Car Indicators
Motorsport. The word itself conjures the smell of petrol, the glint of spanners, and the sight of stripped-down machines surrounded by crews in overalls. It’s an arena of speed and spectacle, from the marble-polished glamour of Monaco to the gritty thrill of gravel-spraying rally cars tearing through damp forests. At its extremes, it is visceral, […]
AS first-world problems go, this has got to one of the better ones. A line-up of brand new cars and PR folk who are willing to allow – nay, positively encourage you, to drive them as you seem fit for as long as you like; so long as you don’t take all day and make […]
I WAS recently lucky enough to be invited to take a look at the all-new Lotus Emira at its Almada Street, Hamilton, showroom; and although there would be no opportunity for a drive, I was looking forward to seeing Lotus’s last-ever petrol-powered sports car in the flesh, so headed off in the direction of Glasgow. It certainly […]
THE new Ford Mach-E has already caught the imagination of thousands of customers and fans, but a new client has also shown considerable interest – the UK’s police force. Such has been the enthusiasm of the British police for Ford’s new all-electric SUV that already seven forces have either tested the new vehicle or requested […]
THE car concours unlike any other and world-famous Hagerty Festival of the Unexceptional enjoyed sell-out success at Grimsthorpe Castle on Saturday. Thousands of mundane motors were displayed with pride by a record number of car enthusiasts who were thrilled to attend arguably the season’s greatest concours. The focal point in the grounds of Grimsthorpe Castle, […]
Click here for Part 1 On the minute-or-so drive to the Hill Route you have to keep your speed down because there are so many pedestrians about (mostly with their heads buried in the car-list and so not really paying attention to traffic) and other vehicles either coming out or being parked up again. During that […]
Even kids let loose in sweet shops don’t have it as good as this. Oh, I forgot to mention that we had sweets too. I know, I know . . . ALL in the name of journalism of course. Mrs. B and I sacrificed Wednesday night sat in front of the TV with a bottle of wine and […]