CarClub 18-30 – Come on in Caterham 21 Darryl Sleath CarClub 18-30 - The Cars 1 Comment The Caterham 21 was produced for the 1994 British Motor Show to celebrate 21 years of the Caterham 7. The aim was to have a car that offered "the chance to experience Caterham motoring in a more practical...
Sebring MGBs – The race cars that saved MG Darryl Sleath Articles, CarClub 18-30 - The Cars Here's the story of the most important burble (yes, that is the collective noun) of MGBs to ever leave the factory in Oxfordshire. This gorgeous MGB factory lightweight is one of three BMC Competition...
1970s car interiors – The Clash of the Tartans Darryl Sleath Articles, Uncategorized In the 1970s everyone was mad for plaid, from Johnny Rotten to Giorgetto Giugiaro. When the Sex Pistol’s frontman was hauled in front of the high court beak for drugs charges in February 1979, he looked...
CarClub 18-30 – The Mitsubishi Lancer 2000 Turbo Darryl Sleath CarClub 18-30 - The Cars Although Mitsubishis have been knocking around the UK for nearly fifty years, we logically assume that their line-up of two-litre turbocharged saloons must have begun with the EVO I. But actually, you’ll...
Tamiya Sand Scorcher – A Big Boys Toy Reissued Darryl Sleath Kitbag To some, remote controlled cars are just toys; a techie piece of pint-sized hoonery. But those in the know will tell you there’s a lot more to them than that. In fact, the first RC vehicles were not...
Casio G-Shock 5000 series – A Toyota Hilux for your wrist Darryl Sleath 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...
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...
Failsworth Mariners Cap – headgear with Lotus F1 heritage Darryl Sleath Kitbag Colin Chapman, engineering guru and head honcho of perhaps the greatest British race team of all time, donned his trademark Failsworth mariners cap as he prowled the pitlanes of the F1 circus. And he got...
Road Tripping – The Mont Ventoux Hillclimb Darryl Sleath Roadtripping Considered to be the most brutal stage of the Tour de France, this extinct volcano previously hosted the most prestigious event on Europe’s motorsport calendar Better known as the Beast of Provence thanks...