Author Dr.Octane

Ask any car-savvy forty-something about Sunbeam and the conversation usually goes one of two ways. If he’s a “glass half-full” kinda bloke then he’ll probably get all misty-eyed about the Talbot...

Who remembers when Formula One was about hungry drivers and oily garagistas sticking it to Ferrari with small budgets; British pluck and bags of ingenuity?  A time when those now regarded as legends were just...

So the sun is finally managing to break through the clouds and there’s a potential rollover on the Lottery. If one lucky MotorPunk were to get his numbers up, what should he buy for a bit of cruising along...

In MotorPunk's regular 'Kitbag' features we endeavour to bring you stuff that we ordinary chaps should be able to afford; but also gear that we think has an interesting tale to tell. Well today men we showcase...

Firstly, I must apologise to both our readers for the drought of new content lately. To be honest, this lovely-old blog has opened a few doors in recent months to far more lucrative writing projects that we've...

Our good chums over at T-Lab have kindly prepared a new batch of the MotorPunk Ts just in time for for your spring wardrobe's annual refresh. Available from a petite 'Bernie' sized Small to a whopping-great...

We love skidding; always have. But it was only last week when we were filming a new little feature for XCAR on the British Land Speed Record cars that the question came up: What was the World’s longest...

I’ve always loved Lego Technics, in fact I actually have the very first kits from 1977 (Set 850 Fork Lift and 851 Farm Tractor) which are now proudly on display in my fab new mancave. I passed on this love...

The traffic is crackers, hotel prices are criminal and swarms of eagle-eyed gendarmes will quickly dampen your nefarious plans for a cheeky hot-lap ... and yet you only have visit this tiny billionaires'...