Showrooms of the Champs-Élysées – February 2017
Over the years that I've been visiting Paris, I've generally managed to fit in some time right in the heart of the city, meandering up and down the Ch...
Midlands Italian Car (MITCAR) – August 2017
The Midlands Italian Car event - known as MITCAR for short - ran for the 17th time in 2017. Whilst technically it is classified as a regional event, a...
Auto e Moto d’Epoca, Padova (Padua) – October 2015
Whilst Italian brands only claim a relatively small percentage of new car sales in Britain, a situation that has been the case for a long time, there ...
Abarth Day at Silverstone – October 2016
The last few years have seen a huge focus on customer loyalty. Even before the onset of social media, consultants and commentators were telling those ...
Classics in the Walled Garden, Luton Hoo – July 2017
2017 marked the fifth time that I have been to the "Classics in the Walled Garden" event, so I knew exactly what to expect, and indeed why I was so ke...
Festival Italia – Brands Hatch – August 2016
There are already plenty of Italian car themed events in the UK. That much is evident if you look at the reviews on this very site. So is there space ...
Windsor Castle Concours of Elegance – September 2016
The first Concours of Elegance to take place in the UK was in 2012. It was held in the grounds of Windsor Castle, and was billed as one of many celebr...
Showrooms of Scottsdale, AZ – September 2016
Such are the vast array not just of model variants, but also optional features from colour and wheels, to trim inlays and other personalisation choice...
Italian Passion for Speed – Cardiff – June 2017
That there are an awful lot of car events in the UK on every weekend from early Spring to late Autumn is not in question. A quick Google will always t...
Gaydon Spring Classic – May 2017
By the time you get to May, there are large numbers of car events on every weekend across the UK, so you problem is not whether there is something to ...