The crowning touch

Gary’s iconic early custom colour Strat is a fascinating timepiece forever linked to that blazing Fender anniversary performance of Red House

Designer Malcolm Bates had his finger on the pulse of what was hip for the trip

After some considerable time, the Les Paul Custom returns to Gibson USA’s production line-up in classic 70s style, while the lesser Marauder is celebrated with a limited throwback design. Time to investigate!

Motor shows are where dreams are made, and at the 1976 British International Motor Show, a young Brian Attfield saw a car he dreamed of owning one day. “I went to the show with Dad and couldn’t take m

The situation looks chaotic in this mid-Eighties dash for the Channel – but there are plenty of vehicles to keep classic car-spotters occupied

After the fabled ‘Greeny’, this was Gary’s go-to ’Burst