Cars

The first Batmobile was red, or at least, an early depiction of the classic vehicle was in a DC Comics edition from 1939. Yes, I raised an eyebrow at how long ago that was too. But it wasn't till much later tha...

When I was a small boy, money was tight, and I often found myself envious of my best friend's toy cars. It was an age when boy's toys were quite sparse compared to today, and the model car ruled. If only I'd kn...

When I first got the email telling me I was the lucky winner of a Ferrari 458 Passenger ride, I'll be honest, I thought it was a joke. The chances of winning a competition like that are particularly slim, and n...

An anonymous Beatles fan from Texas in America has just paid £310,000 for a platinum silver Aston Martin DB5 with a black Connolly leather interior that was once owned by George Harrison. The auction took plac...

Looking after the UK website for Nissan in my old job was always an interesting experience, from the chap on a remote Scottish Island desperately seeking a forklift truck engine part for his home-made boat moto...

Recently I looked at the fascinating history of automobile paints (you can see that article by clicking here). The advance in technology that gives some show cars that wow factor – deep, bottomless pools of ...

For anyone that is in the process of restoring a classic automobile there comes a time when you reach the exciting part – the dirt, grease and grime has temporarily gone, and now you can consider the wheels a...

Sadly, Sergio Scaglietti has died at the ripe old age of 91. Famous and loved for his sweepingly beautiful Ferrari designs in the 1950s and 1960s, Scaglietti died in his home town of Modena in Italy on 20th Nov...

Winner of the Performance Direct Ferrari 458 Italia Driving Experience at Silverstone, Esta from Birmingham, came along to visit us at the Classic Motor Show / Top Gear Live at the Birmingham NEC to collect her...

I was recently perusing with amusement, a website of some of the worst cars of all time. The list is fascinating; while it could be argued that it might be a bit harsh to judge a vehicle from the early part of...

It's that time of year again, when the shopping centres already have the Christmas lights up, the clocks have changed, the nights are drawing in, the weather's getting colder and a lot of Classic Cars are getti...

Performance Direct are well known for saving Volkswagen drivers money on their VW insurance. In fact we love a nice vee dub here in the office and one of our blog writers, Sean Neylon, is in fact the proud owne...