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Freelance writer, driver and, well, you name it. Mainly cars. Former Road Test Editor at evo and Auto Express

United Kingdom
Joined October 2018
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Forget to mention that my dad built that sit-on Variant from scratch. 30 years later he restored it for my kids, this time in the image of my (now shamefully neglected) MK2 Golf. Clever man #vw #autocar #vwgolf #dad
A matchbox car and a succession of air-cooled German motors turned @JamesDisdale onto a lifelong love of cars: buff.ly/2ZdOAPt
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In more carefree times, m’colls @matty_prior and @Thecarmagdriver did an @autocar vid about some GT cars. The social distancing ramifications of three of us in a @Porsche 911 today don’t bear thinking about.... youtu.be/6jY9ZI6Woec via @YouTube
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Bit of lockdown loft liberation for these three. Haven’t run for about 25 years. Maybe enough here to get one running. At least for long enough for me to smash an unobtanium component against a low brick wall. #modelcitizen #schumacher #kyosho #ayk
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Oh. My. Word. Car park spot of the year so far. It’s tatty, but, well, it exists, and that’s 80 percent of the battle won with a Thema. #Lancia #lanciathema
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Airport security at Hannover are clearly in a hurry.... #audi #audiR8 #airport
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Thank you! I think it was the scrambled egg....
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Top St. Albans street side spot this weekend. Mint @Peugeot 305 GT. Lovely. #PeugeotUK #peugeotsport
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The @VolvoCarUK S60 looking spotless for its first @autocar pictures. What you can’t see is the two miles or muddy roads to the location. Oh well....
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There’s a different kind of bad parking in St. Tropez.
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There’s an Austin 1100 in there somewhere....
New @BMW 1 Series. Can’t tell you what it’s like yet, but it’s not rear-wheel drive....Words and vid on @autocar soon
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Sounds epic and really well finished. All I need to do now is have a go....
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Found this @autocar in an antique shop. @astonmartin DB6 and Auto Union @audi road tests. Over half a century on the tests are still as thorough. Oh, and only when I got the mag home did I notice the issue date was my birthday (cue Twilight Zone theme).
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Who doesn’t love a Pandakar? @ali_sommerville?
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Another gem from the @fiat Heritage Hub. Can’t explain how much I wanted one of these as a young blade.
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Been wandering around the @fiat Heritage Hub. Almost filled the memory of my phone with pics, but this was a highlight....
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Turin highlight so far.
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Abarth 595 Esseesse. It’s certainly got character....
Coolest building ever.
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