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Zack Stiling commented on the post, 1,000 is a Big Number! 4 years, 2 months ago
1,000 horsepower and 1,000 articles – both very impressive, but there’s a bit more to bring the story of the Sunbeam up to date. As noted, it has been an exhibit at Beaulieu since 1958, always static with a brass […]
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Zack Stiling commented on the post, Prime Find of the Week: A Galaxie Not So Far, Far Away 4 years, 2 months ago
I reckon the estimates about right. Look at the classifieds and you won’t find many American cars of that era in good condition for less than £10,000 anymore. A neighbour has just sold his ’73 Buick Centurion and […]
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Zack Stiling commented on the post, The Chromed Wires Conspiracy 4 years, 4 months ago
Another very thought-provoking article, Dave, and one I’m generally inclined to agree with but there’s a but… I could be wrong but I do think chromed wire wheels were available as options on cars like Jaguar XKs […]
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Zack Stiling wrote a new post 4 years, 4 months ago
Life can be full of surprises, and certainly the motoring world has seen its share of them. One particular eyebrow-raising instance occurred in 1950, when Jowett announced its intentions to produce a class-beating […]
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Zack Stiling wrote a new post 4 years, 6 months ago
At all of last year’s major car events, wherever you went, you were bound to be reminded that 2019 marked the centenary of Bentley. Such adulation was by no means undeserved, but it does seem somewhat unfair t […]
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Zack Stiling commented on the post, Prime Find of the Week: A Stylish 1953 Family Saloon 4 years, 6 months ago
I will have to respectfully disagree with much of the above! 1930s cars with 1950s bodies couldn’t have been more ‘right’ for the time, for the obvious reason that the war and material shortages had seriously […]
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Zack Stiling wrote a new post 4 years, 7 months ago
Part Two of Zack Stiling’s look back at this week in April 1953 through the eyes of The Autocar magazine – this time focusing on motorsport.
Reading the motorsport news in Autocar would have revealed the res […]
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Zack Stiling wrote a new post 4 years, 7 months ago
In this first of an occasional series, we look back at what happened in the motoring world in a given week in the past. Here, Zack Stiling takes a look at the first week of April 1953 with the help of Autocar […]
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Zack Stiling commented on the post, Prime Find of the Week: Going For A Singer? 4 years, 7 months ago
Aside from being a very attractively styled car, I can state as fact the merits of the 1592cc engine. It is a highly competent performer in modern traffic and can be driven almost mercilessly without complaint. It […]
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Zack Stiling wrote a new post 4 years, 8 months ago
I didn’t go around seeking people’s opinions on the new format of the London Classic Car Show but, nevertheless, one man decided to give me his. It was, he said, very disappointing because the new venue was muc […]
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Zack Stiling commented on the post, When a Facelift Actually Turns Out to be Better 4 years, 9 months ago
It’s true that the facelifted DS is more concordant with the universal laws of beauty than the earlier model, yet it is the earlier one for which I hold greater affection. There’s something quite endearing about […]
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Zack Stiling commented on the post, Music and Motors 4 years, 9 months ago
Wot, no Austin Ambassador Y-Reg… And let’s not forget Johnny Cash’s One Piece at a Time special from the Cadillac section. Hank Williams was a few years ahead of Chuck Berry with his ‘hot rod Ford’ referenced in […]
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Zack Stiling commented on the post, Classics Turn Out in Their Hundreds at Brooklands on New Year’s Day 4 years, 10 months ago
As it happens, I can shed a bit of light on the woodie. It’s an Austin A40 Devon, but not a factory Countryman. The body was built in 1954 (two years after Devon production ended), apparently by a former Austin […]
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Zack Stiling commented on the post, A Chilly January Day at the First Bicester Scramble of 2020 4 years, 10 months ago
You seem to be something of a Nash-Healey magnet, Mr. Wawryk! It’s all very well seeing two in America, but to find one over here as well! That 6C Alfa is especially nice, but I must also express a fondness for […]
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Zack Stiling commented on the post, Classics Turn Out in Their Hundreds at Brooklands on New Year’s Day 4 years, 10 months ago
It was good to meet you, Tony, and it looks like you saw plenty that I didn’t, including that unusual BMW estate. A personal favourite was the 1929 Austin Seven Swallow that was parked next to me. They’re very […]
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Zack Stiling commented on the post, Print Isn’t Dead But It Might Just Kill Me 4 years, 10 months ago
It’s nice to know I’m not the only one with this affliction. I have often mused on the possibility of an early demise when I fall over one of the piles of magazines dotted around my floor (the bookcases all being […]
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Zack Stiling commented on the post, Stage Rallying on a Compact Budget 4 years, 10 months ago
That does look rather good fun. I’m getting quite a severe itch screaming “VSCC!” I will have to get into driving tests and trials some day.
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Zack Stiling wrote a new post 4 years, 10 months ago
If you’re thinking about visiting an art and design exhibition, simply being in South Kensington is enough to get you in the mood. Turning around as you leave the Underground, the station’s sign is an Art Nou […]
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Zack Stiling wrote a new post 4 years, 10 months ago
I was reminded recently of Fiat’s early 1980s ‘Hand-Built by Robots’ advertising campaign for the Strada model, which débuted in 1978. Fiat had very recently dispensed with much of its manual workforce, not entire […]
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Zack Stiling commented on the post, Behind the Scenes at The Classic Motor Hub 4 years, 11 months ago
You didn’t avail yourself of the bar, then, Tony? I visited the Hub at the end of September and opined at the time that all it wants is a bath plumbed in and a mattress chucked in a corner and it would make the […]
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