On Saturday we paid a visit to the Waterloo Classics Car Club on Lower Marsh Street in central London. The club meets on the 3rd Saturday of every month and gathers on the part pedestrianised…
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Take to the Road Video Feature: The Drivers V8 – BMW 535i Alpina
The BMW 535i Alpina is one of those performance saloons you don’t see around very often. Especially an E39 in Alpina specification. For me any BMW with a Alpina badge catches the eye, even if…
Take to the Road Video Feature: The Forgotten Vintage Electric Cars
The automotive industry is currently going through its biggest evolution since the dawn on the motorcar in the late 19th century. I am of course talking about the rise of the electric car. With concerns…
Take to the Road Video Feature: Breaking for the Border – Great Escape Road Trip Part 3
Part 3 of Breaking for the Border – Great Escape Road Trip has finally landed, bringing to an end our video diary of the driving experience we had that day back in March with Great…
Auction Review: Classics Central Auctioneers Sale 15th May 2016
Take to the Road attended Classics Central Auctioneers sale on the 14th – 15th May at Bedford Autodrome. Over 73 lots were on offer over the weekend, the sun and fine weather bringing out the…
Take to the Road Video Feature: Breaking for the Border – Great Escape Road Trip Part 2
In “Breaking for the Border – Great Escape Road Trip Part 1″, Richard Gooding and myself completed Stage 1 of the Great Escape Road Trip in the rather brilliant Audi UR Quattro. After a brief ten…
Take to the Road Video Feature: The Bargain Beginners Classic – Mercedes 190
For many automotive enthusiasts, owning a classic car is a dream come true. It can take years to squirrel away enough funds to buy one and then it can take just as long to find…
Take to the Road Video Feature: 1984 Audi UR Quattro – Break for the Border – Part 1
On the 22nd March 2016 Take to the Road took part in the “Break for the Border Road Trip”, a media day event put on by classic car hire company Great Escape Cars. Based in…
Take to the Road Video Feature: The Bargain Bahnstormer – Mercedes 500SL
The Mercedes 500SL is a fascinating car for a number of reasons. First of all, I don’t find it a particularly pretty car. This may sound a little negative, but bear with me. When compared…
FIA World Touring Car Championship Testing – WTCC Vallelunga 2016
Our Italian friends The Demented Monkeys recently put us in touch with Italian automotive photographer Alex Bellux of Bellux Production. Alex was at the official FIA WTCC testing and Formula 3 racing weekend at the WTCC…