By Ben Selby The name Bugatti is legendary amongst countless avid motoring fanatics. The cars bearing the name of Italian born artist and engineer Ettore Bugatti will forever be regarded as exquisite and expensive pieces of automotive art. Now, one could certainly identify Bugatti’s golden period as being the years prior to World War II. The factory in Molsheim, France …
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 There are plenty of things to like about Northland but a few things always spring to my mind first and foremost. The warm climate, the views and some simply stunning roads. One could wax lyrical all day about the various bays one could visit, but the subject of this month’s Classic Car Road Trip is a day …
By Ben Selby When one considers American cars built in the 1980s, there no doubt will be the usual references to C4 Corvettes, Fox body Ford Mustangs and of course that talking icon of eighties TV, the Pontiac Trans Am. However, people tend to overlook the Buick Grand National, one of the most brutish designs ever to come from General …
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 Lake Tekapo. This vast picturesque body of water is regarded by countless tourists and locals as being one of the most beautiful places to visit in the South Island. It is also a great place to take your classic for a drive in the country. From Christchurch, Lake Tekapo is 261km away if you choose to take …
By Ben Selby Everyone has their own view as to who is the greatest Grand Prix driver of all time. For many, Ayrton Senna is king, for others, its Michael Schumacher. Then you have Juan Manuel Fangio, Jim Clark and even Lewis Hamilton, each of which have their equal share of fans who will fight tooth and nail to convince …
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 …
