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Daily Driven: a Japan-based McLaren P1 commuter

13 July, 2016

If I were to say to you that you have one choice of car to make your daily commute in, in a city as congested as Tokyo, what would it be? For most, the criteria would include being small in size, affordable to run — maybe even a hybrid — automatic, and comfortable seating. Well, besides the excessive price tag, surprisingly the McLaren P1 fits most of the criteria — it’s even a hybrid that can cruise in full electric mode! Go Hiramatsu, a Tokyo-based lawyer, uses his McLaren as his daily driver, and come the weekends, he heads out into the mountains or to his nearest racetrack. So much respect for this guy! Enjoy the clip. 

Lunch with … Rodger Anderson

22 November, 2024

At first, I wondered if I’d driven up the wrong driveway. The car in the garage was an early Mustang resplendent in royal blue with two broad gold stripes, which was not what I was expecting. I knew that Rodger Anderson, who made his name in Minis and a BMW 2002, was a Porsche man these days — the other end of the spectrum from American muscle. I had no idea of his affection for Detroit iron. It didn’t take long to discover just how passionate this former Saloon Car Champion is about cars, as long as they’re interesting.

Back from the brink – 1968 MGB GT

15 November, 2024

Auckland classic car enthusiast Kerry Bowman soon realised he had a massive job on his hands in restoring his classic 1968 MGB GT. When Kerry and his MGB first appeared in New Zealand Classic Car in March 2021, in “Behind The Garage Door”, the stripped-out shell had revealed some nasty surprises. Once the true extent of the hidden damage was discovered, the work would normally have been handed over to a professional fabricator. However, with the assistance of experts such as MG specialist restorer, Paul Walbran, Kerry has completed an impressive restoration and saved this car from the scrapheap.