THIS WEEK IN OUR FLEET...

DAVID SIMISTER EDITOR

1980 RANGE ROVER FLM P’craft A leaky clutch system means that it’s off the road at the moment – but it has at least picked up a pen-friend, in the form of another FLM owner!

JAMES SADLIER MANAGING EDITOR

1994 FORD Mondeo 1.8 GLX Poorly Mondeo can now add juddering brakes to its part-time headlights. Time to give the old boy a dose of TLC, I reckon.

MIKE LE CAPLAIN PRODUCTION EDITOR 2001 MGF 1.8i

Recent attempt to clean the hood has been only partially successful. Given the broken rear window zip, it looks like a replacement is on the cards.

MURRAY SCULLION NEWS EDITOR 1996 MAZDA MX-5

Sulking in a rainy Peterborough car park while I sip cocktails on a Barbados beach. I don’t think it’ll be speaking to me when I get back.

CHRIS HOPE FEATURES EDITOR

1980 TRIUMPH TR7 FHC Stuck in the garage as its owner promised it a trip to the final Bicester Sunday Scramble of the year only for him to spend the day feeling ill in bed. CHARLIE CALDERWOOD

STAFF WRITER

1988 VW SCIROCCO SCALA Scirocco is finally running well after another weekend with my head in the engine bay. Local petrol stations are no doubt sorely disappointed.

NICK LARKIN EDITOR AT LARGE 1990 AUSTIN Maestro

Can Maestros talk? I think mine’s looking a little upset at the moment because I keep using my new purchase for all the boring everyday jobs...

RICHARD BARNETT MARKETS EDITOR 1932 FORD Model B

I spoke far too soon – no further progress since my last report. Cue plenty of teeth-gnashing and profanities… ALSO ON THE FLEET David Brown 1999 Rover 200 BRM. Steve Berry 1970 Reliant Scimitar. Richard Kilpatrick 1992 Jaguar XJS. John Lakey 1984 Opel Monza. Nick Larkin 1960 Austin A55. Alex Riley 1981 Triumph TR7 Conv. James Taylor 1950 Rover P4. Fuzz Townshend Austin 7 Special.