THIS IS the story of life with a classic car. I drive a 1972 Jaguar XJ6 and write about it here. I'm Martyn Moore, former editor of Classic Cars magazine. This is a two-year story about the roller coaster ride of classic car ownership. The most recent entries come from a classic car rally in 2005, the last journey I made in the car before putting it into storage. Use links on the right for earlier entries.
Friday, July 08, 2005
Idiots thrill the radio star
I appeared on Southern Counties Radio this morning, telling how important rear seat belts were in my decision to buy the Jaguar. Bizarrely found myself arguing with the woman from the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents who seemed to be making a case for not having rear seat belts because people look at a classic car, smile and wave as they pass. The idea of old people grinning and gurning at me as they drive along is terrifying.