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The Carchive: '74 Corvette (C3)
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On Monday Rob posted a reminder that, lest we forget, Chrysler once showed us that they still had blood running through their veins by giving the world the Viper. This was a car that went into production (and turned up in The Carchive here) with surprisingly little dilution from the show-stopping prototype. The ’92 Viper…
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On Unexpected Artistry
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Very occasionally I will find myself bored while in the car and parked, waiting for somebody. If I’m beyond the reach of internet data I will often rummage around the car in search of something to read; the “EXT, ECON, MIRROR, OFF and CD CHANGER CONTROLLER” printed on the dashboard in front of me being…
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Project Audinary: Getting One's Swagger Back
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The effect that a new shirt can have on you is staggering. A night out is transformed through the simple expedient of knowingly looking fly, especially if you’ve gone through an extended period of being somewhat down at heel. To catch a glimpse of yourself in the mirror, looking smarter, crisper, fresher than you remember…
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The Carchive: The Peugeot 309
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I didn’t quite get this ready in time for the usual Friday slot, so let’s use our 13:30 Monday lunch break to fix that puncture on the bicycle of discovery and head out for a muddy scramble along the bridleway of motoring history. The Lion goes from strength to strength. A couple of weeks ago…
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Less With The Mouth, More With The Trousers.
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Whether it’s a BMW, Audi or Mercedes, the Sport trim level is the one to have. It’s the one with the “look at me” wheels, it’s the one with the visual impact, it’s the one with all the parking lot poseur value. And I wish it would stop. An S-Line Audi A4 diesel gives you…
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The Sudden Desirability of the Undesired.
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I returned home on Thursday to find that the message pictured above had been left under my wiper. A brief survey of the street revealed that mine was the only car to have been awarded such a note and I was immediately flushed with pride that somebody wanted MY car. No interest in the ’05…
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The Carchive: The '86 Austin Rover Range- In Video!
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Another week has creaked past, and so we celebrate by climbing the ladder of intrigue up onto the diving board of exploration, ready to plunge inelegantly into the murky, slightly malodorous lagoon of motoring history. Welcome back once more to The Carchive. Last week we spent a little while looking at what Nissan had to…
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Lamenting The Low Waistline
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I woke the Rover from its winter slumber over the weekend for an early spring shakedown, and, just as you do when you’re back behind the wheel of a car you’ve been away from for a while, I started noticing and remembering things about it that I had forgotten. Most of these were things that…
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Two (or Three) Wheel Tuesday: BSA and Busmar Sidecar Combo
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On my way to the pub this weekend I caught this very fetching old English bike and sidecar (sidecarriage seems more proper) parked by the side of the river while its crew enjoyed an ice cream We often speak of Minis, microcars and the economy car in general, but it’s easy to forget that, before…
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V.I.S.I.T: Derek's Sidelined Vauxhall Astra
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You could say that Derek had been a “motoring enthusiast” rather than a car guy. He used to love to take Doreen out for a little jaunt in the countryside, they’d find a nice pub, have the same meal every time (Hunters Chicken and a John Smiths for him, a Ploughmans and a dry white…
