A star is born in your trousers
From the pound in your pocket to the mobile in your backpack, April 1983 was a month for change and WGMW Simon Hacker tots it all up –
The Western Group of Motoring Writers working for the best interests of motoring journalism in the West Country and South Wales
A Date for Your Diary –
The WGMW Driving Day 2026 – Thursday 4th June, Location tbc
Recent Posts
- Western Group Driving Day 2025: Rain didn’t dampen the fun
- From the Chair: January 2025
- How the Western Group helps the car industry celebrate its successes
- A ‘Sunday Sleepover’ to kick off 2025
- Toyota Electric Van Loan Programme
- Bumps in the road for the great EV switchover
- McMurtry at home on the Circuit
- Ariel Nomad 2 – The ultimate, a go-anywhere sports car
- Kia Drive Day, June 2024
- This year’s Driving Day was the third and most successful at our new venue – the wonderful Haynes Motor Museum in Somerset.
- Alun Parry, awarded Newspress Lifetime Achievement Award.
- Covid cars mask missing features