Tag Archives: steam

Driving in the Highlands

Posted on April 3, 2014 by irishroverpei

A dear friend who lives in the Highlands sent me an email yesterday and it got me thinking about the many trips I made to Lochgilphead in a wide variety of vehicles during the early 1960’s. I mostly rented cars … Continue reading →

Posted in veterans | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

A New Car is Born

Posted on May 5, 2013 by irishroverpei

Today was a special and busy day, we celebrated the Battle of the Atlantic in church this morning. In the afternoon we headed to town to see the first venture onto the road of Peter’s hand built car. You can … Continue reading →

Posted in vehicles | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

The Transportation my Daughters drive

Posted on March 8, 2013 by irishroverpei

My daughter Caroline started out her travelling life aboard a bicycle with training wheels. Since then her taste in forms of transport have changed a great deal!! Probably my fault, I taught her how to drive and my own interest … Continue reading →

Posted in family | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , | 4 Comments

The Car of the Year

Posted on November 14, 2012 by irishroverpei

The Tesla Electric Car Manufacturer all new Tesla S sedan has been awarded Motor Trends Car of the Year for 2013. The first time ever an electric car has won this award. The Tesla company have been producing electric vehicles … Continue reading →

Posted in vehicles | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Small-Smaller-Tiny????

Posted on October 3, 2012 by irishroverpei

How small can we go? When I first set foot on Canadian soil in 1963 cars were large, I mean really large. Even the small imports from Austin and Morris were large by today’s standards. The question is ,how small … Continue reading →

Posted in vehicles | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments