The 2nd part on our best photographs of 2015 will kick of with Glen's pics, to be followed by Ali Cusick's, Roland Harrison's and Pim van der Veer's best photographs of 2015. Each photographer has got a different skill set and different passions, but all of the images plus the stories that go with it are well worth a read. So, without further ado... Glen Smale (Photo above) … [Read more...]
British Autojumble Waalwijk 2013
On the 30th of June, for the 15th time, the three MG clubs in the Netherlands: MG Car Club Holland, MAG-Type Owners Holland and MG T-Type Owners Holland organised (as a federation) a big event in a large park in Waalwijk under the name of the British Autojumble Waalwijk. The formula is simple. The only entrance to the park is watched by a team of volunteers so that only … [Read more...]
Some tricks of the trade
Variety, as the saying goes, is the spice of life. And lately, I've been shooting a really varied range of vehicles - which is huge fun and great for the folio. Other people must have noticed too, because this year I was again voted into the Headlineauto awards, short listed (the only snapper to be in the nominations for the last three years running), and came second, Highly … [Read more...]
European Motorshows off to a Busy Start in 2012
The motor industry and automotive trade are a never boring source of information about technical innovation and market trends. In order to keep up-to-date, Pim attended the press days 6 and 7 March at the Geneva Motor Show, the press and VIP day of 21 March at the TechnoClassica Essen, the biggest classic car event with 2,500 cars on display, most of them for sale, and the … [Read more...]
Land Rover at Eastnor Castle
On 7th and 8th December 2011, Land Rover celebrated fifty years of off-road testing at Eastnor Castle, Herefordshire. The relationship started back in 1961 when Land Rover chose Eastnor as an assessment venue to put its Series II models through its paces, and the partnership has continued to this day where the current Range Rover Evoque was also subjected to a rigorous test … [Read more...]
The Future of Land Rover
A while ago I got drawn into writing some comments on an online forum relating to the new Land Rover Defender replacement, the DC100 Concept. What an interesting exercise this was as LR aficionados commented passionately about what the new model should look like or even if there should be a new model at all, seeing as so many customers were entirely happy with the old Defender, … [Read more...]