First run in 1897 in Berlin, the Internationale Automobil-Ausstellung (IAA – International Automobile Exhibition) was moved to Frankfurt in 1951. The 2007 event was the 62nd show, and it certainly lived up to its reputation as the largest motor show in the world. VIRTUAL MOTORPIX was there in September 2007, and we bring you here a selection of the new models launched at the … [Read more...]
British F1 Grand Prix 2015
The British F1 Grand Prix 2015 is always a favourite with the British crowds, and with Lewis Hamilton leading the Driver's Championship, they were hoping that he might just pull off another win. They weren't disappointed! 2015 has been a very interesting year, what with my WEC accreditation, Le Mans accreditation and now FIA F1 accreditation for the British F1 Grand Prix … [Read more...]
Part 2: Holiday in Sweden with an MG TC
So, the last you heard about the Cowcher's MG TC adventure, they were about to head off on a 3,080 mile round tour to southern Sweden. Part II rejoins them on 14 September 2014 as they're about to set off, the first part of the journey taking Tom, Eva and their daughter Nia 1,000 miles from their West Wales farm to Lund, Sweden. It was a cool autumn morning when they finally … [Read more...]
Geneva Motor Show 2014 – The Le Mans Expo
Virtual Motorpix will be attending the Geneva Motor Show 2014 on the press days, 4-5 March, and we are really excited about the display of Le Mans winners that can be seen at the show. The Geneva Motor Show 2014 will open its doors to the public on Thursday this week. Until 16th March, the Le Mans cars will be on show in one of the halls of this prestigious international … [Read more...]
Frankfurt Motor Show 2013
“The most automotive show in the world” Nobody, either involved or interested in the motor industry, can ignore the Frankfurt Motor Show 2013 (Internationale Automobil Ausstellung - IAA) dedicated to cars in uneven years in Frankfurt, and to commercial vehicles in even years in Hanover. Past IAAs drew between 900,000 and one million visitors from all over the world. This … [Read more...]
Le Mans 24H 2012- The Legends Race
A picture gallery showing some of the highlights from the Le Mans 24H 2012 Legends Race. A brilliant event to attend. … [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...]
Crossing the river
In late February the VMP team undertook a journey of epic proportions, in which we crossed six countries, covering 2103 miles in 10 days. That may not sound like a whole lot of miles, but every day was packed with research, photography and related work making it quite a feat. Starting in Wales, we made it to Dover and crossed the river without incident but arriving on … [Read more...]
