The Halo Effect
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It’s strange the effect that time and fate can have on a car’s reputation. I happen to believe that a few decades can absolve a car of pretty much any failing simply because by the time a car is 20 … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: March 2013
Disco Fever
I don’t talk about Land Rovers that much on this blog. Which is strange because I have had a Land Rover of some sort all of my driving ‘career’ (a horrible phrase, but it sounds better than the alternative of … Continue reading
Thoroughly Modern MINI
I make no apologies for the slew of rather Nuffield-centric content in recent weeks- it’s the centenary of Morris Motors in a couple of weeks and, as I’ve talked about before, I feel that Morris is one the companies more … Continue reading
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Trip Report: Brooklands Austin-Morris Day
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There is an obvious problem with owning three cars but only two parking spaces (actually only one, but my neighbours and landlord are tolerant people…). This means that I generally rotate which of my cars are ‘active’ here in Peterborough … Continue reading
Let’s Go For A Drive: Triumph Toledo 1300
As should be clear by now, the main tenet of this blog is that the worst thing a car can be is boring, and that cars that are generally considered very bad can, in fact, be very interesting and worth … Continue reading
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Trip Report: Old Sarum Vintage Sunday
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This is going to be a very brief Trip Report because to report on it fully would be spoil this week’s main blog on Friday. Last Sunday I made a slightly circuitous trip (Portsmouth to Peterborough via Salisbury…it’s the most … Continue reading
Cars Ruined By Their Engines – Part Two
Following on from last week’s blog, here are the final three entries in my list of cars that would have been much better had it not been for what was under the bonnet. 1) Rover ‘R3’ 200 Is that bonnet … Continue reading