The Metropolitan Police Diplomatic Protection Group use red cars (curse you Nibbles!)

The Metropolitan Police Diplomatic Protection Group use red cars.

Of course, the name still exists- on trucks made in Turkey!

No photographs exist of Flt Lt Alan Pollock and his Hawker Hunter on April 5 1968, but there is a painting.

Phaeton V10 TDI- Very fast, ridiculously comfortable, reasonably economical, and Jetta-like anonymity. Piech's specification for the Phaeton was that it should be able to drive at 186 mph all day in 120-degree heat while keeping the interior at 70.

I like the way you think- a trip of this sort should be approached in the same way as a sea voyage. You don't stop for fuel, you change watch. Now, can you get that average up to an Alex Roy-rivalling 90 by slightly downsizing your motorhome? Something based on a Brabus diesel Sprinter, perhaps? You need to fit in a…

If by "never" you mean "in 5 years". Yes it's that old.

Nope, it's one of these- though with the steering wheel on the other side (obviously) and a note in the corner of the windscreen saying "Tax In Post"...

I can go one better than that. The British Model Y, 7Y and Anglia (up to 1953) had a 933cc Ford Side-valve four, as did the German Ford Köln.

That was 2.9 litres.

It's a long-running argument- London think it's a toll, the US embassy think it's a tax. If Boris really wants them to pay, he should just stop towing/ticketing cars that park illegally in the US Embassy's diplomatic parking spaces.

Driving in central London is for idiots, rich or not. Any travel guide's advice for driving in London is "don't"- there's an excellent public transport system that's a whole lot faster and cheaper.

He's British. Change that to Volvo.

From the 1996 (?) Earl's Court Motor Show. I was 6 or 7 and had mostly gone to see Thrust SSC- this was a bit before the record run- but my souvenir from the Thrust SSC stand was a certificate from my run in the "simulator". We'd just bought a Fiat as the family car, so my dad wanted to go to the Fiat stand- I wasn't…

Probably Polish immigrants to the US who weren't educated, spoke English (if at all) slowly and with a strong accent, and were willing to do heavy unskilled work.

Deleted- curse you, Nibbles!

Reminds me of a court case here in the UK about 10 years ago where someone was clocked at 145 in a 70 zone in an NSX (he was only stopped when he pulled off the motorway, as the police car had a top speed of 140 and couldn't keep up). He chose to admit speeding but deny the charge of dangerous driving, saying that he…

The Alfa V6, possibly, or the Dino?

Hug my donkey?

4th gear- I wonder how long it'll be before they start selling them to driving instructors?