"Sure, we can argue about it, but we’re probably going to end up agreeing that the Ford Capri was the definitive car of the 1970s, in the UK, at least. The dates match; first sold in ’69, the Capri’s "
The Evolution of the Capri
"If you count the finned and chromed Consul GT version of the Capri, our favourite Ford has had four evolutions across a life-span of some 25 years. That's if you don't count, of course, the various stateside Fords that have borne "
Modern Classic: Ford Capri
"Photography: Influx/Magneto “I couldn’t afford a Mustang”, says 26-year-old Capri owner Pete Wallwork from Truro, Cornwall. I had asked the bike mechanic, BMX rider, barber and photographer the obvious question. Why would a young gun be attracted to "
The Professionals
"There are plenty of people who think that Laurie Johnson’s instantly recognisable, utterly seventies, wah-wah and brass theme tune for The Professionals was the best thing about it, and that every episode went rapidly downhill from there. But the "
Working Class Hero: RS 2600
"photography: James Lipman If you're died in the wool Capri perv you won't need to be told the following. For you the burly MK1 homologation special will occupy that special place in your psyche representative of all things Ford that "
Model Cars: Toys and Ride-ons…
" Buying a new bulb for a headlamp yesterday in a well known chain of high street car part retailer we couldn't help but notice on the stack of Christmas-oriented kids stuff, a Ferrari 430 Scuderia in miniature, about big enough for "
[It really is] Better In the Wind
" We've been following the progress of Scott Teopfer's pet project since the early times. We had a sense that it just might encapsulate something beautiful about motorcycling. And we were right. The finished version of the film is lovely. It "
Hot Rod Exploitation
" The history of the hot rod scene is of course intertwined with that of rock'n'roll. And at the end of the fifties, when teen rebellion was being packaged as yet another consumer decision of the chrome clad American dream, hollywood "
Influx Social
Suzuki RE-5
" If you thought a rotary engined bike was something out of seventies scifi, then think again. Suzuki produced the RE-5 for a couple of years in the mid seventies....We're not sure how successful the bike ended up being. We "
The art of Alfa Romeo
" image: Amelie Lengrand Of all the many and various creative car brands, Alfa Romeo is one of the most appealing to true automotive aesthetes. The in-house art departments of the company itself has commissioned many lovely bits of graphic art, "
Introducing…the Gaskettes
" Straight out of one of the only cities on the planet where such a thing could exist, let alone get their image out there, come the Gaskettes - an all-female, gold jacket wearing, 50cc rocking crew of Puch lovers. Yes, "
Retro Audi Love
" Audi make great cars. Audi make some superb cars. We had a go in a particularly cool RS5 Coupé the other day and it was a winner in every way It looked great, drove spectacularly - but there was something "
250 LM Pininfarina Stradale Speciale
"[gallery link="file"] Last summer at the Silverstone Classic we were lucky enough to get up close and personal with a race prepped 250 LM. It was, predictably, an erotic experience we won't quickly forget. But when we stumbled across this "
Bizzarrini Manta
" We're suckers for defunct automotive brands. And one of the most spectacular and exotic of the passed car-makes of recent times is Bizzarrini. The company was Founded by Giotto Bizzarrini a former engineer for Alfa Romeo, Ferrari and Iso. Until "
Southsiders at Goodwood
" images: Southsiders We might be a bit slow off the mark here, but this morning we stumbled across some of the nicest pictures we've ever seen coming from the Goodwood revival. The images come from those fine folks at Southsiders "
Opel GT/W ‘Geneve’ concept
" The original Opel GT was a quirky piece of design. When it was presented at the 1965 Frankfurt Motor Show it was the manifestation of a real tangent for a European company. There were low front-end with pop-up headlights, flared arches "
