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Was probably my father driving the car I now own, as I didn't buy it from him until 2012. He lived in Mosman at the time and so being in Brookvale would have been likely - he used to go to Terrey Hills quite a lot. At that time he was using it quite a lot as his health issues that caused him...

will be good to see it out and about more often

Specs and operation guide for the Becker Mexico 374 pictured above, which was standard on 1979-1980 W116, 107 and 280CE (not sure about other 280s). https://www.classicjalopy.com/2022/09/becker-374-operation-instructions/

Nice! He always seems to have stuff for the older cars

Rover in particular. It wasn’t allowed to compete with Jaguar and its engineering talent was sent to other parts of BL. It’s sad they ended up selling rebadged Hondas.

I contacted him by Facebook last time; https://m.facebook.com/chris.stewart.14606/

Rover prototypes of the period carried an identification plate on the dashboard, though whether they all did or not isn’t clear. This is the one from P7/4. Never give up! Although the P7 project was dead by April 1964, when this picture was taken, Solihull’s engineers tried out a P7 engine...

As per the other [JT] threads, this article was copied with permission from James Taylor's Rover facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/james.t.roverphile More than 60 years after Rover cancelled its P7 project, there is still plenty of confusion about what the P7 was supposed to be. It’s a...

Moving on to the Queen Mum’s cars now, this is the first VUL 4, which was a Mk I and broadly similar to the Queen’s first JGY 280. After being withdrawn from Royal duties, VUL 4 the Second took on a new life as 2 JGW. It was also modified – perhaps to conceal its origins – to look like a P5B...

This is JGY 280 the First, a 1961-model MkI 3-litre that was pictured at the Rover factory. 155 HYU was a black car and is preserved in the museum at Sandringham, where I took this picture in 1999. I presume this is JGY 280 the Second, a Mk II 3-litre. Once again, I have no date for it...

The Queen Mother’s cars The Queen Mother famously had a big Jaguar saloon for personal use, and that car was updated on a regular basis, starting out as a Mk VIIM in 1954 and ending up with the specification of a Mk IX. However, the Mk X that followed it in the Jaguar range 1961 was a very...

As per the other [JT] threads, this article was copied with permission from James Taylor's Rover facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/james.t.roverphile It’s well known that the late Queen was a fan of the Rover P5 and its P5B successor. The very last P5B Saloon was delivered to her for...

Have you tried Chris Stewart in Vic?

A company is offering an aftermarket solution: https://www.drive.com.au/caradvice/no-spare-wheel-on-your-car-this-company-has-a-clever-solution

Which ones did you think were the best to drive?

This event is far approachable now it’s moved to the main oval. Always worth a look.

Just picked up the 240D after getting the front calipers rebuilt including new discs, pads and wheel bearings, plus four new brake hoses and an A/C regas. Drives very nicely even on this 40C day, although the A/C isn't so great when you're stopped in traffic. Need to look at making the aux...

what a cool car: https://louguthry.com.au/cars-for-sale-en/1976-jaguar-xj6-4.2l-sereis-2/

240D is now off having the front brake calipers rebuilt as they were a little sticky