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Vintage Metal At The Glion Museum

Toby Thyer — Mon, 22 May 2023 05:30:16 +0000

Give me a red brick warehouse full of old bangers over a flashy new exhibition hall any day of the week. This might be easy enough for those living in the Western world, but here in Japan, finding anything made of brick isn’t easy. Finding a red brick warehouse full of historic cars? Let’s just […]

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Kick-Starting The Motorsport Season At Goodwood’s Members’ Meeting

Chaydon Ford — Sat, 29 Apr 2023 05:30:04 +0000

Serving as the first major event of every new UK motorsport season, the Goodwood Members’ Meeting is largely an exclusive affair for members of the Goodwood Road Race Club (GRRC) and those in the fellowship (the waitlist list to join as a formal member). For those who venture to Goodwood Circuit in April for the Members’ Meeting, it sets the […]

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Winding Back The Rally Clock At The Killarney Historic

Cian Donnellan — Sun, 11 Dec 2022 03:30:40 +0000

I was sat perched on a stony outcrop, shutter finger twitching, eyes on stalks looking for the first glimpse of headlights. The final shades of the previous night’s darkness begin to ebb away as a grey-tinged morning broke through. The chime of a turbo, the harsh squeal of competition pads on ever-warming brake rotors and the unmistakable, animal-like whooshing […]

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A Four-Car Garage Of JDM Dreams

Toby Thyer — Tue, 26 Jul 2022 15:00:20 +0000

All of a sudden people want old Honda Civics in any configuration and are willing to pay crazy money for something that originally sold in hundreds of thousands of units. I think you all know what happens when people start lusting over something of which only 1,945 units were built… All around the world, used car prices are […]

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5 Days On The RAC Rally

Cian Donnellan — Thu, 16 Dec 2021 08:30:25 +0000

As the snow blizzard grew even more intense, I stood nestled against a sodden bank. Shivering, the flash of light along the treeline and rasp of an exhaust signalled another rally car passing by, but I didn’t look. I was cold, miserable and tired, and a turn of the head only meant an absolute onslaught of […]

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Electrifying The Icons At The Classic Motor Show

Simon Woolley — Fri, 26 Nov 2021 17:00:48 +0000

The NEC Classic Motor Show is an event I always look forward to; this year particularly so. It’s not rammed full of companies trying to flog you stuff: it’s about the love of owning older cars and more importantly for me, what you can do with them. And this year the mantra seemed to be, […]

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Infinite Inspiration At The World’s Best Support Races

Ryan Stewart — Tue, 13 Jul 2021 15:00:25 +0000

That’s a dream, surely? Well it’s not, it’s real and they run in support of the Nürburgring 24 hour race. Playing second fiddle to the more modern ADAC Total 24h Race is a tough gig, but the Nürburgring 24h Classic Race and Touring Car Legends Races must win Oscars for ‘Best Supporting Role’. Group A heroes like […]

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This MGC Sebring Homage Is Just What The Doctor Ordered

Toby Thyer — Sun, 04 Jul 2021 13:00:32 +0000

Day to day life in Japan runs like clockwork and can become pretty predictable. But no matter how unsurprising things may seem, you should always prepare for the unexpected. People will drive agonisingly slowly and with a level caution like they’re negotiating a frozen lake in the middle of summer. There will be five guys standing in the convenience store […]

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Finding Kyusha Paradise At Flex Auto Review

Toby Thyer — Wed, 31 Mar 2021 05:30:17 +0000

I’d been meaning to visit this specialist dealership for a while, and when I finally had a free afternoon recently I made a point to stop by and see what interesting cars were in stock. Flex is a chain of Japanese dealerships of which some specialise in particular vehicles. There’s a Flex group that exclusively sells Toyota […]

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Americana Meets VIP: A Cadillac Project Like No Other

Keiron Berndt — Thu, 22 Oct 2020 03:00:26 +0000

It was in the hills of the Appalachian Mountains at the recent Riverside 5 Fall Meet, that a 1950 Cadillac Series 62 Sedan with character in spades stopped me in my tracks. A quick chat with its owner Nate revealed a story that might be familiar to anyone that has tried to buy a car from someone who doesn’t really have […]

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