Arise From The Ashes
John Vahey describes how he rebuilt his 1910 T Tourabout following an unfortunate incident at the Adare Spring Run during 2012.
Arise from the Ashes by John Vahey
Over the last few decades I have enjoyed restoring and using cars as diverse as a 1904 Bayard, 1929 Overland Whippet, 1935 Railton Straight Eight, 1937 Alvis Silver Crest Limo and latterly a 1982 Morgan Plus Eight which was developed by myself and Brands Hatch Racing to produce some 400BHP measured at the rear wheels.
A fearsome machine in its own right but nothing really prepared me for back to basics driving techniques when taking control of a T for the first time …
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