NEC Classic Car Show and MPH08 – November 2008
The International Classic Car show event at the NEC is now by far the largest show of its kind in the UK, filling 4 giant exhibition halls with an inc...
Mondial de l’Automobile – Paris Show – October 2008
A few comments about the Show itself, first. It's held at the Parc des Expositions, which is right by a Metro station, near the end of Line 12, and th...
Rare Breeds at Haynes Museum – September 2008
The "Rare Breeds" event, which Dan and I attended today was a new one for the calendar, so I was not quite sure what to expect. The publicity had prom...
XK60 – August 2008
It's 60 years since the much lauded XK engine first appeared in a Jaguar, and to celebrate, the XK Owners club put on a special three day event, 2 day...
London Motor Show – August 2008
Much has been written about the British International Motor Show, both before and during the event. From the heady days of a packed NEC, and large num...
Silverstone Classic – July 2008
At the core of the Silverstone Classic event, there are 21 races, spread over a 3 day period, for a wide variety of sporting cars, ranging from Formul...
Canary Wharf Show – June 2008
The concept of the Canary Wharf Motor Show is excellent - namely, displaying a range of cars in the public spaces around the high-rise buildings where...
Renault World Series – Silverstone – June 2008
The Renault World Series event is now, apparently, the second largest motor sport event in the UK, and to judge by the crowds, especially on Sunday, i...
La Vie en Bleu – Prescott – May 2008
So: "La Pluie en Bleu", or what can upstage 5 Veyrons?La Vie en Bleu 2007 was the largest gathering of the Forum that we had ever managed, with 15 peo...
Auto Italia at Brooklands – May 2008
With my appetite for admiring Italian motoring heritage wetted by the event in Bristol, I headed off to Brooklands last Saturday for a similar event, ...