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In 1941 the man they called the Giant Sloth pulled off a blinder. After bluffing his way past HQ security, he convinced a General to let him form a new force of desert raiders to give Rommel a headache. The Giant Sloth was David Stirling, and his new unit was...

Why do we love old F1? Easy. It was an era when the Driver’s character counted for more than their sponsorship money, and they raced in cars from Designers who thought outside the box. Sure, not all of the designs were a success, even Colin Chapman had off...

Everyone knows that the Beatles loved their motors. Ringo once bought a Facel Vega right off the stand at the 1964 Earl’s Court Motor Show, and was dailying a '60’s Mustang until fairly recently. John Lennon’s very first car was a bright blue 1965...

Planning a post-pandemic road trip? Well, you're not alone. Most motoring researchers reckon that in a post-COVID world, more and more folks will be shunning the budget airlines and rental cars in favour of self-guided automotive adventures in their own...

This is a SHERP, a tough little off road box on wheels that’s built to go where you really shouldn’t. The SHERP can climb metre high obstacles and scale 35 degrees. A relatively light body and those giant tyres combine to create a low pressure footprint...

It was great to chat with James from Hagerty U.K. about my latest series of books. As the blurb on the back explains: SUPER is an eclectic collection of photographs of old, odd, abandoned, derelict and mostly forgotten filling stations and garages. These...

Following a hefty hangover caused by Aass beer, aquavit and whale, I was inspired to put together a little compendium of the worlds most lethal alcoholic drinks. See why Nigella’s agent said “we do not want to be involved with this”, read about beer...

Resembling the love child of a Transformer and a Thunderbird, Big Wind is the Top Trump of fire fighting vehicles. 2021 marks thirty years since this machine made its official debut when it helped save the world from an environmental disaster in the aftermath...

This is the potted history of console-based racing sims over the last forty years, and it's certain to get many MotorPunks of a certain age screaming at their monitors "I had one of those!" However, our younger readers probably won't believe that we chaps...