With the new bearings, piston rings and seals fitted into the 850 block (at last), it was time to pull the old 700cc engine from the Vegemite Special so certain other parts could be swapped over. Firs

IN MY JOB as a freelance photographer, I’d been on the 2012 press launch of the L405 Range Rover in Morocco, where ‘Mr Land Rover’, Roger Crathorne, had brought over a couple of original 1970 Velar pr

It’s the last day of summer 2025. The day when the darkness starts to outpace the daylight, temperatures start to inch lower and rainy days become a habit. But the sun is golden nail in the sky, there

Savour the last taste of empire with this Classic 650

The race is on to complete the restoration of the first car to reach more than 200mph, ahead of its trip to the United States. Dismantling the front engine has revealed more problems than expected in

Pick up the phone, call your local railway, offer to volunteer, and it could be the start of a whole new adventure, says ALEX ALDER. You might even go the whole hog and buy an engine…