Meet the Committee
It’s
t’s Membership Secretar
Secretaryyy,, Clive Johnston’s turn to go under the spotlight.
What got you into cars in the first
place?
I have always had a passion for cars. My
Grandfather started his business in 1924
repairing bicycles and gramaphones,
building it up to include a garage and
ironmongers, so I always had old cars
to tinker with even as a young boy and I
rebored my first engine when I was 12. My
father had a 1954 Lanchester 14 which
had a pre-select gearbox and it was the
first car I drove at the age of about 10. My
Grandfather also let me drive him home
for lunch every Saturday when I was 14!
What cars have you owned?
Not many I suppose in 37 years of drivin