Often the world of the small hand built British manufacturer has a familiar story to it. Ambitious company forms with ideas of bringing back the glory days of British car making, makes a nostalgic single model that promises a lot, fails, company goes bust. It’s a sad but all too familiar look into today’s current … Continue reading Mini Remastered Recharges British Icon
These days owning a limited run supercar just isn’t exclusive enough for some people and as a result manufacturers have their very own team of personalisation specialists to create the perfect unique cars for their customers. Many car makers have historically offered a bespoke service to their most financially willing clients, but now the trend … Continue reading Lotus’ S1 Tribute for Bond’s Latest (Track) Weapon
In the world of motorsport, few names have the legacy, history and sustained successes as McLaren. The iconic company owes its pioneering spirit and ingenious approach to the drive and tenacity of one man; founder Bruce McLaren. Now, the greatest untold story is to make it to cinemas, showcasing what makes the McLaren brand such … Continue reading Bruce McLaren; the untold story of passion, pioneering and persistence
This week’s Throwback Thursday post comes from one of motoring’s most famous examples of ambitious dreams and pioneering spirit that came crashing down just as spectacularly. One of the most radical ideas of producing a dream car that everybody could afford, full of future technology and advanced construction methods, and at the same time securing … Continue reading DeLorean’s Design Decadence DMC-12
This week’s Throwback Thursday post comes from the early 70’s, a time when most things were beige as a result of the colourful and psychedelic free-love 1960’s hangover. In 1971 the swinging 60’s had come to an end and the curvaceous E-Type had just begun its second iteration with the new MkII. The curves that … Continue reading Lamborghini’s Legendary King of Cool
This week’s Thursday Throwback focuses on a design classic as iconic as the brand itself; the Ferrari F40. Developed in the power crazed 80’s and becoming the first production car to have a quoted top speed that broke the magic 200mph barrier, the legendary status of the machine was assured from the very beginning. As … Continue reading Ferrari’s Ferocious F40 Flies the Flag
Often a car company likes to reinvent one of their most popular models in an attempt to resurrect some of the legendary status they once held (See previous post 'Jaguar Replace Exquisite E with Fabulous F'). Jaguar has brought us the F-type as a modern version of its iconic E-type, complete with styling cues and nods … Continue reading Ford’s Fantastic Flight of Fancy
This week’s Thursday Throwback blog post is a car that is a symbol of British engineering greatness, a moment to be proud of what our motor industry can achieve when they’re on form. However it’s also a car that at the same time was renowned for being too expensive, too large, too unnecessary and built … Continue reading Jaguar’s Jumbo Jet that went like a Rocket
In the mid nineties the FIA GT Championship was a mix of the world’s largest car manufacturers producing the sort of machines that were beyond the wildest dreams of supercar enthusiasts. The homologation specials were being produced from everyday names such as Porsche, BMW, Nissan, Toyota and even Bentley. Many of the cars were a … Continue reading From Calm Coupe to Crazy CLK GTR
Iconic is a word that is often passed around too easily when it comes to cars, yet some car makers are lucky enough to have produced those truly legendary models that grace their history. A car that rolled off their production line or was hand formed by craftsmen has gained cult status with fan clubs, … Continue reading Jaguar Replace Exquisite E with Fabulous F
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