Modern Stuff, Majella’s daily
I said all change, we changed Majella’s car too. Since the Cayenne Turbos and the Escalade, she’d wanted a more rugged car. I can’t remember if I’ve posted on it, … Continue Reading Modern Stuff, Majella’s daily
Modern stuff, my daily
All change on the daily drives front. I’d swapped the F150 Raptor for a new Ranger Raptor. However, after a year I decided it just wasn’t me. I thought I’d … Continue Reading Modern stuff, my daily
’35 Zundapp – Time to get it running.
Yes, finally time to get the ’35 Zundapp KK200 running. After all, having had Zundapp added to the RTA database for the Bellas it should be easy to register the … Continue Reading ’35 Zundapp – Time to get it running.
’34 Chevrolet Master
The 1935 Buick Series 40 was coming along a treat, suspension and steering sorted, engine was already ‘updated’ albeit to a throttled 200ci inline six, so nothing extreme. Wheels done, … Continue Reading ’34 Chevrolet Master
Little grey Fergie
Long story short, we bought a house in Ireland, a house with a bit of land and a barn/shed a little bigger than the house. A nice well-built, waterproof bard, … Continue Reading Little grey Fergie
’69 Lotus Europa S2
When I was a kid, I’d often walk past the train station in Bedford, I must have been about 14-15 at the time, so mid 80’s, I always remember seeing … Continue Reading ’69 Lotus Europa S2
’35 Buick Series 40
Following a successful trip through Oman in the ‘vert; a Herbie; and a Porsche 914, Ian, Howard and I started planning our next jaunt. It just so happened that Ian … Continue Reading ’35 Buick Series 40
Boosted eBella
EBella I’m writing these overdue updates on a plane and can’t access the site to see where I got to, so let’s just say I made the Bella electric… bought … Continue Reading Boosted eBella
Jensen Interceptor SRT8
Jensen – argh the frustration – it spent much of the summer at AAA dialing out all the niggles. The steering is sorted, electrical gremlins have been eradicated. All the … Continue Reading Jensen Interceptor SRT8
RAM SRT-10
The RAM SRT-10 Another short-lived car that came and went. I’ve had the Raptor for about 5 years now and was looking for an alternative, but it is such as … Continue Reading RAM SRT-10
’56 Zundapp Bella R204
Zundapp Bella R204. It was a passing comment from Majella one day, when she reminded me that I bought the original Bella some 7 or 8 years ago so that … Continue Reading ’56 Zundapp Bella R204
Katana reborn
I think I mentioned previously that I never really got on with the colour scheme on the Katana – the Rizla look and paint was great, but the yellow frame … Continue Reading Katana reborn
Yoshimura X-1
The Hayabusa or should I say Yoshimura X-1. Imagine my surprise, scrolling through Emirates Auction site one day and I see a Hayabusa listed, but the photo jarred. It clearly … Continue Reading Yoshimura X-1
Action on the bike front.
Bikes – four more have arrived and one departed – the DR800 flat tracker from the UK arrived and had lived under a tarp for quite some time awaiting attention. … Continue Reading Action on the bike front.
Lotus Esprit SE High wing
One that came as stayed was a ’92 Lotus Esprit SE High Wing. Neglected for too many years in Garhoud, the car finally came up for same and I snapped … Continue Reading Lotus Esprit SE High wing
Comings and goings, updates
The Jensen SRT is 99.9% done. Steering and cutting out finally sorted I decided the SRT seats were just too big, especially given the dashboard is moved forward so leg … Continue Reading Comings and goings, updates
Retro Rides Dubai 