Upper Middle Petrol Head:

By my dodgy reckoning, there hasn't been a Classics by the Beach since February this year, thanks to the dreaded Covid-19 virus.  That equals three months' worth of catching up to do! Fortunately, there was a down-scaled, socially-distanced version of southern Tasmania's best regular get-together of classic car fans - complete with elbow-bumping in lieu of handshakes - to make up for the forced hiatus.  And, even better, the quality of the vehicles on display didn't disappoint! The first car to take my eye was Mike H's magnificent MG TC Special.  For anyone that might be wondering where the car came from, it used to belong to the godfather of woodfired pizza and mushroom-man extraodinaire, John Clare, although it's certainly come a long way from its former light yellow livery.   Mike's dab hand at car restorations, owning one of Hobart's better fleets not to include a Galant hardtop or a Fiat X1/9, and is responsible for the