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I’m not as anti-Honda – or indeed Japanese classics in general – as our friend @yrhmblhst; for example, I can see the appeal of an S600 or S800, and I wouldn’t reject a Celica 1600ST (although I have a long list […]

@yrhmblhst glad you liked the dog – I thought it would be fun to have a picture of a Rover (generic dog name in the UK, don’t know about the US) with some Rovers…probably over-reaching, but still…

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I watched some of this year’s race over the weekend – while it’s still a thrill to watch cars that look like Ferrari’s, Porsche’s, Corvette’s and Aston Martin’s dicing around le Sarthe, the prototypes are […]

Very interesting bit of Volvo history, and completely new to me! For me the 340 series – and the vast majority of Volvo’s – are as dull as they come. This 363 though sounds much more like it – what a pity Volvo […]

@anders-bilidt there was much to delight in, definitely! I’ve since found out that the Car of the Show prize went to the lovely mint green Jaguar 1953 Jaguar C-Type – must have been a very hard decision to make!

@yrhmblhst entirely with you on the purple Daytona – a car I’ve seen before; as for the Lincoln – it was brought in to “accessorise” one of the trade stands, rather than entered in the Concours. It’s properly horrible…

Looks like a really cool event! One of the things I really enjoy about events such as this is the unlimited access to the pit lane and garages – one of the many reasons the Silverstone Classic is unmissable for […]

I could quite like this if it was any other colour other than the incredibly boring shade of beige that it is – it looks better in every other photo in the article, especially yellow, obviously…

Although I’m inclined to agree with @yrhmblhst on many things classic related, I’m going to have to differ with him here – not because I think this 993 is already classic, but because there’s no doubt in my mind […]

Looks like a great – and BIG – show; we really are spoilt for classic events in the UK. That’s a nice job on the Alpine – I never liked the Harrington version, always looked a little ungainly to me, and I really […]

I like this idea a lot – and in a city like Coventry which has had more than its fair share of difficulty over the years, but has a tremendous motoring heritage as Dave points out, it’s a great way to keep the […]

@yrhmblhst and @anders-bilidt – excellent choices, both! I think for me it would either be my dream 1971/2 long-hood 911 or, if an open-topped car, a Pagoda Mercedes Benz – any engine, don’t really mind. As for […]

Another word to describe the 99 would be “competent”, which it was. I liked it at the time and like it now, though I prefer the 93 and 96. I’m less fond of subsequent SAAB’s – they just look too, well, bulky, for […]

@anders-bilidt hopefully next summer will see you back on the hills! That orange/yellow Montreal was just lovely, ditto the Panhard and the FIAT 2300S and and and…my fantasy garage could have easily been filled […]

@yrhmblhst so there is…that is one hell of a spot!

Very nice tribute to a genuine sporting great, Anders – well said.