Welcome !

This blog is a record of running a 50 year old classic car as essential transport and for road trips.

It is here to prepare those who might be tempted to do the same, they require mental and physical stamina, tenacity and transportational back up (not necessarily in that order). It has been challenging, time consuming, frustrating, nerve wracking but very rewarding and enjoyable.

My Jensen CV8 is being driven, not stuck in a garage collecting dust, it is not a concours condition car, and in a lot of respects is showing its age, but it creates interest where ever I go and is great fun to drive.

This blog is dedicated to my family and friends who have to put up with the sweet(?) smell of oil and leather, car seats that only reach half way up your back, front seat belts that attempt to garrotte you every time you turn a corner at speed, and the need for ear defenders at any speed above 50 mph.

Cars I have owned

Jaguar XJR Supercharged 4.0 V8 August 2010 to present:


Maserati 3200GT April 2007 to Feb 2010:










Jensen C-V8 1996 to present:


XJ-S 5.3 V12 Le Mans 2002 to 2009:










1955 Morris Cowley 1984 to 1999:
and some of the more embarrasing ones.....times were hard... what can I say!!

SAAB 900
 - a quick buy to keep me mobile, very pleased to see the back of that one...what a pile of junk.





Peugeot 405
 - a company car so not strictly owned and, yes, I fell for the "fully expensed, no cost, no worries" line, and forgot the bland, mundane, souless driving experience. 






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