A refined ruffian As regular readers of From The Captain’s Chair will know, I’m not entirely new to SD1s. They hold particularly powerful memories for me, and are able to turn me misty-eyed at the turn of a key. Having … Continue reading
Why be pedestrian? The Triumph Spitfire is – if you’re too big to fit into an MG Midget properly, or see the Abingdon octagon as transport for the Devil himself – the archetypal classic British sportscar. Over the last few … Continue reading
A dream realised My very first memory, earlier even than family events such as holidays and birthdays, is of my father’s old SD1 Vanden Plas. A V8 automatic Series 2 in Moonraker metallic, it imprinted itself firmly upon first my … Continue reading
As regular readers will know, this isn’t the first 827 I’ve reviewed in From The Captain’s Chair. I drove a Startins Regency back in October, and liked it a lot. I praised it’s light steering, and it’s feel of effortlessness. … Continue reading
My good friend Jon Sellars offered me a spin, back in November, in his XJR. Like me, he’s a BL man with a fondness for Jaguars, and like me, he’s young enough to defy the ‘old man’ image. However, unlike … Continue reading