The first generation of the BMW X3 arrived in 2004, following the now not uncommon approach of a “teaser” concept car that did the rounds of the Auto Shows a few years earlier. Hard though it may be to remember it now, given the huge sales volumes that Crossovers of all sizes and price points now ac...
FORD
The oldest Fords, of course, are all American, as it was only in the 1930s that production started in Europe. The Ford Model A was the Ford Motor Company's second market success after its predecessor, the Model T. First produced on October 20, 1927, but not introduced until Decembe...
The Auto e Moto d’Epoca is the biggest classic car event in Italy, and by any standards it is vast. Held at the Fiera in the suburbs of this attractive town, 2022 marked the 39 running of the event, and for years now, it has been at absolute capacity. Cars are spread between 11 large halls on site, ...
Caffeine & Machine opened to the public in 2018 and word quickly spread, so car and bike enthusiasts from all over the country, and sometimes beyond soon made their way to this middle England location to have a look. Instant popularity required a couple of extensions to the parking area almost i...
In recent years, the market has shifted relentlessly towards the crossover type vehicle, with this bodystyle claiming sales in favour of traditional saloon, hatch and estate models at quite a rate. For the last few years, manufacturers have been busy adding them to their ranges in all sizes from com...
LOTUS
The original Elan was introduced in 1962 as a roadster, although an optional hardtop was offered in 1963 and a coupé version appeared in 1965, and there were examples of all of these here. The two-seat Lotus Elan replaced the elegant, but unreliable and expensive to produce Lotus Elite. It ...
The NEC Classic Car Show is a well established fixture in the schedule of events that really does mark the end of any sort of large outdoor gathering, in recognition of the fact that the hours of daylight are short and the weather is generally pretty unfavourable to classic cars by early November. F...
The cancellation of the Geneva 2020 Show was the first high profile casualty of the Covid pandemic in the car world and for some months as large gatherings of any sort around the world were simply not possible, a number of the other large Auto Shows of global significance had to follow suit. Car mak...
I have been renting cars for a long time now, and over the years have amassed quite an understanding at least of the part of the business that the customer sees, namely the availability of cars and how best to get what you want to drive. Much of this has come from careful observation, augmented by i...