My Year on Instagram – 2019

Compilation of my monthly snapshots on Instagram from 2019

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January 2019

• Full reset for 2019
• Back home in London
• New beginnings
• BrownCarGuy.com
• Weather shock!
• Memories – lots of Toyotas somehow
• Live on Patreon – support me there!

February 2019

• Classic Car Show in London
• Meeting up with old friends
• Making new friends
• Celeb – Edd China formerly of Wheeler Dealers!
• What’s that white stuff? Snow?!
• Getting to know London again
• Elementary my dear Sheikh!

March 2019

• Looking back, looking forward
• My first ever car review? (Bottom right)
• TikTokking with my crazy daughter
• First UK car review video this year – Kia with Kevin
• First UK press launch – Range Rover Evoque

April 2019

• I’m a superhero to my daughter
• Mum’s birthday
• Exclusive review of David Brown Speedback
• Second UK car launch – SEAT Tarraco
• Celeb – Atif Nawaz, comedian, actor and sports commentator
• Writing for BritishAsiaNews.com & AsianLeader Newspaper (Manchester)
• Meeting old school chum Zaka after, what… 35 years!
• Hanging out with buddy Zahid
• Celeb – renowned motoring writer, Anthony Ffrench-Constant, he was terrified of me!

May 2019

• London Motor Show
• Finally met long-time online friends Planet Auto
• Celeb – Mike Brewer (actually the second time I met him)
• Hanging out with the world’s greatest female motoring journalists
• Writing for The National Newspaper in Abu Dhabi
• Covering events for BritishAsiaNews.com
• Celeb – Danny Lambo?

June 2019

• London Concours in Islington – grew up there, went for a walk down memory lane
• Filmed at Concours with Planet Auto
• Meeting old friends
• Met Royalty… well he had a crown!
• Reviewed the new London Electric Taxi 
• Writing for DriveTribe.com
• First UK Press Car for Brown Car Guy – DS7 Crossback
• Belgravia Car Show
• Fell in love with a Lotus Esprit – again
• Celeb – UK Car Influencer Miss Emma Walsh
• Last video I did for Motoring Middle East, finally released – RAM!

July 2019

• Silverstone Classic with Lex and Alan – great fun!
• Celeb – interviewed Ant Anstead of Wheeler Dealers
• Celeb – car influencer Petrol Ped
• Old school chum, Kalp’s birthday party in the park
• Met up old buddy Mohammed Humaid in Marble Arch
• Camp Jeep press event – epic
• Writing for Wheels Magazine in UAE
• Hanging out in Wembley Park
• Got BrownCarGuy baseball caps!

August 2019

• Covering two Goan music festivals for BritishAsiaNews.com
• Now member of exclusive Southern Group of Motoring Writers UK
• Attending sensational rain-soaked but wonderful Heritage driving day at Beaulieu
• Drove several great classic cars
• Fell in love with the NSX – again
• Fell in love with the new Civic Type R
• Covered Fuel Fest UK
• Celebs – Tyrese and interviewed Cody Walker (Paul Walker’s brother)
• Drove same BMW M635CSi I did 10 years ago
• Shot it with my dad’s old Yashica 635 film camera for DriveTribe feature
• Stole some of my son’s lunch when he was taking a selfie

September 2019

• SMMT South Driving day with SGMW and Kevin
• Creating content with Jalpesh and Lakhi Singh for The Big Jalebi (coming 2020)
• Celeb – selfied with legendary ex-Top Gear motoring journo Sue Baker
• Covered UK Concours of Elegance
• Bumped into Dubai-mate Fred Faidhi there
• Junaid starts university in Coventry – Media Production
• Celebs – intrepid adventuring couple – Expedition Earth – at Jeep Event

October 2019

• Dodge Charger Hellcat Widebody press launch in San Francisco
• Great to hang out with some of the old Middle East press colleagues again
• Attended Kia XCeed launch
• Attending WRC Wales with Citroen
• Celebs – Mike Musto, American Muscle Car YouTuber and journo
• Borrowed Civic Type R, third one I drove, utterly besotted with it!

November 2019

• Lunch with dear friend and mentor Zafar Malik, meeting after over 15 years
• Regent Street Motor show
• Featured awesome Blues Brothers tribute band
• Attended press launch for new British Motor Show
• ‘Drifted’ a BMW with Paul Swift stunt team
• Interview school chum and now motivational speaker Kalpesh for The Big Jalebi
• Reviewed classic Audi ur-Quattro
• Reviewed classic Honda Prelude
• Finally reviewed Suzuki Jimny

December 2019

• Met up with former colleague, Guy Baker of Used Car Buyer, after more than 15 years, what a delight
• Driving BMWs with Kevin on press drive
• Kia ProCeed on review
• Citroen C5 Aircross on review
• British Elections – Boris wins.
• Wedding Anniversary – love you Wifey!
• More importantly why did no one get a good pic of our wedding car – 1947 Rolls-Royce!
• Happy Christmas or Bah Humbug?
• Compilations of the year and decade on this blog – including My Car of the Decade
• Happy New Year! Welcome 2020.

My 2019 Top Nine!

Top Nine posts on Instagram this year: