Bentley with a 27L spitfire engine.

Read all about it here, courtesy of The Telegraph.

Christmas Garage Door Stickers

See these and a huge range more at Style Your Garage Door.

New Sweeney Wheels

Yesterday I posted about the star-car of the original British TV Series, The Sweeney. So what do you think would be the modern equivalent of a 70s Ford Granada? Well the producers have stayed loyal to Ford and think it's a hotted up Ford Focus. Read on here.

Maybach Accelero

Imagine one of these coming up behind you. You'd think it was Bruce Wayne!

World's most amazing Police Cars.

Each to their own, I guess.

The Sweeney Ford Granada

I didn't grow up with this show so this vehicle is news to me. Check out the article from The Telegraph, here.

Mazda Takeri

What a stunning car. This looks amazing. And it's a Mazda! Love it. Why can't Toyota and Honda up their game in the looks department?

2012 Porsche 911 Cabriolet

Thoughts?

New shoes for life?

Oh. Brake shoes.

Anyway, this still sounds like a good deal. Read this article about how Halfords is offering free parts and labour...for LIFE!

A face only a mother could love.

Is it just me or are BMW's getting uglier by the year? Here is the new 3 series model.

How did they go from this...

To this?

New Defender

If I lived somewhere warm, had lots of money and about five other cars, and you bought this for me as a gift, I would probably drive it.

It looks very, very fun. I don't think I'd buy one though.

Thoughts?

Tata MiniCAT - Fact or Fiction?

I was fascinated to hear of Tata's new engine which ran on nothing but air. Naturally I thought it was a little too good to be true, so I contacted Tata directly and here is the very exciting response:

Dear Mr. Blatch,

Thank you for your message.

The compressed air car technology is being developed by MDI of France. Tata Motors has financially supported the development works. The technology is still in the project stage. Tata Motors is licensed to deploy the technology as an when it is ready, only in India.

 Regards,

Roxana Cooper

Tata Motors

International Business

Go Tata! 

What's that car?

If you're a car lover and you've been following the recent Italian Government's meltdown, you'll have seen Berlusconi chauffeured to and from meetings in an appropriately comical official car. I had never seen anything like it before and wondered if it was some sort of Fiat but after doing some research it turns out it's the Lancia Thesis. Now this machine really does put the mental back into Governmental vehicle.

Now, you'd have to go a long way into the back catalogue of some Chinese or Korean car manufacturers to find a car this, umm, ugly. I don't find the rear too offensive but the front is like the headlights of a tiny little Alfa Romeo Mito have been mated to a Lincoln grille and finally laboured with the overall jarring proportions of a Hongqi. Yeah I said it. A Hongqi.

And one last thing- You could even go so far as excusing the coach builders for their crimes, but brown-on-brown paint really is rubbing salt into the wound.

The Lancia Thesis:

Berlusconi's Official Lancia Thesis:

The Hongqi V12:

The Lancia Thesis TV Ad:

Taking the joy out of joyriding?

A motoring device which was born out of the need to monitor mining vehicles, this car spyware can now be bought for the family car. Designed to alert the car's owner if it's being driven dangerously, this device is thought to help lower the road-toll. I must raise the question though of whether this is pointless in this context. After all, most young people hooning around in cars probably own the car. What are your thoughts on this article?

For non Australians, this pic from the Sydney Morning Herald is a classic Aussie motor- the Holden (GM) Kingswood. It also came in a premium version called a Premier. I think the Kingswood in its various Premier/ Panel van/ Sandman/ Station Wagon guises should be explored in a separate post. Standby!

A lot of hot air?

Could this be the end of fossil-fuel pillaging, Middle-East conflict, Dictators and BP?


My Dad just sent me info on Tata's new car which runs on...wait for it...not hydrogen...not electricity, but air! "Tata Motors and ex-Formula One engineer Guy N. from a Luxembourg MDI have come up with a car that runs on air. Dubbed the Tata Mini CAT, or Air Car, the environmentally-friendly car uses no petrol, requires little maintenance and has a range of around 300km between re-gassing. Tata hopes to have it on the market in India in 2012."


But is this true? Check out more here.

The justification we all need.

Here's your excuse to blow the family finances on classic car! Check out this article from The Telegraph about buying your childhood dream.

Geneva Motor Show 2011

Click here for The Telegraph's gallery and view some of the magnificent models below (the cars, not that old man waving).

Mystery car revealed.

I posted about Olly Murs's new film clip in which a mysterious roadster appears. I thought the emblem was a bit like a Peugeot because of the lion rampant emblem on the front. Well It turns out that's because it is a Peugeot! And I think I've figured out where the producers sourced the car- The Classic Car Club. Check out the 1974 504 below and also the Club's website. Yearly membership isn't cheap but it's probably far cheaper than maintaining most classics for a year.

Restart!

We've unpacked our boxes in the new house and the internet is up and running- so it's time to start your engines once again. My first post after MovingHouseHiatus will be a question. What is Olly Murs driving in this video clip? It looks like some sort of Jensen Interceptor but it has a lion rampant emblem on the grille, which reminds me of Peugeot, so I'm at a loss.