Caffeine & Machine – 17th September 2022
Sometimes I wonder just what I would do without Caffeine & Machine. Before you wonder if I have got a particular addiction or affliction, even, le...
2019 Skoda Fabia 1.0 TSi 95 SE (GB)
A year ago, I had a week driving around in an example of Skoda's supermini, the Fabia, and my conclusions were extremely favourable, as I declared tha...
Abarth Cotswolds Driving Day – September 2022
Although cars are wonderful static objects and looking at them can fill many a happy hour, they are really made for driving, and the right sort of car...
Salon Privé Classic and Supercar Day – September 2022
First held in 2005, the Salon Privé event was created to provide something different from the run-of-the-mill car show with a mix of owner and club di...
2018 Volkswagen Arteon 2.0 TDi 190 Elegance (I)
Although the rental car companies try to ensure that the Car Categories and sample models that they show on their websites reflect what is on fleet, t...
Vehoniemi Automuseo – Kangasala (FIN)
I last visited Finland before the turn of the century, in the days when effectively there was no internet, so my trip there had been booked through a ...
Silverstone Classic Part II – August 2022
RAREST CARS
Returning to the event after having been well received in 2021 was a feature called the UK's "Rarest Cars". Sponsored by the Daily Telegr...
Silverstone Classic Part Ib – Car Club Displays – August 2022
LANCIA
Named after the Via Flavia, the Roman road leading from Trieste (Tergeste) to Dalmatia, and launched at the 1960 Turin Motor Show, the Flavi...
Silverstone Classic Part Ia – Car Club Displays – August 2022
2021 saw the 30th iteration of the Silverstone Classic Festival. The 30th anniversary of what started out, as so many of these things do, on quite a s...
2019 Vauxhall Astra 1.0T 103 SRi (GB)
There is always an element of lottery associated with rental cars, so despite what you book you are never quite sure what will be available and alloca...