Lorry-loads of fun

AND SO ANOTHER classic car season comes to a close. I recently took the XK out to gatecrash the 96 Club gathering in Chesham Place, Belgravia, which is always extremely enjoyable but is just a trundle up the road as part of my Tour de Chelsea.

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The run down to Hampton Court Palace in early September for the Concours of Elegance gets the Jaguar's juices properly warmed through with a fast blast along the A3. I thought this year's concours was superb, helped by lovely sunny weather and a great crowd of Octane friends, including Peter Wallman and Richard Charlesworth doing the commentating. I met two Octane readers with their Aston Martin DB6 (actually, the wife's DB6) in the car park before I even set foot in the Palace gardens. I did think the £20 parking cha