THE CLASSIC Y

Tne Newsletter of the M G Y Type Register Volume 17 NO125 Oc tobel 1994

EDITOR IAL

IMPORTANT ANNQUNCEMENT

Well at last its happene d After nearly 17 years I have finally run out of interesting Dnd re levant CIlaterial to publiSh in The Classi c Y You lt1111 no doubt hove no t iced over the past few issues a decllne in the relevance of the content to oor Tyes much o f the rre ledol used orten being reprints of AlXte r icln o r ticles appertain i ng 1n the fir s t instance to -1 Types I have therefore decided that hencef orward - The Class ic y- wil l become on irregular periodIcal i f that is not a contradiction in termsgt Each issue will be repared and sent out only when there is sufficient material of the usual standard to fill eight pages This will meon that Issue No 126 wil l almost certainly not be published ~e rore Chri st mas ( the December i ssue us ually goes o ut on 20th o r that month ) But dont worry if quite some time elapses berore you r eceie yOlJr next issue of the newsletter your subscription will -ntitle you to six issues (as before) and when the las t newsletter of your subscript ion i s issued you will receive a ren eoa~ reminde r with it

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F A MOUS Y TYPE OWNERS

No3 in d 5- ~s o r J

SIONEYJPERELMAN writ2r and lUmer i s

erh~~s th~ most i~llous and certainly the most extansie U5r of a T ipe I)( t~ose personali ties ~J r se ri-~ so f~ r (-I) Sldney Perelman 1s pehaps be st rell nmm f or h i s sdts for t h2 i ilm Mound t he Jorld in E1ah ty Ja ys a nd f or ~ he Mu ( 3rc h~rs In eddit l0n he had men y ar t hltl 103ies and humoous ne~spcent per an c ~ s~=ln~ ~rtic les pu ~l i shed

~ r elmon C-Qugh t h is L k ( I T with r elt1 interior gt in Bangkok in i949 tnci dente1 1y at t ~e s~r~ t Ie as he acquiretj his beloved myncenth bird Tong Chan Henceforw~rd bot~ the c~ r and the bird wou ld b~ l~vishly c a red for becoming Perelmans t favourite poss~ssicn$ The I T was shipped to London lmmedia t ely afte r ~urc~ ~se s o that i t s o~ner a nd his family could undertak e a tour of 3ritain ~nd E~rop e in it

Fr om Landen t he ere~le1s j Ol rneyed to L1ver~ool via Bath hai ng s ome dif ficult y i n ada9tin~ ~ o d ri middotdng on the l ~ft side of the roed trhile the f-mil y flimiddotr to Dublin heflT 3S lef t for lt servi ce in Liverpool e nd much to Sids horror hUe e as loy the lsents fitted the optiona l chromed g rab hand l es t o the ces-tboltrd On h i s return he immediately r emoved them ~ut wa s inconsolable i~n cnfront ed lith t ~= holes that nau disfigured the dash of his che rished Arri vi ng at Abingdon via Chest er end Oxford th~

da5hbolr d e nd seedcme~~ ere 500n repl oced ~nd Peie l mNl lOS hap~y s a i n

Ne xt on the agenda (S t ~ur taki ng in Denrn~rk Germany the Netnosrlands 3elgiuJI ad rranc~ ce -o e c e r oJos shipped to Nemiddot middotorilt The f7 as nc pl~c ed 11 s ~o r g -lt i n C-~ r F=nr5tl vo ni~ clos e to t he f ami y s ho mE anc

Tho next m~ j or a dvontv-~ for thoa -(I T ltJuld be its Paris - Peking trip in 1970 bu t be f o r e t his ~relman had also owned a black four-door 1965 Rover

Th e ris to Peking tr oimiddotlS intended to be the catalyst for a seri es of articles P~relman oJou11 JT i te for The Sund~y TiDes describing in his own i n1 nit 3hl e fos t-i on tho ~d el t ures whic h rc d be SlJ re ~o hefall hili en r OI~t ~ In tal ly back-~ [rem a Lend Rover carrying spares 05 susgest2d but j-ir ol Eens ) -~ Stnda Times t-ll~~d Fe relme n out of thi s soy~

th~ t th is oul d c Crpc s- the sense of d J ~n t ure and ach i e v2men t 5 or 2nd Se t ltOnu [978 3imiddot p l15 hiS friend Eric Lister aod M G entilusist 5- Seer set olf fcmiddotr Chi r~ ~~~ the ( IT towlns ~ sm~ll t r Uer ihier had be loaded wit=- supp i e u scentres f o r t h o trip Ap~arentl this tra i ler hac be~n f as icn 02 j OJ 1 ~ - U -d0~-n ( T~~ c~~ssis ~ld pos5 i0 1 also had ( Tge wh-=~i3 er l roan ~ 4- l t the star~ c f th~ tri9 ~nd in rea lit muc -

by Lister and 6~er

h~ thr~= pas3 03d tr upoundh France G rmary Austri5 Itaiy 1ugoslavi~

Ehlglri a lnd Tlrk~y b~f or- -riJ~n3 in Ir ~n (~ncngs[ ~h cilil P kts~~ n cnd Ilca middoter a oint

~~hre the ~ pi - rr t middot~ ~-C1nj t) e h ~ ~ in ~mb- No p(ssc- ~lrj rc) )llterCs o ld be 0 tn ~ due to ilocdins 50 hs- -~r middotI~S f10tTI ~I nonS tvng (b r ~h5 Un~ ell it~ 0 badges h~d ~e~1 -)i~n by 51=oir ho tua a1cn5 h ~a7) ~r~lme middota~~d alone rr perni3sion to b2 gT~nteltl f)r him to ~rter middothir ~ rat this ti~- ro f)rei3n ncentticM 1~j cri03n into Clina rr man ~ars) vren 3p~rov l - naily ClOe he ma e ~h-= JIJrney to Peki ng without his c-lol ed DT and 0 d3s aitu oomp~-rn his jl)urn el h~ Cicentme ill ith br x~citis

h~ Chines ~uthor ilHs =1entudll y r ~1nl2d ltlrld 3sred tv th02 3r bein it i ~~d to Pek i ng bl in the event no rjcuai middotIeakaled by the jour ne y and his illness P~r-elJen chltJse insteltd to send tle YT back to the Sttes EJen then thin~s did not go smoothly The car 5 first port or c311 wes Southampto1 whe re it encountered a str1~lt~ cnd could o9t be off-loeded It erded u~ in Hamc lrg b-rore being Shi~dmiddot 11 error to 6alti moro instead of to its home in hUad~lphia Eentualt the (IT arrived back in EnJinn~

Total mileaze since neI before the P~ri$ - eilting tri~ was undert~ken has been r oJsly re~or telti s 19300 and 29 QOI) The 00l y mechanical rOblems suifered -gtn its epic jurney were windsc-~~o Iiger fail lJre (o n the drive down from London to Dver ) 6nd elrol pump iaLl Jre

Alas Sidney Perelman neve pro~erly recovered from the rigours of his final nellr cirrIJmnaviga tion oi the world He d i ed oi ~ he03rt att ck on lith October i979 and the was disposed i alng Jitil the rest of hIs estate I t was sold by the ViTI ~ Car Store of Nn~clt N2~1 Ycmiddotrk to Thomas w Borret t II Ij Scol3dol- Ari -~ e fo r pound10000 Jrnr~ is it noI I wond~r And Ihat Jas itS ~h~s-sis Duct ~ tc_

Soures 2 Sundey res Safet y F~st 5 J PerelD - d li re by Doro ehy i-ie-rml[J n (Iimiddot ce1Jber Hike Si 1k ) t j~ 1l t e F wll son McComb

REGAP

G~le Tierney - Te( 83 S i r Gordor Richards - TCY 95

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F A MOUS Y TYPE OWNERS

No3 in d 5- ~s o r J

SIONEYJPERELMAN writ2r and lUmer i s

erh~~s th~ most i~llous and certainly the most extansie U5r of a T ipe I)( t~ose personali ties ~J r se ri-~ so f~ r (-I) Sldney Perelman 1s pehaps be st rell nmm f or h i s sdts for t h2 i ilm Mound t he Jorld in E1ah ty Ja ys a nd f or ~ he Mu ( 3rc h~rs In eddit l0n he had men y ar t hltl 103ies and humoous ne~spcent per an c ~ s~=ln~ ~rtic les pu ~l i shed

~ r elmon C-Qugh t h is L k ( I T with r elt1 interior gt in Bangkok in i949 tnci dente1 1y at t ~e s~r~ t Ie as he acquiretj his beloved myncenth bird Tong Chan Henceforw~rd bot~ the c~ r and the bird wou ld b~ l~vishly c a red for becoming Perelmans t favourite poss~ssicn$ The I T was shipped to London lmmedia t ely afte r ~urc~ ~se s o that i t s o~ner a nd his family could undertak e a tour of 3ritain ~nd E~rop e in it

Fr om Landen t he ere~le1s j Ol rneyed to L1ver~ool via Bath hai ng s ome dif ficult y i n ada9tin~ ~ o d ri middotdng on the l ~ft side of the roed trhile the f-mil y flimiddotr to Dublin heflT 3S lef t for lt servi ce in Liverpool e nd much to Sids horror hUe e as loy the lsents fitted the optiona l chromed g rab hand l es t o the ces-tboltrd On h i s return he immediately r emoved them ~ut wa s inconsolable i~n cnfront ed lith t ~= holes that nau disfigured the dash of his che rished Arri vi ng at Abingdon via Chest er end Oxford th~

da5hbolr d e nd seedcme~~ ere 500n repl oced ~nd Peie l mNl lOS hap~y s a i n

Ne xt on the agenda (S t ~ur taki ng in Denrn~rk Germany the Netnosrlands 3elgiuJI ad rranc~ ce -o e c e r oJos shipped to Nemiddot middotorilt The f7 as nc pl~c ed 11 s ~o r g -lt i n C-~ r F=nr5tl vo ni~ clos e to t he f ami y s ho mE anc

Tho next m~ j or a dvontv-~ for thoa -(I T ltJuld be its Paris - Peking trip in 1970 bu t be f o r e t his ~relman had also owned a black four-door 1965 Rover

Th e ris to Peking tr oimiddotlS intended to be the catalyst for a seri es of articles P~relman oJou11 JT i te for The Sund~y TiDes describing in his own i n1 nit 3hl e fos t-i on tho ~d el t ures whic h rc d be SlJ re ~o hefall hili en r OI~t ~ In tal ly back-~ [rem a Lend Rover carrying spares 05 susgest2d but j-ir ol Eens ) -~ Stnda Times t-ll~~d Fe relme n out of thi s soy~

th~ t th is oul d c Crpc s- the sense of d J ~n t ure and ach i e v2men t 5 or 2nd Se t ltOnu [978 3imiddot p l15 hiS friend Eric Lister aod M G entilusist 5- Seer set olf fcmiddotr Chi r~ ~~~ the ( IT towlns ~ sm~ll t r Uer ihier had be loaded wit=- supp i e u scentres f o r t h o trip Ap~arentl this tra i ler hac be~n f as icn 02 j OJ 1 ~ - U -d0~-n ( T~~ c~~ssis ~ld pos5 i0 1 also had ( Tge wh-=~i3 er l roan ~ 4- l t the star~ c f th~ tri9 ~nd in rea lit muc -

by Lister and 6~er

h~ thr~= pas3 03d tr upoundh France G rmary Austri5 Itaiy 1ugoslavi~

Ehlglri a lnd Tlrk~y b~f or- -riJ~n3 in Ir ~n (~ncngs[ ~h cilil P kts~~ n cnd Ilca middoter a oint

~~hre the ~ pi - rr t middot~ ~-C1nj t) e h ~ ~ in ~mb- No p(ssc- ~lrj rc) )llterCs o ld be 0 tn ~ due to ilocdins 50 hs- -~r middotI~S f10tTI ~I nonS tvng (b r ~h5 Un~ ell it~ 0 badges h~d ~e~1 -)i~n by 51=oir ho tua a1cn5 h ~a7) ~r~lme middota~~d alone rr perni3sion to b2 gT~nteltl f)r him to ~rter middothir ~ rat this ti~- ro f)rei3n ncentticM 1~j cri03n into Clina rr man ~ars) vren 3p~rov l - naily ClOe he ma e ~h-= JIJrney to Peki ng without his c-lol ed DT and 0 d3s aitu oomp~-rn his jl)urn el h~ Cicentme ill ith br x~citis

h~ Chines ~uthor ilHs =1entudll y r ~1nl2d ltlrld 3sred tv th02 3r bein it i ~~d to Pek i ng bl in the event no rjcuai middotIeakaled by the jour ne y and his illness P~r-elJen chltJse insteltd to send tle YT back to the Sttes EJen then thin~s did not go smoothly The car 5 first port or c311 wes Southampto1 whe re it encountered a str1~lt~ cnd could o9t be off-loeded It erded u~ in Hamc lrg b-rore being Shi~dmiddot 11 error to 6alti moro instead of to its home in hUad~lphia Eentualt the (IT arrived back in EnJinn~

Total mileaze since neI before the P~ri$ - eilting tri~ was undert~ken has been r oJsly re~or telti s 19300 and 29 QOI) The 00l y mechanical rOblems suifered -gtn its epic jurney were windsc-~~o Iiger fail lJre (o n the drive down from London to Dver ) 6nd elrol pump iaLl Jre

Alas Sidney Perelman neve pro~erly recovered from the rigours of his final nellr cirrIJmnaviga tion oi the world He d i ed oi ~ he03rt att ck on lith October i979 and the was disposed i alng Jitil the rest of hIs estate I t was sold by the ViTI ~ Car Store of Nn~clt N2~1 Ycmiddotrk to Thomas w Borret t II Ij Scol3dol- Ari -~ e fo r pound10000 Jrnr~ is it noI I wond~r And Ihat Jas itS ~h~s-sis Duct ~ tc_

Soures 2 Sundey res Safet y F~st 5 J PerelD - d li re by Doro ehy i-ie-rml[J n (Iimiddot ce1Jber Hike Si 1k ) t j~ 1l t e F wll son McComb

REGAP

G~le Tierney - Te( 83 S i r Gordor Richards - TCY 95

3-5

h~ thr~= pas3 03d tr upoundh France G rmary Austri5 Itaiy 1ugoslavi~

Ehlglri a lnd Tlrk~y b~f or- -riJ~n3 in Ir ~n (~ncngs[ ~h cilil P kts~~ n cnd Ilca middoter a oint

~~hre the ~ pi - rr t middot~ ~-C1nj t) e h ~ ~ in ~mb- No p(ssc- ~lrj rc) )llterCs o ld be 0 tn ~ due to ilocdins 50 hs- -~r middotI~S f10tTI ~I nonS tvng (b r ~h5 Un~ ell it~ 0 badges h~d ~e~1 -)i~n by 51=oir ho tua a1cn5 h ~a7) ~r~lme middota~~d alone rr perni3sion to b2 gT~nteltl f)r him to ~rter middothir ~ rat this ti~- ro f)rei3n ncentticM 1~j cri03n into Clina rr man ~ars) vren 3p~rov l - naily ClOe he ma e ~h-= JIJrney to Peki ng without his c-lol ed DT and 0 d3s aitu oomp~-rn his jl)urn el h~ Cicentme ill ith br x~citis

h~ Chines ~uthor ilHs =1entudll y r ~1nl2d ltlrld 3sred tv th02 3r bein it i ~~d to Pek i ng bl in the event no rjcuai middotIeakaled by the jour ne y and his illness P~r-elJen chltJse insteltd to send tle YT back to the Sttes EJen then thin~s did not go smoothly The car 5 first port or c311 wes Southampto1 whe re it encountered a str1~lt~ cnd could o9t be off-loeded It erded u~ in Hamc lrg b-rore being Shi~dmiddot 11 error to 6alti moro instead of to its home in hUad~lphia Eentualt the (IT arrived back in EnJinn~

Total mileaze since neI before the P~ri$ - eilting tri~ was undert~ken has been r oJsly re~or telti s 19300 and 29 QOI) The 00l y mechanical rOblems suifered -gtn its epic jurney were windsc-~~o Iiger fail lJre (o n the drive down from London to Dver ) 6nd elrol pump iaLl Jre

Alas Sidney Perelman neve pro~erly recovered from the rigours of his final nellr cirrIJmnaviga tion oi the world He d i ed oi ~ he03rt att ck on lith October i979 and the was disposed i alng Jitil the rest of hIs estate I t was sold by the ViTI ~ Car Store of Nn~clt N2~1 Ycmiddotrk to Thomas w Borret t II Ij Scol3dol- Ari -~ e fo r pound10000 Jrnr~ is it noI I wond~r And Ihat Jas itS ~h~s-sis Duct ~ tc_

Soures 2 Sundey res Safet y F~st 5 J PerelD - d li re by Doro ehy i-ie-rml[J n (Iimiddot ce1Jber Hike Si 1k ) t j~ 1l t e F wll son McComb

REGAP

G~le Tierney - Te( 83 S i r Gordor Richards - TCY 95

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TEN yel r5 1111 rolled by since I last rilJed my unk th unrJtjoo~

pelrol aml salliotd fonh ill sclfC o f aJ-trtlure lir lnd ~n$hinc The renJlT o f the liremiddotgiling ruid prompted me to SCt thc ~diuo of my ~ I G with) USt in Ihe Jiro uon of lhe rc mantic and mysterious Olbone oi Eni il ld tht pbYlround 01 Icemln dli~ 10 ce my Iqulntlnc~

1111 lhc lovely scc ~

First of aU it i~ 0 arthly aood seiling 0 on In itinerar )1 hl$ iind withoel 1 pn~~lbltd route ltId 11( o ne I outline iii eel you from lung the wrong road Ne may finish ll in some (a rmiddotfrommiddot olUslnl mmufacIn~ outlier so le r II ut ~nJ keep it fo d rcnce

Thirt(cn nules middot est 01 Oerby is Snmiddot bo urne whither Tho~ lnd liam un the thrC$holcJ of O eobie 3rt o Sl iy xtWID1c ~t Thorpe The CVfI uf the Pe-l ) Hale in ils 0 0 tJrdcni gtI lnW In l bltaUlifu l posrllo n It 1 i)~ 10 lou II lilt noblt Ouline 01 7o r lt Clvoc rom hCfe About IWO miles 3~ ~(Jnus tile 1001 W~lton HOlel a l Ihe ~~Utn- 10 Dovdllt md cose 10 lIam ( ule gt~ is 1 ~P IOU

lt3 r plrk wncre cIe-one ~ ~ ll1nl novetle is obliged 10 103ve IlS ~r

There is nOllliri iikt Oovetbe in tne 111)e 0 1 England n luy l1llt I()()li=llh

ds up the vale )r ill mrles di5closlnsect Ilt I I~ Vews oj 1 et~ vl lk~ bounded by Jmeilllnc crliis i ~~vtrcu lnd tJ no lSlic ~u ~om Ihl rIa J l lnc ~ ry~llJCJr R(~ Do~e 3$ il Cl ~~ el~r ~nrll -ern bull nJ rpids

In ollt ]v ninj BroOrU 0 1 1 omc lu~~ Iilon 10 UI) iomc rroul ri lhln~ u r~ClUCi In hc Ilmous Ion~ J lonn Ollnimiddot llt r In hi poxm PJ( II enJs -Hn

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Rejoicing in restored petrol JOHN PEYY blaes the trail for readers over some deli~htful motor runs His first tour takes him through the Derbvshire Dales - Weve given the o rld tle Slip lo-day For Ihe Iayflys on Pike oc1 But wh~

~ for noul in Pike Pool ~ t oubt if tbere auld be any traul if Ihe ~ool middotere nlmed u Ih1 oncious nsl r erefare to i i pel Ihs 3nama ly he poXe retrI 10 shy1l11 column oj Iimeslone risLl1 fro m liIe lIer close by nlDltU C~arcs Cottons ishing OUIIe

BClore proceeding mus t gtpvc I word 0 1 middotJ3mUlg lb(lu( hotelS Smlll hOle$ ucb u H [J)JT Jfe onen full and amp ilUl Il the re on the off ch3nee foc acecmmodllr io n is t1SIlllly IJOS3lis(act o ry SO it is therefore luvrsable to book in ldvtflce Matlock ld 8u too are far b igger centres and here s usually possible 10 find suuable )ccommiddot nOltialion wlhoul bookin~ elaquoept in the middot~ool holiday SoeaSon

Thors Cave LltO 00v0ltl3le my r)ouite routo is

ltgt110 Ihe ~pOSLS to WetOIl where I

rn to Ihe leit leads to a PekJlnd WOlltJU TIors Colve perched hih iO e (hc ~I lni middot

OiJ 1 ridle SUelJ11 h i lows lbove

~round and thtn disappetrs Into uadushy~~r uld channels through bullbull nletsmiddot middot The ~Iimb up 10 Ihe ~I e itse lf ma~ be Q load IJmiddotcnlur bUI ir Iho rivtr IS in o no of IlS 01 moods gtOrne JitJit uhy m3Y be etporrmiddot ~ cJ In ~OllInt orOs5

Through Ha rUn)lOn and YltLlI rclVc ro Rvw~ley I llways hke 10 Yl~U c PeIcd Inn Ih ils l u_tu rrou~I~ (u r ~I1lt1 mlll)r ro1 IlJoltl oo1 Hcre I 10 ~ltJ ~tr 11 1

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wish b~ indulini ill some quiel fishlni it th Riva Dermiddotvelll in iUfroundings witilin iah t of famoll5 Haddon HllJ

klulifu Jlimpscs of the River Wye on Ihe way to Bakewell ffiJke me p3use on the Bwtlon sid of (he 011 W 3dmile hc lovely packoorse bridc Ashford J

103d through the village c imbs all rhe way 10 HtIdnone Held where olle of Peaklanamiddot -b$SIC vieus is 10 be l dmired

This is ol i1oos31 03io where the nllw3~

ls cam~ roY above the River Wye by loflshyarchcs Flom Hetlthtonc Head (his viaduct lppeu-s dwufed by its surroundings II is 1 place ell worth isitins etccpl on Salurdl~ and Sundays when il SWlnT$ with ptOple From here 1 ro~d plun~ down inlo Inc ltble 3fd climbs a steep hill to Linon On thi$ secaoo l sharp elbo w reve11i 1 I( lI ly rel13rklbe ~ i of Miller s O le lllQ l boul a mile iarthcr up he (03 01 1 gJle on Ihe len gives 10es5 to Lillon SIlck a Ilmous Icst hIli with a mu imum gradinl o f I in J leading down inlO ol llers Dale Here lite smooth h~draulic brlkes o t Ihc II G were very reaswnng ~ntl the hr nd bnke Jmply SlrOni enOLl~ 10 hold lhe Ir on the $1laquopeS ptdlcnl wnhe l n3vlOi0 p~1 it in bonom ~C3r as In C~l fl

preClUlIon Littun Sbck IS no ~ 11 lur Ih ~ n)

A 1~aJ) head O r lItHU- (IIIr ~ml~ 1 m(middotrOellmiddot I e vor-sci lnJ ~ SltJultl a r I re -sltoc nhal Th~ VIC fU II O p~ ( ~lI Jr nJ (rom lroe eltxJ ~lC elr 11 nh~rul~ Ihe hlt ((kmiddot 11

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TEN yel r5 1111 rolled by since I last rilJed my unk th unrJtjoo~

pelrol aml salliotd fonh ill sclfC o f aJ-trtlure lir lnd ~n$hinc The renJlT o f the liremiddotgiling ruid prompted me to SCt thc ~diuo of my ~ I G with) USt in Ihe Jiro uon of lhe rc mantic and mysterious Olbone oi Eni il ld tht pbYlround 01 Icemln dli~ 10 ce my Iqulntlnc~

1111 lhc lovely scc ~

First of aU it i~ 0 arthly aood seiling 0 on In itinerar )1 hl$ iind withoel 1 pn~~lbltd route ltId 11( o ne I outline iii eel you from lung the wrong road Ne may finish ll in some (a rmiddotfrommiddot olUslnl mmufacIn~ outlier so le r II ut ~nJ keep it fo d rcnce

Thirt(cn nules middot est 01 Oerby is Snmiddot bo urne whither Tho~ lnd liam un the thrC$holcJ of O eobie 3rt o Sl iy xtWID1c ~t Thorpe The CVfI uf the Pe-l ) Hale in ils 0 0 tJrdcni gtI lnW In l bltaUlifu l posrllo n It 1 i)~ 10 lou II lilt noblt Ouline 01 7o r lt Clvoc rom hCfe About IWO miles 3~ ~(Jnus tile 1001 W~lton HOlel a l Ihe ~~Utn- 10 Dovdllt md cose 10 lIam ( ule gt~ is 1 ~P IOU

lt3 r plrk wncre cIe-one ~ ~ ll1nl novetle is obliged 10 103ve IlS ~r

There is nOllliri iikt Oovetbe in tne 111)e 0 1 England n luy l1llt I()()li=llh

ds up the vale )r ill mrles di5closlnsect Ilt I I~ Vews oj 1 et~ vl lk~ bounded by Jmeilllnc crliis i ~~vtrcu lnd tJ no lSlic ~u ~om Ihl rIa J l lnc ~ ry~llJCJr R(~ Do~e 3$ il Cl ~~ el~r ~nrll -ern bull nJ rpids

In ollt ]v ninj BroOrU 0 1 1 omc lu~~ Iilon 10 UI) iomc rroul ri lhln~ u r~ClUCi In hc Ilmous Ion~ J lonn Ollnimiddot llt r In hi poxm PJ( II enJs -Hn

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Rejoicing in restored petrol JOHN PEYY blaes the trail for readers over some deli~htful motor runs His first tour takes him through the Derbvshire Dales - Weve given the o rld tle Slip lo-day For Ihe Iayflys on Pike oc1 But wh~

~ for noul in Pike Pool ~ t oubt if tbere auld be any traul if Ihe ~ool middotere nlmed u Ih1 oncious nsl r erefare to i i pel Ihs 3nama ly he poXe retrI 10 shy1l11 column oj Iimeslone risLl1 fro m liIe lIer close by nlDltU C~arcs Cottons ishing OUIIe

BClore proceeding mus t gtpvc I word 0 1 middotJ3mUlg lb(lu( hotelS Smlll hOle$ ucb u H [J)JT Jfe onen full and amp ilUl Il the re on the off ch3nee foc acecmmodllr io n is t1SIlllly IJOS3lis(act o ry SO it is therefore luvrsable to book in ldvtflce Matlock ld 8u too are far b igger centres and here s usually possible 10 find suuable )ccommiddot nOltialion wlhoul bookin~ elaquoept in the middot~ool holiday SoeaSon

Thors Cave LltO 00v0ltl3le my r)ouite routo is

ltgt110 Ihe ~pOSLS to WetOIl where I

rn to Ihe leit leads to a PekJlnd WOlltJU TIors Colve perched hih iO e (hc ~I lni middot

OiJ 1 ridle SUelJ11 h i lows lbove

~round and thtn disappetrs Into uadushy~~r uld channels through bullbull nletsmiddot middot The ~Iimb up 10 Ihe ~I e itse lf ma~ be Q load IJmiddotcnlur bUI ir Iho rivtr IS in o no of IlS 01 moods gtOrne JitJit uhy m3Y be etporrmiddot ~ cJ In ~OllInt orOs5

Through Ha rUn)lOn and YltLlI rclVc ro Rvw~ley I llways hke 10 Yl~U c PeIcd Inn Ih ils l u_tu rrou~I~ (u r ~I1lt1 mlll)r ro1 IlJoltl oo1 Hcre I 10 ~ltJ ~tr 11 1

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wish b~ indulini ill some quiel fishlni it th Riva Dermiddotvelll in iUfroundings witilin iah t of famoll5 Haddon HllJ

klulifu Jlimpscs of the River Wye on Ihe way to Bakewell ffiJke me p3use on the Bwtlon sid of (he 011 W 3dmile hc lovely packoorse bridc Ashford J

103d through the village c imbs all rhe way 10 HtIdnone Held where olle of Peaklanamiddot -b$SIC vieus is 10 be l dmired

This is ol i1oos31 03io where the nllw3~

ls cam~ roY above the River Wye by loflshyarchcs Flom Hetlthtonc Head (his viaduct lppeu-s dwufed by its surroundings II is 1 place ell worth isitins etccpl on Salurdl~ and Sundays when il SWlnT$ with ptOple From here 1 ro~d plun~ down inlo Inc ltble 3fd climbs a steep hill to Linon On thi$ secaoo l sharp elbo w reve11i 1 I( lI ly rel13rklbe ~ i of Miller s O le lllQ l boul a mile iarthcr up he (03 01 1 gJle on Ihe len gives 10es5 to Lillon SIlck a Ilmous Icst hIli with a mu imum gradinl o f I in J leading down inlO ol llers Dale Here lite smooth h~draulic brlkes o t Ihc II G were very reaswnng ~ntl the hr nd bnke Jmply SlrOni enOLl~ 10 hold lhe Ir on the $1laquopeS ptdlcnl wnhe l n3vlOi0 p~1 it in bonom ~C3r as In C~l fl

preClUlIon Littun Sbck IS no ~ 11 lur Ih ~ n)

A 1~aJ) head O r lItHU- (IIIr ~ml~ 1 m(middotrOellmiddot I e vor-sci lnJ ~ SltJultl a r I re -sltoc nhal Th~ VIC fU II O p~ ( ~lI Jr nJ (rom lroe eltxJ ~lC elr 11 nh~rul~ Ihe hlt ((kmiddot 11

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~I H~ l ~ bull CImiddot on l lI irut If ~ u JC ~I 1lt) cbullbull~ nJ II I ro)bk h rlterc ollc Ihe elll bull nJ relUm hu~

s dri inll 010 ~ dan)cro~ )Clt lion Elihu I~ il i~ lt11111( orleniell l 10 rca To1C eli 1 Lane HQo1 iul her a rlraquod kJds lCfOSS the moor~ to CJStICIl)n ith Iorlous uws before the descent 10 this smJlI to n riCht in the heln or cvcllClCi

FI~1 01 allthac h a rcmukltlblc ina o f

the Pe-~k CJslle p(rclled Jt he lOP of its cliff dirccllr abo e the Pm uvem rrom -hid issuu the Pelkshole WlIer Here in -orman times no doubt Cveral people ere sent to theil doom b- bei burled oyer the fearful prccipite The Pelk Cavern ) JS an enU3nce arch of 10 fl wide lnd J Ct tUgh the lugest io Brilain In Ihe ~ l ldd l e Ages il was used as a rope faCtory and the clyern extends over 300 n into the limcstone In places TUshingCI1uIru my be helrd but these have neVet been clsccyered

Speed well ~1ine

Al the rOO t of the WillJ~ Pass $3id to be I illntic ovem thaI h~ lost iu roof is Inc Speedwell Mine wrcre alter J steep je-scent the visitor boards l boat and is gtfopdled along ~ tunnel 7~O yd$ Ions by the boalman pushing with his hands ~gain s

the ~ciling Of the tunnel TbI~ lads to ~n enormous clvem having J bei~t or 4 ~O fl and filled by the r~rful sound oithunderinj lI(I

~ the summit of the Winnns PISS a liff Iimb for J caf -1Jm Tor The ShIerUlI Mountli n come into view ine hlle gap 10m out of il1 Jce is due 10

subsid~c and the main road hieh winds round 1t us base is alwl~S under repir (or lhis relson Close 10 lhis point is the Blue John Mine This ClIfern ampliuering with scauPcOouu tones was explored by Lord ~I ulgrlvc with l p31lY oj mine$ middotho f enelr~tcd these subternotlO futnesses for a diSUKe o f three auies discoverjog chmber after ch3mbcr of e~otic crystlls

Fanher down the road loards CastlelOn s TtC3K Hill Clve with more onderful things to see by flooclight

Tbe Reservoirs

h would be a pity 10 leave 1lw remu-kable country without seeing a link of IJUI)s work as well lfthe road be taken tbIough Caslleton to Hopemd Blnumiddotord Ihe famous w dybower Reservoi r comes ntO view I

t-uul iful bke Iloowding along a deep vaUey Tt-e d3m i~ l u-iumpn ofBritisb ellampin~rtn Hiher up Ihe vlUey is the f3tI015 Delcnl R1ervojr and th is dam IS ev~ nore specmiddot (a~b r )couse il is not gnu overed

II this district there 1re neremiddotore seen or eiShl miles of superb mOlorini middotmiddot111 lCS remimscent of LalelI1d 3 tru ly noble pille of scenery so c~o$C to Sheffield

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c n ~ bull ~

e MG ~oon -bull p ( ttoh in pJCeI on UnON SLACK whI ch hJgt a ndien( in piau 1 n~ In three Th e yic iJ Jpecmiddot uular and (ht drop in placu is Ir ieh tenn

The nd of the t r p The or Is puhd by the puccl l ttn 1 he Denl Rueor It H eMl or ~ nUC1

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came Cj)S5 two T~=s One gtJes us ~ jn eg e l -=3 ro ~1~il5 Ssi-5

1 the -=3stratlor numcoi I )d bl~r tne o r ~2 i~ ~n e lthi t middotit 1 tn~ ii~~ r Jan Mc~or Museum ~o e This ~t e- is ~he dark red (253 nJI-J all c~ted Resi ster No 0 r~ iles e nS- iM - Clber Si( ~205

No~ time you Seuro= li n Jsti1 -i--ieeley lOj-3ilt )( JOOO h~ 1Je a look -~ it s t eeii ng heo 1 ~nd cent e bOS3 7 he ~h-e 1 t se 1 seems to be tile 3ame as tl-~ used on our cars the Jot G TO and TF and the hcrn oInd indicstor soitch in he cent- l middotcks very slDir t oo 1 071 not su re I t the indicator 3Jitc~

hl5 ~ cloClccrk timer in it ~s cur s does but the -ho1e unit looks like a ver good suostitute fcr s o meone wno c~n ~ ~t prescni f ind tne v-e r y rare r=~ l thing ior his ( TYJe esor~ tiDn

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Th~ middot1rt t cl-gt =ok of Perf~c~ion in thi s iS51J8c fis a~er-ed I oel iee 1 ilt1ctcriS megaztn~ i hink I am rz ~ in sl ing th~i t is was e Nu ( 1 e l d hOlS mag~z in

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Register

oil15t on iiiudJ in t n i~9c i of 1(~ ltllDC- iltlE Sililt ~h n5 ~

came Cj)S5 two T~=s One gtJes us ~ jn eg e l -=3 ro ~1~il5 Ssi-5

1 the -=3stratlor numcoi I )d bl~r tne o r ~2 i~ ~n e lthi t middotit 1 tn~ ii~~ r Jan Mc~or Museum ~o e This ~t e- is ~he dark red (253 nJI-J all c~ted Resi ster No 0 r~ iles e nS- iM - Clber Si( ~205

No~ time you Seuro= li n Jsti1 -i--ieeley lOj-3ilt )( JOOO h~ 1Je a look -~ it s t eeii ng heo 1 ~nd cent e bOS3 7 he ~h-e 1 t se 1 seems to be tile 3ame as tl-~ used on our cars the Jot G TO and TF and the hcrn oInd indicstor soitch in he cent- l middotcks very slDir t oo 1 071 not su re I t the indicator 3Jitc~

hl5 ~ cloClccrk timer in it ~s cur s does but the -ho1e unit looks like a ver good suostitute fcr s o meone wno c~n ~ ~t prescni f ind tne v-e r y rare r=~ l thing ior his ( TYJe esor~ tiDn

JGL

Th~ middot1rt t cl-gt =ok of Perf~c~ion in thi s iS51J8c fis a~er-ed I oel iee 1 ilt1ctcriS megaztn~ i hink I am rz ~ in sl ing th~i t is was e Nu ( 1 e l d hOlS mag~z in

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