23-29 March: Motoring Milestones
Discover the momentous motoring events that took place this week in history ………… 120 years ago this week, the 202 km Nice to Marseille road race was won by René de Knyff in a time of 3 hours 25 mins 30 seconds driving a Panhard 16 hp [26 March 1900]. It was originally scheduled to…
23-24 November: This Weekend in Motor Sport History
Discover the momentous motor sporting events that took place this weekend in history …….. ~23 November ~ 1952: Karl Kling and Hans Klenk won the third Carrera Panamerica in a Mercedes-Benz 300SL. The original Carrera Panamericana was a border-to-border auto race on open roads in Mexico similar to Italy’s Mille Miglia and Targa Florio. Running…
18-24 November: Motoring Milestones
Discover the momentous motoring events that took place this week in history ……… 100 years ago this week, the 20,000th Essex, a 2-passenger roadster, was produced [20 November 1919]. The Essex is generally credited with starting a trend away from open touring cars design toward enclosed passenger compartments.Originally, the Essex was to be a product…
21-27 October: Motoring Milestones
Discover the momentous motoring events that took place this week in history ……. 120 years ago this week, the first automobile race was held in Austria. The 5.5 km race at the Trabrennbahn in Vienna was won by Baron Theodor von Liebieg driving the Nesseldorf Wien [22 October 1899]………110 years ago this week, General Motors…
Riding in Style Riding in Style: The Top Benefits of Buying a Nissan Car
Are you in the market for a new car? Have you considered a Nissan? Read on to learn about the top benefits of buying a Nissan car. Are you thinking of buying a car but don’t know the brand to choose? Are you bombarded with so many choices it’s confusing you? Why don’t you try…
Has The Fight Against Hoons Led to The Demise of a Culture?
Apart from tougher hoon laws, yellow stickers, and your local burnout artists, what happened to the once thriving JDM scene of bumper scrapes, whistling blow off valves, loud exhausts and phat bodykits? As a millennial, I was blessed with Fast & Furious 1, 2 and Tokyo Drift – can’t say much for the rest of…
20-26 May: Motoring Milestones
Discover the momentous motoring events that took place this week in history ……… 120 years ago this week, Jacob German (26), operator of a taxicab for the Electric Vehicle Company, became the first driver to be arrested for speeding in the US when he was stopped by Bicycle Roundsman Schueller for driving at the “breakneck”…
The Very First Electric Car
Blessy JacobElectric cars have been around for nearly 170 years ago and are known to best friend of nature in terms of pollutions. The idea of making the electric car was put muted long before it was actually made. The first electric cars for different nation vary but the Thomas Parker was the first person…
Best cars for winter driving 2018
Winter is coming. Make sure you’re prepared with a car that is built for winter driving! Many things can determine the best winter car for you, such as where you live and the roads you drive on. UK Car Finance have compiled a list of the best cars to buy this year, no matter what…
24-25 November: This Weekend in Motor Sport History
Discover the most momentous motor sporting events that took place during this weekend in history …… ~24 November~ 1968: The London-Sydney Marathon Car Rally started at the Crystal Palace racing circuit in London at 2pm. It finished at Warwick Farm (an outer Sydney suburb), on Tuesday, December 17th 1968. “Until now, the toughest International rally…