La Vie en Bleu – May 2010
Not only is La Vie en Bleu now the largest meeting organised by the Bugatti Owners Club, but it has also become the largest summer event for TheMotor....
Triumph Spring Classic at Prescott – May 2010
The last car with the "Triumph" badge on it was made in 1984. That is over 25 years ago, and a whole generation has been born, grown up and become mot...
2010 Mercedes-Benz SLK200 Kompressor (E)
Fifteen years ago, one of the perceived downsides of a convertible, at least in the minds of some people, was that it came with a canvas roof, and was...
Mercedes Benz World – Brooklands (GB)
One of the added attractions to be enjoyed when attending an event at the historic Brooklands site is to be found literally next door at Mercedes-Benz...
Prescott Hill Climb – April 2010
After several weeks of unseasonably warm weather and almost cloudless skies (enriched or not with volcanic ash!), perhaps it was too much to hope that...
Bristol Classic Car Show – May 2010
The Bristol Classic Car show has been running for many years, and it is my "local" event, I always make an effort to attend. Relocated from the old Br...
Auto Italia at Brooklands – May 2010
AutoItalia magazine organise three events throughout the year for Italian cars, at Brooklands, Stanford Hall and Gaydon. I've never been to the middle...
2010 Abarth 500 1.4 T-jet 135 (GB)
Abarth. Surely one of the most evocative names in motoring legend.It may surprise you to learn that the eponymous founder, Karl Abarth, was actually a...
Bristol Italian Auto Moto Festival (BIAMF) – April 2010
It still surprises me that Bristol City Council, not renowned for being any more car friendly than any other local government organisation, gives perm...
2010 Alfa Romeo Brera 2.2 JTS (GB)
Ten years ago I was driving around in an Alfa GTV. Resplendent in its Tropical Green paint, this was the first car I had owned that was not a ...