"Let’s face facts: no-one can look back at being 13 with pride. Whether it was knuckling down to Year 8 Geography homework, mooning over our latest crush or getting really into a band, pretty much all of us spent that first "
718: Sixty Years of Porsche’s Targa Florio and F1 Flier
"When it comes to all things Porsche, modern-day Zuffenhausen aficionados know the 718 as the latest incarnation of the crowd-pleasing Boxster and Cayman. In actual fact, the legacy of those three little numbers stretches back over six decades and has its "
Influx Calendar – January
"In November 2018 we launched our 2019 Influx calendar - an exclusive look at some iconic car designs for those who attended the show. January 2019 sees the incredible Porsche 911 adorn our walls, a car chosen as a true icon of vehicle design. "
Studio 434: A car collection that’s just the ticket
"A 1955 Morris Minor and a 1968 Jensen Interceptor FF may seem odd bedfellows, but this pair or British classics kicked off Rodger Dudding’s very extensive car collection. Dudding, creator of the familiar Lonsto automated ticketing machine system used in supermarkets "
Evolution E-Types
"Evolution E-Types has launched an exclusive behind the scenes interview with the Evolution creator Uryk Dmyterko ahead of their showcase at the forthcoming London Classic Car Show at the Excel 14-17 February. In the video, Dmyterko explains how a combination "
Aston Martin Lagonda
"Stephen Archer talks to us about the Aston Martin Lagonda 1976-1990 The wedge Lagonda has always divided opinion for its outlandish, elongated looks and for, well, being not very Aston like. So, let’s just call it a Lagonda, after "
Why the Vauxhall Astra GTE 16v deserves your rose-tinted specs
"1988, and the market for hot hatches is at its peak. Hundreds of young, up-and-coming types are walking into dealerships flush with cash and ready to drop it all on something fast enough to thrill, but practical enough to carry all "
Ferrari 550 Breadvan
"In 1962 a very swift breadvan competed at Le Mans. It was unofficial in many ways. It wasn't raced by Ferrari, the company which built the 250 GT on which it was based, and it wasn't actually called a breadvan by the "
The lack of custom-motorbike shows in the UK
"Here in the UK, we are pretty lucky to be blessed with some awesome pockets of custom bike enthusiasts scattered across our beautiful country, but we’re not so blessed in the way of bike shows and I can’t "
Homologation Specials
"When standard ‘road-going’ spec isn’t enough… The act of homologating a car is a scarce thing in modern racing. Back in the day though, it was a carmakers way of entering a motorsports series while giving designers and engineers "
Daddy Cool
"The 2017 drag racing season was bittersweet for the Daddy Cool family drag racing team. The year began with drag racer Dave “Sag” Southworth in hospital and diagnosed with terminal biliary duct cancer (cholangiocarcinoma). Knowing he had one more summer left, "
Doggy Driving
"It sounds like a very tall order, fitting a Bentley into a SsangYong. We managed it though, and with room to spare. How? This lofty SsangYong is one of the Korean car maker's largest models, the Tivoli XLV, a stretched "
Cars. Bikes. People. Culture. This was Influx 2018.
"In 2018 Influx brought you more cars, bikes, people and culture than ever before. What was your highlight? We featured everything from home-built bikes in our VC London film, and completely bespoke cars like Charles dos Santos' V8-powered Nissan drift "