Simply Italian at Beaulieu – April 2023
Such was the success of the first “Simply Italian” event held in the grounds of the National Motor Museum at Beaulieu in 2022 that it can’t have been ...
2021 Maserati Ghibli Hybrid GranLusso and GranSport (GB)
It used to be the case that the first we knew of a new car was when a grand unveiling was accompanied by an immediate appearance in the local showroom...
Queen Square Breakfast Club (in the evening) – April 2023
Sometimes referred to as the Queen Square Breakfast Club and sometimes as the Queen Square (or QS) Car Club, this group has its origins, as the name w...
Shelby Heritage Center – Las Vegas, NV (USA)
Shelby American Inc is an American high performance automobile company founded by driver Carroll Shelby. The Shelby American name has been used by sev...
2018 Alfa Romeo Giulia 2.2 JTD 150 Super (I)
My love of Alfa Romeo is well documented. My own motoring history includes three examples of the marque, a 164, a 916 series GTV and a 156 and I loved...
Sundowner at Classic Motor Hub – April 2023
With the arrival of much lighter evenings, April is the month when a whole load of mid-week after work events start to appear in the diary. The enthus...
Caffeine & Machine – 15th April 2023
The legendary Caffeine & Machine location is open all year around. Of course the character changes a bit with the seasons. In the winter months ca...
2018 Volkswagen Passat Estate 1.6 TDi Business (I)
Recent years have seen a dramatic decline in sales of what are sometimes called D-Segment cars, the large family saloon exemplified in the UK by the F...
Rétromobile – February 2023
Rétromobile in Paris claims the title of the biggest and best attended classic car show in Europe. Taking place around the start of February, it’s bei...
Abarths at Rally Replay – March 2023
When I saw details of an event that the Surrey Sussex Hampshire Abarth group were organising at a venue called Rally Replay, and the associated pictur...