#BrownCarGuy – News, Views & Reviews!
Hey everyone! In today’s video, I’m addressing a trending topic that’s been circulating on social media. A video featuring a girl accurately describing a 1970 Trans Am Firebird, specifically the iconic “screaming chicken” on the bonnet and the turbo boost gauge in the bonnet duct, has been unfairly criticised. It’s time to correct these misconceptions and apologise on behalf of those who jumped to conclusions.
Here’s a walkaround of the massive 2023 NEC Classic Motor Show from Saturday 11th November 2023 – Way too much here to take in one a day, and it can’t possibly fit into one video [See below for more vids!]
Quick walkaround of some of Mazda’s rotary-engine sportscar icons at a presentation ahead of a media launch drive of the new MX-30 R-EV tomorrow – stay tuned for that review. Meanwhile, enjoy this nostalgic walk back through Mazda’s Wankel superstar history. Includes Mazda RX3, Mazda Cosmo, Mazda RX-7 and RX-8 models. This was at the Titanic Hotel in Liverpool.
Could major changes be coming to the historic vehicle tax exemption we rely on? In today’s video, we’re unpacking a concerning piece of communication that hints at possible changes to the tax exemptions for classic cars in the UK. A subscriber’s back-and-forth with the DVLA might have inadvertently revealed the possibility that the UK Chancellor could be reconsidering the 40-year rolling exemption rule for historic vehicles. With Chancellor Jeremy Hunt’s Autumn Statement scheduled for November 22nd, and given the switch to electric vehicles, the government could be eyeing historic vehicles as a source of recouped revenue. This could affect approximately 1.5 million vehicles in the UK!
How has ULEZ, rising interest rates and the cost of living crisis impacted the Classic Car Market, if at all? And what are the top tips to buy? I’m joined by classic car trader and consultant Matt Groom for this special podcast.
You don’t want to miss the latest anti-ULEZ demonstration – a combined convoy of ULEZ and non-ULEZ cars converging from two points on to Whitehall, with Petrolheadonism and bunch of spectacular supercars and modified cars joining in! This is going to be epic.
This was West London Classic’s last meet before the ULEZ expansion kicks in on Tuesday 29th August, whilst the venue for this event is just outside the M25, most of the members of WLC are based in London and a very high percentage drive non-ULEZ compliant modern classics. So what will happen to car culture in London?
London Mayor Sadiq Khan, is going ahead with plans to expand the ULEZ – Ultra Low Emission Zone – to cover the whole of Greater London right up to the M25 in some places, from 29th August 2023 (See first pinned video below).
Continue reading “ULEZ: Everything you Need to Know! [Part 1]”
Check out my coverage of the amazing West London Classics Annual Show & Shine 2023 Car Show, held last weekend. Spectacular modern and classic cars, brilliant interviews and outstanding entertainment, music and dancing. A proper motoring festival. Don’t miss this! Video produced, filmed and edited by Junaid Sheikh @junjiproductions
Facing a torrent of criticism and hate over the ULEZ Expansion, London Mayor Sadiq Khan, who is desperate to expand ULEZ to outer London, simply to impress his C40 Cities mates, tries to appease Londoners by expanding eligibility of the scrappage scheme, which wasn’t hard because it wasn’t previously available to anyone. But with time running out, no extra money in the pot and the extreme danger to the environment of scrapping so many cars, this is just a massive misdirection, it addresses nothing, and we must maintain pressure to stop the pointless ULEZ expansion.
