John Ross – COTM Sept 2026

Exterior & Body •       Finished in Polaris Silver •       Fitted with full turbo body kit and period-style decals •       Lightweight fibreglass bonnet and boot lid •       15″ split-rim cross-spoke alloy wheels •       Full underside restoration, engine bay and underside painted body colour Interior •       Fully stripped and weight-reduced cabin •       Carbon fibre interior door cards …

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The World’s first Art Car

And it wasn’t a BMW; Hervé Poulain came up with the idea of having a racing car designed by an artist in 1975 – but the first Art Car in automotive history was designed by the Ukrainian-French painter Sonia Delaunay-Terk as early as 1924: She painted an open Unic Tourer with abstract geometric elements, turning …

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BMW Sharknose Collection 2026

Here is a sample of the BMW Sharknose weekend 8-9th August held in the Cotswolds UK. A fantastic weekend with stunning classic BMW’s, friendly people and amazing places. Big Thank you to the Sponsors; Cotwolds BMW, Competition Classics, CS Coupes, Jaymic, Classic Bahnstormers Saturday 8th August; started at the Farmers Dog, then onto Thorney Kelham …

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Spark Plugs – Who knew?

What does the “R” mean? For NGK spark plugs: BP6ES B = 14 mm thread P = Projected insulator nose 6 = Heat range E = 19 mm thread reach S = Standard copper centre electrode BPR6ES Exactly the same plug except: R = 5 kΩ internal resistor The resistor is there to suppress electrical …

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London Concours 2026

Above; Electric G-Wagon   Above; One-Off Sian   Above; One-off Sian FKP 37 Above; Singer 911 Above; Left – Lister XJS and beautiful TWR XJS Above; Rare Sunbeam Harrington, basically an Alpina with hard top. Above; Friends 2002 Cabriolet/Targa Above; Quattro, arches are all metal, no filler on this car Below; Boreham reinvented Escort Mk1 …

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