The day started off fine from my abode in Essex. My car, a 2005 4.2L XK8 convertible had been cleaned and polished to within an inch of its life the previous week. It looked fantastic, even if I say so myself. I started the journey at 06:30am to the starting point at Greenwich Naval College. Heading […]
Monthly archives: May 2014
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JEC Essex Thameside AGM The club’s Annual General Meeting was held in Langdon Hills Country Golf Clubhouse on Tuesday 6 May. Chairman’s Report Since May last year, we attended the Maldon Car Show, Cressing Temple, Helmingham Festival of Classics and Sports Cars, the September meet at Battlesbridge and our own November […]
Calling all members Following the articles by Neil Shanley and Richard Gibby (plus one back in the September 2007 newsletter from David Sullivan), why not contribute something about you and your car? It need not be a long article and, perhaps, you may not think there is anything particularly special […]
Neil’s recent post Finding the Cat started with a question. Does the cat find you, or do you find the cat? In my case perhaps neither: like Dr Frankenstein, I created a new cat from a dead one. I’ve always been fascinated by cars. My mother insists that, when just 18 months old and […]
At one of the last club meets, Richard Gibby and I were discussing what made us choose our cars. We figured this would make a good article for the Newsletter, and one which may spur on other members to contribute their experiences. They say that the car chooses you – […]
Saturday, April 5th. It’s 08.25 am and the sun is shining as we arrive with top suitably down at the Hare in Roxwell Road, for the first Classic & Sports Car Breakfast Meet of the year. It’s already nearly full, but after waiting for a ’62 Thunderbird to berth, we […]