Blog Alastair Clements

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Sleepless in Maranello

I've just lived out a dream by peering excitedly through Ferrari's legendary Maranello factory gates, before (over)eating at the Ristorante ...

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Beaulieu enraptures a new generation of Clements

We never saw eye to eye, my sister and I, but looking back now I do feel rather sorry for her. Every Bank Holiday, half term of Easter break, when ...

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Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow!

It seems strange to be sitting here on New Year's Eve, gazing out at the mild weather and clear roads, yet wishing for leaden skies and snowfall. ...

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Al's worst breakdowns (of the non-nervous variety)

Our e-mail inboxes are constantly bombarded with irrelevant press releases, trying to persuade C&SC to publicise everything from ...

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A taste for the soured cream of the cats

Please help me. I have an incorrigible classified-ad addiction, and for some reason my mind can’t seem to make the link – surely obvious to most ...

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Think the supermarkets start Christmas too early? Al's got the drop on even them!

If you’re into concours competition, the following probably doesn't apply to you. To the rest of you, have you heard any of your classic-owing ...

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Can Al really be lusting after an MGF?

Is it just me, or are MGFs starting to look rather tempting and, dare I say it, 'classic'? The reason for this revelation is that someone down the ...

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And the Oscar goes to... the cars

Excuse the staccato. On a Boeing 777, heading for Monterey, can't sleep. Just watched Fast Five – sequel to the sequel to the sequel to the sequel ...

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It's British AND broken – perfect for Al the lawnmower man

I’ve been obsessed with cars since before I could walk, but in recent years I’ve noticed an alarming trend. Actually, it isn’t really alarming to ...

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Youngsters today: tell 'em what's what!

Isn’t it about time we started to campaign for a revised driving test? No, I don’t mean making it tougher for all of those young whippersnappers – ...