" There is little to compare in the history of the automobile, interms of pure automotive audacity as the Bugatti Royale. Designed literally for a handful of the world's regal elite in 1925, the car, otherwise known as a Type 41, is the "
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Many Colours of Lambo
"[gallery link="file"] Now, apart from the advantage we here at Influx towers have of getting to have a go in cars every now and then that we'd never be able to own, and deducing thereby the subtle vagaries of "
Brave of Heart, Weak of Limb
" Ok, so our 1973 Winnebago Brave is beautiful. That characterful face. That beautifully chromed flank. That killer veneered interior panelling. The funky vinyl dash. The cool lettering. And the Red Indian kitsch on the walls is worth its weight in unleaded. "
Mazda Cosmo Sport
" We at influx are on a particularly strange roadtrip in Ireland as we write, with a 1973 Winnebago Brave. More of that later this week. But, one of the crew sharing the Winnebago's Americana Kitsch sleeping compartments is an obsessive of "
Summer’s a Drag
" I'm sure I can't be the only one but the scorching heights of summer make me think of nitrous-boosted lumps, the smell of donuts and dirty burgers and the aroma of burnt rubber. Head to the Santa Pod Raceway, in "
Jaques Lafitte in a Ferrari F40LM
" You can keep your traction control. You can keep your Bluetooth-synched Sat Nav. You can keep your self dimming mirrors, your piped two-tone leather upholstery and eighteen speaker Bose system. Give me a foot full of grunt with a heavy "
Many Faces of the Fast Ford
"[gallery] Whichever way the Ford GT has been copied, replica-ed, reproduced, slathered over, argued about, loved, fetishised and lionised, it remains one of the most intriguing sports cars ever produced. It's one of the those designs that seems to morph "
Alfa Romeo Montreal
" It never ceases to cheer us up to see look at the gorgeous lines of the Alfa Romeo Montreal, which was penned by Lamborghini Muira designer Marcello Gandini whilst working at the Bertone Carrozzeria toward the end of the sixties. "
Norse Gods
"[gallery link="file" ids="14481,14482,14483,14484,14485,14486,14487,14488,14489,14490,14491,14492,14493"] Sometimes, to really understand a car, you have to see it in its native habitat. So if you’ve never really got Swedish cars, and never really understood why some people are so obsessed with them "
Eleven Ice-Cold Scandinavian Cars…
"Top 11 Scandinavian cars Zenvo ST1 [gallery=116] Where do you start with the Zenvo ST1? With the fact this it is Denmark’s first and only supercar? With its extreme, angular, ground-breaking looks? With its equally extreme power and torque figures, "
Stig and the Saab 99
"As a kid, I was obsessed with Saabs. There was something supremely left-field about them. Something that whispered of the alternative, the coldly exotic. And one of the main reasons for the obsession was that they were driven on the "
S60 and 95 – New Swedish Ambassadors
"There are at least two key launches this year from Scandinavian manufacturers, and both of these are in the rather crowded 'premium saloon' segment. After announcing their best first quarter for eighteen years, Volvo are throwing their hat in this "
P1800ES: Our Coolest Scandinavian Car
"Ok, so Volvo’s P1800 was a cool car. But, by the end of the decade that gave it birth, it’s was looking outdated. It was cramped, a little slow, and couldn’t keep pace with its rivals in "