As in previous years, the full program of events for the season taking place at the iconic Shelsley Walsh extend well beyond the competitive hill-climb days which have been held here even since the venue was brought into use in 1904. These days there are also the popular Breakfast Club events held o...
February marks the fourth and final Queen Square event of the season held at the Easter Compton complex. This site has the twin advantage of all parking being on hard-standing and the fact that there are two large barns which can be used to house some, but not necessarily all of the display cars, th...
The Hyundai Sonata is not a car that is well known to Europeans. Those with good memories may recall that the Korean giant did try to sell the car in European markets back in the day. After an unsuccessful first generation model which was little more than an upm...
This is a continuation from Part I of the 2025 Rétromobile report.
JAGUAR
The Jaguar Mark V (pronounced mark five) is a luxury automobile built by Jaguar Cars Ltd of Coventry in England from 1948 to 1951. It was available as a four-door Saloon (sedan) and a two-door convertible known as the Dr...
2025 sees the 49th edition of Rétromobile, one of the most established classic car shows in the world, with this event having taken place every year since 1976, with the exception of 2021, when Covid restrictions precluded it. Every year, it seems, this world-renowned event grows in popularity both ...
Further proof that just because there are not that many large-scale events happening in the first few weeks of the year does not mean that there is nothing for the car enthusiast to do comes from this one. As the Abarth West Midlands Group were busy planning their visit to The Piston Club, a meeting...
Nissan introduced the Versa to the US market at the 2006 New York Auto Show. Launched initially as a five door hatchback, a four door saloon appeared shortly thereafter and both models went on sale later in the year. At the time, the entry level car was the cheapest model on the American market, off...
The first few weeks of the year may be a quiet time of the year, car events wise, but that does not mean there is nothing going on. Far from it! One consequence of a whole raft of venues like Caffeine & Machine springing up around the country, along with Farm Shops and other places that have a d...
More years ago than I would like to admit I used to travel regularly for work reasons to Farnborough, and the route took me past the small Blackbushe airport. Although It was a notable landmark and a clue that I was almost at journey’s end, it did not seem that compelling of a destination to call in...