Howdo Guy's and Girl's, last weekend (I may be a week out here as my "sense of time" has gone on the blink) it was the "Back to our Rootes Rally" in the village of Hawkhurst Kent where I just so happen to live.
As I'm sure you all know "Rootes" was started here many many years ago with the manufacture of bicycles.
Due to family commitments I didn't have the time I wanted to spend at the show and had to go way before all the cars arrived, so here is a section from the first hour odd of opening.
That's enough rambling from me, onto some photo's.
A beautiful Hillman estate, it just need lowering and some wide steel wheels ;D
A pair of Imp's.
A Humber estate..
It looks even better from the back...
A red Arrow ;D
Zooming out a bit!
Badged as a Sunbeam Arrow with the steering wheel on the wrong side!!
This sticker made me laugh
It was on the back window of this rather nice Hillman Minx Deluxe.
Sticking with the same colour, a Californian?
Something a bit older, a sign written Commer van.
This Avenger takes me back a few years, a (then) local taxi company used to run these as taxi's..
I overheard the owner saying it's in original condition..
Rootes almost as far as the eye can see..
Moving on to non Rootes motors, we have a nice pair of Rovers.
A Rover 2000 with some side trim missing. It looks like a "work in progress" kinda car.. But still a nice car.
Sorry, this isn't the best of photo's. A Morris Minor Post office van.
Cool display even bringing a rather thin looking post box
It's been many years since I last saw one of these Saab's...
One of the many car's I've always wanted to own.. A Triumph Stag.
The oldest car that was there at the time, A Ford..
No car show would be complete without one of these ;D
Love the slots.
Another Rover 2000 hiding in the shade.
It may look like the sides are tad on the rippled side, but it's only reflections.
This Healey was the best sounding car of the show..
Until......
This Ford Falcon rumbled into view ;D
You wouldn't want to see this getting bigger in your rear-view mirror!
And a couple more photo's as I like it so much ;D
And that was it... Time was almost up, better get on to the family meal..
Well, almost it..
As we were driving away I spotted a rather low car approaching the show!
Hhmmm.. now where have I seen that car before.....
My Wife understood when I asked if she could turn the car around (I don't drive) and head back to the show.... So I could have a look at this ;D
Good to meet you Seth and see your cool car....
Oh, it looks a lot lower in the flesh than on a computer screen ;D
As I'm sure you all know "Rootes" was started here many many years ago with the manufacture of bicycles.
Due to family commitments I didn't have the time I wanted to spend at the show and had to go way before all the cars arrived, so here is a section from the first hour odd of opening.
That's enough rambling from me, onto some photo's.
A beautiful Hillman estate, it just need lowering and some wide steel wheels ;D
A pair of Imp's.
A Humber estate..
It looks even better from the back...
A red Arrow ;D
Zooming out a bit!
Badged as a Sunbeam Arrow with the steering wheel on the wrong side!!
This sticker made me laugh
It was on the back window of this rather nice Hillman Minx Deluxe.
Sticking with the same colour, a Californian?
Something a bit older, a sign written Commer van.
This Avenger takes me back a few years, a (then) local taxi company used to run these as taxi's..
I overheard the owner saying it's in original condition..
Rootes almost as far as the eye can see..
Moving on to non Rootes motors, we have a nice pair of Rovers.
A Rover 2000 with some side trim missing. It looks like a "work in progress" kinda car.. But still a nice car.
Sorry, this isn't the best of photo's. A Morris Minor Post office van.
Cool display even bringing a rather thin looking post box
It's been many years since I last saw one of these Saab's...
One of the many car's I've always wanted to own.. A Triumph Stag.
The oldest car that was there at the time, A Ford..
No car show would be complete without one of these ;D
Love the slots.
Another Rover 2000 hiding in the shade.
It may look like the sides are tad on the rippled side, but it's only reflections.
This Healey was the best sounding car of the show..
Until......
This Ford Falcon rumbled into view ;D
You wouldn't want to see this getting bigger in your rear-view mirror!
And a couple more photo's as I like it so much ;D
And that was it... Time was almost up, better get on to the family meal..
Well, almost it..
As we were driving away I spotted a rather low car approaching the show!
Hhmmm.. now where have I seen that car before.....
My Wife understood when I asked if she could turn the car around (I don't drive) and head back to the show.... So I could have a look at this ;D
Good to meet you Seth and see your cool car....
Oh, it looks a lot lower in the flesh than on a computer screen ;D
