THIS WEEK IN OUR FLEET...
DAVID SIMISTER EDITOR 1990 MAZDA Eunos Roadster
Spent the weekend driving a removals van – and with my everyday car stuck at the rental compound until I handed it back, the Mazda’s been filling in on the shopping trips. Shame the exhaust’s blowing a bit...
JAMES SADLIER MANAGING EDITOR 1994 FORD Mondeo GLX
Still endlessly searching for an offside rear door to replace the dented one I currently have. The only one I can find is bright red, so either I hold out for a silver one, or pay for some spraypainting lessons!
MIKE LE CAPLAIN PRODUCTION EDITOR 2001 MGF 1.8i
Eyes down! About to play battery bingo with the soon-to-be-resurrected MG – will it start on its own, or is it going to need a bump-start? Oh, and the aerial really does unscrew – mine just needed some WD-40!
CHRIS HOPE FEATURES EDITOR 1980 TRIUMPH TR7 FHC
Still garage-bound, still on a tricklecharger and still aching for a decent run. Winter is going to be coming to an end soon, right? ( I’d keep that tricklecharger attached – we’re about to get hit with Siberian weather – Ed.)
CHARLIE CALDERWOOD STAFF WRITER Wait and see #1
Impressed, and pleasantly surprised to discover that my new car has central locking – at which point it promptly developed a mind of its own, working with utter unpredictability. [sigh] Old cars, eh…?
NICK LARKIN EDITOR AT LARGE 1953 MORRIS Oxford MO
Rummaging through boxes of spares I can find just about everything the Oxford needs, apart from a petrol tank. I wonder if something could be adapted from another car? Answers on a postcard, please!
RICHARD BARNETT MARKETS EDITOR
1989 CITROËN C15 Romahome Sorry – not to mention slightly ashamed – to say that I’ve not used the little camper since last autumn. The MoT expires soon, so I’d best get that attended to before spring arrives and I want to start getting out there again.
RICHARD GUNN SENIOR CONTRIBUTOR Wait and see #2
Something big, luxurious, powerful and rear-wheel-drive is looming large on the horizon... but which of my existing classics will the new arrival be replacing? Stay tuned to these pages to find out! 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.