Intercontinental Cruise Missile
When this red BMW 6-Series was parked on my drive I had a sudden desire to drive to Munich. Not because it’s a great location (I’ve been there before) but due to how far away it is from here. As a big coupe with an engine to match, it eats the miles with the same ..
Glamour Time
Glamour was not a word you could associate with Mercedes-Benz in the immediate post-war years. Although its cars were strong and robust, they were saloons based on pre-war models and so not terribly exciting. And then in 1952 the German company produced a handsome two-door coupe for long distance sportscar racing and everything changed. It ..
The Marshall Plan
Not knowing who the scruffy young kid in the white T-shirt and blue denims was, the salesman at Wilshire Motors in California wasted no time in trying to persuade him to leave the showroom. “Look, you’re not going to buy anything. Why don’t you get off the car? You’re going to scratch it.” The scruffy ..
Jaguar: 75 Years of Grace, Space and Pace
This year MARKED the 75th anniversary of a name that has become synonymous with luxury British motoring; Jaguar. Although the origins of the car company date back further – to 1922 – it wasn’t until 1935 that the Big Cat name was first applied to one of its cars. And, from that point onwards, the ..








