Dr Jonathan Kershaw
@jeckythump
Treehugging petrolhead. Aspiring academic. Triumphista & Fiat Pandamaniac. Only Connect alumnus. Likes a quiz.
Gemini summarised my @petrolblog.bsky.social Real World Dream Barn thus... 👇
Didn't even get a chance to have a guess 🤷🏼♂️ It's something that's definitely happened before...
R129 certainly wasn't an instant hit for me at launch, but I've come round to it 👍 As an aside, I've seen an interview with Edgardo Michelotti in which he said Giovanni's favourite of his own designs was the Triumph Spitfire (though for me it's the Triumph Italia 2000). Have an R129 from Sunday...
Last ones from the Rochdale Classic Car and Bike Show, including my car of the show, this delicious Fiat 124 Spider...
It was the Rochdale Classic Car and Bike Show today, and I had a lovely time wandering around some nice cars and talking to their owners. Some pictures...
Another couple of fab tours at @chethamslibrary.bsky.social this morning, meeting folk from Denmark, Italy, Poland, USA, and even Oldham too! This place is a real Mancunian gem - come see!
"Oops Upside Your Head" by The Gap Band" or the 'Norwegian Row' gone terribly wrong - you decide... 😉
The latest model ebaying has arrived 👍 I've been after one of these for AGES...
I haven't checked for a month or so, but ANOTHER TWO CITATIONS!!! Not bad for a betting-shop operative, I suppose... 🤷🏼♂️
A brilliant morning & afternoon leading tours around @chethamslibrary.bsky.social, meeting visitors from Australia, Canada, Italy, Poland, USA, and even Stockport too! I do like this place...
Loving my latest bit of automobilia 👍 I've previously seen Triumph-Herald-adorned ash/pin trays on ebay, but this is the first Triumph 1300 one I've come across - so I had to, really... 🤷🏼♂️
I've ever seen one of these before - a Toyota bB Open Deck (apparently...)
A bit of culture tonight, featuring my youngest fab talented niece on principal viola...
What could be better than a Majorette Saab Turbo? Why TWO Majorette Saab Turbos, obviously 😉 Like busses, you wait ages for (a good) one, then two turn up at once... 🤷🏼♂️