Loves cars, especially old cheap ones. Drives a fossilised Land Rover and original Mini Cooper. Incredibly, has won awards for journalism and books.
Just in case you wondered, Project Lorry, our very hands off rebuild of a 1984 Series 3 Land Rover. The colour is Limestone for those who asked. According to our tame mechanic… “Things are going well at the moment. The old girl is in, stripped down, the bulkhead, front panel and gearbox tunnel parts have
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Well this is interesting, Dyson now do cars. Or at least they will in 2020. Apparently they will have a whole range of premium priced plug in consumer durables. Oddly Mr Dyson does have some form when it comes to practical transportation devices. Around 1980 you could buy something called a Ball Barrow. As the
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Kingsman are everywhere and that includes the red carpet in Leicester Square. That means it is time for us to go and see one of the films of the year. It does not take itself too seriously and so very stylish. It is what the The Avengers reboot should have been a few decades back,
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BookAclassic, emerges as the leading vintage car rental company as it reaches 30 countries with access to over 20,000 premium cars to date. Whether customers need a vintage bridal car or simply wanted to taste driving a classic car at historic cities when traveling, BookAclassic has wheels to match everyone’s needs. Drive with luxury and
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Cataclean, the fuel and exhaust system cleaner for diesel, petrol and hybrid vehicles, will sponsor the British Motorsport Marshals Club (BMMC) overalls for the next three years. The partnership deepens Cataclean’s involvement in British motorsport, building on the Liverpool company’s sponsorship of DRM Motorsport in the Renault UK Clio Cup Championship. New orders for the
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What exactly does the MoT mean to you? An annual sharp intake of breath as your local garage tells you what the damage is to get your old car through the test? Then again you could view it as confirmation that you are maintaining your vehicle in the rudest possible health. Whatever you think about
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Euro Car Parts, the UK’s leading distributor of motoring parts, delved into their data to discover which areas of the UK have the most ‘pimped up’ cars. You may be forgiven for thinking the bigger cities like London and Manchester would take the crown, however residents of Lighthorne, a small town in Warwickshire are officially
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The days of oily hands and the smell of Swarfega in the kitchen are numbered as driveway DIY dwindles, according to car ownership and maintenance start-up MotorEasy. A third of motorists reach for the bonnet catch fewer than four times a year, while 62 per cent leave the engine bay untouched for more than two
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Mercedes-Benz introduces the world’s first in-car 3 word address voice navigation system The luxury car manufacturer has built what3words into their next generation infotainment system launching next year. Drivers will be able to type or say 3 words to pinpoint an exact destination anywhere in the world. The system has been built into a demo
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