What a harsh winter it's been. Not just the sub-frigid arctic temperatures, or the alternating blizzards and ice storms, or even the snot freezing inside one's nose. The worst part has been… Read More

The end of March is the gateway to Spring. It's a time of transition: the Northern Hemisphere peels off sensible layers, exposing its dark and sweaty mushroom-world of undergarments once aga… Read More

The insects are bad this year. They've become a nuisance much sooner in the season than they have in the past. Sure, there's chemicals and bug zappers and martins and bats and whatnot, but t… Read More

My car dozes in the garage,talks in its sleep—the tailpipe ticks, expanded metalscontract towards entropy,displaced fluids find new levelsdefined by the tiebreaker, gravity.I die a lit… Read More

BritBox works hard. Works hard, plays hard, and procrastinates hard...well, maybe later. Aiming the BritBox skeeball between the uncompromising siderails and tricky low-scoring holes of the… Read More

Move over. The left-hand lane is for passing—why are you just loafing along at two MPH below the posted speed limit? Yes, that conversation with your beloved is quite distracting: No… Read More

Yes, it's that time of the year again—time for deer to traverse woods and farmlands while playing their instinctive game of Frogger. Despite dedicated efforts by mankind to thin their… Read More

Well, now. Winter in North America is an exciting time, you bet. The roads are saltier than Chinese take-out food—too much salt for low-sodium classic British cars—and the next t… Read More

There are times when BritBox's Muse is feeling frisky and fully engaged. Oh, the beautiful words that she whispers into BritBox's ear! Slow down, there are too many to type; so full of emoti… Read More

In a moment of weakness, BritBox turned on the morning news; it would be nice to get a little heads-up on the weather. BritBox loves to drive, make no mistake: man and machine, the open road… Read More

BritBox was out and about in the Favorite TR250 today. It was a clear, sunny day: the finest in many cold, wet, snowy weeks. This unseasonable weather followed days of rain that had washed t… Read More

For those of you who still have the will and the desire to read about BritBox’s China Adventure, here follows Part Deux:Hong Kong: A Little Imperialism Never Hurt AnythingBritBox sugge… Read More

Riding in search of the perfect shift,steering wheel wrapped in leatherand my fingers. I fly August roadsin the cockpit of an old fighter plane,while engine, gears, and wind play sublimemusi… Read More

Don't own a classic British car if you wish to be invisible. If you are trying to keep a low profile, avoid indictment or extradition (even for GOOD reasons), or simply abhor social interact… Read More

BritBox loves attention. Yes, yes; hard to believe, but true. Let's face it, one of the 1,743 reasons to own a little British sports car is to bask in the warm, affectionate admiration of je… Read More

BritBox just got back from China, and it was an amazing journey of insight and enlightenment. No, China enlightened BritBox.For example: unlike the Warner Brothers cartoons, everything is NO… Read More

Are you everything you should be? Have you an explanation for your current level of personal and professional achievement? Do you ever wonder if this is as good as it gets?BritBox was pretty… Read More

Here we are again, at the end of another year: a time of reflection and remorse. It’s funny how the turning of a single calendar page can cause so much introspection and self-examinati… Read More

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Your BodyYou’ve really let yourself slip. No, it’s just not cute anymore. There’s good news, though: you can surrender to obsessive exercise and physical conditioning. Oh s… Read More

When we were young, she was our champion. She was the reason bullies fled down the street: she did not want to share the total and absolute domination of her siblings with anyone. She was ou… Read More

This question has troubled scholars, scientists, philosophers, and mechanics for countless generations: should classic cars be preserved, restored, or improved? It is an argument that dates… Read More

It was brought to BritBox’s attention that the standards of correct blog format have largely been ignored on this site. In the interest of maintaining the proper attitude, establishing… Read More

BritBox has an honest face. No, really! The eyes are not set too close together, the complexion is smooth and lightly tanned, and there is a nearly total and complete absence of a curly waxe… Read More

Well, the message finally came: BritBox received a ticket, an itinerary, and a big bottle of Imodium. How exciting, a ten day trip to visit the other side of the world! It turns out that th… Read More