The 289 Register News No 37 Autumn 2010 | Page 7

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