12% of Audi sellers are twats. A delve into the tiny minds of (some) AutoTrader sellers. Rich Duisberg Features Stun; Verb (used with object), stunned, stun·ning. to deprive of consciousness or strength by or as if by a blow, fall, etc.:The blow to his jaw stunned him for a moment. to astonish; astound; amaze:Her wit stunned the audience. to shock;...
McQueen’s great escape – The ending we actually wanted, re-enacted Rich Duisberg Articles, Features, Kitbag Bond’s Esprit Turbo, self-destructing in For Your Eyes Only, the Bedford Harrington coach, left dangling in The Italian Job, and Steve McQueen’s scrambler in The Great Escape, which didn’t escape; Script-writers have a cruel way of denying we fans of...
Just a Saab on the bypass. Rich Duisberg Features Here's a Saab you probably haven't heard of, doing something it really wasn't designed for; The Saab 91 Safir (Sapphire) is a single-engined, light aircraft built in Holland. It was used mainly by the Swedish airforce in the 'fifties and 'sixties. This...
French Crepes and Rental Cars – A Route Napoleon Road Trip Steve Swanson Roadtripping In the month before the virus, the life of an Automotive Adventurer was so much easier. In early February, a simple plan had been hatched: budget flights, grab a cheap rental car and a full day's exploration of France's Route Napoleon. So after after lunch...
The Stuttgart Sleeper – Porsche 924 Rallying Camper Car Steve Swanson Motorsport for the Poor The Baltic Circle Rally is a fifteen day, 7500km winter charity event that runs from Hamburg up to the Noordkaap in Norway and back down via the Baltic States, including a chunk of Russia. Competitors are required to drive a car that is at least fifteen years...
Mintex Yorkshire Classic Rally Steve Swanson Motorsport for the Poor, Road Rallies About the time you read this I was supposed to be occupying the navigators seat in a classic rally car on the Mintex Yorkshire Classic. The Coronavirus restrictions have put paid to my hopes for any semblance of motorsport glory, which is probably for the...
The Skunkworks Range Racer Rich Duisberg Motorsport for the Poor 2 Comments The original VW Golf Gti. The Audi RS2. The BMW Z3 M Coupe. And, now, this magnificent Range Rover known as the Range Racer. All these were created after hours, behind closed doors, by Engineers who knew better than their bosses. These skunkworks projects are...
70 years on from Nuvolaris last win and the birth of Abarth Rich Duisberg Features Nearly 70 years ago to the day, on 10 April, 1950, the great champion Tazio Nuvolari ended his racing career behind the wheel of the Abarth 204A, the first model constructed by Carlo Abarth. The time trial ran from the Sicilian capital of Palermo up Monte...
