Rob Marshall

#frenchcarfriday In a recent survey, 9-out-of-10 Renault 25s said that they prefer transporting French executives and their wives/mistresses to ritzy restaurants, rather than sitting in a damp Welsh scrap yard. #renault #renault25 #R25 #Wales #scrapyard

MOT Update: As of today, LED headlamp conversion bulbs will not fail, provided they are Type Approved. To prove this, the car needs a special sticker for the tester to inspect. @OsramUK @DVSAgovuk

After jilting Vic Reeves at the altar and running off with @realbobmortimer, ‘Nicole’ (actress Estelle Skornik) handed over the baton to Hélène Mahieu and Jeremy Sheffield for the new generation of Renault Clio adverts, 21 years ago at the British Motor Show... #frenchcarfriday

A nice little weekend job away from writing, photographing and working on modern cars involves treating a 55 year-old Triumph Herald three-rail gearbox to a refresh. Apart from a slightly noisy front bearing, it seems to be in great order. Have I spoken too soon?! #DIY #gearbox

An old snap from around 15 years ago at a proper scrapyard with an old friend. Wishing everybody a very happy #mayday #bankholiday. #Frenchcarfriday #renault #renault15

#frenchcarfriday (with a #rover200 giving a trio of Renaults a lift!) #clio #renaultclio #meganescenic #renault #renaultmegane #scrapyard

#frenchcarfriday The last hurrah for big Citroens, which was a misunderstood sales flop. I shot this C6 at the British International Motor Show in 2006, hoping it would tempt Brits from their Audis and BMWs. It did not. #frenchcarfriday #citroen #c6 #citroenc6 #motorshow

A few pics from today's setting up at the #NECRestoShow . Hopefully see you there?

#frenchcarfriday #renault '#renault17

The poor quality of even safety-critical car parts continues to amaze me. The new sealed-beam headlamp (pictured left) rattled around in its mounting, because the mounting lugs had not been formed properly. Pictured right is an original 1970s lamp

#Haldex #Saab #landrover #volvo #saab #audiquattro #volkswagen #allwheeldrive #snow

After a broken throttle spring made my engine over-rev, causing piston-to-valve contact, the bottom end started knocking. The noise was not from a ruined crankshaft but these loosening under the shock and striking the clutch...

Only a few days left to work on the #Volvo440 ready for the #classicmotorshowNEC. Today, I shall be mostly making underbonnet soundproofing...

Getting ready for the @ClassicMotorNEC with a few minor rust repairs. It is easy to forget that the primer provides the #rust protection, not the top coat. #car #DIY

Today, @euroncap_forsafercars highlights #Dongfeng BOX's unstable bodyshell, jammed auto door locks, an airbag that promotes head and steering wheel contact, an injury-inducing dashboard structure and no measures to prevent occupants from striking one another in a side impact :(

Before the bad weather arrives, consider #rust proofing your car. Find out how you can make your own #sheep based protection and apply it right. All of this, and more, is covered in this month's Car Mechanics magazine - here's a little sneak peek...

Two questions from #euroncap_forsafercars awarding the #MG3 4 stars, despite the seat mechanism failing and the airbag bottoming out: Are Chinese cars as safe as they should be? Plus, is Euro NCAP's scoring relying too much on standard-fit #ADAS digital tech?

For any #mechanics that did not make it to @cleevelyev over the weekend, you missed a cracking day. This gives a brief resume of what happened at the #autotech_mag Workshop Take Over. #Tesla #Toyota #Prius #ADAS #aftermarket #training #napa_parts #JLMlubricants #ACtronics