Beach Disco
As the sun rose on a local beach The Special spotted a Land Rover Discovery in the distance, waiting for …
Does it get any better?
Does it get any better than the Bicester Scramble, and especially on a warm Autumn day? The Special’s attended the …
ZX values on the up
Remember the Citroen ZX? Maybe it’s an age thing and you had to be there when it was new, but …
Two events, one day…
Two events, one day, as come Autumn there’s a host of events worth getting to, as The Special proved in …
Town Centre Classics
A wet September Saturday morning in Llanelli was given a colourful classic boost with a gathering of cars and a …
Classics by the Coast
It wasn’t too early a start for our visit to the Glamorgan Classic Car Club’s ‘Classics by the Coast’ but …
On parade on the border
Traction engines, classic trucks and, this being Wales, a fabulous array of classic tractors: The Special does like a proper …
Fully charged
For some reason The Special seems to change the Romahome’s leisure battery on an all-too-regular basis and this week it’s …
The Secret Diary of a Car Dealer….Part 3
Had an interesting conversation about cleaning cars this week. Stay with me…..it went something like this…. Brought a new car …
Secret Diary of a Car Dealer… part 2
In this age of technology the ‘tinterweb gives a level of transparency that we simply didn’t have in the olden …
Return to Mobberley
Still fired up by our first visit to The Real Car Dealers of Cheshire (TRCDOC) fortnightly meetings, we fulfilled our …
Secret Diary of a Classic Car Dealer – Part One
This morning I had a viewing arranged with a gentleman – let’s call him Richard (or any shortened derivative of …
RAC Midsummer Drive-In
For some classic owners Midsummer means only one thing, and that’s the RAC’s Midsummer Drive-in. Held at its Woodcote Park …
The Secret Life of a Motor Factor
Hands-on classic owners don’t always buy their cars’ replacement parts from that website: it’s highly likely they’ll pop down to …
Real Classics in Cheshire
What makes a decent classic gathering? A good mix of cars of all ages? A decent venue? Decent owners and …
Window whiners
Early-1970s television wizard Catweazle called it ‘elektrickery’ and the Mentor’s windows were dogged by some sorcery back in the early …
Goodwood Members’ Meeting
Mellow, that’s the word… The Special’s ‘le patron’ joined the GRRC the weekend it was launched and has been an …
Viva Re-VIVA-l
As the Viva gets ever nearer to being back on the road finding suitable inspiration becomes more important than ever. …
Spend, Spend, Spend
In the space of a week the Mentor enjoyed some expenditure, with most of it being on out-of-sight components. But …
Underbonnet goings-on
There’s been plenty of activity with the Viva and the BGT and it seems there’s a light at the end …
Just the ticket
Another year passes and again the Mighty Nippa goes through its MoT-test with the minimum of fuss. It’s embarrassing to …
Capital classics
Occasionally The Special breaks free of Carmarthenshire and heads to the capital with its Liberty carpet bag for a night …
Van about town (and country)
Mrs Special clearly can’t get enough of small vans, but with the HA Viva being completed and the Escort 55 …
Rust, rust, glorious rust…
…to paraphrase Flanders and Swann. Except the corrosion on The Special’s Escort 55 isn’t anything to laugh about. Those familiar …
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A nail in the tread
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