"[gallery link="file"] We wondered for a while what this thing actually was. But now, as you can see this exemplar of early seventies wedginess is clearly identified as an Abarth-Pinifarina collaboration from 1970 - which apparently resides in Japan (see "
" Whether or not you like the classic American muscle car - all heavily burbling hemis, bold stripes, murderous visages and redneck steez- you have to admire the audacity of their creators. Heavy Detroit-wrought steel kept the blue collar masses of "
"A room-service waiter once wheeled a trolley laden with champagne into a hotel room occupied by George Best, in his pomp and his dressing gown. Arranged on the bed was a Miss World contestant and thousands of pounds of casino "
"XK 120 The beginning of the Jaguar Golden age. Took the world by storm when launched in 1948 and initiated the basis of the perennial XK engine. Made a legend (and a Knight) out of Jag chief and design boss William Lyons – "
"Why is the D-Type such a beguiling beauty? Well, it remains as in all things aesthetic a matter of opinion, but in the case of the this particular machine there are some concrete factors that help explain its enduring charisma. "
"I am eight years old and playing in the small back garden of our suburban house. I hear a deep loud resonant blast of a horn from the road out front It is Dad, returning with his new car from "
"All images: James Lipman/Influx If the world of classic cars is littered sparsely with elusive gems, then in Jaguar lore these jewels are mercifully accessible. This car before you is the very first right hand drive production Jaguar E-Type "
" If you find yourself on a road trip through the middle of Europe this summer and you tire of the usual rammed autoroutes and toll charges, it might make sense to do a little detour to the beautiful Swiss town "
" What follows is a really nice short film about the philosophy, practice and approach of LA-based custom bike builders Kott. There's an increasing number of these sorts of passionate engineering houses stripping away the crap and breathing new life into "
" Not sure, but it's a fair bet that not many of you out there would have come across this stunningly original, intriguingly existential film from the brilliant imagination of Claude Lelouch. Lelouch, you may remember is the director of another "
" We've just finished listening to the audiobook of Keith Richards' Life. It's a cracking listen - voiced in part by Johnny Depp and the man himself - and what emerges is a remarkably lucid, intelligent rocker who remembers most of "
" Top level motorsport is poorer without the involvement of works teams. That's why we were gutted when Honda, Toyota and BMW pulled out of F1. And that's why it sits uncomfortably with us that an F1 team with the name "
" Now we kind of dig the whole Belstaff thing. Because over all other ways of wearing motorcycle gear, the classic lines of the brand's products are probably the least offensive. You can ride a motorbike in a Belstaff, be protected "
" We make no bones about it. We love all things Jag. In fact we love the touchstone British brand so much that we're going to dedicate a whole month's worth of features on the subject. From July 15 All things Jag "
" We love hill climbing. Simple format; there’s a track up a hill - you have to be quickest. Unlike gridded wheel-to-wheel racing, there are no tactics, no strategies available and no one to show you the way. It's just "
" Every now and then we come across a small, Japanese utilitarian vehicles (or kei car) that floats our automotive boat. They're designed to be cheap and to help transcend various taxes and other regulations, but inadvertently at times they seem "
