by George Cheetham | Nov 23, 2018 | News, Peter's Blog
Last time I wrote about Iran and there is perhaps one type of vehicle it is worth saying a bit more about; the humble bus. At that time it was the only method of transport most people could afford at all, so buses ran everywhere, even if not very frequently or...
by George Cheetham | Nov 23, 2018 | News, Peter's Blog
Iran in 1967 seemed both chaotic and hairy in terms of traffic. Unlike India, drivers seemed intent on forceful progress regardless of fellow road users, neither using a mirror or signalling and constantly attempting to push through tiny gaps. The accident rate then...
by George Cheetham | Nov 23, 2018 | News, Peter's Blog
I part exchanged the Mini after a long look at available small cars. I had to use the car for work, I couldn’t afford a bigger car but it had to be able to do long journeys in reasonable comfort. In the 60’s even the modest journeys could be very slow; for example my...
by George Cheetham | Nov 23, 2018 | News, Peter's Blog
My Lanchester 10 needed work and I looked for something modern, more exciting, even fashionable. At that time, 1965, the Mini was driven by pop stars, had won the Monte Carlo rally in 1964 and 1965, and drove like nothing else available near that price. I bought a...
by George Cheetham | Nov 23, 2018 | News, Peter's Blog
My first motorbike, the BSA 250cc, did sterling work for several years – getting to work of course, but since I lived mostly on farms it was my only way of going out in the evening, of reaching local towns for some night life. But once I went to college in Devon I...
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