g40jon
Posted a lot
Posts: 2,569
|
|
Aug 11, 2014 12:24:49 GMT
|
So just lately I haven't had much motivation to post up pic threads of the various car shows I go to. However, I am off work for a month and I am bored at the mo! Earlier in the summer I popped along to a local show which has been running for a number of years. Only happens bi-annually, but it is always packed with old cars! Unfortunately I only took my dog walking camera (an oldish ricoh r5) which I had only recently bought second hand off of ebay for £25. Nothing wrong with the camera as such, in fact it is a pretty flexible, compact, super zoom point and shoot with some nifty features. It also has some less nifty features like being able to set the camera to take 1 mp photos rather than the max 7 mp it is capable of. I didn't check and later found out the camera was set to 1 mp, doh! I will start off with the cars in the public car parking areas. It always seems to be a good place to spot some real gems. This rs200 was no exception!  A rather nice carrera rs was hiding in the car park too. (I suspect it was probably a replica, but it was a pretty nice one)   I do love 80s BMWs and the 6 is up there with my favs  A ford hot rod was also lurking in the field, not really sure how road legal it is, but it sure looked mean!  Loved the stop detail on the rear lights  Thought this was a nice pic showing the huge advances made in car design, both supercars in their day, but the jag looks like it could have been built 100 years earlier than the ferrari 458 rather than 40 odd years.  Can't even remember what car this is! To be honest I was more interested in the tat attached and the overall patina of it.  I'm not really into bikes, but this caught my eye. Sadly the camera (or the person using it) didn't really do the bike justice.  A nice air-cooled targa. The colour was just immense! suited it so well.  Well that is all of the car park finds. Next up will be the show itself............ |
| |
|
|
|
|
g40jon
Posted a lot
Posts: 2,569
|
|
Aug 11, 2014 12:53:11 GMT
|
So onto the show itself. Churchill is a small village just south of Chipping Norton (the small market town most famous for its association with a bunch of wealthy yuppies, none of whom actually live in the town.) A typically picturesque north oxfordshire village, Churchill is rammed full of period, cotswold stone built cottages and houses, making it a great setting for a classic car show. Held on the village green, a variety of automotive interests were on show, ranging from static steam engines, minature steam engines, classic bikes, vintage cars, hot rods, modern classics, pretty much something for everyone. First car to catch my attention as I walked in was an MG. I don't normally get that excited by old MGs, especially the B. But this B was lairy and had not one but 2 bonnet buldges and louvres, so it must be good!   Subtlety isn't something you normally think of when you think of a ford mustang, but this pulled it off well  Can't remember which car this interior belongs to, but I loved how it hadn't been over-restored  That doesn't mean to say that a restored interior isn'y a good thing, especially if the end result is half as good as this:   The exterior was pretty special too  This old ferrari had a cool interior too. The period 8 track was a winner in my book. Nothing worse than a retro with a modern radio installed.    Oddly it ran two oil filters. An arrangement I can say I have ever seen before.  More still to come, but I've had enough for now |
| |
Last Edit: Aug 11, 2014 13:14:51 GMT by g40jon
|
|
luckyseven
Posted a lot
Owning sneering dismissive pedantry since 1970
Posts: 3,839
Club RR Member Number: 45
|
|
Aug 11, 2014 16:08:09 GMT
|
AFAIK most older Ferrari V12s ran twin oil filters. Perhaps it goes some way to "justifying" the stratospheric servicing charges... I always enjoy your photos, hope you rediscover your thread mojo. You've got a great knack of getting them where just enough post-production is the exact right amount  |
| |
|
|
adam73bgt
Club Retro Rides Member
Posts: 4,862
Club RR Member Number: 58
|
|
Aug 11, 2014 17:21:25 GMT
|
Judging by the engine capacity of 3litres according to the dvla website, that MGB GT seems to in fact be an MGC GT (hard to tell with so many B based impersonators about)  Cracking photos! |
| |
Last Edit: Aug 11, 2014 17:22:28 GMT by adam73bgt
|
|
g40jon
Posted a lot
Posts: 2,569
|
|
Aug 11, 2014 22:08:25 GMT
|
Interesting fact on the ferrari and I did wonder if the mg might be something a bit more special than just a glam'd up B. Either way I'd be happy to give it a home! Glad to hear the pics look ok, as I only see them on my netbook (yup I do all my editing on a netbook with 12" screen!), so don'y really know how they look on other bigger and better screens. Mojo is slightly recharged, so I will continue with the rest of the pics. Brown is a colour best utilised by old truimphs as this example demonstrates perfectly!  Flip forward a couple of decades and this cracking volvo caught my eye. I've always liked oddball cars and this really ticks the boxes for me.  Sticking with the 90s this saph cossie was really insanely clean. Ford owners seem to be a tad OCD from what I have seen of them at local shows.  One of my other fav 90s era cars was the ren 5 gt turbo, you don't really get bonkers cars like these anymore, which is a real shame.   More of an 80s icon, but this early 90s example of an e30 325 was pretty mint. No faded pink in sight!  Finishing off the 90s selection is this mg rv8  |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
some great pics there and nice motors
|
| |
|
|
g40jon
Posted a lot
Posts: 2,569
|
|
Aug 22, 2014 21:43:07 GMT
|
|
|
| |
Last Edit: Aug 22, 2014 22:02:37 GMT by g40jon
|
|
g40jon
Posted a lot
Posts: 2,569
|
|
Aug 22, 2014 22:00:24 GMT
|
|
|
| |
|
|
Brian Damaged
West Midlands
Club Retro Rides Member
Posts: 9,553 
Club RR Member Number: 33
|
|
|
|
That's a fairly faithful replica of a works MGC GTS (the S stands for Sebring). The MGC was a short-lived (1967-69) big brother to the MGB which was fitted with torsion bar front suspension instead of the B's coils and an all-new 2912cc six-pot engine as fitted to the (equally unsuccessful) Austin 3-Litre. They were given a drubbing by the motoring press when they were launched for fairly ponderous handling thanks to all that extra weight up front and a distinct lack of grunt compared to the Austin-Healey 3000 it was supposed to replace. Indeed top gear acceleration was actually slower than the four-cylinder MGB! The race versions were developed in 1966/67 and were actually ready before the MGC was ready for production, so initial competition outings were made with a 2-litre version of the B-series four-banger.  The car was never a great success. Only 9000 were ever built, most of which ended up in the USA. A nicely-modified one does go well, though. |
| |
|
|
kram
Part of things
Posts: 333
|
|
Aug 23, 2014 10:22:30 GMT
|
Why would you question its legality for the road  ? just because it doesnt have fenders ??.......comments like that make me wonder what goes through peoples minds ?? and yes i know the A pickup and have one myself very similar A ford hot rod was also lurking in the field, not really sure how road legal it is, but it sure looked mean! Loved the stop detail on the rear lights |
| |
79 Escort Van (Cossie Turbo'd)
70 MK1 Escort Wagon (Weld-a-thon)
88 Saff Cosworth (2WD)
54 Ford Pop (V8)
29 Ford A Pickup (V8 Project)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Aug 23, 2014 18:20:16 GMT
|
|
Great pics bud, I love the Ford rod but I wondered if it was legal without fenders too...
|
| |
|
|
g40jon
Posted a lot
Posts: 2,569
|
|
Aug 23, 2014 20:41:18 GMT
|
Why would you question its legality for the road ? just because it doesnt have fenders ??.......comments like that make me wonder what goes through peoples minds ?? and yes i know the A pickup and have one myself very similar A ford hot rod was also lurking in the field, not really sure how road legal it is, but it sure looked mean! Loved the stop detail on the rear lights Glad you enjoyed the effort that went into making this thread, really inspires me to post more. The reason I was curious about the lack of arches is that as far as I am aware the tyre treads of a car tyre are supposed to be protected by an arch, cover, fender, mud guard or whatever other name someone might have for a bit of material that goes over a tyre to stop it sling mud, road curse word and water spray everywhere. Not really sure why you are getting your knickers in such a twist in all honesty? |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
Aug 24, 2014 11:11:43 GMT
|
Why would you question its legality for the road ? just because it doesnt have fenders ??.......comments like that make me wonder what goes through peoples minds ?? and yes i know the A pickup and have one myself very similar Glad you enjoyed the effort that went into making this thread, really inspires me to post more. The reason I was curious about the lack of arches is that as far as I am aware the tyre treads of a car tyre are supposed to be protected by an arch, cover, fender, mud guard or whatever other name someone might have for a bit of material that goes over a tyre to stop it sling mud, road curse word and water spray everywhere. Not really sure why you are getting your knickers in such a twist in all honesty? Same here,I just wondered if there was a way around the problem is all,I was going to comment on how high the rear of the RS2000 is in the first pic too.... |
| |
|
|
kram
Part of things
Posts: 333
|
|
Aug 24, 2014 19:32:47 GMT
|
I'm not , to use your term ''getting your knickers in such a twist'' just wonder why on an open forum someone asks about legality Glad you enjoyed the effort that went into making this thread, really inspires me to post more. The reason I was curious about the lack of arches is that as far as I am aware the tyre treads of a car tyre are supposed to be protected by an arch, cover, fender, mud guard or whatever other name someone might have for a bit of material that goes over a tyre to stop it sling mud, road curse word and water spray everywhere. Not really sure why you are getting your knickers in such a twist in all honesty? |
| |
Last Edit: Aug 24, 2014 19:34:23 GMT by kram
79 Escort Van (Cossie Turbo'd)
70 MK1 Escort Wagon (Weld-a-thon)
88 Saff Cosworth (2WD)
54 Ford Pop (V8)
29 Ford A Pickup (V8 Project)
|
|
adam73bgt
Club Retro Rides Member
Posts: 4,862
Club RR Member Number: 58
|
|
Aug 24, 2014 20:45:01 GMT
|
|
It seems a pretty reasonable question to me, people go to great lengths with tyre stretch and camber to keep the treads under cover so how do hot rods get away with it? Is there an age exemption or something?
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
It seems a pretty reasonable question to me, people go to great lengths with tyre stretch and camber to keep the treads under cover so how do hot rods get away with it? Is there an age exemption or something? What he said....... |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
Aug 25, 2014 17:20:42 GMT
|
|
The lack of fenders is a C&U matter, not an MOT one. They are referred to as 'spray suppression devices' in legalese, but it could be argued that if it isn't raining, then there isn't any spray to suppress (don't take my word as official legal advice btw). Having said that, he could have travelled to the venue with fenders on, and removed them when he arrived.
|
| |
1953 Minor (Long term project)
PT Cruiser
|
|
Cracking photos!
? just because it doesnt have fenders ??.......comments like that make me wonder what goes through peoples minds 