Another week another Show, this time I got up before I went to bed to jump on the first Eurostar to Paris and onto the 2010 Retromobile. What a contrast to the gruesome NEC and not just the Show itself. Alighting from the cab at Porte de Versailles the scene could not more different from the horrors of the charmless Birmingham. The cast was not made

Ergh... it seems that each time I go to Wilkenson's I find an increasing amount of items to dump my hard earned cash into. I'm frothing at the mouth for the Autoart Super Silhouette Skyline, but this True Scale Miniatures 1/18 Kremer K3 die cast is also making me crazy with desire. The Porsche 935 is absolutely my favourite racing car of all

Remember how fantastic childhood birthdays were? I remember I used to have huge parties when I was a child, perhaps just so I could get more presents! These days though it's slim pickings for birthday presents, which is probably why I normally buy myself a little treat each year. This self-present is normally always a die cast model or a motorsports

I find at most big racing events, the bits of car culture you see in the paddock and spectator areas are often just as interesting as the on-track action. It's here that you can get up close with the unique qualities of local automotive scenes. Sometimes when I'm wandering about these spectator areas I'll come across something that I will

Some of our long term readers will know that I'm a big fan of late '70s/early '80s Group 5 and IMSA GTX cars. These are some of the most extreme production based cars that ever raced and for me their crazy bodywork and massive power really sparks the imagination. They are one of the main reasons I'm such a car nut these days. A few months