Archive: “Cars”

Roofrack # 1

Driving along the A40, Oxford By-pass in the VW 412 Variant with our caravan in tow. In the rear view mirror I noticed that we were being followed by an ancient Rover 105. As this venerable machine overtook us we saw that it was wearing a large padded armchair, which was balanced precariously on a […]

Read more »

Roofrack # 2

The block of flats in which we lived at Tunbridge Wells was built on a sloping site, with the front facing up the slope. The front of the block being at ground-level meant that the rear was supported on six-foot high brick pillars, which afforded parking space for cars under the rear of the building. […]

Read more »

Speedy

A neighbour, discussing his new car with an equally knowledgeable friend, says of a model he might have bought: “Yeah, they go ’bout nought to summink in four seconds!”

Read more »

Depends what you mean by “remote”

In the car park of Waitrose at Paddock Wood. I had just returned to my car and was preparing to drive off when I noticed a woman climbing out of the 4×4 which she had parked. She waited by the drivers door for her daughter to come round from the passenger’s side. They then walked […]

Read more »