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Meeting Du Cox83. The Old Days
It’s the end of a long day, and perhaps you’re looking for something light hearted and hassle free to finish off with.…
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Mercedes ‘Aesthetics S’. Quicker Than The Eye
At first glance, this could be a contemporary piece of art, one of those magic eye images, or possibly the opening titles…
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Red Power. The Latest In Ferrari Performance
Okay, we’ll admit that the ‘Red Power’ label momentarily threw us (we realize ‘some are more equal than others’ but this seemed…
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Millionaires Park Supercars In Their Living Rooms
There’s an oft-told story about Peter Collinson, director of 1969’s The Italian Job. Driving home from dinner one night in his cherished…
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P1 Brand. Trackwares. The One For You…?
If you’re looking for a t-shirt with the finest example of automotive artwork emblazoned across the front of it, then this may…
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Gatebil 2012. Scandinavia On The Skids
Gatebil looks a bit part zone, with 50,000 car-crazed people from all over the world joining together to make the biggest, baddest…
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Sebastien Vettel. Top Of The Pops?
The beginning of this clip is a bit Lock, Stock and Two-Smoking Barrels, and only seems to get more bizarre from there.…
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Nordschleife Chronograph. Timing Is Everything
Anybody who has hit the track at the Nurburgring – be it in a performance brute with tyres that require punishment, or…
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Select Nano. Dubai, UAE. All In The Details
Anybody who has met Frederik Faidhi will know that he likes to talk. And I know he won’t mind me saying this.…
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Infamous 2012. What’s In A Name?
If you’re going to name a motor show ‘Infamous’ then you’re going to need some serious metal to showcase. Now chances are…
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Malek Fayoumi. Guest Blog. Humble Beginnings
Chances are that if you, like most of the petrolhead community, frequent forums and websites sifting through the range of automotive art…
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Mitsubishi Evo X. Michael Heywood. Part 1, Laying The Foundations
“The car’s well known, and I think partly that’s because there aren’t many Mitsubishi Evo Xs used in competition. There aren’t too…