After snapping my choke cable, I fitted a new one before giving the carburettor a careful tune-up. (My Rover runs a Weber carburettor conversion, so it’s a little different from the factory setup.) The result? It now starts at the touch of a button and runs beautifully, quiet, smooth, and pulling as strongly as ever. It’s amazing what a little TLC can do. If only the same applied to the driver. I also tracked down the mysterious battery drain. The culprit turned out to be the

A Brit Survives the Modesto Classic Car Show Right, so. I've been to car shows before. Goodwood. The odd village fete with a bloke's restored MG parked next to the tombola. I thought I knew what I was walking into. I did not know what I was walking into. The first thing that hits you in Modesto isn't the cars, it's the heat, which arrives less like weather and more like a personal insult. I stepped out of the car park — sorry, "the lot" — and a man in a Hawaiian shirt the ap

Citroen DS seen in St. Ives, Cornwall Always nice to unexpectedly spot something a little different when travelling. I spotted this Citroën DS out my window in St Ives Harbour today. This one, a 1971/72 I believe, was a favourite with some seagulls — one of which didn't like its own reflection in the chrome hubcap, noisily turning the look of it into a golf ball with its beak. I missed the owner while I dashed round to get a shot or two, so unfortunately no real details avail

By Philip (The Rascal) | JKTalla.com Everyone remembers their first car. Everyone loved their first car. Everyone still loves their first car. I'm no different. Mine, like many, was the Mini. In 1959, the British Motor Corporation (BMC) introduced us to the Mini, designed by Sir Alec Issigonis, a man who famously sketched the original concept on a napkin. The design was revolutionary for its size, with the engine mounted transversely and the wheels pushed to each corner, givi

This morning I took the Rover to a small breakfast meet, run by "The Petrol Heads". It's a short drive, about 8 miles to the Fox & Pheasant, a pub in Stoke Poges. It's a pub, not road kill, by the way. It's been a hot few days in London, today it's nearly 30 degrees (86F). All my windows are down and my feet vents give a cooling breeze as I drive. Something I've become accustomed to is all the tooting from other drivers. Very unnerving when I first got the car. But usually it

The British Tourist Modesto Graffiti Car Show — where the dream is parked and polished, and the chrome does the talking. Yank Tanks Modesto Graffiti Car Show — where the dream is parked and polished, and the chrome does the talking. Attend any car show in the UK, and you'll discover just how popular the Yank Tanks really are. The big cruiser, the muscle car, the pickup truck, the hot rod. What's the draw? Is it the size? The power? That

Philp (The Rascal) with Wheeler Dealer's Presenter, Mike Brewer

"A visit to the Greenbrae Classic Car Show reveals that classic cars are more than machinery. They are memory machines, carrying stories of youth, restoration, adventure, and the people who loved them."

Some cars don't just turn heads — they open doors. Here's how a 1973 Rover P5B Coupe led to an afternoon outside Moor Park Golf Club.