Noticed something odd in a NZTA 'Road to Zero' ad (below). It shows a car on the highway in perfect weather swerving to miss a possum (you shouldn't), losing control and crashing into the roadside barrier. The odd part is at 0:00:38 police appear
A new job in the central city meant having to think about commuting. Bit of a novelty after ten months of not working and choosing when/where I travelled! Driving and Parkable App parking rental Parkable Shared Parking Application I drove for a couple of weeks, while settling in, and
Another visit to Waitaki Braids, then on to Oamaru
Gear, mostly I have, some I will get
I have a weekly search running on TradeMe (NZ's local on-line trading site) for "Bravo HGT". Because they are rare here, anywhere, it usually returns only parts common to other Fiat models. Recently something different popped up: Fiat Bravo Brochure 1996 40 pages + gatefolds, superbly illustrated.
Although best known for his iconic race commentary I'll also remember Murray's tales of his day job, advertising/marketing, outside of motorsport as well. His autobiography is well worth a read. I was privileged to be at the 2001 Melbourne kick-off to his farewell year, although
Some drivers have little regard for the safety of others, judging by this incident last weekend. I was cycling, at approx. the 30km/h limit, along Halsey Street with a considerate car following me. As we approached Jellicoe Street a Mercedes overtook both the following car & me (I monitored
A colleague was booking airport parking (not on airport) and it seems you can't park an Abarth! Odd given some equally rare, and far more exotic, marques are listed! This, wrong, option is available...
How to get valet park number one at the Airport? The valet part is courtesy of a work travel booking. Park No 01 because they didn't want to drive a manual far or reverse it!
Remember seeing this in Car Magazine sometime in the early 80s, brilliant.
I really appreciated Car (magazine U.K.) making their digital copies available to non-digital subscribers while the presses where shut down due to COVID-19. Car Magazine (Android) But after a few months reading it, sort of, on the phone* I was so happy to see this arrive in the mail
Love this driventowrite.com series comparing the design and life of the Austin Maxi and Fiat 128. Although they were not direct competitors (the 128 is more 1100 sized) the similarities, of both cars and design history, are remarkable. * 128 v. Maxi Part 1 : Last Tango of the Titans * 128