It started with a red light on the dashboard and a missed flight to Scotland and just over a week later its ended with red rust in the sub frame and call to the scrappy. Yes, at long last our trusty bus of the last 5 years and hero of many a Glamping trip has…
Category: Motors
Bond 2 – The story continues
The reality of my Bond ownership was that I actually had another Bond before I bought the MkG. and I now have to admit I skipped over that bit in my previous post.. Even by late 1966 my interest in motorbikes was increasingly at odds with a new and more pressing desire and this…
A way of Life
1967 was one of those milestone years for me. After living in Patcham since the age of 5¾, things were about to change. I’d just turned 18 and was about to leave home, or to be more accurate home was about to leave me, as Mum and Dad were at last to realise their long…
My wheels
As one so often does, after seeing an old Morris Minor pootling past the other day, I began thinking about the cars and bikes I’ve owned over the years and wondering if any are of them are still surviving, now. I started making a mental list but it wasn’t long before I thought I’d better write these down. Now…
Green Machine update
Some time back I mentioned that Green Machine can, on occasions, be a bit of a handful. Even at quite low speeds the car will tend to chase any road imperfections and if you push it a bit this twitchiness only increases – take the old girl to her outer limits and come off the…
More tales from Green Machine
So with, at last, some real reasons for thinking spring is on its way (daffodils, lambs, the odd bee and even a bit of sun), I’ve finally made a decision and yes, the time has come to take the old hard top off Now those of you who have experience with these contraptions will know…
Weekend Motorist update
Channel hopping earlier, we started watching Celebrity Antiques Road Trip. The episode started in Brighton, nice shots of the Lanes and Madera Drive and then moved on to Peacehaven followed by Lewes, with an interesting piece on Harveys Brewery and the beer made from pure Ouse mud The celebs were two of my all-time favourite…
Tales of Green Machine
Now the more observant chaps among you may have already noticed the term Green Machine slipping into some of my previous diatribes and I’m pretty sure that those of you with the keener eye will have probably picked out a certain motor with numbers on the side trying to subtly edge its way into…
Almost John 