BL Day at Gaydon – July 2015
It is now more than 10 years since the collapse of the MG-Rover organisation, as the final incarnation of an automotive conglomerate also variously ca...
Chateau Impney Hill Climb – July 2015
It was not long after the horseless carriage started to gain popularity, that people started to want to race against each other. It quickly became app...
Showrooms of Scottsdale, AZ – September 2016
My first visit to Phoenix, the largest town in the south western US State of Arizona, was as part of my first even trip to America. That was a work ev...
London Classic & Sports Car Show, Alexandra Palace – October 2015
The last time I came to a classic car event at London's Alexandra Palace was in 2008, when the historic venue was still hosting the annual London Clas...
Salon Privé – September 2015
The marketing material tells you that Salon Privé is a motor show unlike any other. It's been held every year since 2006, and having finally experienc...
Midlands Italian Car (MITCAR) – August 2015
There's one big difference between MITCAR and almost every other car event that I attend during the course of a year. Whilst the vehicles that you see...
Queen Square Bristol Breakfast Club – November 2015
It seems almost churlish to say so, given the excellence of the event, but I tend to include the local- to-me monthly Queen Square Breakfast Club in t...
Dubai Motor Show – November 2015
Like many small boys of my generation, I suspect that my interest in cars started when I was given my first toy car, aged about 2, which I am informed...
La Vie en Bleu at Prescott Hill Climb – May 2015
It used to be the case that car events - of which there were not that many - were often little more than a gathering of a few like-minded enthusiasts ...
Ace Cafe Italian Night – September 2015
Although I have a fair amount of control over my diary, and so I can try to ensure that I am in the right place at the right time for those activities...