"In a bitterly cold car park in Stoke, 22-year-old Shanice Stanier waited patiently by her father Pete’s rare Nissan Sunny ZX. She was there to hand him an award bestowed by Retro Japanese magazine for the car they restored "
Karmann Chameleons: The Ghia-Styled Volkswagen
"The original Volkswagen Beetle’s silhouette is as distinctive as it is ubiquitous. Curvy yes, sporty, no. But then that wasn’t part of the Beetle’s brief. Designed in 1938 to get the German masses moving, it took until 1945 for "
The Fiat 500 Electric – The EV of futures past
"If you’re in the market for a small city EV but are put off by the somewhat ‘rubbish’ nature of them all, now there is another way. This is the Fiat 500 Electric and beneath that achingly cool retro bodywork "
VW T7 Camper – what’s coming next?
"Talk about a ‘campervan’ and you’re almost certainly thrusting a picture of a VW into the listener’s mind. It's the benchmark. The yardstick. The trendsetter. And that makes each generation of VW Camper very important. The iconic splitties "
Toe Crushers and Showstoppers. VW Camper – DubFreeze
"We're at DubFreeze 2018 - to see if there's such a thing as a 'typical' campervan owner. We're surrounded. T2. T25. T6. Stock. Slammed. Style. Substance. Is there a vehicle as versatile as the Volkswagen Camper? Before you bother trying to "
Volvo 240: bulletproof brick of the suburbs
"Before it became a maker of cool premium cars and SUVs with ‘Thor’s Hammer’ headlights, Swedish flag bonnet tags and crystal gear levers, Volvo produced a number of now-cult machines. The angular 240 is one, and alongside the 480 ES, it "
Down & Out Motorcycles
"There’s never been a better time to go looking for a retro ride. Ducati will happily sell you a Scrambler, BMW has the eye-swivelling R Nine T range and Triumph… well, Triumph has more old-school options than most manufacturers "
Classic Daimler SP250
"Ah, the Daimler SP250 – or ‘Dart’ as it’s known here in the UK. It was, unfortunately, one of many a sad victim to fall foul to a company merger. Danni Bagnall explains. Daimler – the English firm and no relation "
Influx Social
1000 BHP Cars – Performance on a Grand Scale
"Everything is getting bigger these days: skyscrapers, waistlines, gas bills, commercial breaks on TV, NHS waiting times, television screens...and vehicle power outputs. Let's think about the last item on that list. To more seasoned petrolheads, it doesn't seem so "
Great Shakes: Bertone’s Beach Buggy
"The 1960s: mini-skirts, moon landings, music and a Missile Crisis... And beach buggies. A broad bevvy of buggies, each with balloon-bloated tyres seemingly capable of taking on a lunar landscape. Lamborghinis Miura and Countach, Lancia Stratos, Fiat Abarth 131 Rally, the "
Caterham 620S – judge, jury, executioner… and Ocelot.
"It’s well below zero, and I find myself huddled into my door-less, roof-less blue Caterham 620S, trying to absorb as much of the heat dissipating near instantly from the pocket rocket's small heaters. Actually, in this weather, the heat "
Alain Prost: the Other Edge of Genius?
"To many modern Formula One fans, the current crop of turbocharged cars are the work of the devil. They're too quiet, too driver-friendly, too reliable and even, some say, too safe. But it wasn't always thus. Time was when turbocharged "
We are Family: Car Ads from the ‘50s, ‘60s and ‘70s
"As long as cars have filled the highways and byways, drivers have been bombarded with advertisements selling the virtues of our four-wheeled friends. The 1920s, 1930s and 1940s pushed cars advertised by women in cloche hats and fur-lined coats. Post "
FOCUS on Tom Bing
"Our FOCUS for this edition is Tom Bing. If you got a 'U' in A-Level photography you'd probably think twice about your ability behind a lens. We're glad Tom Bing wasn't put off by that minor blip... Influx: How did "
Charlie Martin – Racer
""I got over the wall first time". Not something you expect to hear from a racing driver whilst talking about their achievements to date, but then Charlie Martin is a racer like no other. The wall in question, you'll be "
Vincent – Night Rider
"Look at it. Before we start chatting tech specs and bike biography, just look at it. Stare at the splaying cylinders, curling mudguards and serpentine exhaust system, each part a pointed, polished contrast to the black. Black fuel tank, blank "
