Philip is 93 years old and his hands are crippled with arthritis. Philip can drive a destroyer, and aircraft and a horse drawn coach. Can you?

Philip was in the navy during WWII, driving destroyers. He did fairly well, generally coming out near the top of his classes. He saw service in the Indian Ocean, Atlantic, the Med and the Pacific. He is a qualified pilot and used to compete in the sport of carriage driving. He's no fool, and definitely not a chocolate…

The trick with hand cranking is to keep your thumb on the same side of the handle as your fingers. Opposible thumb = broken thumb if it kicks back. Similarly, if you ever get to drive an early Ferguson Tractor (I learned to drive on one), keep your thumbs on the outside of the wheel. The front wheels have so much…

That's right. And you got all the kit for Ford prices. One thing you missed: they drive very nicely too. Eager to rev, and with good handling.

Music too.

Not trying to tell you what you need. Just that these things aren't toys. If he can't get more than 60 out of it then something's wrong. Either it has been speed limited or he can't find 5th gear.

So you are free to import, licence, and drive any vehicle younger than (what is it?) 19 years old?

Fair enough. Where you live there are better alternatives.

<blockquote>Considering that the top speed is about 60</blockquote>

Actually, I got that wrong. Access to the TK guts was via a pair of hinging panels behind the doors, not through the engine cover. Mea culpa, there's been a lot of red wine flow under the bridge since I gave up driving HGVs.

Not quite. The USAAF operated Spitfires as combat aircraft and for photo reconnaisance. Also, Beaufighter night fighters and some (Canadian built) Mosquitos.

It's essentially an updated Bedford TK/MK with a tilt cab and turbo motor. I earned my crust for years driving an articulated TK. Comfort was much better than any other of the UK "hardcore" trucks, but not as good as the Ford D series. Engine accessability was crap, via engine cover rather than tilt. Visibility was…

Nigella. Mmmmmmmmmm.......

The memsahib regularly travels away for work. Her work day finishes 6-7pm, then she takes the shinkansen to Yamagata. The Yamagata shinkansen terminates in Yamagata at 10:30pm. When that happens, I have to drive the 50km each way to collect her. Its a pain for me and a serious interruption of my drinking. I can deal…

Don't underestimate the power of tea. But, it has to be made in a pot with loose leaves (plenty) and boiling (not warm) water. I've just finished mine. Four cups of tea, the breakfast of champions, and I'm ready to take on the world.

I used to live in East Anglia. My home was on the edge of an ex-USAAF airfield. It must have featured as a waypoint for the A10s exercising out of RAF Bentwaters, as 2-3 times per week, pairs would overfly my cottage at low level, stand on their wingtips and pull really sharp turns to the west.

Keis have no problem going uphill at 65mph. I regularly drive my partner's Nissan Otti (re-badged Mitsubishi EK), and it drives just fine. It's comfortable, reasonably refined, well equipped and handles quite nicely.

We all make mistakes. I have the advantages of being a) English, and b) contemporaneous with 50s/60s Jags.

The Alfa is a 2 litre GTV. GTVs have four headlights (vs 2 for the Juniors), and the chrome grille shows its a 2 litre version.

It's an XK150.