Simon's Blog

ORIGINALLY POSTED 15th May 2020 . An exploration into the mind-bending simplicity of what , at the ourbreak of WW1, was the world's most successful aero engine.

ORIGINALLY POSTED May 5th 2020. Peculiar in concept, bizarre in practice but an unlikely commercial success as a car. The Trojan so cheap to run the slogan was "Can You Afford To Walk?"

ORIGINALLY POSTED 7th April 2020. Easter and Covid has prevented everyone from getting out and about - time for reflection on our early season activities before the lockdowns struck...

ORIGINALLY POSTED 26th March 2020. So...the last motoring event before the first Covid lockdown. Vintage Cars on slippery hills in nearby Herefordshire. It already felt strange and even a bit inappropriate at the time!

FIRST POSTED 2nd March 2020. An emotive cocnert beneath the wings of Concorde with my youngest daughter following in her grandad's footsteps , playing cornet in one of our local Brass Bands (A serious business in the Forest of Dean).