Lifestyle Jun 17, 2014 James Gent 1955 Mercedes-Benz ‘722’ 300 SLR. History in miniature For those of you who enjoyed The Greatest Race starring Sir Stirling Moss’ 1955 Mercedes-Benz ‘722’ 300 SLR comes another collectible from…
Lifestyle May 25, 2014 James Gent Classic Wrecks models. Weathered rapport Concerned that your precious diecast model collection will get damaged? Classic Wrecks has the answer for you… The problem with owning diecast…
Lifestyle Apr 26, 2014 Phill Tromans Lego Land Rover Defender. Want want want Growing up, my childhood was an endless vista of long summers, carefree times and joyful discovery. But mostly Lego. The Danish bricks…
Lifestyle May 26, 2013 James Gent Mini Speedy Le Mans. Indestructable? Prove It! Is the Mini Speedy Le Mans an indestructible toy? We’re not sure, but we’re thinking of ways to put it to the…
Lifestyle Nov 27, 2012 James Gent McLaren F1 GTR. Woking Meets Knightsbridge The world of supercar is often synonymous with eye-watering price tags, and McLaren are no exception to the rule. As you may…
Lifestyle Sep 12, 2012 James Gent Gillette ProGlide Concept. Mach 3 Turbo-Charged There’s such a thing as ‘close racing’. There’s also such a thing as a ‘close shave’. It’s very rare though that you…
Lifestyle Aug 9, 2012 James Gent RC Drift Battle. More Than A Hobby And we thought there was no motorsport in the Middle East at the moment! Although I suppose technically this would be motorise-port.…
Lifestyle May 13, 2012 Phill Tromans Homemade Transformer. Awesomely Awesome There are plenty of reasons to spend money. Charity, food, raising one's family. But surely there's no better reason to spend money…
Lifestyle Apr 4, 2012 Phill Tromans Red Bull Soapbox Race. Motorsport Without The Motors Those crazy cats at Red Bull are never short of a wacky idea or three to help promote their syrupy brand of…
Lifestyle Mar 27, 2012 James Gent Jaguar XJ. Speed Form. Like None Other Many of the world’s most desirable and – on occasion – just plain epic cars are celebrated in diecast form: my nine-year-old…
Lifestyle Mar 6, 2012 James Gent SRT Viper 2013. Hot Wheels. Toying With Us Two days before doors open, Geneva may be stealing a lot of Motor Show headlines, but leaked images (sort of) of the…
Lifestyle Jan 5, 2012 James Gent Traxxas X0-1. The Fastest Car You’ve Never Heard Of A devastating 0-100 time is the Holy Grail for petrol heads. The Nissan GT-R - which crankandpiston.com spent some time with recently…