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Return to Fordland

Cars People Culture

"Like the novelist once said: ‘The past is a foreign country; they do things differently there” An overused line, perhaps, but it couldn’t be truer for the history of the corner of Essex that became Fordland. When Henry T. "

David Brown: A Very British Coachbuilder

People

"A quick survey of the Influx editorial archives will confirm our interest in, and coverage of, the great Continental European coachbuilders such as Pininfarina.  And rightly so. It’s worth remembering though that Britain was once home to a good "

Ken Okuyama Kode 9

Cars People

" Ken Kikoyuki Okuyama is a master of automotive penmanship. If you don't believe me - have a look at his most famous work. Yes - Okuyama-san is responsible, with employers Pininfarina, for the brutally outrageous pinnacle of Ferrari audacity - "

Citroen DS21: Custom Car Gallic Style

Cars People

"Just looking at this Gallic design classic makes you want rush to Lyon, order a strong Café Noir and light up lung bustin’ Gauloise or two. These shots are of an extremely rare 1966 DS21 'Decopotable', the coachwork for which was "

Culture – The Art of the Render

People Culture

"We've always greatly admired artists who draw free hand. The digital technology  at all our fingertips is no substitution for straightforward hand-eye artistry. Stumbled across this interesting video of Australian artist Byron Fitzpatrick this morning. It's a great insight of "

Neil Young: Man and Motors

Cars People Culture

"Anyone that read Neil Young’s much lauded first memoir Waging Heavy Peace will know that he is a serious petrolhead. While Heavy Peace has much to say about the many and various motors that Young has owned and run "

A Prayer for Saint Volvo

Cars People Culture

"If you’re free on November 15th and have some cash in your wallet then get your hair coiffured, stick on a smart suit, head down to Silverstone Auctions and get bidding on this 1966 Volvo P1800S. You could drive "

Banacek – Loss Adjuster Hero

Cars People Culture

"A recent run-in with a loss adjuster put me in mind of that greatest of all claims investigators, Thomas Banacek, and his eclectic motor collection. With the ten percent skim from the cash he saved the insurance moguls this cool "

The Importance of being Shelby

Cars People

"Words: Charles Bamber Looking at publicity shots of Carroll Shelby from the 1950s, with Stetson and crooked smile in place, you could be forgiven for thinking him the lead man in a classic John Ford Western. In fact Shelby’s "