I've always been curious to see how much the 996 turbo has changed as it evolved into the newer 997 turbo model. Lucky for me I have a friend with a 997tt (twin turbo) who was happy to spare a few hours for a long overdue catch up and chat about all things Porsche. And for me I just had to bring the camera along. Very tricky conditions fo...

Living with a 20 year old supercar. The 996 models were introduced in the late 90s, with the turbo variant being revealed in 2000. The Turbo, GT2 and GT3 cars came with a new much stronger engine then the previous models, and today it has a legendary status. Moving away from tradition, the 996 Turbo was the first Porsche on sale with water as the c...

It was very fitting to have a catch up with Dave and his Escort in the very spot 12 years ago I photographed his blue Mk2 Escort for Retro Cars Magazine. Thankfully the weather was far superior now than back then, when an umbrella was a necessity. On to Dave's latest, A Mk1 Escort, they are really light compared to a modern car (and few h...

It was good to catch up in deepest Suffolk with my old buddy Steve, and his Tiger Avon. He rescued the car from a hard life on the race track, it is now fully road legal, so we decided to meet up and have a little countryside drive. Two very different machines, one has air con, one has air, one has, well, most things, and one doesn't have much...