" By the end of the 1980s it seemed like every other drive in suburban Britain was home to a Peugeot 205. Over five million 205s were produced over its 15 year production run – but only a select few lucky folk (or their "
Peugeot 205 T16
"Jean Todt, Peugeot's team principle, stood in front of the press at the start of the 1981 Rally season and announced that they were developing a new four wheel drive rally car. He promised a prototype by 1983 and that the new "
Peugeot 205 GTi: a confession
"It was a stupid thing to do. But when your best mate's mum leaves the keys to her Peugeot 205 GTi hanging from the hook in the kitchen when she went away for the weekend with her new boyfriend, a 16 year "
Michelotti Matra Laser Concept
"The wedge is of course, synonymous with the edgier end of late sixties/early seventies car design. The workmanlike portfolio of designer Giovanni Michelotti isn't. Our man is, of course, remembered more as the chief designer of all things Triumph "
John Surtees @ Autosport International
"2014 is fifty years on from John Surtees's historic Formula One World Championship. And a good way to mark the anniversary would be to get along to Autosport International next weekend, where a collection of race cars and motorcycles will form "
Scrambling in the 60s – a documentary
"This is a great little documentary about the UK Scrambling scene in the 1960s. With commentary by the great Eamonn Andrews, it's a nostalgic take on a relatively innocent time when it was possible to find a scrap of gravel "
Zender Fact BiTurbo
"It was obviously heavily influenced by the aesthetic of the Lamborghini Countach, but the strangely named 1989 Fact BiTurbo concept from tuning company Zender was much more of a homespun phenomenon. Using a carbon fibre shell and casing a turbocharged V8 "
Lancia Gamma S2 Coupé
"The Lancia Gamma S2 Coupé is not the classiest car from the noble mark. But it's a classic period Pininfarina design that deserves respect and admiration. It was possible for Pinin to pen such a rakish shape for this late "
Influx Social
Siegl x Puma
"Images via Bikexif We might be a little late to the game here but we recently stumbled across this very nice video of German custom bike builder Walt Siegl and his Ducati custom for sportswear brand PUMA. https://vimeo.com/70501302 "
Renault Alpine A310
"Please Santa. Just this once, be real. Stick an A310 down the chimney for me! It's one of those cars destined to be a cult classic forever. There's a simple reason. There's nothing quite like it. The Series 2 is our "
Datsun Bluebird 1600 SSS
"The Datsun Bluebird was once the butt of endless jokes. In the seventies, in the UK, it seemed the default crap car of choice. It could be seen littering the less glamorous environs of Britain's towns and cities, rusting away "
The Reboot Buggy
"Ever imagined what it might be to build a car completely from scratch? What would you want it to be capable of? What would you imagine it might look like, drive like, feel like? While many of us have been "
The Photography of Bill Ray
"Images: Life Archive The demise of proper photojournalism is an often told story these days. And you can see the point. If you've got an iPhone 5S in your back pocket you have the sort of imaging power that would "
McQueen is Dead
"Words: Gary Inman Images: William Claxton, Warner Bros, Life Magazine Archive The atmosphere is 78% nitrogen, while the motorcycle-related media is 56% Steve McQueen. It is virtually impossible to look at a bike or classic car magazine or decent-sized website without seeing "
Steve McQueen’s Cars & Motorcycles
"words: Neil Siner Whatever you think of the exploitation of his image and his myth, Steve McQueen had impeccable taste in cars and motorcycles. Here is a fistful of our favourite rides that will be forever branded McQueen. The Bronze "
Unseen McQueen?
"words: Neil Siner images: Barry Feinstein In Barry Feinstein's new book Unseen McQueen, showcased with such style until mid January at the Brewer Street Car Park in London's Soho, we are both witnessing an escalation of the McQueen myth and "
