The only other car company to attempt this was Rover way back in 1990. It was a slightly modified 827i (Sterling) road car, and the driver was another rally racer by the name of Tony Pond.

Mr Higgins seems quite pleased with himself. And with good reason...

I’m sure it’s just a simple misunderstooding

Coincidentally, this is one of the cars I photographed at the weekend. Looks like the ghosts have got to it:

If only it was a Scout drag racer. “Unintentional Harvester” would be such a rad drag-car name.

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You know that “cheerio” means “goodbye”, right?

Wow, Mr Magoo is crankier than I thought.

I’m not going to agree or disagree on your main point, but it’s PAPAYA orange, not papyrus. Papyrus is an ancient form of paper.

Not only that, but it’s a manual transmission car too. Go Dave!

Yes. Assembled lovingly by Geordies AND Mackems.

Chris Evans read out the entirety of the Guardian review on his radio show this morning (excluding the curse words) with a palpable sense of relief. He also mentioned that they’re filming the second episode’s studio portion tomorrow (so, before any feedback on the first one), so he’s feeling the pressure to get it…

A British GT Championship car was trailered to a track day I attended back in the day at a circuit with very strict noise limits (Bedford Autodrome). Just like all the other participants, it had to pass a noise test before being allowed on track (measured at 3/4 of maximum rpm approx. 1m from the tailpipe at a set…

Exactly. A Front-wheel drive Rolls Royce called an Essex? No such thing.

Not to argue with anything else you’ve stated, but the Kwid is on a different platform to the Qashqai/Rogue (CMF-A, rather than CMF-CD). It’s a much smaller car (A platform rather than C for the Qashqai and D for Rogue/Xtrail).

Surely you mean a Silver Shadow of it’s former self?

Rolls Royce Phantom LWB

Do Carmax do inspections?

A bit of a coincidence that you posted this on the 30th anniversary of Henri Toivonen’s death in an S4 on the Tour de Corse, or was that intentional?