Cars

Mechanical therapy • plus the occasional spreadsheet

I like cars that involve me in the process. If a vehicle does not require at least one tool, one swear word, and one while-I-am-in-here moment, it is probably too modern.

The garage

A varied collection — British hand-built, German future-tech, Italian grand touring, and a 1962 Triumph that leaks on its own terms. Click any car for the full story.

Morgan Plus Six
British Modern Classic

Morgan Plus Four

Hand-built in Malvern with a BMW turbo-four under the bonnet. Ash wood frame, aluminium body, zero apologies.

BMW i8
German Hybrid

BMW i8

The plug-in hybrid that arrived from the future. Carbon fibre, scissor doors, and a three-cylinder engine doing the work of many.

Maserati Mexico
Italian 1966–1972

Maserati Mexico

Named after a presidential gift. 485 built. Quad-cam V8 from a racing pedigree. The grand tourer that refused to be subtle.

British 1962

Triumph TR4

The 1962 headline act. Collecting notes, history, and lessons learned. It is also teaching me that oil finds a way.

What I write about

Road trips, reliability, small improvements that add up, and why it is only a minor rattle is never a full sentence.