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Hot Numbers
November 29, 2019
Hot Numbers Roastery is the heart of a coffee centric enterprise roasting beans and making loaves in house. It’s owner and founder Simon Fraser is a fellow automotive aficionado so it was great to be able to go and see his facility in action. It’s rural location is perfect for a car meet with a […]
Drive Classics Club
October 2, 2018
Tom Horna of Autohouse London and now Drive Classics embraced the social aspect of social media above and beyond what it usually stands for and arranged a meeting face to face, yes, actually in real life. He organised the first Drive Classics Club ‘Classics at The Manor’ event and invited us to partake, along with other […]
Luft GB
August 29, 2018
Luftgekühlt has become more than just a word over the last 5 years or so. Translated from the German as ‘air-cooled’ the trademark is now, in the right circles, as synonymous with air-cooled Porsches as the name Porsche itself. The classic car ‘scene’ (I hate that word but stick with me) can be a stuffy […]
Sports Car Together Day
June 25, 2018
In honour of the 70th anniversary of the very first Porsche car sold, dealerships across the world celebrated ‘Sports Car Together Day’. A celebration of the Porsche car and brand but welcoming owners of all marques of Sports Cars together to join the celebrations. We chose to go to the Porsche Centre Colchester, well renowned […]
912 Road Trip
June 5, 2018
I’ve not posted a film for a while. I jumped in with Mark Morgan of Triplesspresso in his 912 Porsche for a bit of a road trip. We took the car up to Ian at Wolfsburg Performance Services for a bit of a freshen up before Mark’s trip out to Classic Le Mans. 2hrs each way […]
Ryde Classic Car Show 2017
November 5, 2017
The English Riviera (ish), palm trees, promenade bistros, the squark of seagulls harassing fish and chip eaters, classic cars as far as the eye can see. It can only be the Ryde Classic Car Show. Really cool seeing such a mix of cars and bikes at this seafront location and every year we go there […]
911 & Porsche World and Classic Porsche Magazine Picnic
September 28, 2016
A trip out to Mapledurham House in my 356 for a lovely chilled day out at the porsche picnic. A good variety of cars turned up despite a few rain showers. A stunning location too, used in the classic WWII movie ‘The Eagle Has Landed’ and the Black Sabbath album of the same name. This […]
The Brooklands Reunion
August 19, 2016
The 7th of August, 1926. Brooklands motor racing circuit, the first British Grand Prix, organised by speed record legend Henry Seagrave. Fast forward 90 years and what better way to celebrate than at Brooklands itself, with some of the original cars from that very race in attendance. With these and other Grand Prix cars through […]
Got my Bus Out
August 10, 2016
Awesome to get my bus out of hibernation and over to this month’s Classic Car Sunday event at The Departure lounge Café in Alton. Even better to meet up with some old friends and cruise up with them.
Crotch Cooler, Classic Car Sunday
July 10, 2016
A monthly meeting for everything classic, the Crotch Cooler Classic Car Sunday events are held at the Departure Lounge Cafe in Alton. Every first Sunday of the Month at a leisurely 2pm start time. So yes you can have your Sunday morning lie in and still get a decent parking spot. Check out The Departure […]