Seriously, look at this thing – LOOK AT IT! This is art. This is aluminium and steel that have been bent into shape to form the industrial revolution’s equivalent of Michelangelo’s David. The Mercedes-Benz 300SL is among the most beautiful machines to have ever rolled down the asphalt. But it is not all about how […]
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Sometimes while out driving, you’d see a car and think: “Man, that should really be in a sci-fi movie or something!” True say, sir, true say. Last month, we took an animated twist and gave you a cartoonised top 5. For June, we decided to go OS (Off Screen for those not in the film […]
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I’m looking to buy a new car, preferably a classic while they’re still around. Of course, I don’t want to spend too much on it! Any suggestions? The VW MK1 Golf GTI. As far as originals are concerned, this is hands down one of the greatest of all time. I’ve gone on and on about […]
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Dubbed the V12 OG, the Twin Six Packard was one of the first road legal cars to have 12 cylinders beneath the hood. You’ll have to wind the years back all the way to 1916 to marvel at this ingenious assembly, which Packard’s Chief Engineer, Jesse Vincent, oversaw. It was a time when the V12 […]
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Last week we sang an ode to a dying breed, the last of its kind, an inspired mechanical feat that some would say revolutionised engines for the better. We will sorely miss the sound, the power and the ‘status’ of the almighty V12 engine. But it’s not gone yet, and we want to make sure […]
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Picking up where we left off from the Oldsmobile last week, today we’re looking at another super rare gem as we count the top 5 one-unit-in-production cars that have seen daylight. Where one of a kinds are concerned, no list is complete without mentioning a Ferrari, and in this episode, we’re looking at the Ferrari […]
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THIS (in all of Doug Demuro’s glory) is the NSX. And it is among the best cars Honda has ever made. It is especially important because Honda hired the services of a formula one champion – the one and only Ayrton Senna, to help them build it. It was a time when Honda was a […]
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Ah those random car stories. We’ve all got them ready to share around the campfire, huddling beneath thick blankets and roasting marshmallows on twigs. But this is the COVID era, and that means you’ve probably not gone camping since the turn of the year. Never fear, Mikaniki are always here to lift up your day […]
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Ah the fifties. Elvis, Fats, Chuck Berry, Biff Tannen macking on Lorraine McFly nee Baines at the inaugural Enchantment Under the Sea Dance. It was a time when cars were pure mechanical beasts without all this fancy technology now seen in their contemporary counterparts. Nevertheless, it was a decade that paved the way for innovations […]
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Last week, the only all aluminium Aston Martin V-12 Zagato Coupe in the world went on sale for close to a million bucks. That’s really one of a kind, right? Imagine having the privilege of driving literally the only car of its kind? To not once have to eye the neighbour’s garage, or to cast […]
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