"Auboné Braddon is one of the country’s leading experts on Ford Anglias. He owns 12 of them. But he doesn’t possess a driving licence. That is because Auboné is visually impaired. But this disadvantage has not hindered his love "
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Relics ‘n’ Rust: Two Generations of Americana-Obsessed Manc
"Out in Hyde, a Cheshire town in the eastern reaches of Greater Manchester, there is a little corner of the county that is forever California. Relics 'n' Rust is a multilayered ‘lifestyle store’ run by Howard Pedder and his son "
Local Manchester Hero: Steve Sanderson, co-founder of Oi Polloi
"Steve Sanderson and Oi Polloi have become a fixture on the streets of Manchester’s Northern Quarter. I set up Oi Polloi with my business partner Nigel, almost exactly 20 years ago. We’re a menswear retailer and now a brand "
Rainy City People: The new faces of Manchester and the North West
"The modified scene is changing. And Midnight Lancs is front and centre of the revolution. The Face of Mod is changing: Misha Rogers of Midnight Lancs It’s a quiet Tuesday evening in a craft ale house in the Northern "
Local Coventry Hero: Guy Broad
"Guy Broad is one of the world’s authorities on everything XK. We spent some time with Guy at his Browns Lane showroom and explored how the Jaguar spirit is alive and well at the place of its creation. Local "
Jaguar: Coventry Keeping Pace
"It may be the most important Jaguar drop not made in Coventry. But a century of engineering chops has saturated this all-electric superstar, designed by Ian Callum. Freezing dawn in the West Midlands. Jaguar’s plant is iced up in "
Coventry Roots and Culture: Coventry Motofest
"Motofest Coventry is a deep-rooted celebration of the area’s automotive culture. Festival director James Noble sketches out the light and shade of a century old story. Motofest director James Noble is passionate about the Coventry story. Picture: JM Drake "
Beyond Drifting: Notes From The East
"Why is Japanese car culture so appealing? Is it because the Japanese take things, copy them, create them for themselves with a higher quality and more creative twist? Is it that they make art out of the tiny details that "
Beyond Drifting: Original Nissan Silvia – A Heartbreaking Work of Understated Genius
"The first generation Nissan Silvia CSP311 is one of the pioneering Japanese sports coupés. That’s the journalistically balanced way of making a statement about this gorgeous little car. What I really think is as follows: The first generation "
Beyond Drifting: Baggsy Go Sideways
"Steve 'Baggsy' Biagioni is one of the few Brit hooligans to make a mark in the international world of drifting. The quintessential Essex A-Road denizen tells us in his own words how he made it a world inspired by the "
Everyman Classics: Everyman Visionary: Giovanni Michelotti
"When consummate Italian stylist Giovanni Michelotti worked for Triumph - it was a strange kind of fusion. It was as if Federico Fellini directed a Carry On movie. But in the fleeting period in which these two worlds collided, some "
Everyman Classics: Mid-Century Visionary 1 : Alec Issigonis
"The original Knight of the road knew how fuel shortages impacted on the common folks. His creations perfectly reflected democracy in driving. Images Courtesy Morris Press/Triumph Press [caption id="" align="alignnone" width="426"] Rakish in heart and intellect: Alec Issigonis.[/"
Everyman Classics: She Drives a Classic!: treading lightly with everyman Brits from the mid century
"Is there anything more sustainable and planet saving than a car that is still being used half a century or more from the moment of its manufacture? We spent some time with classic driving YouTuber Steph Holloway - whose love "