Life provided an opportunity when I went to check on some bodywork that needed fixing on my AC 3000ME. #peacock #classiccar #80’s #wedge

Now this is a proper car! Makes my #Lagonda look like a toy, which it is! This 1930 2 litre Lagonda has been regularly raced by the lovely owner who was interviewed as part of the rebranded Mach 2 Motor show at Aerospace Bristol. Another day of #classiccars and #Aerospace tomorrow! ❤️

If you enjoy engineering then get yourself to Aerospace Bristol this weekend. There’s going to be loads of machines for you to enjoy. Cars and Concorde only scratch the surface! aerospacebristol.org/fathers-day

People have told stories, sagas, oral history and poems to each other since time immemorial and long before the invention of writing. Audiobooks sit in a long tradition and the only lazy bit is Amol Rajan's boring take.

The Mach 2 Motor Show is over both days this weekend at Aerospace Bristol still some spaces on Saturday and perhaps Sunday for something really special… if you fancy bringing something interesting, contact [email protected]. aerospacebristol.org/fathers-day

The new book on the Bristol Brabazon is available from today at Aerospace Bristol, signed by author Alan J. Porter! shop.aerospacebristol.org/collections/...

Great news for indoor attractions!

The unique #Bristol 450, a replica of the Les Mans winning car, returns to Aerospace Bristol for May half-term and the Mach 2 motor show (Father’s day weekend).

Squeeze, bang, suck, blow… RR and Bristol coming together again! www.rolls-royce.com/media/our-st...

A great but tiring bank hol weekend, doing things I love and getting paid for it! #classiccars #classicplanes #tours and vintage tunes, dancing and good people!

Concorde 001 in flight over the Pyrenees in the early 1970s. © Aerospatiale / Coll. Musée de l'Air et de l'Espace - Le Bourget

Great day in #filton celebrating and commemorating #veday80 and launching the Filton Blitz Experience. The Bolingbroke has been rolled out and the events continue tomorrow and on the 8th at Aerospace Bristol.

Bristol Bolingbroke ready to roll out for #VEDay80 at Aerospace #Bristol. B+W pic is her in her prime over North America. aerospacebristol.org/ve-day-80

So many burrowing #bees in my lawn this year! 🐝

Took my Lagonda out for Drive it day and saw some other nice wheels on the road, not as many as I’d hoped though.

#Bristol Bolingbroke getting reassembled in time for #VEDay at Aerospace Bristol. One Mercury engine on one to go!

Indoctrinating the next generation with petrol fumes and wind in his hair! #classiccar #lagonda

The Westland Whirlwind and Gloster F.9/37 were the only aircraft powered by the Rolls-Royce Peregrine. Two prototypes of the F.9/37 were built, the 22nd February 1940 saw the Peregrine engined version fly, the other was powered by the Bristol Taurus. 📷 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gloster...

Biggest commitment to a 3 second joke I've ever seen

G-BOAF nose droop today at Aerospace Bristol

The rudder ties it together nicely. Bristol Bolingbroke restoration at Aerospace Bristol. Hopefully it’ll be almost completely assembled and rolled out for the VE celebrations!

Nice day for a pootle!

What are the chances that the Dunebuggy you pull up behind has an old colleague in the passenger seat. Kids at heart all of us! #VW #Lagonda #classics

Damn second hand book shops! I almost made it to 3 whole months without buying a book. It’s an addiction! #scifi #books

The Bristol Bolingbroke restoration at Aerospace Bristol is coming on nicely. Tail on, cockpits almost glazed it’s getting close to being whole again. Can’t wait to see the new props arrive!

How did a prat like me end up with a 91 year old car? Well my dad always loved #Lagondas. During WW2 he was helping on a Dorset farm & one day someone turned up with a Lagonda Rapier and that’s all it took. When he was an older, but not wiser, he acquired one. He’s the handsome chap on the left. 1/3

The Will Always Negates Defeat m.youtube.com/watch?v=M1Rl...

Yeah I am and I love it! m.youtube.com/watch?v=YgSP...

When the #Russians blockaded West Berlin many nations came to the Berliners aid providing the basics to keep the people fed and warm. The #Bristol Freighter was the last civilian twin engined aircraft to leave, once things abated.

First run of the year in my Lagonda and convinced my mate to join me in his new acquisition. #Classiccars #Lagonda #MGmidget

Belfast hangar doors opening for the first time since 2017 at Aerospace Bristol. #filton #aviation

Spitfire, Blenheim and Hurricane at the #IWMDuxford. #ww2

I started reading this Novel tonight.

Accidentally said “Shirley” instead of “Siri” and now my phone is stuck in Airplane mode.

6000kg of Bristol Freighter on the move. I daren’t workout the average age of those involved. Volunteers bring wisdom and muscle! #Bristol #aviation #heritage

Wallace and Gromit are nuts because i feel like they go dormant for a decade, come out of nowhere, release a 10/10 movie, then just go back underground

Sign this to stop DEFRA sending millions of endangered British eels to Russia, of all places. chng.it/hJgQQRKzpk

Guess the aircraft? #aviation #history #geek

Well this is bloody brilliant! Late to the party but @marcmorris.bsky.social has done a fantastic job putting this together. A friend lent it to me but it was on my list to buy. #books #history

Bloody enjoying this on the Beeb. #DNA #Documentary #Science #biology

Peekaboo! #aviation #Christmas

"One of the great tragedies of mankind is that morality has been hijacked by religion. So now people assume that religion and morality have a necessary connection. But the basis of morality is really very simple and doesn't require religion at all." -- Arthur C. Clarke, born #OTD 1917

I went to an indi bookshop @bookhaus today to look for Christmas present inspiration. I left with a much lighter bank account, one might be suitable to gift but i also wish to read it. I DO NOT NEED MORE BOOKS, I need supervision! #booksky @bigbeardedbookseller.com

Ever wondered why walking around museums is weirdly tiring? At normal speed our legs act like pendulums, swinging forward from the hip & saving us a huge amount of energy. In "museum shuffle" our muscles must do ALL the work of constant readjustment. So cake in the cafe is scientifically justified 🥳

A Bristol Aeroplane Company advert featuring Bristol Engines and Bulldogs powered by Bristol Jupiters… flying over the Kremlin? History is as confusing as the current world is but we can still learn from it!

The Bristol’s find me even in books about birds!

The air raid shelter under St Nicks market in #Bristol is absolutely worth visiting. It’s remarkable and the tour is excellent. An amazing bit of #WW2 history in an excellent state of preservation. www.st-nickstours.com

#onthisday in 1939 the second Short Stirling prototype flew. Powered by 1,375-hp Bristol Hercules II engines, this featured changes to its undercarriage as a result of the accident with the first prototype. Find out more about the Stirling at www.classicwarbirds.co.uk/british-airc... #ww2

Listened to this for the first time in donkeys years. It’s a banging mix!

Went to see a Bristol Britannia and many of its mates today at #RAF Cosford. #Bristol was well represented in Airframes, Engines and guided weapons! She needs a clean and some tlc, fantastic museum though!