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Tony Wawryk commented on the post, A Very Satisfying Brooklands Classic Breakfast 6 years, 9 months ago
@zack, re the Firenza, in that case, my apologies to your friend! I have to say that fitting smaller wheels is not something one sees very often; it’s usually all about making things bigger to, er, “improve” them…
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Tony Wawryk wrote a new post 6 years, 9 months ago
As some readers will recall, I’m a reasonably regular visitor to the Brooklands Museum and have written about several events at this most evocative and – in motoring heritage terms – significant of locat […]
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Tony Wawryk commented on the post, My first exotic: Jensen Interceptor 6 years, 9 months ago
Wow, Claus – what a car you’ve bought! I’ve long admired the Interceptor and its 4WD sibling, the FF – a superb combination of Italian style, US power and UK build quality….well, maybe that last one isn’t quite […]
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Tony Wawryk commented on the post, Autumn Sun at Bicester Heritage 6 years, 9 months ago
I only had a couple of hours at Bicester (visited with a couple of members of my extended German family) so didn’t have a chance to catch up with you Dave. Like you, I was amazed that we had a rain free day after […]
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Tony Wawryk commented on the post, French flair and character for less than €10,000: Renault 16 6 years, 9 months ago
@jakob, I think you’ve positioned the R16 perfectly!
@kim – I’m always happy to be educated :). I will say this though – the R3 and R4 were pretty much the same car, the others came after the R16, and as far as […]
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Tony Wawryk wrote a new post 6 years, 9 months ago
A true succes story, the Renault 16. And today it is a great classic at a fine price.
One of the first – and certainly the first successful mainstream – hatchbacks, from a time when the French made some of the […]
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Tony Wawryk commented on the post, Spa Six Hours Meeting: Paddock Inspection of a Motoring Millefeuille 6 years, 9 months ago
The Morgan was also a mystery car to me until I saw it, as was the TR4 until I read your report – both are very striking, very modern-looking cars, a pity they didn’t make more.
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Tony Wawryk commented on the post, Spa Six Hours Meeting: Paddock Inspection of a Motoring Millefeuille 6 years, 9 months ago
Andrew, many thanks for this report from what looks like a super – if somewhat damp! – event. The Triumph SLR is particularly interesting and looks great – I don’t see a photo of the Morgan SLR in the gallery […]
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Tony Wawryk commented on the post, Hillclimb thrills at the Prescott Anglo American Autumn Classic 6 years, 9 months ago
Aah, I only had 2 out of 3 – missing the mountains…another time!
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Tony Wawryk commented on the post, Hillclimb thrills at the Prescott Anglo American Autumn Classic 6 years, 9 months ago
@yrhmblhst well I gave that a listen (admittedly without heavy thunderstorm in the background and I’m afraid it didn’t really do it for me…though I really liked the car :)
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Tony Wawryk wrote a new post 6 years, 9 months ago
The K70 was a bold move for VW – and one that did not pay off. Which sort of makes it even more interesting today as a classic.
One of the more unusual cars my father owned was a metallic gold VW K70, which […]
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Tony Wawryk commented on the post, No, The Ford Capri II Was NOT More Exciting Than The Original 6 years, 10 months ago
At the time, I used to think of the Capri as being a Cortina in drag, but have modified my view over the years and quite like them nowadays. A friend of mine ran no fewer than four 2.8i Mk III’s (consecutively, […]
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Tony Wawryk commented on the post, Visual Sunday: Safety Colours 6 years, 10 months ago
I’ve stated my views on the drabness of modern car colours before – they really are generally incredibly dull. I noticed this again while in the US recently – an unscientific estimate would be that 75% of the cars […]
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Tony Wawryk commented on the post, The World’s Most Glamorous Car Park: The Revival Car Show 6 years, 10 months ago
@yrhmblhst yep, that Alvis is a step too yellow even for me…as for the badge on the Manta, they all have them over this side of the pond – here’s another from a show a couple of years back, and looking at the […]
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Tony Wawryk commented on the post, Prime Find of the Week: FIAT 1100 Historic Race Car 6 years, 10 months ago
Love this little FIAT! What a terrific way to get into historic racing on a budget – very cool find!
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Tony Wawryk wrote a new post 6 years, 10 months ago
The Goodwood Revival isn’t just one of the greatest classic motorsport events in the world – its car park just might be the most glamorous on the planet, as spectators from all over Europe bring their trea […]
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Tony Wawryk wrote a new post 6 years, 10 months ago
I don’t think it’s an exaggeration to say that the Goodwood Revival Weekend is one of the biggest and best classic motorsport events on the planet. Along with its sister event, the Festival of Speed, it has exp […]
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Tony Wawryk commented on the post, Hampton Court Palace Concours: A Garden of Earthly Delights 6 years, 10 months ago
Sorry I missed you at HC, Zack – I also missed Claus at Goodwood – perhaps we should maintain a more co-ordinated ViaRETRO team diary! Since you’re obviously not that far from me (I’m based in South Bucks), might […]
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Tony Wawryk commented on the post, Jaguar E-type: Skindeep Trends 6 years, 10 months ago
Clown shoe, sea cucumber (c) D. Leadbetter…I have to say that I think the E-Type is a beautiful design, especially in coupé form, and particularly from the side profile. I agree that it’s track is too narrow, […]
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Tony Wawryk commented on the post, Why Land Rover Can’t Afford to Live in The Past 6 years, 10 months ago
@yrhmblhst, I look forward to that – make sure the fridge is well stocked, likely to be a long night! :)
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