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The Not-So-Secret Diary of Diva the Shetland Pony – Travelling Companions
- 17th January, 2025
When travelling with your horse or pony you may need to take a companion along to ensure the horse is OK, and sometimes it is nice to have a human travelling companion too!
STREETS AHEAD AT BEAULIEU
- 17th January, 2025
One of my favourite attractions of the National Motor Museum at Beaulieu is Streets Ahead, illustrating the changes in motoring in the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s. So, in tribute, here is a list of developments encountered by drivers of that era, starting in 1950, when only 18 per cent of UK households had a car...
Meet The Owner – Dave Troughton and his Vauxhall VX4/90
- 17th January, 2025
“See! Look Into! Admire! Sit in! Drive! Hold your breath!” That is how Vauxhall promoted the FB-Series VX 4/90, and looking at Dave Troughton’s example makes you realise how Luton produced a car of “true distinction and international appeal”.
RARER THAN RARE – THE SUFFIX A RANGE ROVER
- 17th January, 2025
Autocar felt it was “even more deserving of success than the Land-Rover”. Motor Sport believed it was “quite as revolutionary as former unique events such as the arrival of the T-Ford, Volkswagen Beetle, Citroën 2 CV, Jensen FF, Issigonis Mini and other world-shaking vehicles”.
WOLSELEY 6/99 RUNNING REPORT
- 17th January, 2025
It has been a little over three years since I acquired my 1960 Wolseley 6/99 – and here are the 12 lessons it has taught me so far:
Emma's Blog - Horsebox turned removal van
- 13th January, 2025
Frankie Fiat, my lovely little 3.5t horsebox, really can do it all. On Saturday my friend and I went exploring in him to find some bridleways for the horses, and on Sunday I helped my friend move house, so he became a removal van.
RARER THAN RARE - THE MORRIS 1800S MK. II
- 13th January, 2025
The year is 1970, and your criteria for a new car are: room for five reasonably sized adults, a fair turn of speed and front-wheel-drive. It must also be built in the UK, which immediately rules out the Citroën D Super, Renault 16TS, or Saab 99. In fact, your sole British option is the BLMC 1800S ‘Landcrab’.
Meet the Owner - Mitka Engebretsen and his Peugeot 404
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- 13th January, 2025
As many of us know, cinema often has an abiding effect on our perceptions of certain cars. Thanks to various 1960s’ International Adventure’ films screened on television during my youth, the Peugeot 404 always seemed faintly exotic.
DISCRETELY DASHING – THE ROVER 3-LITRE COUPE
- 13th January, 2025
A few years ago, I wrote that it was entirely possible to imagine David Niven or Kenneth More behind the wheel of a 3-Litre Coupe. Equally, John Steed might have driven the handsome Rover in his battles with criminal masterminds when his Bentley was being serviced.
Meet The Owner - Connor Mackenzie and his Mini City
- 13th January, 2025
“I literally just stumbled across it on eBay, of all places! The typical public reaction is smiles and waves - people love it. At petrol stations, it’s impossible to not strike up a conversation!”.
THE SHOCK OF THE NEW
- 9th January, 2025
Imagine you were a 1948 London Motor Show visitor and determined to derive the most from your ten-shilling early admission ticket.
TEN MORE USED CAR SELLING PHRASES TO MAKE YOUR HEART SINK
- 9th January, 2025
1. “With this classic, you will be able to cruise down Sunset Boulevard with the top down, radiating in its coolness”. Etc., etc.
MEET THE OWNER – BRIAN HALL AND HIS FIAT 132
- 9th January, 2025
You are very unlikely to see another Fiat 132 and Brian Hall’s 1976 1600GLS is believed to be the sole 1.6-litre version on the road in this country.
MEET THE OWNER – JON BENTLEY AND HIS SAAB 96 JUBILEUM
- 9th January, 2025
How to end production of a long-running model is almost as important as its introduction, as it can create a legacy for the manufacturer that will last for decades.
