Blogs

Blower in the Rain

Michael Kliebenstein recalls his favourite drive in a 1931 4½-litre ‘Blower’ Bentley. The cockpits of 1920s and 1930s race cars have a very simple authenticity generally not found in cars of later ...

Maserati-engined Espace

For a brand so synonymous with sometimes quirky, often brilliant innovation, at least prior to its merging with Peugeot in the mid-70s anyway, it is quite unusual to come across an innovative and b...

SuperFinds: ‘James Bond’ Rolex

Michael Kliebenstein, author of SuperFinds, asks: ‘Can a classic watch be a real SuperFind, like a car? Yes, if it is an iconic piece with an amazing history.’While studying cinematography in the e...

Ten Reasons Why – Audi

Two World Wars, several mergers, two acquisitions and eleven decades of fierce competition; Audi appears to have thrived through it all. Wayne Batty offers ten reason why.

Following the Mille Miglia

A thousand miles in the tyre tracks of the greatsIn its original guise, the Mille Miglia involved the bravest of drivers racing a thousand miles from Brescia to Rome and back, on public roads, some...

Classic Nostalgia 2022

Classic Nostalgia, held this past weekend at Shelsley Walsh Hill Climb, was yet another great reminder of why the glory days of motorsport are so worth celebrating. Listening to the melodic shriek ...

Morning with a McLaren F1 GTR

Saturday, 25 June 2022, three randomly chosen winners of our Ultimate McLaren F1 GTR Prize Draw were invited to spend a morning at Kiklo Spaces with Chris Vassilopoulos and his F1 GTR #02R. Alan, G...

Wind Tunnel Wonder

This year marks the 50th anniversary of the inauguration of Pininfarina’s wind tunnel in Grugliasco, near Turin, Italy. Judging by how many other coachbuilders have come and gone over the years, ha...

9600 HP, a man and a bee

About a year ago, I had a call asking if I would be happy to provide my E-type, 9600 HP, for a Netflix production starring Rowan Atkinson. Not surprisingly, I did not hesitate.

The Happy Hypocrite!

Before the pandemic, I was invited to be a judge at the Valletta Concours d’Elegance, which was subsequently postponed twice but finally took place on Sunday, 29 May.