To Daventry, Nimrod, and don’t spare the DERV.
My Volvo S90 would be the perfect town and commuter car if not for the fact he runs on diesel. Both derrière and back are supported supremely but the engine and that particulate filter prefer the motorway dash to the monotonous urban grind. Having had little opportunity to head out anywhere other than the supermarket and workplace for seemingly an age, the opportunity to Continue reading “Training Day”
The many vehicles of the Sainthood.
The character of Simon Templar has smoothly transitioned his way from the printed page, to radio and finally the silver screen, both large and small. Created by British/ Chinese author and scriptwriter, Leslie Charteris, the devilishly handsome detective known as The Saint has always needed wheels – real or otherwise – something characterful, with a dash of the debonair.
First appearing in book form in the 1930s with Charteris employing artistic license to Continue reading “Saints Alive!”
There are not many older cars in evidence in Ireland. Once rust gets a hold the humid, rainy climate quickly kills. This one rusted in Dingle, Co Kerry.
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