Monthly Archives: March, 2011
Near Misses and Scotch Nonsense
Sorry for the long delay in between posts. I spent last week in Scotland and driving there it wasn’t the pleasure it usually is. There are a couple of reasons for that and I believe they’re linked. First of all, drivers especially in Edinburgh have become much more aggressive and secondly I think driving standards …
Ships That Pass In The Night
There’s something about a fleeting glimpse of a rare car at night, especially when it’s a rare car you like and especially, especially when it’s a rare car you like that hardly anybody else does. You see a flash of unfamiliar headlights; the reflection of streetlights on chrome trim or side panels; or the red …
I Hate Rev Counters
It’s not just rev counters, of course. I hate lots of things but rev counters are a good place to start. Back when I first started to drive, rev counters were rare. They were on racing cars, sports cars, the Ghia versions of big Fords and somewhat inexplicably on my dad’s Lada 1500 estate. Dad …
Not Another Crewe Cut
A long time ago, I was an apprentice electronic technician. I was a bit of a disaster. I was supposed to help design, build and maintain test equipment in a television factory. Instead I occasionally blew up television sets and rather more frequently gave myself impressive electric shocks. At such times I would make a …
Another Broken Dream
I think I was on the Autocar forums. It was one of the perennial “Fantasy Garage” discussions which crop up wherever car nerds gather. That day my choices were a Bentley 3 litre Speed, a Jaguar C-type, a Land Rover Defender 90 station wagon, a Renaultsport Clio Cup 197 and a Bristol Fighter S. The …
“It’s Only Half A Car!”
I blogged a few days ago about the new Morgan 3 Wheeler. I love this thing. It’s full of vim, vigour and vinegar. It has that character thing sussed.I don’t think it’s for everyone, though. I introduced it to my lovely wife as the newest object of my lust and her response was “It’s only …
Spaced Oddities
I had a rare sighting today. I saw a Bristol 603. In gold. It was one of those scruffy old classics you see doing service day after day. This one was on the Parkway heading out of Sheffield in the middle of the rush hour traffic. It had steel wheels like an old XJ and …
Silly Little Cars Doing Damage To The Industry?
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I read this article on the All Cars Electric site this evening. It’s about some of the more embarrassing electric cars seen at the Geneva show last week. Electric cars can be fun. There is no need whatsoever for them to be poorly designed and shoddily built sheds with plugs attached. Okay, there are a …
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