We all know those one of those guys, the ones who buys up obscure cars that most people are scrapping, who end up with a shed full of them. The Schulmpf brothers are those guys,.. except with Bugattis and a bit of civil unrest thrown in.
All cars go through a period of being pretty much worthless, or at least relatively worthless compared to their original value, you can see all sorts of cars changing hands for less than a grand right now that were a whole lot more expensive to buy when new. ...
I was familiar with the name of Denis Jenkinson but didn’t really know anything about him or what he did, other than his navigation role for Stirling Moss in the 1955 Mille Miglia. Hunting through the bargain section in the local Borders I came across a book titled “Jenks: A Passion for Motorsport” and for the price on the label I felt the need for further investigation.
It quickly became clear that he was an exceptional (and eccentric!) enthusiast for all things...
After taking a year off last year our favourite Japanese domestic model car show returned in 2009. It seems my curse for making it rain at events I attend has now extended to events I would like to attend, as most of the photos from the event show a fair amount of dampness.
We've kind of built up the status of the NHOA meet (as it is known) probably more than any other Japanese car show. The reason for this is that it is in every way a great reflection of what is going on in the...
Hectic week here at RSM towers, so rather than leave you in the lurch, have a Very Cool selection of videos from the 1986 Swedish rally :
Back next week at full power hopefully! May even slip another post in over the weekend.
When we were thinking of things to cover last week one of the ideas that came up was to cover some British cars that had made it big in the USA. Perhaps as a natural result of this we found some unusual cars that made it to American shores that we weren't expecting.
Probably my favourite from the overseas oddities were those that made it into the Trans-Am racing series. The Trans American Sedan Championship ran from 1966 till the present day and consisted of two classes, Under 2 litre...
When Al Jones' classic B210 Sunny first caught our attention at Goodwood's Sushi Sunday breakfast club meet at the tail end of last year we proclaimed it our car of the show. When it turned up at this year's Bromley Pageant sporting the added bonus of an MX5 VVT lump we knew we had to bring you more.
Depending on your age you might remember when these cars were a relatively common sight on UK roads or you may have never seen one before. I'm one of the...
I set myself a challenge, 'chose one car that sums up the great things about the UK scene', it was pretty difficult to be honest, the Uk has turned out all sorts of great cars in the field of hot rods, racers, street machines, VW, Ford, you get the idea... But if there is one car that to me sums up what is great about the UK for modified cars, then that car is Billabug.
Let me set the stage, it is 1989, the UK is enjoying the second summer of love, pastel shades are the palette, rave...
Recently I took the chance to look back through over a year of entries in this blog, it was a most pleasant experience and I recommend you do the same when you have a spare hour or two (or three). One thing I noticed was that we are very global in our focus, cars and events have been featured from all over the world. Considering we are a blog based in Britain I thought it time to highlight some cars a bit more local, so as we stated yesterday this week is going to be considered 'British...
This week we've decided to have a 'British' theme, to celebrate the quality and culture of our home grown scene. What better way to start than with a show and a local meet.
First up we have our annual trip to the Bromley Pageant Of Motoring, a hugely diverse mix of cars, hot rods, modified and stock cars. It shows the melting pot that UK events are, perhaps it is because we're such a small country that we all end up rubbing shoulders and influencing each other.
Check...
This week we've decided to have a 'British' theme, to celebrate the quality and culture of our home grown scene. What better way to start than with a show and a local meet.
First up we have our annual trip to the Bromley Pageant Of Motoring, a hugely diverse mix of cars, hot rods, modified and stock cars. It shows the melting pot that UK events are, perhaps it is because we're such a small country that we all end up rubbing shoulders and influencing each other.
Check...
It is about time we hit you all up with another Linklog, so here it is.
Let us start off with some "Atlanta, Shenanigans, automotives, and old schoolery" from Puregroove.org. These folks are out there enjoying their rides and turning up some cool ones whilst they do it. Expect a bunch of photographs of work in progress, interesting stuff they find on the next and some just plain cool posts. Their leanings are certainly towards all things Japanese, but spread through the blog is a selection...
Bill Harrahs 1969 “Jerrari” came to my attention last year when it cropped up on eBay. I’d never seen or heard of it before and it is a pretty bizarre machine, combining curvacious Ferrari 365 front sheet metal with a then brand new Jeep Wagoneer. The Ferrari theme was more than skin deep though as the 365’s V12 engine also found its way into this concoction.
Harrah's Jerrari in a period magazine
When listed on eBay it was now fitted with a more mundane small block...
There are not many custom car builders I follow as closely as Troy Trepanier, the man has such a great eye for good design, brilliant craftsmanship and surprising base models that he serves as an inspiration on many levels. Like a lot of 'super star' builders he has the luxury of a well equipped workshop and someone else’s budget to play with, rather than play safe in this freedom the cars that Tory turns out seems to push things forwards, it seems the guy that built his first...
On the evidence so far this year I am cursed with shows, Bristol Classic Car Show cancelled due to flooding, then rescheduled, then it rained anyway, Kissimmee cruise, rained, Classic and Sportscar Action Day at Castle Combe, rain, for the first time in weeks. I'm hoping this trend doesn't continue!
So what of the event itself? Well the rain stopped just as the track action got going at around half past nine, so for the majority of the day the event was rain free, the track took a...
You know that thing where you travel thousands of miles for an event, like it some kind of pilgrimage? How when you get close you start to see other travellers on their way to the event, other signs of activity, which shows you are in the right place? How as you enter the event a tingle runs down your spine, you've finally made it? Then you have this amazing evening where everything goes perfectly, better than perfectly, until you are on your way home to dream of returning again... This...