Useful recommendation here from Carlton

I am lucky to have a couple of Neil's pieces and honestly they're superb. If I had a few bob spare right now I would be all over this. Get some.

Well, that was a lovely few hours at Bicester. Thanks to @phil-p.bsky.social for the ticket! Great to see @mikeshaw.bsky.social @chrisfm52e.bsky.social @retromatt74.bsky.social @andrewelan.bsky.social + others. Took loads of photos but for now here are two 944s, just for @brownest-ant.bsky.social

Magnificent

Any of you lot got a spare ticket for Sunday's Bicester Scramble? I have major FOMO. Pic of the Alfa at last year's very chilly January event...

THIS IS NOT A DRILL! PURPLE PROBE ALERT!

Lots on my mind at the moment. No better way to clear the head than a blast in this.

Well the world is [checks notes] completely fucking doolally, but I have 760 followers now on here and that can only mean one... well actually maybe two things. Am I alone in thinking the E65 is now starting to look like quite a cool old smoker?

Newbury spot today. I don't mind the Rapide, especially in pre facelift form like here, but like the Panamera there's just something not quite right about the proportions to my eyes.

Well, it's nearly 2026. Here are a few of my favourite car spots in 2025.

I was not familiar with the XK8 4.2S until this one turned up a few days ago, parked round the corner from my house. Obviously currently enduring the indignity of a space saver but lovely condition apart from that and apparently one of just 200 made. I am not a Jaaag man but I like this a lot.

Immaculate critique of AI here from Mike.

Blub blub blub. First drive of the Fairthorpe for a couple of months. Needed full choke for a few mins but started on the 3rd (well, maybe 4th) attempt. It may be road registered but it's a competition car through and through. Too harsh really for the road. Can't wait to get it on track in 2026.

Post you from a different era

Mrs J is out tonight. Time to watch an old friend.

All of them. The answer is all of them. Not because clay bars aren't great things that genuinely lift nasty particles and contamination out of your paintwork prior to a good buffing. Just because it is so, so agonisingly boring. Life is too short for clay bars.

Urgently paging @phil-p.bsky.social !!!

Good grief. That's genuinely incredible.

750 followers and I naturally continue the theme of large BMWs. E32, natch. BUT, by way of contrast, here also is one of my all time dream cars, the Moretti 750 Gran Sport. I took this photo in Feb last year at Autoworld Bruxelles. An absolute jewel.

So this was a very nice surprise tonight in Marlborough. Only a Euro R CL7 Accord. Never seen one before and now apparently I need one.

A good starting point in building your network on here, @roadsidetypist.bsky.social

What's that? 748 followers? Well the only possible response to that is to help you remember the genius of the late Massimo Tamburini. Perfection.

Any thoughts @arressveetwin.bsky.social ?

Cheeky S2 Coupé spot in Marlborough tonight, specifically for @chrisfm52e.bsky.social

I remember when these were everywhere. Liking the period top box on this one. #superdream

Today's effort...

S60 twofer alert for the Volvo pervs!

New postie literally couldn't give a shit.

Every year, entirely accidentally, we fail to put at least one Christmas decoration in the loft. This perky chap has sat on this windowsill since January. He's finally relevant again today.

Just full-on LOL'd.

Incredible thread. Actually, scrap that: totally believable but simultaneously appalling thread. Great, great work. Moral: just don't AI, kids. Just don't.

Rumours of ODB's death appear to have been greatly exaggerated...

Join me in celebrating new car day for one of #WeirdCarBS most mechanically adept members, and apparently also something of an automotive germanophile.

Couple of green cars from today's trip to Marlborough. I hate the black wheels on the Cayman but the colour is fabulous. And in stark contrast, old money Lexus IS200, appropriately driven by a spritely lady of advanced years. One for you @talesofanalfa.bsky.social

Is @crackedwindscreen.bsky.social OK? Suddenly occurred to me that I haven't seen any of his exasperation for days...

Beautiful sunrise this morning.

Just amazing how fucking useless the Labour party (which has a MASSIVE majority, in case you needed reminding) is at politics. Spineless. Pointless. And gifting power to the fascists. Twats.

Adam nailing it once again.

Genius. Particularly amused by "fans of Amyl and the Sniffers" and (for many fine members of this parish) "women who drive manual"

Well, I promised. So here I am delivering.

730 followers! That requires an E32 and yes you can bet that when I get to 735 it'll be another E32!

Lovely 944S2 cruising along the M4 earlier. Really must get one of these one day. (Thanks to child #2 for taking the photo while I was driving)

Spectacular spec on this early Boxster S. www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/...

Finally some good news. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Absolutely bananas from Audi here. Lunacy really.

Cleaned the Thema again tonight. I literally have blisters from chammy wringing.

Clean. Pointlessly so, on the basis that I am taking it somewhere tomorrow and it's going to rain, because of course it is. But for now... it's very clean.

Superb thread.

Lovely.

Could this be a metaphor for something? Perhaps even a portent? Or maybe it's just a completely knackered Niva decomposing on someone's drive, somewhere in North Wales.