#BrownCarGuy – News, Views & Reviews!
Colin Denton is the star of new TV Show, Classic Car Garage, on Yesterday Channel (catch up on UK TV Play) – on Thursdays at 9pm. DO NOT MISS tomorrow night’s episode – I’m in it! With the same car in which I’m interviewing Colin – the Ultimate Podcast Machine, my classic BMW. We talk about the TV Show, what Colin’s day job is as a trainer, cover ULEZ and the joy of cars and especially classic cars!
Got a DM on Twitter from someone accusing me of being a ‘shill’ and a ‘fraud’ and suggesting I rip off my Starfleet badge – I could not, NOT, respond to this one. Feel free to let me know what you think in the comments. No DMs regarding this though!
Just watched the UK Spring Budget (March 2023) and there’s a couple of bits of good news for motorists in today’s Spring Budget announcement by Chancellor Jeremy Hunt.
With the Pandemic seemingly under control, the motor industry was still trying to find its feet again after being virtually shut down for the previous years, but there were more shocks to come. Hopes that severe supply shortages due to a lack of computer chip components, would abate, were quickly dashed when Russia invaded Ukraine and scarcity hit even harder. Aluminium and steel supplies were also reduced.
Continue reading “Motoring Annual 2022-23”
What car to drive a long distance? Why do we love V8s? Are electric cars the future and when will they become affordable? Who invented the wheel? Which classic I would like to review next year? Which was the best Transformers movie? Why do people hate estate cars? Why is it that people who car drive are legally allowed to? Plus what’s for dinner, why hairs grows in your ears and why am I the Brown Car Guy?
With the ULEZ Expansion for 2023 being a hot topic, I grabbed former Top Gear presenter, Motoring Expert and TV Personality, Quentin Wilson, as well Ian Plummer from Auto Trader, the most influential car classifieds organisation in the UK, to get their thoughts on the ULEZ Expansion. This was at the London EV Show, where I was the Conference Coordinator
The fourth-generation Mercedes SL luxury convertible ran from 1989 right up to 2001, and is often referred to by its manufacturer code name, the R129. A 12-year model cycle is almost unheard of these days in the motor industry, but even at the end of that run, this series SL still looked fresh. Bruno Sacco was responsible for a design that revolutionised Mercedes styling at the time.
Continue reading “1996 Mercedes SL 320 (R129) Review “
Recently I got this question in a YouTube Comment – I won’t say who it was, but it asked ‘is it ok for we Muslims to become car enthusiasts? Because I love cars very much, is it Halal to become a car enthusiast?? I am a bit confused 🤔🤔 please answer my question’ Initially I thought this was a joke, but no, it was a serious question. So I did a bit of research!
Continue reading “Being A Car Enthusiast – Is It Haram? 😲”
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Continue reading “My latest motoring spread in Asian Leader – 31 August 2022”
An epic classic car rally – I join the “Freedom Drive” – a line-up of dozens of stunning classic cars, including the actual Rolls-Royce that took MA Jinnah (Quaid-E-Azam) and Lord Mountbatten to the signing of the Declaration of Independence of Pakistan on 14th August 1947 – 75 years ago. I ride in it ahead of the parade from Frere House to Nishan-E-Pakistan in Karachi, on 14 August 2022. What an incredible privilege and honour!
Continue reading “Riding in Jinnah Rolls-Royce on 75th Pakistan Independence Day”
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