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Michael Schmidt’s 6 Over

Bikes

" Ok, so if you're a little sensitive to some rum language, be warned, the biker folk in this video use a bit of it. But what the what? 6 Over, the film, Michael Schmidt's film supported by Dice Magazine, looks a "

Opel Manta

Cars

" pic: Influx There's a lot of chatter here and elsewhere about what makes a car definitive of its era. For the 1980s, cars like Porsche's 959, the Audi Quattro and the Escort XR3i usually get the shout. But having stumbled "

DB Le Mans

Cars

" Stumbled across this - another car, in a lifetime of spotting cars, that we had never heard of. The DB Le Mans was apparently a French creation wrought in fibreglass and motored by a twin pot boxer engine by Panhard. "

Wildcat Combat

Bikes

" This monster is currently the fastest Naked Street Bike in the world - having clocked 172 MPH this year at Bonneville. Its not the sort of bike you'd consider for a daily ride – it's the prototype X132 Hellcat Combat, and it "

Volvo 240 & The City

Cars

" The Volvo 240 is one of those cars that can look different each time you see it. Wrought in a stunningly simple three box format (or two, as in the perennially popular estate version), it is a classic of utilitarian design. "

Popping out for a spin

Cars

" Tesla Roadster: electric cars can be sexy too Driving this morning, enjoying the feel of the Volvo's easy dealing with the deep puddles and burst river banks of the Somerset countryside, I stumbled upon a debate on the noble and "

The Master: Norton loveliness

Bikes

" We might be a little late to the party here but having just seen the incredible 70MM movie that is Paul Thomas Anderson's The Master, we have to share. The film, beautiful, challenging and featuring incredible performances from Joaquin Phoenix, "

Pembrokeshire Classics

Bikes

" Located somewhere in a quiet corner of far West Wales, Pembrokeshire Classics is a real treasure trove of beautiful machinery. We drove past a flotilla of bikes outside the PC workshop one morning last week on the search for something "

Citroen CX Safari

Cars

" It was with a little wince of longing that over the weekend we spotted this pathos-ridden graveyard of Citroen's CX Safari, huddling on a Bristol hillside. We've long lusted after one of these - probably one of the ultimate elegant "

Soviet Hot Rod

Cars

" The Hot Rod is one of the totems of the American dream - as uniquely yank as hot dogs, burger stands and Hollywood. It's interesting, then, to see the Soviets take on an American staple. This red skinned monster is "

Lancia Orca Concept

Cars

" People have mixed opinions about wheel mounted controls. For some they are the perfect ergonomic solution, and for other's a pointlessly modern way to detract from the classic business of an oldtimer drive. One of the first volleys in the "

Hillman Zimp

Cars

" The impish little Hillman holds a special place in our hearts here at Influx towers – and so does the noble carrozzeria Zagato. So, we're not sure how we missed the short run, pirate collab between the two institutions. Thing is, "

Maserati Shamal

Cars

" Some cars are ripe for modification, and some should be left alone. But in the middle of these polar opposites, a huge grey area lies. Maserati's eighties coupé the Shamal is one of those cars that on the one hand "