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Taking the world by storm with a surprise reveal on Friday, yesterday I checked out the sensational and spectacularly cool Aston Martin Victor at the Concours of Elegance at Hampton Court.
Continue reading “Aston Martin Victor Walkaround!”‘Brown Car Guy & Buddies’ – Automotive media started to embrace digital platforms in the UK in the 90s, Jim Murray Jones has been at the centre of it since day one – AutoTrader, Exchange & Mart, SunMotors, Sunday Times Driving, Autocar, WhatCar?, PistonHeads and DriveTribe to name a few of the organisations he’s worked at.
Continue reading “Jim Murray Jones: Secrets of the Automotive Digital Media Evolution”#FlashBackFriday – Some of our most popular vides on the Motoring Middle East YouTube channel were when we just went out to search for interesting cars abandoned or for sale at random. This was a popular video when I went to then new (2016) Sharjah used car complex and managed to find a couple of Opel GTs, a 2CV and even a Lamborghini Urraco along with some other classics. I did a Facebook live (incorporated into this video) at the time, and I believe that was ripped and circulated going viral in the Middle East and South East for a while. Originally posted on https://www.youtube.com/MotoringMiddleEast
A few days ago, Motoring Middle East, which is an automotive news media channel across YouTube and social media platforms, but based in Dubai, celebrated its 9th birthday. Why is that significant? Because in 2011, along with Imthishan Giado, I co-founded ‘MME’, as we came to call it.
Continue reading “From LJK Setright to BrownCarGuy”Met up with Kevin Haggarthy to attend the Afro Classics Register monthly meet up and drive from Pekham to Blackheath yesterday. Eclectic mix of cars – and characters! Great music, good fun, fun day! See pictures below.
Continue reading “Afro Classics Monthly Meet in Peckham!”‘Brown Car Guy & Buddies’ – Jorge Ferrari is one of the leading photographers in the UAE, but he’s been based in the region as far back at 1986 in Kuwait, where he found himself caught up in the invasion by Iraq. Ever the professional, his pictures were the first seen by the world from inside occupied Kuwait as he was shooting for Reuters.
Continue reading “Reuters PhotoJourno Jorge Ferrari: Caught escaping Kuwait & how Maradona saved him!”
An all-new version of the Jeep Wrangler, the JL, was launched in 2018 – I attended the European launch of the car in Spielberg, Austria, where I drove Middle East spec versions (I was reporting for Motoring Middle East at the time) and you can see that video below. Unlike the Middle East, however, the UK gets a choice of the 2.0-litre petrol or the 2.2 diesel and the highly regarded V6 Pentastar engine is not offered.
Continue reading “Full Review: Jeep Wrangler 2.0-litre two-door”Here are our Top Six best Q-Cars / Sleeper Cars to buy for under £10k, £10k-40k and £40k plus. These are the ultimate wolf-in-sheep’s clothing automobiles that make practical and performance sense! Let us know which of us had the best selection and tell us your top Q-Car choices.
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