Flew to America to drive this beast on road and track
See my coverage in November 2019 issues of Wheels!
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The Right Stuff – Ford Mustang in the UAE
In the 55th year of Mustang, I’m reminded of a feature I did on the 50th anniversary
This year marks the 55th anniversary of the Ford Mustang, and I’m reminded of a feature I did for Motoring Middle East on the 50th anniversary – featuring an 1965 Ford Mustang owned by the lead pilot of the UAE aerobatic team! The full version was published on 27 April 2014:
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Camp Jeep Coverage for Wheels Mag UAE
A drive of the 2019 Jeep Cherokee and a detailed look at the new Gladiator
My coverage from the recent Camp Jeep 2019 event in Italy is in the latest issue of Wheels Magazine UAE, and it made the cover! See it here, plus video.
Doing Car ME COTY
That time I ran the awards for the Middle East edition of Car Magazine
#FlashBackFriday to over a decade ago when as Editor of the Middle East edition of Car Magazine, I ran our first ever car awards. Unrelentingly hard work, a weighty responsibility, but extraordinarily satisfying and fun. We did several of these, and I even hosted and presented the last edition which was immensely enjoyable. I may be involved in some form of car industry awards again very soon – can’t say any more than that at the moment – but stay tuned. Do make sure you subscribe to this blog!
7 American Icons of Arabia – my latest piece on DriveTribe.com
‘Yank Tanks’ that left the greatest impression on the Carscape of the Gulf Countries
3 Minis & The Emirati Job!
Hang on a minute lads, I’ve got a great idea!
#ThrowBackThursday to an epic 13-page feature I conceived and executed for Car Middle East magazine in 2006, to mark the 100th birthday of the father of the Mini – Sir Alec Issigonis. Yup – we pulled off The Emirati Job!
2018 Mercedes G-Wagon TV Review
Done for the Autocrats TV Show in Dubai
The most recent episode I shot for The Autocrats featured a Mercedes G-Wagon, Enoc and Thanos! Can’t believe we crammed so much into 10 minutes. Well done to the production team.
Muscle Memory – Classic 1967 Shelby Mustang
#FlashBackFriday to this Classic Recreations Mustang reviewed in Dubai for Car Magazine
I drove and reviewed this Classic Recreations 1967 Ford Shelby Mustang in Dubai for the Middle East edition of Car Magazine in 2010.
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Last Call for Car Journos
I read a comment on Facebook somewhere recently: ‘they’re falling like flies’. And I flinched for a moment, because the flies being referred to, was us. But it’s not too late to save our species though.
On a wider scale, we’re seeing the erosion of real quality journalism with unfortunate consequences on real world events that will impact us all sooner or later. But I’ve written about all that elsewhere. Today I want to micro this down to automotive media, and further zero-in on our region.
Behind the scenes of Chevy’s 1hr service
We service a Malibu to find out exactly what your car goes through
Chevrolet offers a 1hr service, and we managed to get a behind-the-scenes hands-on experience of what actually goes on from the moment you drop off your car, to the moment you pick it up.
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