The first car I ever drove was a Renault 6 on Pendine Sands when I was 7. I loved that little car. Not sure exactly why but it is the only car from my childhood I look back at fondly. Also, I had a pack of Top Trumps from the seventies and loved the look of of the 16. Not what I would call pretty bu...

I seem to remember that a light tap on the back of a BMW would knock a half shaft out of the diff

Wrong picture. That's a Passat engine bay

The white one was an interesting find. As soon as I got my driving license I was gone. I explored everywhere and one day in North Gloucestershire I found the white Renault in a garden. I slowed down, looked at it then thought no more of it until a few years later when I had got rid of the blue one. ...

My second R16. An auto

It's a mad world where that is worth the same as an old Polo! Truck looks better

Looks like there is a scrap car in my garage right now. Roof is nearly in primer. I'm typing this while the last bit of filler is drying. Normally I leave filler overnight, give it a chance to shrink slightly but this is only a tiny bit. Was going to prime the back wing but some fool parked the car ...

Looks like there is a scrap car in my garage right now. Roof is nearly in primer. I'm typing this while the last bit of filler is drying. Normally I leave filler overnight, give it a chance to shrink slightly but this is only a tiny bit. Was going to prime the back wing but some fool parked the car ...

I haven't raced for 20 years... When I was doing it, Granadas were getting scarce but Bluebirds were the next good tough banger. So I may be a little behind the times.

Bloody cars...