England
B34 WE JOIN A BRITISH CAR RALLYE
It was a Sunday and we were invited to participate in a typical car club rallye in England’s north country. “Be at the Craven Heifer Pub in Skipton no later than 10:30 AM and we’ll introduce you round,” said John Chatburn, a friend of Chris Bratt’s. John and his wife Marjorie have been long time … Continue reading
B33 ENGLAND’S BEAUTIFUL LAKE DISTRICT
It isn’t an easy trek from the Cotswolds to England’s beautiful Lake District so we chose the rather unromantic M5 and M6 motorways to help us cover the ground. We threaded past the manufacturing city of Birmingham and headed directly into a cloudburst that caused a panic stop at one of the rest stops to … Continue reading
B32 WATCHING MEN MAKE A MORGAN
A visit to the factory where they make Morgan sports cars was second best to our original plans some 53 years ago. At that time I whispered in the ear of my new bride, “At one time in his life a man has to own a red MG.” Happily she agreed and we bought one. … Continue reading
B31 COMBING THE COTSWOLDS
One of our loyal readers, Benny Brown of Radio Luxembourg, pointed out that we’d driven past one of the better motor museums when we left the town of Beaulieu. He’d alerted us to this gem long before we began the trip and we were tempted but we have to get serious about finding a new … Continue reading
B30 RETURN TO THE MOTHER COUNTRY
The English Channel crossing from Le Havre to Portsmouth went as smooth as glass. We drove our car onto a triple decked catamaran…two decks for cars, one for passengers. Because of the catamaran design, it fairly knives its way through the water cutting almost 1 1/2 hours off the travel time of regular hulled ferries. … Continue reading