Half listening to the news on Radio 4 this week, a piece about mandatory speed limiters on new cars caught my attention not least because the presenter called in some expert opinion from motoring journalist and driver Amanda Stretton who I photographed some years ago for Classic and Sportscars magazine. I remember turning up on a rather wet day and her suggesting that we go for a drive in her Frazer Nash whose skinny tires afforded little in the way of grip which simply allowed her to demonstrate her superb car control. Not having seat belts, the only way I could avoid sliding indecorously into her lap on left hand bends was to hook my arm over the side and hold on tight getting a rather wet elbow in the process. Excitement over, I then had to find something for her to sit on other than wet concrete and place a second light behind the car to reveal just enough of the Nash’s wire wheels….