Simon Charlesworth
@simoncharlesworth.bsky.social
Motoring journalist, editor and author of 'Aero Dynamic: How Bristol Won At Le Mans' (winner of Historic Motoring Award for Best Publication 2022). Prone to Alfa Romeo and Bristol bias
Pleased to see my Bond Bug piece in the pages of C&SC. Please do support print!
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July 1, 2025 at 9:41 PM
Pleased to see my Bond Bug piece in the pages of C&SC. Please do support print!
Reposted by Simon Charlesworth
There are lots of reasons why you don’t want to miss our latest magazine! Find out more: buff.ly/EUEwn8p.
June 21, 2025 at 3:34 PM
There are lots of reasons why you don’t want to miss our latest magazine! Find out more: buff.ly/EUEwn8p.
Great day out at #Prescott with #Autoitalia The #Alfaromeo #Alfetta got much love and appreciation. Fantastico!
May 10, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Great day out at #Prescott with #Autoitalia The #Alfaromeo #Alfetta got much love and appreciation. Fantastico!
There is nothing quite like this look. It's a mixture of fear, bewilderment, pity and something else. It usually takes over someone's face when you've asked if you can lick their alloy wheels clean!
CSR’s Compomotive TH replicas really suit this #trackday #AlfaRomeo #Alfa75 #Goodwood
CSR’s Compomotive TH replicas really suit this #trackday #AlfaRomeo #Alfa75 #Goodwood
March 12, 2025 at 2:09 PM
There is nothing quite like this look. It's a mixture of fear, bewilderment, pity and something else. It usually takes over someone's face when you've asked if you can lick their alloy wheels clean!
CSR’s Compomotive TH replicas really suit this #trackday #AlfaRomeo #Alfa75 #Goodwood
CSR’s Compomotive TH replicas really suit this #trackday #AlfaRomeo #Alfa75 #Goodwood
Hero shot of yours sincerely in a Marcos. Remember that day well, terrible weather and an ever boiling kettle shaped like a TR8...
February 12, 2025 at 9:19 AM
Hero shot of yours sincerely in a Marcos. Remember that day well, terrible weather and an ever boiling kettle shaped like a TR8...
I remember doing a piece which marked the 25th anniversary of an old and ignored Jaguar GT. Am stunned that was 25 years ago!
⭐ NEW ISSUE DAY! ⭐
We’re celebrating 50 years of the Jaguar XJ-S in our brand-new magazine, on sale from today. Plus, we drive a rare Mercedes-Benz, it’s Matra vs Porsche, we go rallying, lust after a rebuilt Bugatti and much more. Here’s our preview…
We’re celebrating 50 years of the Jaguar XJ-S in our brand-new magazine, on sale from today. Plus, we drive a rare Mercedes-Benz, it’s Matra vs Porsche, we go rallying, lust after a rebuilt Bugatti and much more. Here’s our preview…
Jaguar XJ-S at 50: inside the February 2025 issue of Classic & Sports Car | Classic & Sports Car
The February 2025 Classic & Sports Car is on sale now – scroll on for our preview
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January 10, 2025 at 10:18 AM
I remember doing a piece which marked the 25th anniversary of an old and ignored Jaguar GT. Am stunned that was 25 years ago!
Reposted by Simon Charlesworth
Impoverished authors are told they should do it for the love. Try saying that to a dentist
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Impoverished authors are told they should do it for the love. Try saying that to a dentist | Gareth Rubin
The average income for a writer is now £7,000. For our sake and the country’s, we need financial assistance
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January 5, 2025 at 11:21 PM
Impoverished authors are told they should do it for the love. Try saying that to a dentist
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Great video on Chapman's lost #Lotus, the 2000 Eminence. Featuring the great designer Paulo Martin. Worth a few minutes of your time #classiccar #cardesigner @Lotus
www.youtube.com/watch?v=g4jB...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=g4jB...
The Lotus 2000 Eminence, Colin Chapmans unfulfilled dream
YouTube video by Lotus Cars
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January 6, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Great video on Chapman's lost #Lotus, the 2000 Eminence. Featuring the great designer Paulo Martin. Worth a few minutes of your time #classiccar #cardesigner @Lotus
www.youtube.com/watch?v=g4jB...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=g4jB...
A belated Happy New Year to everyone.
Hope that 2025 will be far kinder to me than 2024, which saw my Mum fall ill and then she died just before Christmas. Never has grief been so heavy.
Things are getting better though and I’ll try to be more active here.
Hope that 2025 will be far kinder to me than 2024, which saw my Mum fall ill and then she died just before Christmas. Never has grief been so heavy.
Things are getting better though and I’ll try to be more active here.
January 4, 2025 at 1:02 PM
A belated Happy New Year to everyone.
Hope that 2025 will be far kinder to me than 2024, which saw my Mum fall ill and then she died just before Christmas. Never has grief been so heavy.
Things are getting better though and I’ll try to be more active here.
Hope that 2025 will be far kinder to me than 2024, which saw my Mum fall ill and then she died just before Christmas. Never has grief been so heavy.
Things are getting better though and I’ll try to be more active here.
Liking the enthusiasm for this #Bristol Type 401, but sadly the video is riddled with inaccuracies and errors about the company's models and background. E.g. The Car Division certainly did not start out with just one dealer, that was much later...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=i3rP...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=i3rP...
The Aircraft Manufacturer That Made Luxury Cars - Bristol 401
YouTube video by Number 27
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November 18, 2024 at 5:39 PM
Liking the enthusiasm for this #Bristol Type 401, but sadly the video is riddled with inaccuracies and errors about the company's models and background. E.g. The Car Division certainly did not start out with just one dealer, that was much later...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=i3rP...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=i3rP...
So this is the bit where it's like moving into a new place. Strolling around, looking at stuff, scratching my chin and taking it all in.
November 14, 2024 at 10:42 AM
So this is the bit where it's like moving into a new place. Strolling around, looking at stuff, scratching my chin and taking it all in.