Ace Cafe Italian Night – August 2016
Even more than is the case for events where people have to buy tickets in advance, there is always an element of surprise in the "just turn up on the ...
2015 Audi A3 2.0 TDi 150 S-Line 3 door (GB)
By the mid 1990s, Audi had established a strong reputation, thrust into the spotlight by the all-conquering Quattro of the 1980s, of course, but under...
Auto Retro Barcelona – December 2015
There has been a huge increase in the number of car-related events in recent years, capitalising on an undiminished interest from a fan base of all ag...
Quay for my Car: Italian Stallions – Poole Harbour – July 2016
Despite what you might think from the number of reports that appear on this site during the course of a year, I only manage to attend a very small per...
2013 Alfa Romeo MiTo 0.85 TwinAir 85 Sprint (GB)
Car markets of the world are constantly changing, as buyers keep looking for a slightly different combination of attributes in what they buy, and manu...
Classics in the Walled Garden – Luton Hoo – July 2016
I first went to the popular Classics in the Walled Garden event in 2012, having read glowing reports of its charm in Classic and Sports Car magazine, ...
Abarth Day at Coventry Transport Museum – July 2016
With the Abarth Day at Coventry Transport Museum that was held in February 2016 being declared such a success by all those who attended, it was no sur...
Wilton “Wake Up” – June 2016
Having enjoyed my first visit to the Breakfast Club meetings that were instituted at Lord Pembroke's stately home of Wilton House, in the country town...
Ace Cafe Italian Night – July 2016
Sometimes the Travel Gods seem to line everything up, and things go better than you could possible have hoped. My journey to the Ace Cafe for July's I...
2015 BMW 318d Advantage (E)
2015 marks the 40th anniversary of the BMW 3 Series. When the Bavarian marque launched a replacement for the much loved 02 Series of small sports salo...