The Tesla Model 3 got a refresh for the 2024 model year, to make it even more efficient but was it enough to keep its position as the benchmark EV all other car manufacturers have to beat?
Gary meets @RobertMoseley in Vegas to check out his Rolls-Royce Corniche, give some advice and discover more about Bob - his life and cars.
The McLaren 750S delivers crazy performance but how does it cope with a 2000-mile road trip to Monaco using some of the best driver's roads France has to offer plus is it a better driver's car than Ferrari's 296 GTB?
The Lamborghini Espada is back with Iain Tyrrell in the search for more power. Post rebuild, it had great mid-range punch but lacked top-end sparkle. In this video you find out why..
Theon Design are based in the UK and have quietly been producing the ultimate carbonfibre bodied 911 resto-mod since 2019. Created using a Porsche 964 as the base vehicle, just 5 a year are created at their workshops near Banbury in the UK and each one takes over 6,000 hours to complete.
In this episode Gary delivers the best of this year's Practical Classic Restoration Show at the Birmingham NEC. With his Porsche painted and delivered just in time to sit pride of place by the main stage and his Jaguar XJS amongst rare E-types on the Jaguar Driver's Club stand, it promises to be an excellent weekend!
With less than a week to paint the rare Porsche 928 GT before this year's Practical Classics Restoration Show Gary is up against it. Will he make the show on time?!
The Ferrari 308 GT4 was the first V8 mid-engined Ferrari. Designed by Marcello Gandini at Bertone, it had 2+2 seating and arrived in 1973. Initially known as the Dino 308 GT4, it was renamed the Ferrari 308 GT4 after initial sales were slower than expected.
Road trip special: chasing the February sunshine in a Lamborghini Countach QV, classic 911 & the Jaguar Project 7 on some of the best driver's roads in both mainland Spain and Mallorca with the help of the CaliMoto App.
After the Lotus Elite's successful trip to Cars & Coffee on the Liverpool docks, Gary is inspired to keep working through the car's list of jobs. So after changing the oil, filter and belts he's back to Lotus specialist Chris Foulds to discover what problems might be lurking underneath the car.
The classic Fiat 500 is down at R Proietti Ltd for an engine upgrade but are there any horrors inside the engine that need dealing with first?
Back in the UK and back to work on the Lotus Elite. New spark plugs, tuned carbs and the car runs sweet! A trip to Lotus specialist Chris Foulds garage provides some inspiration and replacement parts including rare body trim...
The new 992 Porsche 911 Dakar was built to celebrate Porsche's 1984 outright Paris -Dakar win but does this limited edition, £173,000 Porsche make any sense today?
Cruising in the Mercedes 190SL in the Hollywood Hills, this is what dreams are made of…or will it turn out to be a nightmare?!
The amphibious TVR Scamander was Peter Wheeler's craziest car of all. Designed to be equally happy tearing around his farm, across challenging roads and yet be able to take him to his boat in the middle of a lake. I join Peter's son, Joe Wheeler, to see if we can awake the Scamander after 12 years of lying dormant.
With the deadline with Big Bob’s classic car meet looming at the end of the week, Gary must have the Mercedes 190SL back on the road. So the new Weber carbs have to be tuned, the seats painted, new door and soft top seals fitted, paint and soft top cleaned…
The new A110 first appeared in 2017, seven years later, does it still live up to the hype?
The new 2024 Aston Martin Vantage gets 665hp & 800Nm giving it a top speed of 202mph. Simon Newton, Aston's Director of Vehicle Performance, reveals all the geeky details on the latest new Aston
Back in LA and this time Gary is sure he will get this beautiful 1950s Mercedes 190SL finished. Its owner Dan wants to take it to a car show at the end of the week, but will a creaking suspension, botched bumpers or one of LA’s worst storms get in the way?!
Gary’s New Year’s resolution is to get the Porsche 928 GT and Lotus Elite finished. So he starts by replacing the Porsche’s rotted sills and giving the Lotus a new choke cable and fuel filter… before giving in to temptation and taking the Lotus for its first drive in 7 years!
The new Aston Martin DB12 packs 680bhp and has a top speed of 202mph. But is it too powerful to be a true GT?
Donald Healey's Crown Jewels collection are discovered in the possession of master restorer Warren Kennedy. Gary is invited over to 'Classic Restorations' - the best kept secret in Bedfordshire - to discuss the history and legacy of this iconic designer.
For Toyota Gazoo Racing, Dakar 2024 was the 14th time they had competed in this legendary race, which they won in 2023 and 2022. I joined them in 2024 to see if they could make it three in a row..
The BMW i5 M60 is a 600hp EV with monster performance and massive tech but I think it's also BMW's most disappointing car in years..
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