JG Car of the Year: Majorette Volvo 245 DL Restoration

Those of you who have been following the blog will immediately recognise this one. The Majorette Volvo featured here today is the same one featured back in May when I created a super-simple step-by-step restoration guide. Go check it out if you haven't already! When I asked people from various circles to vote on their favourite...

Car of the year 2016

It was difficult coming up with a way to end the year. It's been a bad one for most people... what with all the celebrity deaths and the political upheaval both here and across the seas, there've been complaints aplenty. For me, it's not been so bad! Especially for Jasmine's Garage, which has grown more...

Majorette Volvo 245 DL – Step-by-step restoration

NOTE: An updated of this article can be found here. Let me first tell you the story behind why I created this vehicle. In the mid to late 1980s my mom bought herself a range-topping Volvo 245 GLE. It was powder blue in colour, with black leather interior, chrome trim, automatic gearbox, 4 cylinder 2.8...

Something arrived in the post

At some point, this vehicle belonged in someone's cherished collection. Then it became something that needed sending away. And now, it's in my hand. And it will go into my collection. And it will go back to being cherished. Some people are rather anal about what we can and can't do with model cars, particularly vintage...