What a day it turned out to be! [youtube=http://youtu.be/BAF1p72Ls2s] The car parking area allocated was so full they had to put late comers in the public car park and beyond. The weather was brilliant and everyone enjoyed the day. Various members of JEC Essex Thameside attended and took advantage of […]
Members’ Cars
Peter Davey’s Jaguar Mark 2 was featured in the September 2012 edition of Practical Classics magazine. Q Nice Jaguar, Peter. How much do you know about it? I’ve got all of the history from new. It was built in June 1961 and dispatched to Henlys London in July but not […]
I passed my driving test, first time, in 1955, driving a 1938 Morris 8 from the Romford School of Motoring – I had six lessons. The test was taken in Romford on market day so it was no picnic! My parents bought me my first car which was a 1934 Morris 10/4 with […]
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 – […]