Your Stories
Everyone has a special memory about their passion for classics. It might be a car owned by your dad, the one that got away, the project that became a money pit or perhaps your passion became your business?
So grab a cuppa, sit down and have a read through our Owner’s Stories and maybe they’ll evoke some memories for you. If you’ve got a story you’d like to share, please click below to send it to us.
The Scrapyard Challenge
My current runabout is a 1927 Austin Heavy 12/4 'Windsor’ - a genuine barn find. It was taken to a scrapyard in 1963 (due to tyres not being available) and sold for 30 bob (1 pound ten shillings). In the same year, [...]
What’s it like to own… a Jaguar XKR
I just bought a 2000 XKR a few months ago for $12,500. It did of course have the plastic cam chain tensioners, and they of course were broken so I had them all replaced. That job, along with replacing [...]
My Jaguar S-Type – what a find!
Well it had been 13 years since I had replaced my motor. 13 years of pure joy. My everyday use Black Ford Focus 2.0 litre had started to become not a joy but an xxxxxx of annoying miscellaneous intermittent [...]
What’s it like to own… a Jaguar Mk2
They might look alright but be careful! My advice to anyone thinking of buying a Jaguar Mk2 is take someone with you who has had experience with these cars. The car looked alright when I bought it (not from [...]
Some classics are better ELECTRIC than others…. a 1933 Austin 7 RP saloon
The first electric vintage Austin 7 Having had 15 odd 'Sevens' (the first one in 1962 and cost me 5 weeks 'spends' - twelve and sixpence) I can say safely they leave a lot to be desired BUT are [...]
Miss Molly 1066
Here is "Miss Molly" she's a Morris Minor from 5th May 1966, I bought her in 2023, on her 57th birthday. Miss Molly, has been driven on Ærø, Denmark. It was an old lady called Molly who bought her [...]
My 1982 Sierra Ghia – a trusted friend!
Our 1982 Sierra Ghia 2.0 litre petrol 4-speed manual was a 'launch model' replacing the Cortina. It was delivered from Grose of Ipswich in Nov.1982 as my company car. I've included an image of the Cortina (EBN 170W which [...]
My road to Jaguar XK8 ownership
Not really being an E- Type fan (that may be controversial but I find some variants a bit ugly!) Not to say I wouldn’t be proud to own one but they’re a bit out of my financial situation! So after [...]
The Triumph 2000 customer always knows best, or do they?!
In the 1970’s a local customer drove onto our petrol forecourt to show off his brand new bright white Triumph 2000 Mk2, which he had just purchased from the local Triumph dealer, just 5 miles away. He came to [...]
Nothing Standard about this car
Dad’s not so Standard IMO! "The Beast" I was now in junior school approaching the dreaded 11 plus. However the arrival of "The Beast" as we called it had filled me with confidence. I sailed through to Grammar School [...]