Archive for March 2011

Are you the world's biggest know-it-all? Or do you just "know some s***"?

There could be one particular thing that you happen to know a lot about. Maybe you just have something you want to get off your chest and it happens to be about cars, driving, travel, needlepoint, or life in general.

Better yet, you may be a StreetSafari veteran, an excited rally virgin, or something in between with a story to tell.

Well, we want to hear it. We want everybody else to hear it, too, so now is your chance.

Story by Justin Clements
Photos by Mike Sannwald
Fearless driving by Phil Huff

The challenge was to see if a Toyota Prius could be fun. It was a strange idea that Phil Huff came up with. So he decided to ring Toyota to see if they had similar thoughts. But what is this F word being used in a sentence containing the words "Toyota Prius"? It would appear that someone in Toyota's PR Department did a double take, "Did they say fun? In a Prius?". They agreed readily to lend Phil a new Prius.

Had the great pleasure of finding a small Triumph Owners Club meet last weekend. Not the sort of thing you'd usually stumble across, but noteworthy enough I felt.

And it's always good to see these cars out on a run.

Can't really say much about the cars as I don't know Triumphs enough, but for old cars, they all seemed pretty reliable (far more reliable than some owners clubs I've seen).

Plus, these guys were game to be out on quite a grotty day. Apparently the lack of numbers was due to a large number of "fair weather" owners as they put it. Which is a shame really.

Anyway, hope you enjoy the pictures!

I had the great pleasure last weekend to attend Race Retro. Have to admit that the weather wasn't exactly nice, and after a hectic Saturday energy wasn't exactly high. Plus I'm driving Goat around trying to exceed 70mpg, it was going to be a slow trip up to Coventry.

A few weeks ago, we were invited out by the V8 Mentalists Club for a cruise.

A quick count of the cylinders in our car as we figure the 8 thing was important, and yup, we have 8 cylinders. In one car as well. And in a V that also seemed to be important. So we tagged along for a fantastic day.

Part of the day was spent at the London Motor Museum. Ever heard of it? Nor had we. But what an absolute gem of a find.

As we crashed the place with the club, the entry fee was waived, but under normal circumstances, (eg turning up with a club with less than 8 cylinders) you will get shaken down for £10. If you like old American cars, with the occasional Europe classic thrown in, then this is the place.

Many of the cars can be described as custom, maybe used for a season or two, and then stored in this museum. Judging from a few paintwork clues, some of the cars have been there for a few years.

The place also has it's own workshop, so maybe (didn't get it confirmed), it's like American Hot Rod crossed with London Town. Hot rods for a cold climate.

The museum also goes on for a fair distance as well. This isn't a single room of cars, more like 6-8 large rooms of cars, so it's definitely worth the money. If you can clear the place in under 30 minutes, you are walking too fast, and aren't taking enough pictures.

Talking of pictures, here are the best pictures we could come up with!

Thanks to V8 Mentalists for having us along.