Classic and Collector Car News, Features and Interviews.
Episode 13 of Take to the Roads Garage has landed on my YouTube Channel. In this episode I finally get round to ticking a big item of the Alfa Romeo Spiders to do list… and that is an engine oil change. For this video I was very kindly supplied oil for the service by Duckhams. Now there’s a name we haven’t heard for a while! That’s right the great British…
Duckhams, the much loved oil brand, known around the world for its distinctive green hue has been relaunched here in the UK. Inextricably linked to British motoring heritage since 1899, it invented Europe’s first ever Multigrade oil, Duckhams Q in 1951, an advancement that changed the face of automotive lubricants forever. And now Duckhams is back with a range of oils for classic vehicles and the intention of expanding the…
On Saturday 21st April Take to the Road attended the Waterloo Classics Car Club monthly meet in London. It was the London debut for the Vauxhall Viceroy, making its first appearance at the club meet. Despite its size, the Viceroy performed superbly in the heavy London traffic. It was a very comfortable drive into the capital, the automatic gearbox and power steering made it an absolute breeze. And with temperatures…
When I first spotted my Vauxhall Viceroy for sale towards the end of last year, one detail that jumped out in the advert was the fact the car was first registered to Vauxhall at its company headquarters in Luton. Being a sucker for a car with history, that little fact, along with many others, convinced me I had to buy the Viceroy. Roughly four months later, after a bit of…
Take to the Road recently spoke to Richard Rawlings, the star behind the hugely successful hot rod and custom car tv show Fast N’ Loud. Richard is well know in the American hot rod world and since Fast N’ Loud debuted on tv screens back in 2012, Gas Monkey Garage and the Gas Monkey brand has gone from strength to strength. And to cap it off Fast N’ Loud has…
A couple of weeks ago I got a very exciting invite to go watch a very rare race car at Silverstone. As soon as I saw what car it was, I knew I was in for a real treat. And that’s because I was going to see a 1978 Ford Capri Faberge! One of the original Faberge racing teams Capri’s built specially for the 1978 season. You come across one…
Uttering the name Le Mans in conjunction with any classic era race car stirs the emotions. It is hallowed ground, a place of pilgrimage and devotion. So when you see a classic for sale with the name Le Mans mentioned, it is always going to get attention. And that is exactly what happened when I spotted this MG Midget Lenham Le Mans for sale. Racing in the 1950s and 1960s…
One of the joys of browsing the classifieds is stumbling across rare automotive gems. And for this weeks Market Pick Monday I have selected this fantastic survivor. A 1983 Toyota Celica 2ltr ST. When did you last see one of these on the roads? Exactly! The Toyota Celica is a name that will bring back many fond memories for those of us who grew up in the 1980s. For me…
RM Sotheby’s have announced that the 1968 Porsche 908 Works “Short Tail” racer will feature at their Monterey sale on 24th – 25th August. Considered to be one of the most iconic and beautiful race cars ever created by Porsche, the 908 Short Tail is an exciting early entry for the Monterey sale later in the year. The Porsche 908 Works ‘Short-Tail’ Coupe, chassis no. 908-010, was one of the…
I am delighted to announce that Take to the Road has once again been added to the Vuelio Top 10 Automotive Blogs. This is the second year in a row my site has made the list and it was first chosen in 2017. So a big thank you to the team at Vuelio for picking Take to the Road once again! Head on over to the Vuelio website to see…