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 supercar and the most successful race car platforms of all time. So if you could only...
The Leatherman – iconic repair tools inspired by a flaky Fiat Darryl Sleath Kitbag, Uncategorized 1 Comment In 1975, Tim Leatherman and his wife traveled to Europe for a nine-month motoring adventure. To get around, the couple bought a shabby 1969 Fiat 600 from a bloke in Amsterdam, and a bunch of road maps from...
British Leyland – Half-Arsed PR and The New Avengers Darryl Sleath Articles 1 Comment This is the farcical story of British Leyland's press department and how they managed to cock up their primetime product placement on some of the most popular TV shows of the 1970s. Be warned though, if...
Anglo-American Grunt – The Rover V8 Story Darryl Sleath Articles The Rover V8 rightly stands among some of the British motor industry’s greatest achievements; during its 37 year production run it transported Ministers and Royalty in the stately Rover P5B, powered mud...
A Manx MINI Adventure Darryl Sleath Roadtripping The chaps take to the derestricted roads of the Isle of Man to enjoy hot laps of the TT circuit in a MINI Roadster JCW. A Manx MINI Adventure.
Gentlemens’ Penknives from Opinel, Walther and Porsche Design Darryl Sleath Kitbag 3 Comments There was a time when every chap would, by force of habit, pat down his tweeds as he left his home just to check he was carrying his necessary accoutrements for the day; only when his wallet, pipe, car keys...
Casio G-Shock 5000 series – A Toyota Hilux for your wrist Darryl Sleath Articles, Kitbag MotorPunk doesn’t do stuff about fancy expensive watches. But thankfully, the Japanese G-Shock is neither of those things. Starting at around fifty quid, that rufty-tufty aesthetic isn’t just for show...
Porsche’s Pasha – An Automotive Design Icon Darryl Sleath Kitbag 1 Comment Some people say that if you stare long enough into Porsche’s iconic seat fabric you’ll see a 3D image of the Graf Zeppelin, just like a those Magic Eye pictures that sent your eyes loopy in the noughties....
Camille Jenatzy -The Tally-Ho Hero’s Hero Darryl Sleath Articles Jenatzy was a larger-than-life Belgian race car driver at a time when most the Flatland’s turnip-eating peasantry wouldn’t have even seen a motor car. At the turn of the last century these mechanical...