Yesterday we posted our coverage of the magnificent new Bentley Flying Spur, which we rather liked. Today we head back in time a wee bit to (almost) the beginnings of Bentley. The Flying Spur launch was held at Highlands Motorsport Park in Cromwell and, as they only had two Flying Spurs available for road drives, […]
Category: Classic
“Bread. We need bread” are the only words Chris Harris utters in this brilliant new video featuring him driving his utterly fantastic Ferrari 512 TR. And let’s face it, who needs words when a car sounds as good as this. “Bread!”
There are no words needed for this – just enjoy and remember that Friday is getting nearer!
Here is a great article on Jalopnik.com about one of three Volvo 960 wagons packing supercharged Ford V8s that the legendary Paul Newman had built – one for him, one for a family friend and one for talk show host David Letterman. LETTERMAN: I say to Paul, “Now wait a minute. Paul, I have a […]
Not sure how long this one will last, but one of the best car movies of all time – Steven Spielberg’s classic TV-movie DUEL – is available in all its ’70s glory on YouTube. It is pretty much a 90 minute chase scene between Dennis Weaver in a shitty Plymouth Valiant and an anonymous trucker […]
OVERSTEER ROAD TEST: Lamborghini Murcielago The Lamborghini Murcielago was a car that had to be outrageous – it was the latest in line following the original definition of “Outrageous Supercar” – the mighty Countach. The Countach’s successor was the equally outrageous Diablo. The Murcielago simply HAD to be outrageous. Luckily it was. Ben Selby checks […]
OVERSTEER ROAD TEST: Ferrari F355 There is only one way to say this; the Ferrari F355 is an exquisite piece of machinery. It has received much praise from the motoring press over the years and for good reason; it is a properly good car! Built as a replacement for the 348TB, it was more than […]
OVERSTEER ROAD TEST: Subaru SVX It’s always quite interesting when established car makers go out on a branch and try to penetrate niche market segments. So when a popular Japanese manufacturer with a rally history unveiled a prototype luxury sporting GT at the 1989 Tokyo Motor Show, more than a few eyebrows were raised. The […]
There are stories to come, but in the meantime here are pictures of all the action from the second weekend of the New Zealand Festival of Motor Racing Celebrating Denny Hulme. Enjoy! Feel free to download any of them for use as wallpaper. For any other purposes, feel free to use them too, but just […]
Sometime in the mid-nineties I was part of a small group of mainly Australian hacks who were in Germany for the launch of a new Mercedes-Benz. I forget which one it was — maybe the first “four headlamp” E-Class. Any, apart from cramming info into us about the new car and showering us with gifts, […]
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