Ramblings, musings, and other opinionated non-fiction in regards to the care and feeding of British cars.
This one really quick, not only because there is a ton going on, but also because of our first news story. I want you all to read it in time. […]
. If you go to a park show with popular judging while expecting the concours judging of a golf course show, you will probably be upset and want your money back. Having unhappy attendees is usually the result of expectations not matching what was being presented. […]
As I am sitting here nursing an aching back and suffering every time I get in and out of a car, I am reminded that we ourselves are often the weakest link in our car. […]
The Amelia, formerly the Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance is over for another year. This is the first year that the show has been run by its new owners, Hagerty. There were a few bumps along the way, as can always be expected, but overall it was a great show. […]
The last few years have been odd. To say the least. And a bit stressful. And for a lot of us they have also been very busy and disappeared in the blink of an eye. Things are changing rapidly and many of us, myself included, are just trying to keep up. And not always doing such a great job of it. […]
Did you ever think about the vintage of the cars you collect? Do they fall into a particular time frame? I was thinking about this today as I was cursing a job that I have done innumerable times before on different cars – refitting the plastic steering cowl. […]
It is with a heavy heart that I must let you know of another passing in our ranks. Dick Knudson, MG evangelist and recent inductee into the British Sports Car Hall of Fame, has passed away last Friday, September 1st. Services will be held Friday, September 8th, in Schenevus, New York. The Reverend Dr. Richard L. Knudson was a co-founded the New England MG ‘T’ Register in 1964 and has been the register’s backbone ever since, guiding the register and its many events over the years. He was editor of the Register’s “Sacred Octagon” magazine for many years. He became an “MG Expert”, even traveling to England to do MG research. He authored a number of books on MGs, including “MG – The Sports Car America Loved First”. Although I had been a fan of the man and his work for […]
As you all know by now, the induction ceremonies for the British Sports Car Hall of Fame were held this past Friday, June 2nd, in Petersburg, Virginia. The event was held in coordination with the second Moss Motorfest and was a great success with a standing room only crowd of almost 600 people in attendance. Of the twenty-three human inductees (more on that in a moment), eight were in attendance. Those eight were Mike Cook, Michael Dale, Peter Egan, Robert Johns, Richard Knudson, Graham Robson, Bob Tullius and John Twist. During the awards ceremony itself, brief biographies were gone over, stories were told on themselves and others, and then the gorgeous Moto-Lita steering Heacock Insurance wheel awards were handed out. After the awards ceremony proper, started off by Rob Goldman of Moss and then MCed by Graham Robson and John Nikas, a […]
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