Driving to Le Mans in a racing legend because Jeremy Clarkson was too tall
It was largely down to Jeremy Clarkson. He simply couldn’t fit in a GT40, so I was drafted in at the last minute.
My first sunrise in the Alps
Like all good things, it happened by accident. There had been no planning, no alarm set for an oh-my-Lord-o-clock start and no intention of driving into the mountains as the sun peered over the horizon.
Dreaming of St Moritz and a Caterham Seven
Is there another sports car you could buy today that more intimately connects you with the road than the Caterham Seven?
Memories of man and machine
Stopping only to refuel and snack we cut through France, arriving just before dawn. Dispatching the length of a country in a day (and a night).
Changing gears for Dad
It doesn’t matter who is driving. And it doesn’t matter what the car is. What matters is the moment the driver turns to the young, impressionable passenger and asks, ‘Would you like to change gear?’
On Any Sunday: the film that Steve McQueen couldn't say no to
We all have a film that we remember as first inspiring us to hit the open road. For many, On Any Sunday is one of those films.
Cars and coffee tables
Milled from a single block of aluminium it’s the first of a limited series of just ten tables.
