Imported Classics: The Rat
The Rat typifies the wacky racer aesthetic: non-standard, full of texture and patina – and is the most spirited of specialist drives, as Charles Wright writes. This is The Rat. It’s a 1966 Alfa Romeo Giulia 1300 TI Saloon, which was supplied new to the Italian market and imported to the UK in around 1972. […]
Bikes in the City Part Two: Bolt London – Biker History in the Making
Bolt London is a colourful, textured Aladdin’s cave of all things bike and all things good. We spent some time with a paragon of London’s creative bike scene. Bolt London is nestled in an atmospheric stable yard just off Stoke Newington High Street. It is a temple of creative bike culture. From the cultural references […]
Bikes in The City: Clean Living in Difficult Circumstances, Martin ‘Sticky’ Round
To be truly modern is undoubtedly to be electric. But will scooterists in rapture over their mid-century masterpieces ever embrace a new millennium’s modernism? I’m a bit of an oddball, and I accept that. In the past I’ve ridden classic Lambretta scooters to Istanbul and Ukraine and raced a Vespa in the Sahara, but that’s […]
Ferrari 212 ‘Inter’ Berlinetta
there’s something beautifully raw and delicate about this early Ferrari…
Lamborghini Zagato 3500 GTZ
This is a one-off Lamborghini-Zagato collab. And don’t let anyone tell you it’s not a result of the oneupmanship that was riddled through the relationship between Ferruccio and il commendatore. You’ve heard the story. The Lambo boss was upset at the finish quality of his Ferrari (we think it was a 250 GTO), that he […]
Alfa Romeo Duettottanta Concept
Spider lovers may have expected something more like this…
The Most Important Ferrari on Earth
Ferraris – they’re a strange breed of car. Sometimes I love them; sometimes, they leave me cold. I can’t explain precisely why that is. I think everybody is expected to believe the modern incarnation of the Italian brand is as sexy as hell. That annoys me sometimes. It’s a bit like the unblemished beauty in […]
Still rocking at 70 – Abarth Days 2019
2019 marks a significant landmark for the Italian name with the scorpion symbol which, at 70 years old, still ignites the passion of enthusiasts around the world. The company was started by Carlo Abarth and motor racing driver Guido Scagliarini in Bologna, back in 1949. Carlo’s star sign, Scorpio, was selected as the logo – […]
Life with a Ferrari Daytona
In a quiet cul de sac in suburban Surrey there lies a little house with a big secret. Lift up the garage door and you might expect to find the usual household detritus – perhaps a couple of old mountain bikes or a tumble drier. But not here. Gleaming under a strip light is the […]
Portofino – Highland Fling
Does any name capture the romance of driving a classic GT car better than Portofino? Not only is it a deliciously Italian word to pronounce – gliding down the tongue like a fresh scoop of gelato – but the title of Ferrari’s latest baby is taken from an outrageously chic coastal resort on the Italian […]