The thoughts of troubled minds…
Planet retro’s topper-most events
Sweet old motors that move us
Time to get your hands dirty
Proper old fashioned news
Yes, I know it’s sick but I love books like this. New from Veloce, a book entitled ‘Brittans Toy Models Catalogues 1970 -1979′. It’s like reliving your childhood – seeing all the ones you had and all the ones you wished you had had. Got to get this one in for a full review.
Of all the things you probably expected/dreaded about the 2010 General Elections, I bet you didn’t envisage the Audi Quattro playing a leading role in the opening round of bitching.
Does anyone out there in the land of the three Ws, collect old car magazines – specifically Motor? I’m after an article from 13th December 1969, so if anyone can help that would be smashing.
Just received the usual morning press releases. Am I sad that the thing I got most excited about was the Frost Auto Restoration one? Tool catalogues are great, but Frost (and their US parent, Eastman) …
After three minor electrical shocks, a cloud of smoke setting off the alarm and a visit from the Fire Brigade, the Dep-O blog goes live. Oh yes.
Thank the Lord, it’s Race Retro time. Anything and everything with a retro motorsport flavour, packed into the NAC at Stoneleigh. It’s a show we never miss…
A coastal highway, the sun sinking into the sea and a rumbling V8 reeling in the horizon. American dream? No.
Time to go south, my friends…
If you’ve been impressed by the Classic Motor Show before, well, the 2009 NEC show was bigger and better than ever before. PR-fuelled marketing hype…? Nope, it even surprised and stunned Dep-O’s two old car lags into declaring it one of the best British car shows of the last 10 years.
The largest Beaulieu Autojumble to date just happened to have taken place during the grisliest recession in living memory, but that didn’t stop us. Loaded up with begged and borrowed ill-gotten gains, Dep-O hit the Autojumble with the avowed aim of returning home totally potless…
Superb Honda Type-R engined Mini Clubman of Matthew Lawrence goes out for exercise.