McLaren: the power and the glory

Cars

" We make no secret of our passion for McLaren. Our love of the racing brand went to new heights when we got up close and personal with all the important cars in the company's entire history at the this year's "

Moon Shines

Culture

" In case you’ve been buried under a rock these past years, you can’t help have noticed that there’s a real Hot Rod revival going on, with vintage events cropping up all over the place. Core festivals like "

Hairy Biker of the Week #1

People

" In a regular new figure we're going to spotlight a member of the motorcycling community and ask our dear readers to identify the vehicle and the rider, if possible, thereof. We might even ask for a caption from you witty "

Hail the Prince

Cars

" Sometimes the way a car is presented graphically transcends the quality of the car itself. Depending on your perspective, this is either the human genius of marketing - or evidence of how stupid we are as a breed. Whichever your "

Porsche 911 Overhang Hangover

Cars

" When we saw the new 911 last week, we were immediately struck by the size of the overhang. We thought it made the car look ugly. It's predictable that when a new version of the totemic Porsche comes along, it puts "

Toyota Publica…

Cars

" This appealing little runabout from Toyota was the product of 'The National Car Concept' that was created in 1955 by the very powerful Japanese Ministry of International Trade and Industry. The idea was to nudge Japanese captains of industry into focussing "

Alpine 310 on GT5

Cars

" We've noted elsewhere how we missed out on the automotive opportunity of a lifetime when we neglected to purchase a neglected Alpine 310 from a local country lane. The burn of the memory of a missed opportunity is especially piquant when "

Reasons to Be Cheerful

Cars

"  Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT Wires have reported that the 2012 version of the top-of-the-range Jeep is set to feature a 6.4 litre Hemi V8, 500 HP and an eight-speed gearbox. The current version is amazingly refined for an American SUV - so "

Influx Social

Harley Davidson Soars

Bikes

"  Rain. Lots of rain. At night. Soaked through, 50-odd miles from my destination and on a lonely road in the middle of bleak West Country moorland. My headlamp was pointing anywhere but at the road, mainly because it was "

Corvette Grand Sport Driven

Cars

"Pics Dom Romney/Influx //The Location// There’s a strange sort of irony in picking up the latest Corvette Grand Sport from the centre of the Industrial revolution’s Eden. Venerable dealer Bauer Millet – who specialise in all sorts of "

Fisker Karma

Cars

"The recession nearly killed the old Detroit, but it had been in decline for decades. Now a bunch of new Californian carmakers, technology companies and investors that think they can do things better: that they can build cars in America "

Bruce Brown interview

People

" image via Lapoularde It's pretty obvious to anyone who has turned even half an analytic eye on bike culture that On Any Sunday is one of the most interesting, and certainly the most beautiful, films on bike culture that was "

Homage to the Fiat X1/9

Cars

" The Fiat X1/9 was, like the Lancia Monte Carlo, one of those supremely aspirational mini supercars of the eighties that made anyone of a certain age believe they could achieve. The Bertone - penned two seater had the whiff of "

Royal Enfield: handmade culture

Bikes

" Whatever you feel about retro culture in general - and the various obsessions car and bike heads have about all things vintage, you have to admire the craftsmanship represented in this video. It's evident that not all Royal Enfield production "

New Jersey Grand Prix?

Cars

" We think road and street circuits are the quintessence of good motor racing. That's why we love the Monaco GP, and regret the passing of truly classic events like the Targa Florio and the Mille Miglia. One can understand though, "

The Knight of the Track

Cars

" image via Jalopnik Stumbled across these twin beauties the other day and had to share. We had the privilege of meeting the noble Sir Stirling Moss a couple of years ago - and though he recently announced his retirement from "