Paul Walton
Encyclopedia
Paul Walton is a British motoring journalist
.
His career started in 1999 working for Classic Cars magazine before moving to BBC
Top Gear Magazine in 2002.
Highlights during his time at the two magazines included a twin-engined Citroën 2CV
Sahara in the Israeli desert, a Ferrari
250 SWB on a closed off section of San Marino
, driving a BMW 325i to Spain so it could be assessed by the then WilliamsF1
test driver, Marc Gene
and taking a Gibbs Aquada
amphibious car for a spin around Monte Carlo
's harbour during the Monaco Grand Prix
.
In 2005 he turned freelance, but kept his Top Gear links by editing BBC
's Top Gear Test Drive Directory until 2011.
He currently contributes to a range of motoring, lifestyle and caravan
magazines. For example the December 2011 issue of Go Caravan Magazine has his feature on visiting three European cities (Paris
, Brussels
and Amsterdam
), the November 2011 edition of the Jaguar World Magazine has his an article about the XK120 that was owned and modified by the artist Dexter Brown that with its 4.2-litre engine is considered to be the fastest XK120 in the world while in the November 2011 edition of The Moment Magazine he has written a test on the Skoda Fabia
vRS.
Other regular clients include;
The Goodwood Festival of Speed and The Goodwood Revival Meeting programmes
The Alfa Romeo
Magazine
The Audi
Magazine
Classic Car Weekly
Classic Car World
Jaguar Magazine (an Australian publication about the British marque);
Classics Monthly
Ruoteclassiche (Italy
's leading classic car magazine)
Although born in Darlington
and brought up in North Yorkshire
Walton currently lives in East Anglia
.
Journalist
A journalist collects and distributes news and other information. A journalist's work is referred to as journalism.A reporter is a type of journalist who researchs, writes, and reports on information to be presented in mass media, including print media , electronic media , and digital media A...
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His career started in 1999 working for Classic Cars magazine before moving to BBC
BBC
The British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...
Top Gear Magazine in 2002.
Highlights during his time at the two magazines included a twin-engined Citroën 2CV
Citroën 2CV
The Citroën 2CV |tax horsepower]]”) was an economy car produced by the French automaker Citroën between 1948 and 1990. It was technologically advanced and innovative, but with uncompromisingly utilitarian unconventional looks, and deceptively simple Bauhaus inspired bodywork, that belied the sheer...
Sahara in the Israeli desert, a Ferrari
Ferrari
Ferrari S.p.A. is an Italian sports car manufacturer based in Maranello, Italy. Founded by Enzo Ferrari in 1929, as Scuderia Ferrari, the company sponsored drivers and manufactured race cars before moving into production of street-legal vehicles as Ferrari S.p.A. in 1947...
250 SWB on a closed off section of San Marino
San Marino
San Marino, officially the Republic of San Marino , is a state situated on the Italian Peninsula on the eastern side of the Apennine Mountains. It is an enclave surrounded by Italy. Its size is just over with an estimated population of over 30,000. Its capital is the City of San Marino...
, driving a BMW 325i to Spain so it could be assessed by the then WilliamsF1
WilliamsF1
Williams Grand Prix Engineering Limited, trading as AT&T Williams, is a British Formula One motor racing team and constructor. It was founded and run by Sir Frank Williams and Patrick Head...
test driver, Marc Gene
Marc Gené
Marc Gené i Guerrero is a motor racing driver, from Catalonia, Spain. He is best known as a tester for Williams and Ferrari in Formula One, Minardi Formula One driver and factory driver for Peugeot's Le Mans team, with which he won the 2009 24 Hours of Le Mans...
and taking a Gibbs Aquada
Gibbs Aquada
The Gibbs Aquada is a high speed amphibious vehicle developed by Gibbs Technologies, an Alan Gibbs company. It is capable of speeds over 160 km/h on land and 50 km/h on water...
amphibious car for a spin around Monte Carlo
Monte Carlo
Monte Carlo is an administrative area of the Principality of Monaco....
's harbour during the Monaco Grand Prix
Monaco Grand Prix
The Monaco Grand Prix is a Formula One race held each year on the Circuit de Monaco. Run since 1929, it is widely considered to be one of the most important and prestigious automobile races in the world, alongside the Daytona 500, Indianapolis 500, and the 24 Hours of Le Mans...
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In 2005 he turned freelance, but kept his Top Gear links by editing BBC
BBC
The British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...
's Top Gear Test Drive Directory until 2011.
He currently contributes to a range of motoring, lifestyle and caravan
Caravan
-Specific automobile models:*Dodge Caravan*Nissan Caravan*Opel Omega Caravan*Opel Astra Caravan*Chevrolet Caravan -Airplane models:*Cessna Caravan, a utility airplane*C-76 Caravan, an American 1940s medium military transport aircraft-Other:...
magazines. For example the December 2011 issue of Go Caravan Magazine has his feature on visiting three European cities (Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
, Brussels
Brussels
Brussels , officially the Brussels Region or Brussels-Capital Region , is the capital of Belgium and the de facto capital of the European Union...
and Amsterdam
Amsterdam
Amsterdam is the largest city and the capital of the Netherlands. The current position of Amsterdam as capital city of the Kingdom of the Netherlands is governed by the constitution of August 24, 1815 and its successors. Amsterdam has a population of 783,364 within city limits, an urban population...
), the November 2011 edition of the Jaguar World Magazine has his an article about the XK120 that was owned and modified by the artist Dexter Brown that with its 4.2-litre engine is considered to be the fastest XK120 in the world while in the November 2011 edition of The Moment Magazine he has written a test on the Skoda Fabia
Škoda Fabia
The Škoda Fabia is a supermini produced by Czech manufacturer Škoda Auto since 1999. It was the successor to the Škoda Felicia, which was discontinued in 2001...
vRS.
Other regular clients include;
The Goodwood Festival of Speed and The Goodwood Revival Meeting programmes
The Alfa Romeo
Alfa Romeo
Alfa Romeo Automobiles S.p.A. is an Italian manufacturer of cars. Founded as A.L.F.A. on June 24, 1910, in Milan, the company has been involved in car racing since 1911, and has a reputation for building expensive sports cars...
Magazine
The Audi
Audi
Audi AG is a German automobile manufacturer, from supermini to crossover SUVs in various body styles and price ranges that are marketed under the Audi brand , positioned as the premium brand within the Volkswagen Group....
Magazine
Classic Car Weekly
Classic Car World
Jaguar Magazine (an Australian publication about the British marque);
Classics Monthly
Ruoteclassiche (Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
's leading classic car magazine)
Although born in Darlington
Darlington
Darlington is a market town in the Borough of Darlington, part of the ceremonial county of County Durham, England. It lies on the small River Skerne, a tributary of the River Tees, not far from the main river. It is the main population centre in the borough, with a population of 97,838 as of 2001...
and brought up in North Yorkshire
North Yorkshire
North Yorkshire is a non-metropolitan or shire county located in the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England, and a ceremonial county primarily in that region but partly in North East England. Created in 1974 by the Local Government Act 1972 it covers an area of , making it the largest...
Walton currently lives in East Anglia
East Anglia
East Anglia is a traditional name for a region of eastern England, named after an ancient Anglo-Saxon kingdom, the Kingdom of the East Angles. The Angles took their name from their homeland Angeln, in northern Germany. East Anglia initially consisted of Norfolk and Suffolk, but upon the marriage of...
.