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There’s nothing even remotely exotic among this little lot, but they are the cars that sold in reasonable numbers and become part of in-period street scenes.
Now, however, they’re far from numerous, and we’ll be chronicling their use, their trips and generally looking after them.
Along the way there will be car shows, auctions and some historic motorsport events to add something, well, both faster and more exotic. And older.
Welcome to The Special. We hope you’ll like it.
A cuppa at CCW’s Cars and Coffee
Classic Car Weekly’s monthly Cars and Coffee meeting has got into its 2025 stride with a healthy mix of classics …
Heading up North to Southern Cars
The Special took a trip to the North West for a catch-up with Southern Cars’ Sam G-B. Along with some …
Special K’s selection box
Special K’s been out on the road and while in Bridlington spotted these two tasty morsels attending the annual Race …
We’ve made it to Youtube
At last the guv’nor’s made it into the real world, one where watching rather than reading is perhaps the way …
When did you last see one?
Spotted, not far from Special HQ: an Orion Ghia Si…. And not only was it a range-topping example of the …
Introducing Special K
You’ll have already read about the mileage the Escort 55 covered over Drive-It Day weekend, and after its Bicester Scramble …
RAC Spring Drive-In and shock horror as the Kia’s once again cleaned by someone else and not the guv’nor
For only the second time in our tenure – and again this year – The Special’s Kia enjoyed a well-deserved …
Drive-It Day: Project 55 hits the road
Drive-It Day: yes, Project 55 was certainly driven, putting 394 miles under its refurbished steelies on the day, of all …
We came, we saw – and it was superb
The mighty 55’s first trip out was to the second Scramble of the year and as always the Oxfordshire venue’s …
Project 55 returns
And lo, on Easter Sunday the mighty Escort 55 rose from its pit of corrosion and general mankiness, to appear …
The easy way to a deep shine
The guv’nor at The Special likes keeping his cars clean but as old age draws nearer there’s an increased desire …
A French take on modern classics
There’s no denying the modern classics phenomenon but what is – and isn’t – a modern classic is very much …
One morning, several cars
It started off with sorting out a flat tyre on The Special’s ever-loyal Perodua Nippa runaround: the night before a …
Butler, get that bus out!
OK, enough of the ‘On The Buses’ stuff… We’d never been to Swansea Bus Museum before but its recent open …
Cars and record shops (part 3)
As a lad The Guvnor’s summer holidays were often spent in Porthmadog and during those sunny days many hours were …
Way out West
Two weeks after The Special headed to Bicester Scramble it was time to again brave January’s refrigerator-like temperatures for a …
