From the moment I first saw an XK120, followed by a Mark V, then a Mark VII, I fell in love with Jaguar cars. The sheer voluptuous beauty of those curvaceous, elegant lines did it for me. The famous...
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by Philip Powell on February 01, 2008
Unless you dwell in the UK (and even if you do) you may not be familiar with the name "Proteus." The 21-year-old company specialises in re-creating legendary sports-racing cars of the past,...
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Sometimes silly mistakes lead to good things. The other day I drove from Sidney, BC to the city of Victoria, about 22 km south on Highway 17. My mission was to collect a rental projector from a camera...
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by Philip Powell on September 11, 2007
September is one of the best months to visit England. Most tourists have left, the weather's delightful with minimal rain, the air takes on that crisp feeling we North Americans associate with...
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Now I ask you, who could resist attending a concours in such a setting? Certainly not me if I lived in the UK. This is the locale for the third annual Blenheim Palace Concours d'Elegance (along...
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