TVR 350i – Wedgier than a cheese-themed doorstop and went like stink Darryl Sleath CarClub 18-30, CarClub 18-30 - The Cars Peter Wheeler was a six-foot-six chain-smoking Yorkshireman who had made his millions in the ‘70s building desalinization equipment for North Sea oilrigs. Although he was only in his late 30s, he was already...
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...
1001 Road Trips To Drive Before You Die – 2020 Edition Darryl Sleath Kitbag 1001 Drives You Must Experience Before You Die was MotorPunk's contribution to the vast portfolio of those bucketlist books that you are all probably familiar with. Our car-based shenanigans with XCAR,...
Shooting Fast – The Caterham Super67 Camera Car Darryl Sleath Articles, CarClub 18-30, CarClub 18-30 - The Cars What do you do when your camera car hasn’t got the poke to keep up with its subject? The answer, as all Lotus disciples will tell you, is to start adding lightness. Based in Mainz-Kostheim on the banks of...
The Last of the Giant Killers: the Longman Mini 1275GT Darryl Sleath CarClub 18-30 - The Cars Everyone knows that I have an unnatural fondness for British Leyland. But I’m not deluded; I know they were mostly poorly built, unreliable and outdated lumps of crap, lashed together by tea-addicted,...
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...
Driving Shoes for the Discerning Motorist Darryl Sleath Kitbag 2 Comments Driving shoes that’ll help the more skilful wheelmen dabble in the dark arts of heel ‘n toe, and yet won’t look ridiculous in the BRDC clubhouse with a post-race gin ‘n tonic.
Shooting the Alien – Morgan V6 Roadster in Tokyo Darryl Sleath Articles “The concept was simple: to take the idea of the Morgan being a ‘Sunday morning car to drive to a country pub’ and turn it on its head by dropping it into an environment almost alien to the car.” This...