Articles

You don’t expect road safety campaigns to be high on the list of priorities of murderous batshit-crazy Middle Eastern dictators. Left with a pack of crayons and a sketch pad you’d expected someone like Colonel Muammar Muhammad Abu Minyar al-Gaddafi to...

Without doubt the cushiest job in the world during the 1970s must have been the motor industry 'mad man'. Why? Well, there was a glut of marques battling for punters in an overcrowded market place – sometimes (as in the case of MG, Austin-Healey and...

These are, so VW say, all different models. They even claim that some are from different manufacturers. It's hard to say. But if you're a zen-level geek and can spot the bloody difference then go ahead and impress us. Only the hubcap logos have been obscured....

How things have changed! Porsche today makes about €2 billion profit per year, has broad mainstream appeal from its six model line-up and can now afford to chuck millions at courting new customers, through stylish Teutonic tat and expensive lifestyle...

Hello! I've been busy on a new book, or five. Super is a light-hearted mooch around the country, exploring old, odd, interesting obscure and abandoned filling stations. There are over 350 locations photographed and listed alphabetically. From a semi-derelict...

This picture of a rough-looking former Elf filling station in Tremadog (taken from my latest book) gives the chance to share a little history of the colourful oil company, Elf. Founded following a merger of various French businesses in 1967, Elf-branded...

Ralph Bagnold is one of those Brits who quietly went about doing great things. He was a soldier, innovator, explorer, and feted amateur scientist. His odyssey of motor adventures melded the car to the desert in peace and war. After three years of the...

The Pathe News archives are a gold mine for car bores like us, and hark back to a time when gravelly-voiced toffs would bring tales of derring-do from the Continent and Colonies to expectant cinema goers just before the feature flick was put on. In the...

This is the new 2020 Suzuki Swift Sport- Hybrid. It’s like the 2019 Sport except now it’s a bit slower and a bit heavier, and has a load of gadgets. Then there’s the price- we’ll talk about that later. A few BHP have been lost (Now 127) and a second...