Volkswagen caused a bit of a stir recently with the announcement that production of the famous ´Camper Van´was to end, but those two words carry a lot of history, as WGMW founder and VW Motoring creator Robin Wager reminds us –
John Kerswill really got stuck into his first US experience and survived to tell the tale –
It doesn’t easily roll off the tongue but selective catalytic reduction of diesel exhaust gases is going to become a talking point, says John Kendall –
One is a legend with many fans, the other is marriage, and when wedding bells were in the air Roy Lewis provided the perfect match –
Opportunity knocks on car doors with sharing to save money and manufacturers should look into this, says Tony Lewis –
In this radical alternative travelogue to thewesterngroup area, an eclectic collection of stories is pulled together by group historian Dave Moss to entertain and inform you over future months, so we hope you enjoy this new series you will not want to miss –
By the mid-1980s BMW had built a formidable reputation in terms of producing attractive, high quality and fast motor cars that were objects of desire as well as mere vehicles built for transportation purposes, writes Kim Henson –
Sharing his thoughts and a little bit more as well is Tony Lewis –
An attractive and uniquely rewarding experience awaits those who venture west for events with a variety of automotive themes and you are encouraged to enjoy this snap-shot of Walton’s World –
This was an unusual opportunity to experience whether a company’s after-sales was as good as its product and Bentley passed with flying colours, says a sunburned Steve Belasco –
With all the current and quite understandable hype over the forthcoming Honda NSX, it’s appropriate to look back nearly a quarter of a century, to the original model bearing the NSX name, says historian and classic car authority Kim Henson –
The Western Group’s own knight of the road, Tony Lewis, considers how life does mirror art in the automotive world –
A – Q and all things between and after provide Simon Hacker with some chilling memories of summer 1983, and he’s left shaken not stirred by a Bond theme-song –
Kim Henson takes a close look at another ‘modern classic’ introduced since the Western Group of Motoring Writers was established and which represent one of the 12 most significant future classics launched in that time and this month it comes from the “conservative” Toyota brand –
Vintage fair fan and group member Liz Turner turned to a modern take on an old favourite when wanted to turn old clothes into cash –
Cars are too expensive, discuss, says veteran Tony Lewis –
