Chris NelsonLego Caterham buildCaterham Cars Ltd (of Caterham, Surrey, UK) began as a dealership of Lotus Sevens in the 1960s, founded by Graham Nearn. When Lotus…May 30, 2020May 30, 2020
Chris NelsonUGEARS VM-01 Roadster buildMy wife decided to gift me a more challenging vehicle model (I think I built the latest Lego car too quickly or something) the other week…Mar 22, 20202Mar 22, 20202
Chris NelsonWhile wanting to minimise my driving CO², ‘good enough’ EVs aren’t there yet, but hybrids look…Feb 27, 2020Feb 27, 2020
Chris NelsonA new addition to the (Lego) car collection: a Ford Mustang GT.Last Christmas, I was lucky enough to receive a Lego Aston Martin DB5 from my wife — a perfect present, given my interests! The building…Dec 31, 2019Dec 31, 2019
Chris NelsonThe Edwardian car tax and musings on more modern policies…Following the conclusion of the MSc (hooray!), I went on a long-overdue but very nice holiday (hooray!). And, while I haven’t visited any…Dec 27, 2019Dec 27, 2019
Chris NelsonA Jowett jewel in JuneJune has been an exceedingly busy month, both in work and studies, so a rather short post seeing as, while I have now handed in my final…Jul 4, 2019Jul 4, 2019
Chris NelsonHinckley’s Hansom(e) HeritageAnother assignment in, so just before I start the next one, there’s time for a short blog post!May 18, 2019May 18, 2019
Chris NelsonLesser-known relatives of the Aston Martin family treeFollowing on from the recent post about racing locations in and near Buckinghamshire, this post is about some of the distant cousins in…Mar 21, 2019Mar 21, 2019
Chris NelsonBuckinghamshire and Bedfordshire and early motoringUnfortunately the second academic year of my MSc has been even more time-consuming than expected. Save for a brief break at Christmas…Feb 23, 2019Feb 23, 2019
Chris NelsonTheLego AM-DB5, and wishing everyone a happy 2019I usually refuse to think about Christmas until mid-November. That was until this year. On 19 July 2018, some SIX months before Christmas…Dec 31, 2018Dec 31, 2018