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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...

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...

We all love a Cafe Racer. And if we apply what I see as the same basic recipe to classic British sports cars – leaner, cleaner and performance focussed - then we have a genre of motors that we at MotorPunk...

With apologies to members of Her Majesty’s Constabulary who may be reading this; ACAB. Or it might be ABBA. Or, perhaps, BACA. I’m not good with paperwork. The service schedule of my K series powered...

The first new car I ever got was a Honda Accord. I did 60k miles a year in it for three consecutive years as a sales rep. and, apart from a window regulator clip, nothing broke. So it’s fair to say I had...

Old bikes and old booze, and bit of lockdown DIY using odds and sods found in the mancave. Plus, some fantastic signwriting by my Dad. Here’s my DIY bicycle bar. Yes, it’s pictured in the garden as...

Just after Christmas I stumbled across an TED Talk by an American fella called Matt Cutts about the 30 Day Challenge, a little motivational trick to overcome that soul-sapping inertia you sometimes get when...

Rolls-Royce are undoubtedly the prestige motorcar manufacturer. They will satisfy a buyers every whim, matching paint to lipsticks and leather to red setters, to cite recent examples. Which constellation was...

Beautiful, isn't it? Pininfarina did the grille, rear end and dashboard because the manufacturer wanted some European chic. They wanted poke, too, so gave it an American straight 6 slurping on 3 carb's. The...