Blog Martin Port
Garage band blues
Last weekend, I finally cleared up my garage. I will admit that it was prompted by two things: 1) my wife telling me to do it because she could no ...
Port comes clean with a post-Thatcham admission of guilt
Each year I run a little car show. It's nothing major - people turn up if they feel inclined to do so and they're welcomed, providing they bring a ...
Good evening, bienvenue, wilkommen, the votes from the C&SC jury are...
“Oi! Mate! Haven’t you decided what colour to paint it yet then?” The shout came from behind me while I was kneeling down at the petrol station, ...
In 258 days, our resident curmudgeon will be happy in Le Mans
Now the sun has set on the Goodwood Revival, I can officially start looking forward to my favourite ever classic event. Yep, the countdown has ...
What colour should Port paint his Scimitar?
It's audience participation time. Hands up if you have any suggestion as to what colour I paint my bargain-bucket Scimitar? Once upon a time it ...
Port and the peanut butter conspiracy
When I was a kid, I was determined that I would like peanut butter. I repeatedly tried it and detested it, but I persevered because I liked the ...
Rising to the scrapheap challenge
Mrs P wasn’t happy – in fact, she was perfectly annoyed at the fact that for the first time in years, she couldn’t take part in one of her ...
Arrivederci, bella macchina!
Some of you may have read my blog about a spur of the moment decision to buy a Fiat 500 back at the end of June. If not, then here’s a brief ...
Brace yourselves, Port's done himself an injury
The weekend started so well: I got to prowl around an armoury collection in Hampshire with the two youngest Ports – playing with anti-aircraft ...
Classic hunting in Kernow
For four out of the past five years we have rented the same cottage, slap bang on the harbour front in a small Cornish village called Mousehole. ...
