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Sunday was the first time I attended the Cranleigh Classic Car Show. The event has been running for a few years and has quickly grown from a few cars parked in a field to a show sprawling across several fields. … Continue reading
Usually the tone of my road tests are defensive, taking the tone that ‘[car’s name] may have been a sales flop and generally seen as rubbish, but it must have some redeeming features’. In this case though the subject of … Continue reading
As is probably clear by now, my main area of interest when it comes to old cars is the products of British Leyland and its relations. BL has been a part of my life almost literally from birth- my first … Continue reading
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What with the weather and a few inconvenient ‘mechanical issues’ I haven’t been able to make full use of the Car Show Season this year. In fact with the exception of the (unmissable) Bromley Pageant of Motoring I’ve only been … Continue reading
This blog was originally going to be along the lines of ‘old versus new’, until it occurred to me that even the ‘new’ component is now 22 years old and is closer to the year the ‘old’ one was built … Continue reading
It has just come to my attention that this month marks 30 years since the Morris brand was axed* by British Leyland. In a pleasing historical quirk this year is also the centenary of Morris Motors and I couldn’t let … Continue reading
It’s funny to look back and see how your tastes have changed over the years. Often such glances in the rear-view mirror of life are cause for major embarrassment- the period in secondary school when I thought a tartan waistcoat … Continue reading
It seems that my first proper post on my blog about old cars is going to be about the future of a brand new one. None the less I follow the trials and tribulations of MG in its current form … Continue reading
So. Wow. A bit of the internet, all to myself. There’s an echo in here… I suppose I should start by saying a bit about what this blog is going to be about. Despite the website’s name, colour scheme, layout … Continue reading