Australian-Built Zeigler/Bailey Z/B 4.4 Revives Analogue Sports Car Ethos

A segment of the sports car market continues to seek vehicles that prioritise mechanical engagement and individual character, qualities that have become less common in modern showrooms. Features such as manual transmissions, analogue driving feel and distinctive design are increasingly rare, even among limited-production supercars.

The young woman who rode alone around the world on an old BMW motorcycle

In 1982, while most 23-year-old architecture students in London were worrying about their final portfolios, Elspeth Beard was busy packing a tent and a few tools onto a secondhand 1974 BMW R60/6. She wasn’t just going for a weekend blast through the Cotswolds; she was heading east with the intention of circling the entire globe.