Abarths at Athelhampton House – March 2023
As I have previously observed, with so many events going on at the same time, it is impossible to go to everything that catches my eye. Some of them p...
Caffeine & Machine – 11th March 2023
Time for another visit to Caffeine & Machine, as once again, I had been staying in Coventry overnight on a Friday evening and had time in my sched...
2020 Mercedes-Benz E300d AMG-Line Premium Plus (GB)
Mercedes offer a vast, complex and sometimes seemingly over-lapping range of cars these days. Wind the clock back a bit and things...
Museo Lamborghini – Sant’Agata da Bolognese (I) – March 2023 update
Although there had been Lamborghini products before 1963, with an array of tractors and some surprising items such as fridges and air conditioning uni...
Auto Moto Retro Parma – March 2023
Back in 2019 I attended the Auto Moto Retro event, one of Italy’s larger classic car shows, held at the Fiera in the Lingotto district of Torino (Turi...
2020 Skoda Karoq 1.0 TSi SE (GB)
There are plenty of examples where the replacement for a much-loved car failed to hit the spot even if in purely objective terms, the new product was ...
London Classic Car Show at Olympia – February 2023
In 2020, and somewhat to the surprise of most people, the London Classic Car Show, which since conception had been taking place at the ExCel Exhibitio...
Abarths at Rivo’s Hub – February 2023
The various Covid restrictions and lockdowns may have prevented car enthusiasts from getting together in person for most of 2020 and a considerable pa...
2020 Ford Fiesta 1.0T 100 ST-Line X (B)
No question, Ford’s Fiesta has been a huge success. First seen in 1976, it was the Blue Oval’s first front wheel drive car and first supermini-sized h...
Queen Square Breakfast Club – February 2023
The January 2023 edition of the monthly Queen Square Breakfast meet was marked by an exceedingly wet and unappealing start, but those who decided to b...