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Planes, trains, boats and automobiles

Ian went one better than Steve Martin when he acquired this one owner from new ’67 Beetle...

Horses For Courses

The scooter tuning market is big business. It seems the bragging rights have changed though, from speed… to simply how much power you have got!

BAY GENE BELIEVER

As a child, Zoe Cox was inspired by her grandmother’s travels in an old Bay Window Van and promised herself that she’d one day retrace Grandma Gene’s footsteps…

The Clubman Vespa

The Merton Parkas once sang ‘A man ain’t a man with a ticket in his hand… you need wheels’. What better way for a man to make himself outstanding amongst his peers than to enhance the machine he rides?

From Bond Movies To Vespa Restorations…

Omar Niedenthal made his first outing in the custom show circuit by showing three of his beautifully restored Vespa small-frames at the VMSC extravaganza. As we all know, the competition in the VMSC custom show is strong and the judges have a keen eye for detail. In the face of all this Omar walked away with a trophy. We were interested to find out more about him…

Vespa Twin: Doing The Boxer Beat

When images appeared of Motorino Diavolo’s Vespa twin they were dismissed as photoshopped nonsense but, as Stan discovered, it's real and this Boxer packs a punch.

Frantic Motor

IN AN IDEAL WORLD MY BIKE’D LOOK LIKE A POST-APOCALYPTIC, HILLCLIMBING SPEEDWAY BIKE, BUT HOW DO I GET CLOSE TO A COMBINATION OF THOSE ARMED WITH ALMOST NO MONEY, PARTS OR EQUIPMENT AND (AS IT’S MY FIRST BIKE) A SHONKY CHINESE 125?

NCC London's Diamond Day

NCC LONDON’S ANNUAL DIAMOND DAY CUSTOM SHOW AT THE ACE CAFE IS ONE OF MY FAVOURITE ONE-DAYERS FOR A VARIETY OF REASONS, BUT MAINLY BECAUSE, BEING A CHOPPER CLUB EVENT, IT’S ALL ABOUT THE BIKES.

Dutch Hardly Rideables

FOR MORE YEARS THAN I CARE TO REMEMBER, THE LADS FROM THE RATAPLAN RATBIKECLUB (WWW.RATAPLANRATBIKECLUB.NL) FROM HOLLAND’VE BEEN TRYING, EACH TIME THEY COME TO THE RAT & SURVIVAL, TO GET ME TO GO OVER TO THEIR LONG-ESTABLISHED RAT BIKE DO OVER THERE. MOST YEARS, THOUGH, DUE TO WORK COMMITMENTS, I HAVEN’T BEEN ABLE TO…

The Balance Of Proportions

WHILE THERE’S SOMETHING VERY SPECIAL ABOUT SHOW-WINNING CHOPS THAT’VE HAD UMPTEEN DAYS SPENT JUST ON CAREFUL DESIGN, AND WEEKS, NAY MONTHS, OF WORK FINISHING DETAILS AND PREPARING FOR PAINT AND POLISHING, THERE’S SOMETHING INTRINSICALLY COOL ABOUT A WELL-PROPORTIONED CHOP THAT’S BEEN BUILT TO RIDE, AND USED CORRESPONDINGLY.

Zero Hour

Rodin Cars founder David Dicker is no stranger to success, so when he says he’s going to build a road‑legal hypercar that will be quicker than an F1 car, you tend to believe him. This is how he plans to do it.

Richard Tipper And His... Cayman R

A real labour of love for its owner, this 2011 Porsche Cayman R is proof that the devil is in the detail.

Street Cred

When we drove the Dallara Stradale on track in Italy last year it impressed us, but didn’t set our world alight. On tough British B-roads, however, it really comes alive...

Mclaren GT

So Woking has joined the GT set, but can a grand tourer also be a supercar?

BMW M8 Competition

The M variant of the latest 8-series is here, and in 616bhp Competition form to boot. Is it worthy of its badges?

EUROSTYLE

Two 1970s executives, both sporting a swoopy fastback style but so very different under the skin. We try to choose between conservative Rover and complex Citroën.

SILVER SHADOW

Arguably Rolls-Royce’s most important model to date, the Shadow still represents excellent value

SAFETY FIRSTS

We run through some of the milestones in automotive safety which helped create today’s super safe modern cars.

ROUND-UP PRACTICAL ITALIAN CLASSICS

Hidden among the blue-chip exotics you can find a surprisingly interesting selection of practical classic Italian machinery that’s cheap to buy and fun to own.

EIGHT INTO FOUR

BL’s reluctance to produce a V8-powered version of the MGB Roadster left a yawning gap in the marketplace that was eventually filled by several enterprising companies offering either turn-key conversions or DIY kits. Here’s what to look out for when buying converted B.

3 Million Dangerous Failures Mot Results Reveal Shocking State Of Britain's Vehicles

Official almost 10% of all tested vehicles are driving with defects listed as ‘Dangerous’

A Car For All Seasons

Is there a perfect all-round sporting vehicle that’s man enough for the field, with ample space for guns, rods and dogs, but slick on the road, too, asks Charles Rangeley-Wilson

What Goes Round Comes Round

Thought lambo doors have had their day? Wrong – vince wong’s highly detailed build is here to show that eyecatching mods are timeless. And this build’s about far more than a set of fancy doors…

The Full Works

After cutting his teeth on a Mini Roadster, morgan gray managed to get his dream car – a fully loaded, Jen 3 John Cooper works, and he uses it properly, too…

Everybody Loves Raymond

You may remember that we featured Phil Andrews’ all but mint T3 synchro panel-van a couple of months ago.

How To…De-Chrome A Mini

De-chroming is a quick, easy, and very effective way to improve a modern mini’s looks and appearance. Here’s what’s involved…

Purple Haze

THE SPIRIT OF THE SIXTIES IS STRONG IN THIS BLACK EYE PURPLE R53 – AND YET AT THE SAME TIME, IT’S A THOROUGHLY MODERN BUILD, HIDING HILARIOUS PERFORMANCE BENEATH ITS SPANGLY DISCO PAINTWORK…

Driven: Mini Cooper S 60 Years Edition

MINI HAS A REPUTATION FOR MAKING SPECIAL BIRTHDAY EDITIONS, SO MARTYN HAS BEEN DRIVING THE LATEST TO FIND OUT IF THE COOPER S 60 YEARS EDITION IS A WORTHY CONTENDER…

Cruel Sport

UNFORTUNATE MISTAKES HAVE SHOWN ALEX JUST HOW FINE THE MARGINS ARE IN THE PRO CLASS, AND JUST HOW CRUEL MOTORSPORT CAN BE AT TIMES…

'Neso The Blue-Moon'

The outermost moon of Neptune, known as the Wandering moon because it takes more than twenty-six years to complete a single orbit, is called...