Innocenti; the surprising story of an Anglo-Italian automotive collaboration Rich Duisberg Features This is the story of Innocenti; a surprising story of an Anglo-Italian automotive collaboration. There was a wonderful parallel between BL and Fiat. Both had overly-unionised factories churning out often...
Our favourite forgotten motorsport venues – pics. Rich Duisberg Out & About 2 Comments Some pictures from our travels over recently years, seeking out those forgotten motorsport venues that once hosted great racing, but have now perhaps faded into obscurity. First up, Morocco; The Anfa...
Ford LTD in the style of Edward Hopper Rich Duisberg Out & About I'd like to say I took this photograph outside a deserted diner, perhaps the building that was the original inspiration for Edward Hopper's popular Nighthawks painting, somewhere in the North East of the U.S....
Goodwood trackday and other interesting pics. Rich Duisberg Motorsport for the Poor I love this circuit - it's fast and tricky and there's just about enough run-off for cock-ups. Plus there's always great stuff to see around the site. Here's a few quick pics from today's trackday at...
The Woolwich Auto Stacker – film Rich Duisberg Out & About The Woolwich Auto Stacker was built at a cost of £100,000 - it was an automated car park, opened by Princess Margaret in May 1961. It had eight floors with a total of 256 parking spaces. It had four lifts and...
Positano bites deep – yellow Fiat 500 Abarthish. Rich Duisberg Fleet My classic Fiat 500 'Abarthish' came out of winter hibernation this week, and the positano yellow paint really shone against the early green leaves of spring. John Steinbeck once said, of the Amalfi coast...
Mazda MX-5×4 spotted Rich Duisberg Motorsport for the Poor The guys who restored my Mk1 MX-5 (Thrussington garage, see here) usually have something interesting on the go, and this is something quite exceptional - it appears to be a home-brew conversion of an early...
Lotus pics from PJS Rich Duisberg Fleet They do offer a courtesy car and they did offer a cuppa while I waited but, honestly, I'd rather be noseying at the cool stuff in PJS's workshop. My Elise S2 was in for a tweak and I couldn't resist getting a...
Goodwood Festival of Speed 2021 – the best pics Rich Duisberg Out & About The 2021 Festival of Speed was a Smorgasbord of motorsport. From the Rally stage at the top of the hill, to the tense entertainment of the hill climb, the racket in the paddock and the bikes, the cars and...