I have a thing for second-hand and charity shops. You never know what you will find lurking in a dusty corner. And yes, I too am guilty of searching for the trendy man cave signage and petrol-related memorabilia that is all the rage now. Luckily…
During the second half of the sixties, saloon car racing was on a high. Not only was a national championship up for grabs but also the category championship titles. There were four categories: Class W for cars up to 1000cc, Class X for cars up…
Volvo’s 120 series, also known as the Amazon, is widely regarded as the car that put the brand onto the sporting saloon map. But it also introduced the world to the firm’s superior build quality, impressive feature list and rigorous pursuit in the safety department,…
Over the years, for various reasons,certain manufacturers have chosen to get into bed with one other. The resulting ‘love child’ is often sneered at and not accepted as a true heir by marque purists – at least not initially. A perfect example would be the…
Range Rover: the chosen vehicle for city pavement parking, tender meetings and royal weddings. But a drive in a beautifully original 1979 model reveals that the big Brit is at the sharp end when it comes to off-roading and introduced the idea that one can…
Mercedes-Benz has a proud motorsport history dating back to the very first race in 1894 and excelled during the 1930s and ’50s with single-seat and sports car formulae. But following a fatal accident at Le Mans, factory-backed racing was stopped and the tuning house AMG…
An Arancio Orange 1968 Lamborghini Miura P400 powers over a viaduct and up an Italian mountain pass. The driver, cigarette in hand, sports sideburns and snazzy sunglasses; it’s clear he’s the king of the road. As the backing music fades away, the Miura enters a…
South African heavyweight boxer Kallie Knoetze started his career in 1976 with six consecutive KO wins. And then set off on an 11-fight winning streak into 1979 that saw him rise into the celebrity realm and he took to the silver screen as Rosco Dunn,…
Porsche’s modern PDK gearbox is widely regarded as the leader of the transmission pack, offering the everyday practicality of an automatic setup and also the thrill of manual operation that so many of us ‘drivers’ yearn for. But it is not the first time the…
There are those everyday things that are so part of our lives that we don’t give them a second thought. One of these is the humble windscreen wiper, which was patented in 1903 by Mary Anderson. But have you ever thought about that rather cool…