About 17 years ago, something made me think it maybe was possible to drive a Jaguar for daily use and for commuting the 60 miles. As a daily driver, high […]
Sorry, I had to write another chapter about Imps—this is about the Imp I have owned the longest and still do, 24 years already! and counting. When I bought the […]
Or in proper American English: “modern french interludes”. Modern? Yes, at the time I had these. The Renault was a new car and the Citroen was a 6 year […]
Not sure what sparked my interest to the CX. It always had been a fascinating car of course with a fantastic design, but far out of my comfort (!) zone […]
Mid nineties. In theory there was no need for another car. I had sold my Morris Oxford VI. To own a larger, bigger engined sedan was very seductive, a […]
Today is about Imp again. Sunbeam Chamois, Hillman Imp, Commer Imp van. A few weeks ago there was a COAL about my first Imp, I needed a second chapter […]
Ah, the Morris Oxford. As with many other cars I still think this is one beautiful car. Look at the picture above. Pinin Farina did well. The proportions are […]
Ever since I started reading British classic car magazines in the 70s, I loved Triumph. It seems they had it all: nice styling, open sports cars, closed sports cars, cheap […]
The Green Mini Frank, my old school friend, had a thing with Minis. He was 6 months older so, as a car enthusiast wanting to get the drivers’ license […]
Technically an Imp, yes. But the Sunbeam Marketing Department probably would not agree. While I had a car I could drive, the 2CV, there was a longing to own […]