1972 Datsun 510 “1600” SR20DE/5-Speed
Back when I had just graduated from college and was about to take up my first ever work contract I needed a car and almost had an Austin-Healey 3000. However, the Healey’s owner changed his mind…
1963 Porsche 356B Super 90 Coupé Project
Years ago US President George W. Bush made the statement “No child left behind”. It was a good sentiment and I’m sure there were lots of teachers who were keen to help that happen. Sadly the…
1945 Vickers Supermarine Spitfire F.18 SM969 N969SM
I think that people go out and buy “super cars” for one of two possible reasons; one is they really want to take that car somewhere and make the opportunity to drive it to its full…
The Mannlicher Schönauer M72
(This post was updated with additional information on 13th April 2015) I was born and grew up in London, England and developed a passion for rifles at a young age. So there were times when my…
1960-Type Maserati Tipo 60/61 ‘Birdcage’ Sports-Racing Re-creation By Crosthwaite & Gardiner
The Scottish poet Robert Burns writes in his poem “To a Mouse”; But Mousie, thou art no thy lane, In proving foresight may be vain: The best-laid schemes o’ mice an’ men Gang aft agley, An’…
1961 Fiat Abarth 1000 Bialbero ‘Record Monza’
What do you get if you cross an E-Type Jaguar with an old fashioned Mini and then add some Italian spice to it? Answer, you get an Abarth 1000 Bialbero. When I first saw an Abarth…
The 6.5×68 Schuler
(This post updated with reloading data from Hodgdon and Australia Defence Industries (see end of post) on 9th December 2015 and with data from RWS on 11th December 2015). The 6.5×68 Schuler is one of the…
Oehler Ballistics Explorer Software – Part 1
This will be the second in a series on computer ballistics software. The first was on the Jackson/Pejsa free spreadsheet which you’ll find here. (This article was updated with additional information on 26th February 2015) I…
The Cars of “Surf City”
My wife and I have four children, and back when they were little our “going to the beach” car was our trusty Series 3 Land Rover “Safari” station wagon. It had an eight seat capacity and…
1957 Chevrolet Corvette
The British back in the fifties and sixties tended to be a tad predjuced against American cars which were disparagingly referred to as “Yank Tanks”. The generic folklore that ran around them at that time was…