Icon. Let’s be honest, it’s a word which has lost a lot of its meaning in recent years. Everything from the Mini to the TomTom satnav has been lauded as iconic by somebody, and whilst the Mini is a clear case of an item which rightly bears the title, there has to be a cut-off somewhere. The word is being abused now to the extent that I know one editor who has banned it completely. So what gives a car or motorbike iconic status? The internet cannot help – searching “Automotive Icon” may Read more [...]

Quietly contemplating a Peroni, the Nation’s Favourite Motoring Expert is sitting opposite me in the beer garden of the Cuckoo; his SAAB 900 Turbo making my Montego look decidedly low-rent in the yuppie corner of the car park. Richard Gunn was nominated in a poll in 2012 of CarLeasingUK readers, with over 50% of votes cast being for the tall chap with the beige BL fixation. But what was the path which led to such honour, and how can others enter the industry? “I’d taken over the role Read more [...]