Martin Buckley
1969 Triumph 2.5 PI Estate vs.1970 Range Rover 3.5 V8
Wagons roll - Martin Buckley compares two very different apporoaches to load lugging. Unlikely bedfellows, in-house rivals… market-defining game-changers? Considering the Triumph PI Estate...
1948 Daimler DE 36 DHC ‘Green Goddess’
Whispering Giant - the Green Goddess is a colossus even among Daimlers, and a true rarity – yet despite its excellence it has rarely...
1960 Lancia Flaminia Coupe
Lancia Flaminia Coupe - Elegance by Pinin Farina. Pinin Farina’s take on the stately Flaminia was a paragon of understated grand touring elegance. Underappreciated...
1967 Oldsmobile ‘Mannix’ Toronado Roadster
Mannix Oldsmobile - Martin Buckley samples television’s most over-the-top undercover agent’s wheels. When you need to make a distinctive steed for a fictional TV...
1975 Panther Rio Automatic
Her name is Rio… and she is a very rare beast. Yet this Panther curio is one of two examples of the Triumph-based ‘mini...
1948 Aston Martin ‘DB1’ Roadster
It’s one of just 15, the genesis of the modern Aston Martin and a treasured family heirloom, yet this DB1 has lived a wonderfully...
1960 Mazda R360 Coupé
Kei is for Quirky - Martin Buckley falls for the eccentric charms of the delightful 1960 Mazda R360. Sired by congestion-friendly kei regulations, Mazda’s...
Bristol’s bargain Zagato 412 family
Tri-nation Turismo unfashionable Bristols. Martin Buckley praises the Zagato-styled 412, Beaufighter and unique Beaufort. Italian style, American power and a thoroughly British soul –...
Lotus Elan S3 vs. Sunbeam Tiger Mk1
Brains or Brawn? That was the question facing sporting drivers in the mid-’60s as they picked between Lotus Elan and Sunbeam Tiger. Words Martin...
1963 Apollo 3500 GT Convertible
The American that thinks it’s a Ferrari - Apollo founder Milt Brown is reunited with his most glamorous creation, the gorgeous 3500 GT convertible....

