petrolhead
petrol-head

I am not what you might call a petrolhead.

Well, he's probably more of a petrolhead than 90% of the show's viewers.

He also produced Moss' album "Petrolhead."

Whether you're a bonafide petrolhead or a just a sophisticated urban gent, the chance to drive a beautiful classic car will be very appealing.

Presenter Jeremy Clarkson insists that "nobody can call themselves a true petrolhead" until they have owned one.

A self-confessed petrolhead, she has a passion for Alfa Romeo, and has so far owned four.

"Petrolkop" (Afrikaans for petrolhead).

Yet in motorsport, and in particularly Formula One, the place is a by-word for excellence; known to every petrolhead with a pulse.

And when I stress the importance of road improvement I don't speak as some Clarksonian petrolhead.

The average child killer is petrolhead like Huhne or Clarkson not a Huntley.

I would hardly call myself a petrolhead, and I can't abide Jeremy Clarkson.

Petrolhead is the third studio album by Cold Chisel guitarist / vocalist Ian Moss.

Walker, who had recently used songs for Moss's Petrolhead, Tex, Don and Charlie's Sad but True, and his own solo debut, felt he had little to offer.

Unusually for a motoring publication, The Dog & Lemon Guide tends to avoid the petrolhead point of view and focuses instead on the motoring experiences of "ordinary" people.

The thing about the Monaco Grand Prix is that you don't have to be a petrolhead to get a kick out of a car race that is now in its 61st year.

I Map Budding Michael Schumachers (and petrolhead dads) should head to Pattaya Kart Speedway, where you can race go-karts around an impressive 800m loop.

The corporate supercar could become a thing of the past with petrolhead executives having to pay thousands of pounds more in tax every year for the thrill of driving around in a company-owned Ferrari.

His exuberance added to one of the most enjoyable days I think that I've ever had while sitting down and in a very short period of time I went from being a complete novice to an alpine petrolhead.

Rilen worked with Ian Moss (Cold Chisel) during recording of Petrolhead (1996), playing bass and co-writing songs for the album and later, also toured for a short time with Moss.

What is odd is that like the petrolhead king,I have my own dislikes myself,of individuals who have crossed me in the past and other aspects of living,not as strident and wide-ranging as him,but they do exist nevertheless.

The Hosting team of the popular British motoring interest show Top Gear (current format) often state that a car enthusiast must have owned an Alfa Romeo at some point before they can be considered a true petrolhead (meaning an extreme car enthusiast).

To Fowkes Alive (music-theatre): "a struggle against primeval and futuristic obstacles", "a gentle 'musical delirium' which raises smiles rather than laughter", "the surrealistic tale of a 'petrolhead' whose life flashes before his eyes the moment that he dies in a violent accident"

Sainsbury's boss Justin King is a well-known petrolhead and drives a top-of-the-range Lexus, while Carphone Warehouse founder Charles Dunston and Shire Pharmaceuticals chief executive Angus Russell both own large collections of classic cars.