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Julian Parish

@DriveGuideGuru

Motoring writer, translator and event commentator.

Thanks to @CandSCmagazine for this review of my recent book on Saab. Later this year, it will also be published in Polish (a first for me!).

DriveGuideGuru's tweet image. Thanks to @CandSCmagazine  for this review of my recent book on Saab. Later this year, it will also be published in Polish (a first for me!).

Mon petit dernier est arrivé ! Il sera disponible à la rentrée auprès de l'éditeur (veloce.co.uk) ou sur Amazon.

DriveGuideGuru's tweet image. Mon petit dernier est arrivé ! Il sera disponible à la rentrée auprès de l'éditeur (veloce.co.uk) ou sur Amazon.

@hjwakerley⁩ One Mercedes derivative I’ve never seen before: a #MonteverdiTiara.

DriveGuideGuru's tweet image. ⁦@hjwakerley⁩ One Mercedes derivative I’ve never seen before: a #MonteverdiTiara.

Un grand merci à @Artcurial qui m'a confié la traduction de plus de 80 fiches pour leur vente de Rétromobile : artcurial.com/ventes/6144. De très belles pièces, dont la collection du collectionneur Paul-Emile B et la "Silver Collection".

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Rétromobile 2025

Parcourez cette page pour voir les détails et les lots de la vente "Rétromobile 2025"


Delighted to have contributed an interview with Patrick & Sylviane Peter, organisers of the Tour Auto and Le Mans Classic among many other great events , to the February 2025 issue of @octane_magazine .

DriveGuideGuru's tweet image. Delighted to have contributed an interview with Patrick & Sylviane Peter, organisers of the Tour Auto and Le Mans Classic among many other great events , to the February 2025 issue of @octane_magazine .

Thanks to @Sinn_FFM for top service today, demagnetizing and checking over my watch free of charge while I waited.


Latest addition to my garage: cleans up pretty well after 18 years and 65,000 miles.

DriveGuideGuru's tweet image. Latest addition to my garage: cleans up pretty well after 18 years and 65,000 miles.

I'm excited to announce that I am now signed up to write my next book, my ninth for @VeloceBooks , now an imprint of David & Charles! Lots of commentary work on the go just now, so I look forward to starting work on this later this year.

DriveGuideGuru's tweet image. I'm excited to announce that I am now signed up to write my next book, my ninth for @VeloceBooks , now an imprint of David & Charles! Lots of commentary work on the go just now, so I look forward to starting work on this later this year.

Dans quelques semaines c'est une nouvelle saison qui commence, avec de belles manifestations à venir que j'aurai le plaisir de vous présenter au micro. En voici quelques-unes... A très bientôt !

DriveGuideGuru's tweet image. Dans quelques semaines c'est une nouvelle saison qui commence, avec de belles manifestations à venir que j'aurai le plaisir de vous présenter au micro. En voici quelques-unes...
A très bientôt !
DriveGuideGuru's tweet image. Dans quelques semaines c'est une nouvelle saison qui commence, avec de belles manifestations à venir que j'aurai le plaisir de vous présenter au micro. En voici quelques-unes...
A très bientôt !
DriveGuideGuru's tweet image. Dans quelques semaines c'est une nouvelle saison qui commence, avec de belles manifestations à venir que j'aurai le plaisir de vous présenter au micro. En voici quelques-unes...
A très bientôt !

Hot off the presses from @GiuntiEditore in Italy, the most recent book I have translated, on the stunningly beautiful Pagani Utopia.

DriveGuideGuru's tweet image. Hot off the presses from @GiuntiEditore in Italy, the most recent book I have translated, on the stunningly beautiful Pagani Utopia.
DriveGuideGuru's tweet image. Hot off the presses from @GiuntiEditore in Italy, the most recent book I have translated, on the stunningly beautiful Pagani Utopia.
DriveGuideGuru's tweet image. Hot off the presses from @GiuntiEditore in Italy, the most recent book I have translated, on the stunningly beautiful Pagani Utopia.

A hotel to avoid in Lausanne, the #AlphaPalmiers: lousy service with no hot water on day 1, room not cleaned during stay. Too few staff at reception and no authority to deal with problems. No manager on duty at weekend, although hotel was full. This hotel needs a new director!


0/10 for visitors to @The_RPS by car. No signs off main road and if you overshoot you end up in Bristol charge zone. Once found, visitor parking poorly signed and @RingGo_parking requires registration of account to pay (no reply on advertised phone #). Please do better!


Sunshine and great driving roads in Iceland today on the @RALLYSTORY Island Rally. Overnight stop in Siglufjordur, with a visit to the Herring Museum coming up before dinner tonight (I wonder what might be on the menu?).

DriveGuideGuru's tweet image. Sunshine and great driving roads in Iceland today on the @RALLYSTORY Island Rally. Overnight stop in Siglufjordur, with a visit to the Herring Museum coming up before dinner tonight (I wonder what might be on the menu?).

Does this remind anyone else of Microsoft Bob? Or perhaps better still Microsoft Rover, a "search companion" for Windows XP's File Search function? newspressuk.com/publicReleaseV…


Au Mas du Clos ce matin pour la réouverture officielle du circuit avec Alexandre Bardinon et Henri Pescarolo...

DriveGuideGuru's tweet image. Au Mas du Clos ce matin pour la réouverture officielle du circuit avec Alexandre Bardinon et Henri Pescarolo...

Il y a 15 ans jour pour jour je suis devenu français, l'un des plus grands moments de ma vie... 15 years ago today I became French, one of the greatest moments in my life ...

DriveGuideGuru's tweet image. Il y a 15 ans jour pour jour je suis devenu français, l'un des plus grands moments de ma vie...
15 years ago today I became French, one of the greatest moments in my life ...

If any @gomw_uk members are attending Jean-Pierre Jabouille's funeral on Friday 10 February, please feel free to DM me. I live a few minutes' walk from the church where his funeral service will be held, itself a short distance from his home for many years.


A lovely day yesterday at Gambais for L'Art Automobile where I was one of the judges. Thanks to Esther Grangeon for this photo of all the judges behind the winning car, a 1931 Chrysler Imperial, a former Pebble Beach winner.

DriveGuideGuru's tweet image. A lovely day yesterday at Gambais for L'Art Automobile where I was one of the judges. Thanks to Esther Grangeon for this photo of all the judges behind the winning car, a 1931 Chrysler Imperial, a former Pebble Beach winner.

The end of an era. The photos show the card my parents received from Queen Elizabeth II for their 60th wedding anniversary in 2005. La fin d'une époque. Les photos montrent la carte que mes parents ont reçue de la Reine Elizabeth II à l'occasion de leurs 60 ans de mariage.

DriveGuideGuru's tweet image. The end of an era. The photos show the card my parents received from Queen Elizabeth II for their 60th wedding anniversary in 2005. 
La fin d'une époque. Les photos montrent la carte que mes parents ont reçue de la Reine Elizabeth II à l'occasion de leurs 60 ans de mariage.
DriveGuideGuru's tweet image. The end of an era. The photos show the card my parents received from Queen Elizabeth II for their 60th wedding anniversary in 2005. 
La fin d'une époque. Les photos montrent la carte que mes parents ont reçue de la Reine Elizabeth II à l'occasion de leurs 60 ans de mariage.

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