Bicester Heritage, the former RAF base turned classic car hub, is a compound of hangars and brick buildings in Oxfordshire that’s earned well-deserved international acclaim for its role in the vintage car world. Occupied by an array of restoration workshops, specialist mechanics, and garages in the business of historic racing, it’s a place with no lack of special cars and talented engineers. In this week’s film, we visit one of the exemplary business in Bicester, Classic Performance Engineering. Founded in the 1990s by Martin Greaves, the restoration and race prep shop has found success over the decades by focusing first and foremost on doing justice to the cars, not by chasing profit margins to the point of compromise. Martin was the kind of kid who took apart and rebuilt anything he could get his hands on, and when he grew up a little bit he built on his natural curiosity, gaining practical engineering experience as a teenager in a student work experience program. The university education that followed bolstered his previous hands-on work with theory and technical skills, and when Martin finished his schooling he put his cumulative talents to work pursuing a career that revolved around what he loved: sports and racing cars. His first job in the field was with an Aston Martin specialist, but his next position was with a shop that worked with all kinds of marques, which made Martin realize that a business could work without focusing too much on certain marques or types of cars. Martin says that if he hadn’t started Classic Performance Engineering, what’s now his career would have still been his hobby. He’s in this industry to make a living, but he loves the work beyond the point of thinking of it in those terms alone. He loves what he does, and he’s the kind of person who will stay the extra few hours to make sure something is done just right, finding himself alone at midnight or later, exhausted but always happy to be in the “best toy box in the world.” More films, articles, and photos: https://www.petrolicious.com Petrolicious Membership: Premium films, Drive Tastefully Quarterly, events & more: https://www.petrolicious.com/membership The best automotive gear and goods: https://www.petrolicious.com/shop Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/petrolicious/ Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/petrolicious/ Always Drive Tastefully®

Learn more about Petrolicious Membership, and become a member today at: http://petro.li/Membership - or continue to enjoy our regular Tuesday series’, Made to Drive and Morning Coffee, on our channels for free. The footwork of racers and drivers from past eras were a dance of the pedals, and leading that dance for the likes of drivers like Niki Lauda and Arturo Merzario were driving shoes handmade by this man, known as Ciccio. Stationed in a small, humble workshop in Cefalù, Sicily this craftsman's products have been at the forefront of some of the greatest overtakes, downshifts and racing moments in the most spectacular races in history. WATCH FULL EPISODE HERE: https://petro.li/SMCiccio More about Soul Made: In another new film series for Petrolicious Members titled Soul Made, we'll be shifting away from cars and focusing on the individuals and workshops around the world devoted to technique and artistry rather than output. From handcrafted driving shoes, wire wheels and leather luggage, made by hand and by history, these are the stories of artisans in our automotive world. Drive Tastefully® http://Petrolicious.com http://facebook.com/Petrolicious https://instagram.com/Petrolicious

From drag racing to circle track to IndyCar to endurance sports cars and prototypes, Ed Pink has earned his reputation as a master engine builder many times over. Combining his prodigious talents with an impressive work ethic and attention to detail, Pink distinguished himself as someone who could not only adapt to new challenges, but thrive each time. He is no longer running the show at the company that bears his name, but it’s in capable and familiar hands. Join us this week as we talk with the president, general manager, and longtime Ed Pink Racing Engines team member Frank Honsowetz as he takes us on a tour through the company’s history and the mindset that has kept it at the forefront of the craft for more than 60 years. Honsowetz says there is no secret ingredient, but rather a mindset of hard work instilled by Ed Pink from the very beginning. The team at Ed Pink Racing Engines benefits from the deep experience that many of the more senior engineers bring to the table, and though many of the leaders today were around in the early days under Ed Pink, they are passing their knowledge and techniques down to the younger generation. The work is also a blend of new and old, with Ed Pink Racing Engines combining decades of accumulated on-the-job skills with modern technology. There are collections of out-of-production parts alongside cutting edge manufacturing processes, restorations of everything from Offenhauser inline-fours to Porsche flat-twelves, and behind it all is the original philosophy of Ed Pink. More films, articles, and photos: https://www.petrolicious.com Petrolicious Membership: Premium films, Drive Tastefully Quarterly, events & more: https://www.petrolicious.com/membership The best automotive gear and goods: https://www.petrolicious.com/shop Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/petrolicious/ Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/petrolicious/ Always Drive Tastefully®

Today we are excited to announce the pre-launch of our membership program, a new way to interact with the world of Petrolicious through brand-new film series, a quarterly print publication, special event access, and more exclusive perks for members who share our enthusiasm for Driving Tastefully. All of our Tuesday films will continue to be free and you re welcome to continue enjoying them without signing up for a membership. This week s film is debuting tomorrow! https://petrolicious.com/membership/presale Drive Tastefully® http://Petrolicious.com http://facebook.com/Petrolicious

What happens when you call a racing driver out of retirement, stick him in a car designed by a fledgling aerodynamicist just a few years out of school, and send him off to compete in a world-class event? If the driver is two-time Formula 1 World Champion Emerson Fittipaldi and the designer is Adrian Newey, then you get a number one qualifying spot at the 1984 Grand Prix of Miami. The March 83G was part of a new era of motorsport in the early days of Group C and IMSA GTP, and it kicked off what Fittipaldi calls his second career in the sport, one that would see him completing 13 seasons of IndyCar with two wins at the Indianapolis 500 along the way. Today we follow along as he becomes reacquainted with the very same March 83G that he thanks for getting him there. See the photoshoot and read more here: https://petro.li/March83GGallery Drive Tastefully® http://Petrolicious.com http://facebook.com/Petrolicious

Not everyone gets the chance to own the kinds of cars they adored as children, and far fewer end up with the exact same one that made them fall in love with sports motoring in their impressionable youths. Tony Parkinson’s Austin Healey 100S is one such example of that story though, and he is the proud owner of the exact car that his boyhood self idolized growing up outside of Adelaide, Australia. He recalls seeing it out for testing and tuning when it was being set up as a competition car, and now Parkinson is the one behind the wheel during historic race events and road rallies. Patience pays off, and if you’re dedicated and persistent enough then your boyhood dream can live in your garage. Drive Tastefully® http://Petrolicious.com http://facebook.com/Petrolicious

Drew Sidaris received a Honda Trail 50 minibike at the formative age of eight, and his neighbor at the time had a full size dirt bike that he’d compete with at the old Indian Dunes compound before the motocross tracks were closed off. The building blocks of a motorsport enthusiast were there, and needless to say, growing up in Hollywood meant Drew was no stranger to the sight of an exotic automobile either. He’s wanted to be a racing car driver ever since his childhood, and was finally able to realize that dream when he and a good friend bought this Chevy 210 and set about getting it ready for the Carrera Panamericana. Drew drove the car in the race three times between 1989 and 1991, made it his daily driver for a seven-year span, and has even loaned it out to be raced by others when he wasn’t able to, though he hopes it will stay in the family long after he’s gone. See the photoshoot and read more here: https://petro.li/Chevy210Gallery Drive Tastefully® http://Petrolicious.com http://facebook.com/Petrolicious

Ashley Rodriguez, an amateur train photographer, has owned over 15 E28s in her lifetime. As a former trained BMW tech, she has spent her time buying and fixing various 5-Series models. She...

“A lot of people can say they bought their dream car,” says Carter Kelly Kramer. “Not a lot of people can say they built it.” Kramer’s 1976 BMW 2002 is an example of how persistence...

To date, one of our most highly-regarded films has been “The Ferrari 250 GTO Speaks for Itself”, focused around Derek Hill and—without a doubt—a V12-powered legend. It wasn’t the...

“1969 is really about an era when I grew up,” says Keith Helmetag, “and when I did things like surfing at the beach, hiking in the woods…” “This car really embodies that outdoors,...

“In my case, when I started looking for BMWs, I gravitated toward the 1991…the 1991 coupé is the last coupé they made in the E30…” says Delia Wolfe. “The 318IS is the ‘baby’...

In real estate, location is everything. Surely there s no better location than a 15th-century castle among vineyards outside of Modena, Italy, but what lies inside Castello di Panzano Castelfranco...

Josh Withers is no stranger to BMW airheads. After building his own 1973 BMW Cafe, Josh was commissioned to build one in a similar vein for someone he never met, except through countless phone...

On a brisk Utah morning, at the base of a ski resort, we spent some time with a Saab 900 SPG. Owner, Jordan Melville, dives into his love for Saab, detailing how he brought this 900 back from...

There are many ways to enjoy your toys, from driving, to racing, to keeping them in a collection, there are various avenues to gaining pleasure from what you own. For Bob Sirna, this comes...

“Around 2006, I drove down to the Half Moon Bay. The car was standing for years in a barn on a pumpkin farm,” begins Klaus Kutscher, Restoration Expert at BMW Classic. “It was really...

Learn more about Petrolicious Membership, and sign up today at: http://petro.li/MembershipPresale - or continue to enjoy our regular Tuesday series’, Made to Drive and Morning Coffee, on our channels for free. Introducing Homologation Specials, a study of some of the very best cars homologated for racing from the Mitsubishi Pajero Evolution developed for rally raids to the Ferrari GTO built for Group B racing. Built in extremely limited numbers, these machines exist solely so that their manufacturers could challenge each other in the arena of motorsport. Alain de Cadenet, of ‘Victory by Design’ fame, and endurance and historic racing driver, Sam Hancock will take you behind the wheel of the most special and significant cars which received a special homologation. Homologation Specials is a new series premiering for Petrolicious Members. Credits: Alain de Cadenet - Host Sam Hancock - Host Luna Bondesan - Automotive Strategist and Producer Joseph Berry - Director Drive Tastefully® http://Petrolicious.com http://facebook.com/Petrolicious

Learn more about Petrolicious Membership, and sign up today at: http://petro.li/Membership - or continue to enjoy our regular Tuesday series’, Made to Drive and Morning Coffee, on our channels for free. In the inaugural episode of our new show, Homologation Specials, endurance and vintage racing driver Sam Hancock gets behind the wheel of the BMW M! - the world s first practical supercar which doubled as a track-focused ProCar piloted by the era s F1 greats. WATCH FULL EPISODE HERE: https://petro.li/HSpecialBMWM1 Homologation Specials: A study of some of the very best cars homologated for racing from the Mitsubishi Pajero Evolution developed for rally raids to the Ferrari GTO built for Group B racing. Built in extremely limited numbers, these machines exist solely so that their manufacturers could challenge each other in the arena of motorsport. Drive Tastefully® Petrolicious.com Facebook.com/Petrolicious Instagram.com/Petrolicious

This week we take a ride in Petrolicious founder and CEO Afshin Behnia’s personal Alfa Romeo Sprint Speciale through the urban grid that makes up the roadways of Los Angeles. Mr. Drive Tastefull...