Author: selawrencehill
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Travelling companions – 1920s style
Vintage tools are both completely different, and completely recognisable today. An excerpt from a 1920 tool catalogue.
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Starting the Journey Before Starting the Car
Most people regard a route card as a navigational aid. I think they are mistaken. Though of course, at one level, that’s precisely what it is. A route card tells us where we intend to go, how we expect to get there and, perhaps, where we may stop along the way. In an age of…
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Ten Tools No.4: The Fibreglass Pencil
The fibreglass pencil may resemble a propelling pencil, but for cleaning electrical terminals, fuse holders and switch contacts it can be one of the most useful tools in the workshop.
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Ten Tools No.3: The Analogue Multimeter
The movement of a needle can reveal far more than a changing number. A brief reflection on the enduring usefulness of the analogue multimeter.
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Ten Tools No. 2
The Smaller Tool Kit That Can Solve a Bigger Problem The best tools are not always the most expensive. They’re the ones that quietly earn a permanent place in the boot, the workshop drawer, or the touring toolkit because they solve a genuine problem with very little fuss. The sort of item you buy once…
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Ten Tools — No. 1
The 90‑Tooth ½‑Inch Ratchet Adapter A practical refinement that improves control in tight spaces. Most ½‑inch ratchets use a 72‑tooth mechanism. It’s reliable, but the movement can feel broad when access is limited. A 90‑tooth adapter sharpens that action. The engagement is smoother, the arc shorter, and each turn becomes more precise — especially when…
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The Art of the Drive — Autumn 2026 Edition
Seasonal reflections on purposeful autumn motoring. The Art of the Drive — Autumn 2026 edition now available to download. GT culture. Picnic.
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The Irvin Jacket – A Seasonal GT Warmer
A GT season has its own rituals. Some are mechanical — tyre pressures, fluids, the satisfaction of a clean windscreen. Others are cultural: the small, personal preparations that make autumn driving feel intentional rather than incidental. The Irvin flying jacket sits firmly in the latter category. Originally designed for RAF aircrew in the 1930s, the…
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The Jump Starter
A Seasonal GT Ritual An autumn flask warmer for the road ahead. There are moments in autumn motoring when the light softens, the air cools, and a quiet pause becomes part of the drive. A lay‑by, a viewpoint, a moment to breathe. The Jump Starter was created for exactly those pauses — a warming, gingery…
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The Glove Box Edition
The GB GT Journal and The Register has launched its first publication! The Glove Box Edition. You may download a free copy here (visit The Register Library page and hit the download button). The publication contains a variety of proformas, checklists and owner-drivers notes as a quick reference summary to keep in the car. Use…