Paul Walton is a British motoring

journalist A journalist is a person who gathers information in the form of text, audio or pictures, processes it into a newsworthy form and disseminates it to the public. This is called journalism. Roles Journalists can work in broadcast, print, advertis ...

and photographer. He started his career in 1999, working for ''Classic Cars'' magazine before moving to

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'' Top Gear'' magazine in 2002. Highlights during his time at the two magazines included driving a twin-engined

Citroën 2CV The Citroën 2CV (, , lit. "two horses", meaning "two Tax horsepower#France, ''taxable'' horsepower") is an economy car produced by the French company Citroën from 1948 to 1990. Introduced at the 1948 Paris Paris Auto Show, Salon de l'Automobi ...

Sahara in the Israeli desert,Driving a ''Citroën 2CV Sahara'' in the Israeli desert
''2CV Club of Israel'' 'web presence' report. a

Ferrari Ferrari S.p.A. (; ) is an Italian luxury sports car manufacturer based in Maranello. Founded in 1939 by Enzo Ferrari (1898–1988), the company built Auto Avio Costruzioni 815, its first car in 1940, adopted its current name in 1945, and be ...

250 SWB on a closed off section of

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, driving a BMW 325i to Spain so it could be assessed by the then

WilliamsF1 Williams Racing, legally known as Williams Grand Prix Engineering Limited and competing as Atlassian Williams Racing, is a British Formula One team and constructor. It was founded by Frank Williams (1942–2021) and Patrick Head. The team w ...

test driver

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, and taking a Gibbs Aquada amphibious car for a spin around

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's harbour during the

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. He turned freelance in 2005, but kept his ''Top Gear'' links by editing

's '' Top Gear Test Drive Directory'' (a bi monthly car buyers guide), a post he held until the magazine was stopped in 2011. During this time, he also supplied features for many specialist motoring titles, including the unique Jaguar XK150 'Tow Car' estate, the one-off Jensen CV8 Sedanca (a factory made, half convertible), an early Jaguar XJ220 prototype, a Zagato Zele, a rare electric city car made by the Italian coachbuilder, and the

Minissima The Minissima is a small concept city car that was designed by William Towns (as the Townscar) as his idea for a replacement for the original Mini in 1972. It was displayed by British Leyland on their stand at the 1973 London Motor Show after t ...

, a

William Towns William Towns (1936–1993) also known as Bill Towns, was a British car designer, most known for his designs for Aston Martin, including the 1967 DBS, as well as the futuristic and angular Mk.II Lagonda and Bulldog concept car. Design career ...

designed concept. In January 2012, he was appointed Editor of ''Jaguar World Monthly'', an independent magazine about the British marque. In the ten years he was in charge, Paul drove many famous models including the Jaguar D-type that finished second at the

1957 24 Hours of Le Mans The 1957 24 Hours of Le Mans was the 25th running of the 24 Hours of Le Mans, Grand Prix of Endurance, and took place on 22 and 23 June 1957, on the Circuit de la Sarthe. It was also the fifth round of the 1957 World Sportscar Championship season ...

, the unique Jaguar XJ13, the first and last E-type and many more. In mid 2022 he became Editor of ''Aston Martin Driver'', a bimonthly publication about

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, while continuing to work for ''Jaguar World'' plus several other titles. Although born in

Darlington Darlington is a market town in the Borough of Darlington, County Durham, England. It lies on the River Skerne, west of Middlesbrough and south of Durham. Darlington had a population of 107,800 at the 2021 Census, making it a "large town" ...

and brought up in

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, Walton currently lives in

East Anglia East Anglia is an area of the East of England, often defined as including the counties of Norfolk, Suffolk and Cambridgeshire, with parts of Essex sometimes also included. The name derives from the Anglo-Saxon kingdom of the East Angles, ...

References

External links

Paul Walton's website
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