From my archives this one. Footage of my old Downton modified Austin Cooper S tearing up the track at one of the first Mini World Action Days at Castle Combe circuit in Wiltshire, England. Be warned, there is some seriously dodgy filming and dodgy hair going on in it. Enjoy
One of the coolest UK Cult Kids TV shows of the 70s… and now with an alternative plot… brilliant
Not very PC for today’s world, but just right for the 80s… Brilliant Check out more great BMX 80s images at lifelounge.com
Picture the scene, it’s around 10pm in the local football stadium car park and i’m sitting having tea with around 20 influential Qatari men, all of them with one common passion (apart from their families) their love of classic cars. Brilliant! And their cars… 60s Firebirds, a 58 Thunderbird, a 70s Stingway, completely mad vettes, [...]
Following on from the previous post I thought I’d share some the great art and objects inspired by the films. Enjoy
Always loved this film when I was growing up. Maybe it was the cutting edge computer technology of the time, the great ‘light bikes’ or could it of been Cindy Morgan who played Yori? Probably just another impressionable kid of the time i’d say? So it now seems there is to be a sequel… Tron: [...]
Alan Jones in the Williams FW07
Ok, you’ve probably guessed by now that this site is becoming heavily car led, not intentional i can assure you. So, with that being said, check out this classic from the late 50s motor racing scene. The Jaguar D-Type Leigh
While browsing the interweb the other day I came across a few icons of yesteryear with their famous owners. Judging by the examples I’ve found, I’d say a stars mind at the time didn’t go much further than a Ferrari, wonder why? Leigh
Having a little bit of nostalgia with this post, a little old skool mini racing. The majority of these archive images are from the mid 60′s when the Mini won the Monte Carlo rally. Being luckerly enough to own an original 65′ Austin Cooper S back in the late 80s/90s I can honestly see why [...]