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Little Things Mean a Lot

June 29, 2026 By pete

By Pete Vack

“Back in 2015, VeloceToday’s editor Pete Vack came searching for that fellow Diggens, and in particular an illustration of Jean-Pierre Wimille. Seems that he remembered my work for the British magazine, Thoroughbred and Classic Cars. And that was many years ago, in the 1970s!” – Rodney Diggens

From this relationship developed a three-part series about Rodney’s life in the UK, published in 2024, from growing up in London during the Blitz, to becoming a very well known artist, to working with the great team at T&CC.

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Tagged With: 1964 Monte Carlo Rally, British car magazines, Children evacuation WWII London, classic car magazines, classic car media, Classic Cars magazine, Jonathan Wood, Life during the blitz, Lionel Burrell, London Blitz, Michael Bowler, Mini Cooper, Rodney Diggens, Rodney Diggens art, Thoroughbred & Classic Cars magazine

Race Cars at the British Motor Museum

June 7, 2021 By pete

Story and photos by Jonathan Sharp

The British Motor Museum, located in the rolling Warwickshire countryside (not to be confused with the National Motor Museum in Hampshire), opened in 1993 and tells the story of the British Motor Industry. The museum was established by the British Motor Industry Heritage Trust to house its collection of almost 300 vehicles and its vast motoring archive, which had outgrown the two original locations in Studley in Warwickshire, and Syon Park in London. The Trust’s mission is to keep the memory of the British Motor Industry alive, and to tell its story to all. [Read more…] about Race Cars at the British Motor Museum

Tagged With: Austin 7 race cars, British Motor Museum, Jaguar race cars, Jonathan Sharp, Mini Cooper, Mini cooper rally winners, Rover prototypes

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