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Morris name returns as a retro pure-electric van maker

Published 14 November 2019
By James Allen
The Morris name is set to once again return to UK roads with this, the ultra-cute retro Morris JE, after a British-based investment firm announce
Me and My Motor: pop star Gary Numan

Me and My Motor: Gary Numan, electronic musician

"This might sound obvious, but I really did write Cars about me sitting in my car,” explains Gary Numan, who had a No 1 hit with the song in 1979
Published 03 February 2019
Morris Minor owners most likely to drink drive

Drivers of these cars most likely to drink drive

The perpetually-inebriated characters of Withnail and I famously drove a Jaguar Mk2, but these are the cars most likely to be driven while drunk.
Published 11 December 2018
Me and My Motor: Alan Johnson, former home secretary

Me and My Motor: Alan Johnson, former home secreta

As home secretary, Alan Johnson was driven around in a bulletproof Jaguar like the fictional Julia Montague in the hit drama Bodyguard, but he in
Published 15 November 2018
Me and My Motor: Joanna Trollope

Me and My Motor: Joanna Trollope

Joanna Trollope has earned millions from her bestselling tales of romance and intrigue in rural middle England. She has been dubbed the “Queen...
Published 07 October 2018
Me and My Motor: Charles Gordon‑Lennox, 11th Duke of Richmond

Me and My Motor: Duke of Richmond

Charles Gordon-Lennox, 11th Duke of Richmond, is the driving force behind the Goodwood Revival. More than 450,000 people attended the ...
Published 24 September 2018
Me and My Motor: Joe Elliott

Me and My Motor: Joe Elliott

“I know that I’m supposed to be a rock’n’roll star, but this is going to sound about as rock’n’roll as haemorrhoids: I hate driving fast."
Published 16 September 2018
Me and My Motor: Sanjeev Bhaskar

Me and My Motor: Sanjeev Bhaskar

Sanjeev Bhaskar earned his comedy stripes in the 1990s sketch show Goodness Gracious Me, became a household favourite in The Kumars at No 42,,,
Published 09 September 2018

Me and My Motor: David Steel

You don't need a flashy new motor to turn heads, says David Steel, former leader of the Liberal Party, but it helps.
Published 28 June 2018
Me and My Motor: Jonathan Palmer, former F1 driver turned circuit owner

Me and My Motor: Jonathan Palmer

Jonathan Palmer, the former Formula One driver, never quite made it onto a grand prix podium but he does now own some of Britain’s best-loved...
Published 27 April 2018
Me and My Motor: Adam Henson, the Countryfile presenter

Me and My Motor: Adam Henson, of Countryfile

Adam Henson, the farmer and Countryfile presenter, was driving Land Rovers around his father’s Gloucestershire farm from the age of eight. He gra
Published 20 December 2017
Al Murray Pub Landlord cars Me and My Motor Sunday Times interview by Danny Scott

Me and My Motor: comedian Al Murray

"I often used to wonder what the Pub Landlord would drive,” says Al Murray of his comedy alter ego. “I decided he would have a cut ’n’ shut...
Published 12 December 2017
Chris Rea with his Fiat 500. The singer talks about his love of cars, The Road to Hell and his new album.

Me and My Motor: singer Chris Rea

"You don’t need to take drugs to be an addict,” says Chris Rea, the gravel-voiced singer behind such hits as Driving Home for Christmas.
Published 04 December 2017