Supercars then and now - a light-hearted look at supercars over the years from the 1920s till present. Join me on my journey in part I... “I say boys, here comes George in his new Bentley,” enthused Arthur standing at the bar with gin and tonic in hand. The setting, the local polo ground near Windsor, in the royal county of Berkshire, circa 1929. “That will surely outgun … [Read more...]
The European motor museum tour continues…
Having already journeyed through 1,380km of their European motor museum tour, the three Dutch friends – Dik Boosman, Jan Mol and Pim van der Veer – were now on the fourth day of the tour. And the challenge for the day... To visit three museums in 24 hours. Admittedly there were only 160km of driving involved, but it was an exciting challenge nonetheless. Collezione Mario … [Read more...]
9 motor museums and 3,059km in 1 week
Three Dutch friends Dik Boosman, Jan Mol and Pim van der Veer hit the road from Dordrecht in the Netherlands on Sunday 22 June, heading south towards Neuenburg, near the Black Forest (680km) to visit 9 motor museums and in the process drive 3,059km in one week. So we pick up their story from there: “The purpose of the adventure was to acquaint ourselves with the hitherto … [Read more...]
The Italian Connection
The boys are back in town…Zoltán Papp and Zsolt Dékány return home after an exhilarating five-day, 2500 km journey through some of the most beautiful European countryside. But this was no jolly, on the agenda were six museums including four automotive: Lamborghini, Casa Enzo Ferrari, Panini and Ferrari museums, as well as two motorcycle museums - The Italian Connection. … [Read more...]
Clear skies over Silverstone!
Clear skies and warm – no, make that hot! – weather greeted the crowds at the Silverstone Classic on both Saturday and Sunday (21 and 22 July 2012), but only after drenching all and sundry on the Friday afternoon and leaving puddles and standing water, it seemed that in most areas where the photographers liked to stand for their favourite shots. But the weekend races were a … [Read more...]
