Had a nice run? out to the Stony Stratford Classic Car Show today. TPA both behaved impeccably to and from the show which is always nice to see. The strange way that three wheelers sort of undulate over some road surfaces really does take some getting used to. It's not uncomfortable in any way, is just utterly unlike anything any four wheeler motor will do.
Well not much for it I reckon other than to dump a load of photos from today on you. Straight from my phone, aside from a bit of cropping in a few cases no real editing done.
Ah, breakfast!
This sounded absolutely awesome...
Why on earth did I sell my one?!?
What on earth? A Civic that's not been modernised beyond all recognition...That's quite something these days!
This Austin Six sounded (and smelled) just as good as it looks.
Figures that I wound up parked with the side I'd been doing paintwork on hidden from view!
Clearcoat peel to rival my Xantia's on this...Nevertheless I imagine that this would still be an absolutely lovely, comfy car to waft around in.
Always used to walk straight past these old Bonds...Yet in recent years I've started to really notice what nice looking cars they actually are.
The interior of this MR2 was equally as blue as the exterior.
Still really, really miss my Cappuccino. M157YBK you are still sorely missed. Even though I had to admit that I was out of my depth when I realised that the fuel lines were the only thing holding the driver's seat in due to rust in the floor pan. I was so out of my depth that I had no real choice but to sell it onto someone else - who did at least restore it. I'd have another one in a heartbeat.
BX Goodness...Seriously is a timeless design I think. Only 81K on the clock this one, so barely run in.
This show really does take over the entire town centre...I could have walked around all day and still be finding cars.
I really need to spend some more time around one of these. Spent plenty of time driving most of their competitors from the time, but have only ever driven a couple of 205s for a few minutes each. They never used to stick around long enough at the garage for me to see much of them.
Never realised until quite recently that the rear quarterlight windows on these are plastic.
Ah...The Marcos Mantula...The automotive equivilant of a bad acid trip...and one of the very few cars which can out-mad a TVR.
I love it and really want one. There's just no angle from which it doesn't look utterly bonkers. Personally not so sure about those wheels though.
Spent quite a while playing the "spot which bits I recognise from the van" when walking around this.
Shame I didn't spot that this was parked next to a newer Cavelier until too late, or I would have made a point of getting a photo of the two together.
This is probably the car I'd have taken home with me if given a choice out of anything there though. It's just gorgeous.
Nice to see a 106 there.
Really am developing a huge amount of want for a Nova these days - especially one that's as stock as this. Surprised to see a four-speed box on a car as late as this though!
Unusually for me, I actually did remember to get a couple of photos of my own car there. Forgetting to do this is something of a tradition on my part!
That's it. Didn't get a photo of everything there by a long shot, but hopefully got most of the major highlights!
Definitely need to get an FAQ board written up for next time I have the Invacar at a show as I defintiely lost track of how many times I'd given the potted history of the Invalid Carriage, and had to explain the differences between the earlier Villiers engined cars to the Model 70 by the end of the day!
Next event on my calendar is the Luton Festival of Transport next weekend - though I'll be taking the van along to that rather than the Invacar.
