Secretary lost your cheque book? MotorPunk shows you how to crack a safe Rich Duisberg Articles We’ve all been there. The secretary has lost your cheque book, there is nothing but loose change in your pockets and your bankcard has not only been swallowed by the cash machine but digested for your debts. In these credit-crunched times when your Bank...
Film: Porsche 914 v Cayman 918 – A theory on base spec motoring. Rich Duisberg Articles, Video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TFK5x4C8ef8&ab_channel=Carfection Thanks to Porsche UK, Reggie, Carfection and Jonathan Mills for their kind help in making this 'ere film....
Race cars that sucked: The Chaparral and Brabham fan cars Darryl Sleath Articles, Video 3 Comments Is it possible for a Formula One car to drive through Monaco's infamous Portier tunnel upside down? Well, the short answer is yes. Assuming you can solve a few technical wrinkles relating to oil and fuel starvation, one ex-Jordan boffin has calculated that...
Old car dealerships – Bullwinkles Lotus, Citroën and Porsche. Rich Duisberg Articles, Features, Out & About Bullwinkles Garage was founded in 1938 when the current owner’s grandfather (a Henry James Bullwinkle) moved up from London and set up shop in the stables of what used to be the Red Lion pub next door in Baumber, Lincs. He was a skilled coachbuilder,...
The MotorPunk Guide to the Perfect Three Car Garage Darryl Sleath Articles, Uncategorized 2 Comments We are about to wade into a thorny conundrum – a daydream dilemma that’s been fretted over by every car nut that’s ever bought a lottery ticket: how to pick the perfect three-car garage. Of course, if you win really, REALLY big you might want to go...
The Car That Dared – The Blitz Buggy Battle Wagon Steve Swanson Articles 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...
Our Favourite F1 Freaks Rich Duisberg Articles 3 Comments 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...
The Sorry Tale of Sir Paul McCartney’s Lamborghini Espada Darryl Sleath Articles, Seventies cars 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...
The SHERP – Bouncy Buoyant Boxy Brilliance Steve Swanson Articles, Uncategorized 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...