Classic Car Weekly (UK)

THIS WEEK IN OUR FLEETÉ

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DAVID SIMISTER EDITOR

❚ 1977 RELIANT Scimitar GTE Delighted to report that the GTE’s recently-fitted battery conditione­r is working a treat. No more messing about with jump leads!

JAMES SADLIER MANAGING EDITOR

❚ 1999 PEUGEOT 406 V6 Coupé Bizarrely the engine just cut out on me a few yards away from my front door. This could be an ECU issue. Although it made it to London and back, phew!

MIKE LE CAPLAIN PRODUCTION EDITOR

❚ 1997 JAGUAR XJ6 3.2 Sport Washed, polished and back under cover, sheltering from the increasing­ly lousy weather under an eye-wateringly expensive new fleecy cover.

JON BURGESS NEWS EDITOR

❚ 1995 SUBARU SVX

The interior of the SVX is finally complete! I managed to find a breaker 20 miles away with all of the parts I needed and an owner who was willing to sell them. Result.

CHARLIE CALDERWOOD STAFF WRITER

❚ 1999 BMW 318 Ti

Still going about its business with minimal fuss, but a Peugeot 306 has come up for sale in exactly the spec that I’d like. Interestin­g…

CHRIS HOPE FEATURES EDITOR

❚ 1980 TRIUMPH TR7 FHC

Need to get it booked in for a service at Robsport soon because I’m hoping that they can replace the steering rack at the same time – flagged up as an advisory on last year’s MoT.

RICHARD GUNN SENIOR CONTRIBUTO­R

❚ 1995 VOLVO 960 3.0 estate Successful­ly survived Storms Ciara and Dennis. The Panda hid in the back of the big Volvo estate until the worst of the scary, blowy stuff was over.

NICK LARKIN EDITOR-AT-LARGE

❚ 1960 AUSTIN Cambridge Cambridge being fettled ready to take part in a special reunion coming soon! It has survived hibernatio­n well!

❚ 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.

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