"We love an underdog here in the UK. For reasons I’m not sure any of us understand, we always get behind the team or player who’s not supposed to go far, the one who isn’t meant to "
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Driving an ASM R1: Aston Martin DBR1 replica
"A thunderstorm is looming. Lightning zigzags beneath threatening clouds, and the sea of barley heads ripples a little more urgently in the gathering breeze. I’m about to get wet. Very wet. But a short, sharp soaking is a small "
A chat with Tom Ford
"As car enthusiasts, we all know what Top Gear is, but do we have any idea what goes on behind the scenes? Well, we didn’t, so we thought we’d have a chat with Tom Ford, one of the "
British Classic Car Meeting
"150 British classic cars, 135 miles of driving, a Concours d’Elégance and a gala dinner. You would be forgiven for thinking we’re describing an event in the UK. But you would be wrong. The British Classic Car Meeting is "
Hip to be square – 70 years of the Citroën H Van
"Ubiquitously hip. That’s the best way to describe Citroën’s retro light commercial in 2017, a mammoth seven decades since it first appeared on French roads. A capable workhorse after the end of World War II, it wasn’t "
Abarth – Background of the Scorpion
"People often look towards the stars and dream. There’s something about looking up to those twinkling little lights that fills us with wonder and ambition, and this in turn drives us to pursue our goals. In Carlo Abarth’s "
The legendary Aston Martin DBR1: reborn in Norfolk
"At first glance, there is nothing unusual about Poplar Farm in south Norfolk. Approached by winding country lanes, a traditional farmhouse nestles behind a row of trees, assorted outbuildings and sheds stretch away and fields of wheat and barley await "
Honda’s new Civic Type R
"They were right about flying cars. The Honda Civic has been around since 1972, a time when the world was looking romantically towards the 21st century and muttering to itself - “we’ll all have flying cars by then.” Of course, "
Inside Coys: 1974 Aston Martin V8
"If you’re the type of person who has always got one eye on sport, you’ll have heard about the recent success of British boxer Anthony Joshua. Joshua is a World Heavyweight Champion, a fearsome puncher, 6’6 of weaponised muscle "
The Ford Transit Bullnose that caught our eye
"The Transit "Bullnose". A rare sight and, if rumours are to be believed, not an intentional design feature. The distinctive, if not yet iconic, extended nose was merely an engineering solution. One made due to unforeseen complications with the packaging "
How I ended up with my Eunos Roadster
"Waitrose, we can blame Waitrose for this one. They make the best ravioli and I’m more than happy to drive 20 miles to get a high quality packet of ravioli. That probably strikes you as being a bit odd, but "
MX-5 – born to race?
"One of Mazda’s marketing statements when it comes to motorsport in North America is “In grassroots racing, more Mazdas race on any given weekend in North America than any other manufacturer”. While this may be the case across the "
The birth of the MX-5
"Our Japanese friends are a thoughtful, spiritual lot. It was their spiritual reflections on the famous lightweight British sports cars of the 60s and 70s that led them down the path to creating what was to eventually become the world’"