When Donald Healey’s personal Austin-Healey was advertised for sale after he had enjoyed it for around ten years the newspaper advertisement described the car as follows: I suspect that no-one reading that advertisement at that time…
Some people who enjoy motorcycles are born with a significant measure of lemming blood. This is evidenced by the suicidal power levels of the motorbikes they spend their hard earned cash on. Others of us who…
The Sunbeam S7 and S8 motorcycles are sometimes called “The Rolls Royce of motorcycles” because of their design, and the excellence of their manufacture. They are also motorcycles with an interesting history. The S7 and S8…
One of the interesting items that appeared for sale on eBay over the last week was a Vietnam War era ex US military M561 “Gama Goat” 6×6 semi amphibious vehicle. The Gama Goat is another one…
When I first moved to Hong Kong over two decades ago the taxi we rode in from the old Kai Tak airport was a Toyota Crown Comfort. On various visits to Japan the taxis were, you…
It is completely beyond my intellectual powers to understand why people celebrate Halloween. It becomes even more difficult to understand if that same person who will happily celebrate witches, demons and ghosts refuses to celebrate Christmas…
