It’s been a popular image for me for a few years now. Indeed it’s become a bit of a ‘Hero Shot’ on my portfolio, such was it’s popularity. What makes it a winner? The ingredients. A world famous racing driver who is a household name globally, a bright red Italian racing car, a gorgeous blonde, [...]
Historic Toyota Celica Winning in Australia
We’ve been watching this team for a while now as a steady stream of press releases from Australia announce one win after another. Four-time national rally champions Neal Bates and Coral Taylor will return to the Australian Rally Championship in South Australia this weekend fresh from their breakthrough victory in the International Classic Rally of [...]
Aston Martin CC100 Concept – We Need a Larger Garage
Timed for release over the weekend of the Nurburgring 24 hours, the much anticipated launch of the Aston Martin concept car to celebrate thier centenary was marked with Dr Ulrich Bez driving a lap of the ‘Ring alongside Sir Stirling Moss in his DBR1. Dr Bez said: “CC100 is the epitome of everything that is [...]
Honda Are Back. Pass Me a Pack Of Marlboro
Have to say, had a bit of a tear in the eye, lump in the throat moment when I saw this announcement. The McLaren Honda partnership is returning to Formula One. With the new engine regulations for 2014 dictating 1.6 litre. V6 and Turbos, you’d like to think we’d be entering into a new era [...]
Riva Tritone Special Cadillac “Ribot III” at Villa Erba
RM Auctions’ Villa Erba sale is nearly upon us on 25th May and iconic supercars feature heavily in this sale, with pretty much every example of iconic Ferrari’s featured. However, the pictures of this beautiful, restored and unique Riva leapt from the catalogue at us. While all Riva’s were unique in thier detailing and final [...]
Racing, Not Posing
Love this short video by Porsche, it fits in quite nicely with our philosophy of driving cars, not just polishing them. I’ve written previously about the mystery of why people don’t just get Porsches out and drive them. Lots of famous archive clips put together, some you’ll know, some I’ve certainly not seen before. Back [...]
Want to Avoid Speeding Fines in France? Blame Your Dog
You may have read elsewhere here about the relationship we developed a few years ago with the Gendarmes in France. It can be an expensive relationship, with little reward on your part if you’re caught speeding in France as each summer, the Peage becomes a hunting ground with tourists trapped like fish in a barrel. [...]
The 1935 Elektron Frazer Nash Racer on Track
Steady rain is dripping down my neck as I swing the buckle of the ratchet strap over centre to release it. The webbing is soaked and dirty from the road spray it’s collected en-route to the track and I can feel the water being expelled between my fingers as I pull the reluctant, rain swollen [...]
King of the GT’s? Porsche 911 Turbo through the years.
There have been some pretty good GT cars launched this past few years. Big Astons spring to mind as a very British and understated way to cover the ground and I’ve enjoyed some very smooth commutes in the DBS and the V8 Vantage. However, some out and out sports cars have been moving in to [...]
In Memory of Superswede
It’s March 2006, Orebro, Sweden. A bright sunny, early spring day, but very cold. The nearby lakes still frozen over, with only the beginnings of a thaw. I’m in Sweden with Andy McKenna, in the embryonic stages of what will one day become a premier winter ice driving company. We’re looking for infrastructure and frozen [...]
Mel Nichols – And The Revs Keep Rising
Everyone with an ounce of passion for driving should read this book. If you’re appreciative of real writing, motoring or otherwise, I urge you to read this. If you only graze the occasional magazine, ou may not be aware of Mel Nichols. I rate him right up here with the late Russell Bulgin, a member [...]
Rubystone – Are You A Man Or A Mouse?
Rubystone. Not the most accurate description for a colour. If you had never seen it in the flesh, Rubystone conjures up ideas of a kind of burgundy hue in the minds eye. Perhaps one of those dark red Mica pigmented paint schemes so popular with an older buyer of Jaguar XJS. Of course, if you [...]
Jeff Bridges and His Thirty Year Widelux Love Affair
I owned a Widelux camera once. They’re a funny, quirky camera, called a ‘swing lens’. Fully mechanical, shooting 35mm film and working like an obscure Victorian timepiece, they’re tricky suckers to be proficient with. They shoot panoramic images onto 35mm film stock using a slit-lens that swings through an arc using springs and gears. Small [...]
Five, Four, Tree, Two… Feck…
The man without the steering wheel in a rally car has a pivotal impact on the outcome, influencing his driver with both commands and the tone of his voice. His pace note delivery method is vital and each partnership works out their own system of notes, corners and distances. Take a look at these two, [...]
Gorgeous Black Porsche 911 Speedster For Sale at RM Auctions
The RM Action’s Don Davis collection sale is just a few days away now. There are some truly spectacular cars for sale and the results will make fascinating reading. We’ll be showcasing some of our favorite lots over the next few days, but this stunning color combination of black and red leather Porsche Speedster really [...]
Sebastien Loeb Steps Into Supercup
To the untrained eye, this might seem like a brave move. Porsche Supercup is a tough race series, the teams and drivers are specialists at it and even national champions of domestic Porsche Cup series have, in the past, struggled badly against the regulars. But like most things that Sebastien Loeb embarks upon, there’s a [...]
That Swiss Hillclimb Porsche Video
I make no excuse for sharing this well-viewed YouTube video of Swiss Hillclimb Porsches. More than fifteen minutes long, starting with a great sequence of a Flatnose Turbo with it’s dramatic on-off boost that can clearly be heard, flames spitting on the over-run, black lines being laid down on the corner exits. There’s a whole [...]
Just Drive It – The Sequel
Following on from my post about Porsche driving, purely by coincidence, I stumbled across this great interview by Jay Leno of classic car enthusiast Yoav Gilad, recounting how he bought a 1977 Porsche 911, gave it the most basic of checkovers, then drove it from his home, right across America to Amelia Island for the [...]
Porsche Gallery – 50 Years of the 911
Porsche released this great set of images last month to commence the celebration of fifty years of the 911. The release was a wide ranging one covering the wide history of the different models. But I’d be remiss if I didn’t take a moment to post the full set of images here. Take a moment [...]
Porsche 911 Owners, Just Fuel It Up And Drive It
A chance twitter exchange today between myself, Adam Towler and Dan Prosser has stimulated me to write about something that’s been coming and going inside my tiny brain for a while now. Dan tweeted a link to a used 1980′s Porsche 911 on Pistonheads with the comment, ‘I wonder how much for an engine and [...]
