Tamiya’s next generation of tarmac racers started with the Mercedes C11. Like the early originals that spawned the Countach, Celica LB Turbo, Ligeier Matra, Ferrari etc etc with some modifications to the chassis so the cars where some what different, this generation of sports chassis was to be a oneRead More →
Two Seater Toss Up For as long as time has begun, from the 70’s to be exact, the Fiat X1/9 has always been compared to the TR7. And this is true of the classic press too. Wedge shaped with pop-up head lights, that is where the similarities end. The X1/9Read More →
Alfa Romeo’s instant hit and reputation killer in one. All Good Things Come From The ‘South” Bruno Tonioli isn’t the only quick stepping rapid rumba dancer to come from Italy. In 1972 a motoring equivalent named the Alfasud was unleashed to the motoring world. l have more than a softRead More →
The heavy weight buggy with an unknown paint job. What a car the Ascona is and better looking than the Quattro sister car. This was mainly due to the short wheel base proportions suiting the saloon body better over the coupe. That said it isn’t perfect. Following the success ofRead More →
The Buggy King of the 80’s The car that defines the 80’s decade in the automotive world of R/C. We all had Frogs or all wanted a Frog and it didn’t take long for us to realise that the wing sticker “No Guts No Glory!” was just a marketing ployRead More →
My first Tamiya but never my first choice was a Wild One. It came to me built by my father on Christmas day in 1985. l can still see it now, all that shiny black and red plastic with perfect Acoms radio gear installed and then within one racing packRead More →
It’s harder to write about yourself than you would at first think. Having written for The Citroen Car Club and Club Peugeot UK for what really is 2 decades ago and having my first paid pieces in Jalopy magazine in 1995, It was only in 2016 that I started toRead More →
