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.
Boringly Reliable!
‘Boringly Reliable’ was how my neighbour described his 4 year old Japmobile having just flown through another MOT, not used a drop of oil or water since last service nor anything else for that matter (other than the liquid gold ‘E10’ monster we’ve all created). We’ve all got used to the jump in and [...]
Bodle Street Green FBHVC ‘Drive It Day’ Raises £1500
Bodle Street Green FBHVC 'Drive It Day' Charity Gathering & Road Run Raises over £1,500 for charity The tiny village of Bodle Street Green in East Sussex, saw some 250 + exhibitors turn out for FBHVC 'Drive It Day' organised by Peter Love. The Charity Gathering & Road Run event, was ably assisted by [...]
Hillman Minx series 3c
My first car was a 1963 Minx series 3c, 1600cc. As a 19-year-old in 1968 and it being my first car, I was so enthusiastic that I spent a lot more on it than I should have. It was a labour of love, tuned up, polished up and loaded with so many extras, it [...]
The MG and the Quantity Surveyor
England is a strange country if you have been bought up in Africa and arrive at the age of 17 with no idea of what you want to do to earn a living. Drifting along to a career seminar, I watched a film of a quantity surveyor who drove to work in his open [...]
If only I had kept them
I suppose many people who are reading this article have said exactly the same thing. My brother and I not only passed down jumpers and boots but on occasions our cars. Steve is a bit older than me and as such was driving before me, when he traded up I too traded up to [...]
My Old Classic
Ok so I couldn't afford a Jaguar or a classic Aston, so I went down the road of the Aircool route as I knew they're easy to repair and cheap on parts or maybe not these days! Anyway I always wanted a classic that was stock and un-touched. I set my sights on a [...]
What’s it like to own.. an MGB Roadster and MGB GT 1962-1980
If you haven't purchased your MGB yet, get on and do it! They are a great starter classic offering great fun, plentiful spares and specialists to help if you are unable to maintain them yourself, together with two large owners clubs too. My first classic car was a 1975 MGB GT Jubilee purchased in [...]
Classics supporting Charity: “Being There”
My 1987 Saab 9000SE 2.0 Turbo Automatic. Malachite Green with dark grey leather upholstery, bought with 173k on clock in 2019, 183k miles currently. A full service history & MOTs came with the car, which I have added to as this is an original, having been purchased and used on Guernsey for the first [...]
Jake the Mini – The One That Got Away
First published on www.Hagerty.co.uk / written by Charlotte Vowden in discussion with Crabbers I do believe, and I don’t know why, that Jake is out there somewhere, waiting for us to be reunited. I can just feel it in my waters. The last time I saw him he was orange with a pea green [...]
Restorations – Rolls Royce Boat Tail
I have a garage where we service and repair all vehicles, but we have a specialist division that looks after and restored vintage and classics. We currently have three MGB's being fully restored and a 1957 Lambretta LD150 (as per the photo) with only 8,000 miles from new, which is nearly finished. This year [...]