
Drive Story : The longest day – Citroën C5
Back in 1998, the late, great, Phil Llewellin decided to mark the summer solstice by reaching all four corners of mainland Britain in 24 hours. Ten years on, Keith Adams […]
Back in 1998, the late, great, Phil Llewellin decided to mark the summer solstice by reaching all four corners of mainland Britain in 24 hours. Ten years on, Keith Adams […]
AROnline takes a rather special ADO16 for test – after a quick spin, Keith Adams feels the need to espouse the virtues of the Vanden Plas Princess. Yet again… Vanden […]
Steven Ward’s account of a three-car dash from Geneva to Menton, via the Alps, involving two Ford Mondeos and a Citroën C5 hire car. Read on to see how the team […]
Robert Leitch recounts his hired Ford Mondeo-bound trip from Geneva to Monaco, via the Alps. His car was in convoy (sort of) with Andrew Elphick’s borrowed Citroen C5 and Steven Ward’s […]
Andrew Elphick recounts a brilliant trip in a Citroen C5 from Geneva to Monaco, via the Alps, Italy… and a little bit more. […]
It should have been a simple easy run from Cowley to Longbridge, but plans often go awry. I’ll stay quiet for a while and let ‘er indoors, aka: my other half, explain the turn […]
When Mike Humble was asked to drive a very rare MG Maestro in the Cowley Convoy, it was music to his ears. However, heritage soon kicked in almost scuppering the […]
We’ve read the stories a million times before – pampered journo flies to Modena, picks up a supercar, wafts it across the Alps and on to Blighty. Gushing, worshipping prose […]
Keith Adams and Mike Humble go walking in the wild West End soaking up the vibes and ghosts of the brilliant Thames TV show, Minder. The MG6 is our transport […]
We had been planning this one for months – and several times during the run-up, we thought it wouldn’t come off… But despite the worries and setbacks, our plan to […]
Getting to know Wales… the easy way The first gasp happened in the mountains on the climb out of Sennybridge, a small town located in the Brecon Beacons. A ragged […]
Keith Adams takes an unstructured journey back home from the International Mini Meet in a Clubvan Cooper D and surprises himself by travelling rather further than he planned. Florence and […]
Florida red eye Richard Truett I’m on the verge of being sacked at work. It’s just days from my 52nd birthday and I’m getting married in less than three months. There’s […]
Part three: Returning Home Steven Ward takes his hot-blooded Fiat Coupé to Geneva to find the secret of what makes a British car British… Photography: Andrew Elphick The final part […]
Part two: Asking The Questions Steven Ward takes his hot-blooded Fiat Coupé to Geneva to find the secret of what makes a British car British… Photography: Andrew Elphick Sadly the […]
Part one: Rolling Out The Bunting Steven Ward takes his hot-blooded Fiat Coupé to Geneva to find the secret of what makes a British car British… Photography: Andrew Elphick What […]
The Mk1 Vauxhall Astra GTE might be one of the underrated hot hatches of the 1980s, but that certainly doesn’t mean it’s not up there with the best. Keith Adams […]
Keith Adams enjoys a week in Vauxhall’s very own Cavalier Mk1. But it does get him thinking about the past and present. And asking the obvious question. Cavalier progress I’ve […]
Despite being well into the autumn of his life, Keith Adams had made it until the beginning of 2012 without setting foot in the USA. However, the past couple of […]
Coupés are cramped, impractical, noisy… and a whole lot of fun. That’s the whole point of them, yes? MINI obviously thinks so, and has introduced a crackerjack Coupé to prove […]
We aim for the deep south of France on a single tank of fuel… our mission, to find old cars and buy great wine. Our car of choice for the […]
Recently refreshed and confirmed for production for a few years yet, the Land Rover Defender is a British institution, and the closest thing to a brand new classic you can […]
TVRs are misunderstood – mocked for parts bin engineering and poor build quality by their detractors, and adored by those who own them. We take a late Griffith 500 on […]
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