The Car Spy Blog

2008 Mercedes Benz C63 AMG

The Car Spy — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 19:20:06 +0000

We have a neighbour who changes his cars like some people change their underwear and we like him very much. We won’t mention any names for fear of embarassing the chap but we help him find a lovely set of wheels and then six months later he is asking us to find him his next [...]

Porsche Panamera

The Car Spy — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 20:24:50 +0000

Finally got to drive the PP at last. We’ve just bought three of them for a corporate customer of our’s and our local friendly dealer let us have a blast in a 4S and a Turbo for the afternoon. The black one in the picture above shows what they look like before the PDI. Let’s get the obvious [...]

2007 Rolls Royce Phantom

The Car Spy — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 19:37:11 +0000

FAB1 – that’s what the latest Phantom looks like! Anyone who remembers the Thunderbirds TV series from the 60’s will definitely recall the very pink Rolls Royce owned by Lady Penelope and driven by the very drole Parker. The towering grille, squinty headlamps and massive road presence give this Roller the same esprit de corps. There [...]

2002 Bentley Arnage Mulliner LWB

The Car Spy — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 20:13:03 +0000

For sale: office with Internet, phone (two of them), fax facility, drinks cabinet, TV (two screens), air conditioning, plush leather furnishings, lashings of burr oak veneer, oh and a 400 bhp V8 engine. Yes this is a special-bodied Sapphire Black Mulliner Bentley Arnage which makes most apartments seem sparsely equipped by comparison. You could park this car outside [...]

2005 Ford Mustang GT Supercharged

The Car Spy — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 14:57:08 +0000

I don’t think we have ever driven a car that has had so much attention. Small boys point and shout, people at bus-stops wave, old ladies skip and dance, eco-warriors shake their fists – yes, this is a day in the life of a bright yellow (appropriately called Screaming Yellow) left hand drive Ford Mustang GT. This [...]

Old Flames – Jaguar XJ6 4.2 Series 1

The Car Spy — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 07:01:05 +0000

Whilst being fashionably ‘teased’ by Jaguar over the impending launch of the new XJ saloon and fretting over how good the car will have to be to usurp the German class-rulers let us cast our minds back to 1968. That is when Jaguar launched the Series 1 XJ6 which was the finest luxury saloon car in the [...]

2002 Ferrari 360 Spider F1

The Car Spy — Fri, 15 May 2009 11:17:46 +0000

If there was one car manufacturer whose image was inextricably linked to one colour it has to be Ferrari. However, it would be vaguely interesting to see what proportion of Ferraris produced were actually not painted in Rosso Corsa. The significance of the choice of red by Enzo apparently lies with the emergence of ’country colours’ [...]

Old Flames – The Rover P6

The Car Spy — Thu, 14 May 2009 07:42:38 +0000

Anyone remember when the first European Car of The Year award was held? Well, it was 1964 and it was won by a bloody Rover! Now those who only know Rover from the past decade or so will find that quite astonishing since the latter day image of the company is far less flattering than [...]

Brand New Porsche Design 3 Cayenne GTS

The Car Spy — Wed, 13 May 2009 16:58:55 +0000

TheCarSpy.Net are delighted to announce that we have a cancelled order for a UK delivery of the fantastic Limited Edition Porsche Design 3 Cayenne GTS! These cars have a limited production of just 1,000 examples worldwide and are finished in Lava Grey metallic. Our example will be available from the end of June 2009. This car has [...]

Old Flames – The Ford Capri

The Car Spy — Wed, 13 May 2009 09:03:40 +0000

Happy 40th birthday Ford Capri! ‘The car you always promised yourself’ according to Henry Ford back in 1969 has come of age so time for a little nostalgic reflection. It is hard to grasp both the relevance and importance of the Capri’s arrival to a gobsmacked public back then. In 2009 not a day seems to pass without the announcement of [...]