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…
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…
(This is my most recent post for Hagerty). Some of us are “conservationists” of a different type to the common understanding of that word. Some of us are people who just love time in workshop…
Back when I was a school boy in England in the fifties I was asked a question by my schoolmaster one day. He was not a schoolmaster to be trifled with, he was a Scotsman. And…
I tend not to wear wrist watches, perhaps it’s because I’ve demolished more than one inside the engine bay of whichever car or truck I was dealing with at the time. I prefer pocket watches but…
The MGB is probably the best choice for someone who wants to get into classic British sports car driving. There is an abundance of spare parts being newly manufactured and MG clubs and MG workshops that…
