Upping The Archers


Chosen from subject, people and Steeple sensibility, then improved by what genuine readers actually find worthwhile.

Matthew Steeples reports on the sale of a £333,333 ‘pimped’ 1996 Hummer H1 that rapper Tupac Shakur bought just a month before he was gunned down and killed in a 1996 BMW 750iL leased by the ironically named Death Row Records just as his alleged killer goes to trial.

Derelict gun tower on the Kent coast for sale for just £150,000 after it failed to sell previously for £1.9 million.

Vintage dealer David Lennox on ‘famous faces’ who’ve made significant profits in the world of classic cars; he also gives some advice about a key feature in a classic car – its alternator.
One sharp story. One old scandal. One thing to watch.
Readers have their say
1 comment
Well said. Like millions of Ex Pats around the world, the Archers is my lifeline to the homeland. Long may it prosper and long may its characters continue to irritate and annoy. Just like Parliament, it is uniquely English.