Big Wind- The God Of Hellfire Steve Swanson Articles Resembling the love child of a Transformer and a Thunderbird, Big Wind is the Top Trump of fire fighting vehicles. 2021...
De Tomaso Pantera: Cooler than a Countach? Darryl Sleath CarClub 18-30 - The Cars, Seventies cars The De Tomaso Pantera might not be the best known seventies supercar, but it certainly has the most colourful...
Evolution of Racing Sims 1981-2020 Darryl Sleath Articles 1 Comment This is the potted history of console-based racing sims over the last forty years, and it's certain to get...
Colonel Gaddafi’s Rocket Car – not quite what you’d expect Darryl Sleath Articles 1 Comment You don’t expect road safety campaigns to be high on the list of priorities of murderous batshit-crazy Middle Eastern...
Easiest Job in the World – The Sleazy Seventies Ad Man Darryl Sleath Articles 5 Comments Without doubt the cushiest job in the world during the 1970s must have been the motor industry 'mad man'. Why? Well,...
Pistons & Props at Sywell Aerodrome Steve Swanson Out & About I’ll be honest, I had never heard of the Pistons & Props event. With the Goodwood Revival binned this year, many...
Black Hog Down – Bacon Guns And Choppers Steve Swanson Out & About Fancy a BLT? How about a BGC? - I’m talking bacon guns and choppers… Feral hogs, descendants of European wild...
The Pint and Puncture – Rich’s DIY Bicycle bar Rich Duisberg Fleet, Kitbag Old bikes and old booze, and bit of lockdown DIY using odds and sods found in the mancave. Plus, some fantastic...
American Optics – A Chuck Yeagar Classic Darryl Sleath Kitbag 1 Comment In MotorPunk's regular Kitbag features we endeavour to bring you quirky stuff that ordinary chaps should be able to...
Bring Back the Birmingham Grand Prix Rich Duisberg Roadtripping 4 Comments From 1986 to 1990 there was, believe it or not, a Grand Prix held in Birmingham city centre. Called the Birmingham...
Monteverdi Safari – Off Road Luxury For Seventies GT Man Steve Swanson CarClub 18-30 - The Cars 1 Comment En vogue long before Range Rover made a 'Vogue', the Monteverdi Safari was one of the earliest luxury off roaders....
Spot the bloody difference and win a thing! Rich Duisberg Articles 3 Comments These are, so VW say, all different models. They even claim that some are from different manufacturers. It's hard to...
Porsche’s $1million Advent Calendar & MotorPunk’s cut price alternative Darryl Sleath Articles, Kitbag 8 Comments How things have changed! Porsche today makes about €2 billion profit per year, has broad mainstream appeal from its...
Porsche 911 ST – The Greatest Sports Car You’ve Probably Never Heard Of Darryl Sleath CarClub 18-30, CarClub 18-30 - The Cars, Video 1 Comment Porsche’s relentless pursuit of perfection has seen the 911’s steady ascent from spartan sports coupe to blue-chip...
SUPER – Old, odd, interesting, obscure and abandoned filling stations Rich Duisberg Articles, Kitbag, Out & About 1 Comment Hello! I've been busy on a new book, or five. Super is a light-hearted mooch around the country, exploring old, odd,...
A Mini Flamefest Steve Swanson CarClub 18-30, CarClub 18-30 - The Cars 1 Comment Meet Monty and Gigi, two Minis that are candidates for an ASBO thanks to a modicum of shed tinkering that’s made them...
Porsche 911 ST – The Greatest Sports Car You’ve Probably Never Heard Of Darryl Sleath CarClub 18-30, CarClub 18-30 - The Cars, Video 1 Comment Porsche’s relentless pursuit of perfection has seen the 911’s steady ascent from spartan sports coupe to blue-chip...
Iran’s Arrow; This years must see (Iranian) film Rich Duisberg Video This looks exactly like the kind of film we punks love. The Hillman Hunter, built in Iran, and remembered for all the...
Toyota Century film – V12 quirkiness Rich Duisberg Video With thanks to Nick Wilkinson for a great shoot, here’s what happened when I got my hands on a V12 for the first time...