Tragedy of the Triumph Dolomite
Triumph could have become a British BMW. Sadly they failed to do this with a model that was only mildly less disastrous than the Snag, sorry Stag. First of all Triumph created another new model out of two existing ones. The basis of the new Dolomite was the 1500’s...
On Test: AlcoSense Pro
Free Car Mag have from time to time experimented with some of the simple alcohol test kits and although they can be useful there are certainly some limitations. Fortunately AlcoSense have sent us their Pro digital breathalyser to test. As a rule in the Free Car Mag...
Bulldog BDX on Test
There is complete chaos in the Free Car Mag Garage. It is badly operated by the grease monkeys who claim to be affiliated to the cult of Bangernomics. They leave abandoned projects in the way and often give up far too easily when there is the slightest problem. What...
Orient Mako 20th Anniversary Edition
Free Car Mag have a lot of time for Orient watches and here's another wonderful piece which is great value despite being a limited edition. Orient is launching a commemorative 20th anniversary model from its iconic diver designed Orient Mako series. The...
RANGE ROVER SV ‘BURFORD EDITION’
Free Car Mag are sad to report that Range Rovers are no longer farm friendly hose down interiored work horses, but it has been that way for some time. They are perfect though for special editions. Read on... More than half a century ago, Range Rover defined the luxury...
Q Timex Falcon Eye Chronograph
Some retro wrist action is all Free Car Mag ask for and Timex have certainly delivered with the Q Timex Falcon Eye Chronograph. This pays homage to its predecessor, the Q Timex 1979 Reissue by mirroring some of the most quintessential details that you already know and...
Mercedes-Benz G-Class
The Mercedes G-Wagen is more adorable as a basic military vehicle from 1979, now it seems to just do lots of posing in urban areas rather than being in the mud, where it belongs. Never mind, here's absolutely everything you need to know about he latest one. The...
Toyota Landcruiser the all new 2024 Model
Free Car Mag are huge fans of the Toyota Landcruiser, quite possibly the most durable and reliable model range ever built. Here is everything you could possibly need to know. The all-new Land Cruiser 250 is the latest generation of a model that across more than 70...
VW Golf 50th Birthday
Free Car Mag are big fans and long time owners of the world's best range of practical hatchbacks. It should have been Car of the Year in 1974, but that was the complicated, flakey, if beautiful Citroen CX. This year, 2024 the World Car of the Year is a Battery car the...
Porsche Vibes by Michael Köckritz published by teNeues
Free Car Mag love a Porsche. We've driven loads and owned a few and loved every motoring moment. Now here is a publication that might well be our book of the year. We've had an advanced peek at Porsche Vibes and we rather enjoyed it. If you like Porsche or know...
Mini Specialist gives Top Buying Tips
Inspired by his favourite film, The Italian Job (1969), Phil Mires started dealing in classic Minis in 2021 at the age of 26. Three years on and he has notched up more than 50 sales totalling around £700,000. Phil, from Ottershaw in Surrey, had already made hundreds...
Breaking Motoring News 1
The Alliance of British Drivers, The Motorcycle Action Group and Fair Fuel share all the important stories about motoring, the environment and politics whic affect us all on a day to day driving basis. Here are the headlines and the links you need to find out the...
Car Makers Enter Robot Race!
The staggering recent advances in Generative AI has brought us to the cusp of a radical sea-change in how we use and interact with technology going forward, and that includes a realisation of science-fiction dreams (or is it nightmares?) – the Robot Revolution says...
Sweden 1973
Credit for the above image: Emerson Fitzgerald by Leola, Markka - Finnish Heritage Agency, Finland - CC BY. https://www.europeana.eu/item/2021009/_800EC9B3DFAF4F18B52AB6E8054DDCCF Formula Dull pretty much sums up the state of the current race series. It revs up very...
Spinnaker BRADNER GMT AUTOMATIC
Well, this is jolly good news as far as Free Car Mag is concerned. We love an automatic that works with us throughout the day. This remarkable timepiece combines the timeless style of the Bradner collection with the excellence of GMT functionality, promising precision...
Super Colourful Spinnaker HULL CHRONOGRAPH SP-5068
There's an awful lot of quite dull, 'me too' watches around which simply fade into your wrist, but Spinnaker have a habit of making a timepiece that invites you to look twice. That's what Free Car Mag reckon anyway and here is a wonderful celebration of colour and...
Toyota Brings the Cat Bus to Life
Toyota’s APM Cat Bus is modeled on the iconic bus in which Satsuki and Mei hurtle through the night sky in the Studio Ghibli film My Neighbor Totoro. Free Car Mag have no idea what that is and don't really care, it's a cartoon of some sort and we will put on the...
Free Car Mag does Stickers
Stickers, as we have seen recently, can get you into trouble and more seriously into prison. Despite that is, being 100% truthful. At Free Car Mag we are all about the truth so we are launching a small range of stickers that actually stick up for the Great British...
Fiat Pandida
Olivier Francois, FIAT Chief Executive Officer and Global Chief Marketing Officer of Stellantis, commented: “The new Fiat Pandina is a tribute to the love Italians have for Panda. In fact, “Pandina” is actually the nickname people in this country have always given the...
Rabbit Hole Underground Car Park
Everything is fine, it really is. Should you decide to not look too closely into what’s going on around you, that’s perfectly fine. Otherwise there are Rabbit Holes which can be explored if you are that way inclined. Surely, I pondered, at least one of these Rabbit...
