If you’ve read the books then you will know that James Bond does not drive an Aston Martin, or a Lotus, and most assuredly not a Toyota no matter how sporty the 2000GT might be. The…
Bentley 4¼-Litre Sports Special 1936
Ava Gardner’s 1958 Facel Vega Excellence ‘1st Series’ Saloon
What do you get if you combine the size, comfort and engineering of a 50’s vintage American car with French style and artistry? You get a Facel Vega. Facel Vega was a star amongst car makers…
A Gentleman’s Room
I used to have a “gun room”. The sort of room that James May might call a “man lab” or a “man room”. In it was a large old wooden desk, and a solid jarrah wood…
Holland and Holland, Where Art Meets Perfection
My real interest in firearms is not in the latest and supposedly best military or police weapons. What really grabs my imagination are the firearms that move from being mere functional objects into the realm where…
1961 Jaguar E-Type ‘Flat Floor’ Roadster – “The most beautiful car ever made”.
This is my December article for Hagerty. You’ll find the original on the Hagerty website here. 1961 Jaguar E-Type ‘Flat Floor’ Roadster – “The most beautiful car ever made”. Described by Enzo Ferrari as “The most…
1938 Brough Superior SS100
I think there can be little doubt that the Brough Superior motorcycles manufactured between 1924-1940 should be regarded as the most fun machines to ever grace the earth. Sadly in this day and age the surviving…
Historic Japanese Sword – Nihonto Tanren Kai – Yasukunito
The Japanese sword has acquired near legendary status as works of art and for the technical excellence that goes into making them. Japanese thinking is very different to Chinese thinking, and also very different to British…
Free Ballistics Calculator from Jackson Rifles
One of the neatest little free items available on the Internet is the simple ballistics calculator provided by Jackson Rifles based on work by Professor Arthur Pejsa. Just download the file pejsa ballistics.xls and open it…
Hunting Riflescopes by Schmidt and Bender – Part 3
In this last installment of our Schmidt and Bender rifle-scopes trilogy we will look at the Classic series of traditional rifle-scopes. The Classic series (or Klassik in German) are the older Schmidt and Bender design that…
1942 Zundapp KS750 Military Motorcycle with Sidecar Mounted Machine Gun
I take my fun seriously. This is because there seem to be so many people in positions of power absolutely determined to make real fun activities illegal or at least heavily taxed. So even though the…