Jeremy Taylor

Contributing Editor at The Telegraph

freelance Writer/Copywriter and TV Presenter at Freelance

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A Cadillac? An electric car? The runners and riders for the next Popemobile

6 days ago | aol.co.uk | Jeremy Taylor

It’s a conundrum for any newly appointed boss – does my company car send out the right message? With an estimated flock of 1.4 billion Catholics, Pope Leo XIV’s choice of motor is sure to lift some eyes to the heavens. While His Holiness will remain adorned in traditional white cassock and skullcap, the Apostolic Palace’s latest incumbent may choose to express himself with an automotive upgrade, one that truly reflects his position as Supreme Pontiff.
A Cadillac? An electric car? The runners and riders for the next Popemobile

6 days ago | telegraph.co.uk | Jeremy Taylor

It's a conundrum for any newly appointed boss - does my company car send out the right message? With an estimated flock of 1.4 billion Catholics, Pope Leo XIV 's choice of motor is sure to lift some eyes to the heavens. While His Holiness will remain adorned in traditional white cassock and skullcap, the Apostolic Palace's latest incumbent may choose to express himself with an automotive upgrade, one that truly reflects his position as Supreme Pontiff.
The Grand National's forgotten Formula 1 history

1 month ago | telegraph.co.uk | Jeremy Taylor

Aintree offered superb facilities for spectators but as car speeds increased, the "track within a track" lacked enough room for run-off areas. In some places, drivers had to steer past concrete pillars. The circuit's final grand prix was held in 1962, when Jim Clark won in a Lotus 25, before the event moved south to Brands Hatch. Today, several landmark features of the old circuit that once hosted Formula 1 legends such as Fangio, Clark and Moss remain.
Lamborghini Revuelto: when a V12 engine simply isn’t enough

1 month ago | squaremile.com | Jeremy Taylor |Charlie Magee

Once upon a time, not that long ago, the Aventador was the craziest petrol-powered machine on the road. The angriest Raging Bull of them all, the noise and old-school thrills of Lamborghini’s hardcore supercar were simply legendary. The Aventador’s beating heart was a monstrous V12 engine that, as it turns out, was also its Achilles’ heel.
Weird and wonderful Irish cars, from the Shamrock convertible to Back to the Future's DeLorean

1 month ago | telegraph.co.uk | Jeremy Taylor

Such was the paucity of output in the Republic of Ireland that we shall also consider the part of the north-east of the island that's part of the United Kingdom. In Northern Ireland, Chambers Motors was the first car manufacturer on the island of Ireland. Established in 1904 by brothers Charlie, Robert and Jack Chambers, their high-calibre cars were hand-built by skilled craftsmen using quality materials.
I sat the 1935 driving test (and I couldn't stand upright after)

2 months ago | telegraph.co.uk | Jeremy Taylor

Ninety years ago, road deaths were soaring. The government then enacted a compulsory examination - but what was it like? I gave it a go... When Mr RE Beere left home on 16 March, 1935, he could have had no idea that his name would one day become a footnote in motoring history. Likely starting the day with a hearty breakfast and listening to the BBC National Programme on the wireless, he must have sneaked a final look at the new Highway Code and then bravely set out across London.
The best and worst Scottish cars

Jan 25, 2025 | telegraph.co.uk | Jeremy Taylor

Had Robert Burns been alive today, he would have gnawed his quill to the nib struggling to write a romantic poem about the Scottish motor industry. Automotive manufacture is generally a dreich subject for proud Caledonians, whose efforts in shipbuilding, whisky and oil exploration are better known. A search hither and yon for extant “motor manufacturers of Scotland” offers little encouragement.
The raciest classic cars in Jilly Cooper’s Rivals - plus one old banger

Nov 12, 2024 | telegraph.co.uk | Jeremy Taylor

The Mini Clubman Estate owned by Rivals’ Declan O’Hara (Aidan Turner) is one of the show’s rarest cars Credit: Disney+ The hairdos are big and ambitions are even bigger but it’s the automotive exotica that offers a colourful distraction to some of the best scenes in TV blockbuster Rivals. If the naked romps of Rupert Campbell-Black (played by Alex Hassell) raise eyebrows, the steamy drama is well-endowed with plenty of racy cars too – plus one old banger. Critics haven’t stopped cooing about...
US presidential limousines: From horse-drawn carriage to The Beast

Nov 5, 2024 | telegraph.co.uk | Jeremy Taylor

The current Presidential vehicle, The Beast, is bulletproof, blast resistant and hermetically sealed Credit: Getty The keys to the Oval Office at the White House come with a unique company car. Whether it’s Donald Trump or Kamala Harris living at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue in January, the winner of today’s US election will travel in one of the safest vehicles on the road. Nicknamed The Beast, the current presidential limousine is heavily armoured (it weighs almost nine tons) and can carry up to...
Rolls-Royce recreates James Bond villain Auric Goldfinger’s majestic Phantom III

Oct 26, 2024 | telegraph.co.uk | Jeremy Taylor

An anonymous buyer has allegedly spent £100,000 on just the number plate of this custom Roller The funereal Rolls-Royce Phantom III is probably the least villainous vehicle ever associated with a Bond baddie. Alongside the Toyota Crown Deluxe from You Only Live Twice and a Ford Cortina in The Spy Who Loved Me, the 1937 coachbuilt Sedanca de Ville seems an unlikely choice for the roguish Auric Goldfinger. However, driven by his henchman Oddjob – nobody bowled a hat quite so lethally – the...