One For Classic Car Fans.....

[Jenkins]

Judging by the classic cars seen on the A14 in Northamptonshire on the way to and from Donington Park today, there must have been some form of show that concentrated on Morris Minors and Bentleys & Rolls Royces from the 50s. With the exception of a mid 70s Granada Estate and a Bond Bug (towing a similarly orange trailer) these were the only classics I saw.

One of the display cars at the GT meeting at Donington was a Lamborghini Countach with those big, wide rear tyres - on close inspection I was surprised to find out that they were on only 15" diameter wheels. How things move on as my even Mazda is on 19".

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

Always loved those Lotus Cortina's. And I saw a Europa today, so low on the ground.

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They are, aren't they!
A friend/ex-collegue had an Elise (modern version) & that was a contortionists display to get out of!!

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There's sometimes one of those at the garage, my Octavia attends

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Some old Jags
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XK 140 & XK 150?

There was some American muscle, next to a classic British racer, not sure what it is, a Triumph?
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'70 or '71(?) Mustang
Earlier cars had a less fussy rear-end, even the notch-backs (booted)
Like this one, at the 'Oil Can Cafe' (1)

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A Le Mans Shelby Cobra
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The vehicle (okay, not this particular example) that was partly responsible for the 70MPH speed limit being introduced on British motorways (2)





1. Open the album, via the photo, as the workshops/café, also house a genuine AC Cobra 289
2. AC were testing for the 1964 Le Mans, & needed a place that was long enough to get to speed, to emulate the Mulsanne Straight
Airfields were nowhere near long enough, so the M1 was used in the early mornings
185MPH
And... with no fancy gadgets/aerodynamics/electronics/downforce/forced induction/etc.....

 

[booze and cake]

Another Pininfarina classic I spotted today. A 1973 3.2L 6 cylinder Fiat 130 Coupe. Only about 4000 made so pretty rare for a Fiat.

 

[mr_cellophane]

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They are, aren't they!
A friend/ex-collegue had an Elise (modern version) & that was a contortionists display to get out of!!

Lotus Europa the car every father hopes their daughter's boyfriend drives - because it's considered impossible to get up to naughty business in one.

 

[biggs682]

Lotus Europa the car every father hopes their daughter's boyfriend drives - because it's considered impossible to get up to naughty business in one.

Always the bonnet

 

[Bonefish Blues]

Always the bonnet

I doubt that a Chapman creation would have the structural integrity to cope with rumpy-pumpy

 

[gbb]

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They are, aren't they!
A friend/ex-collegue had an Elise (modern version) & that was a contortionists display to get out of!!

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Apologies for chopping up your reply to another post but the original was too big ...any sight of a Europa always reminds me..with sadness... of the guy who went heqd on straight under a bus in one in Notts in maybe 1976. Roof gone, everything up to the bulkhead gone, he was still alive as they were trying to get him out but he died at the scene . The car was recovered to a friend of mine dads garage.

 

[cookiemonster]

Saw this a while back. A 1964 Porsche. Beautiful.

 

[Bonefish Blues]

Genuine or faux? I ask as there's a big industry in the latter and I haven't the knowledge to tell!

 

[cookiemonster]

Genuine or faux? I ask as there's a big industry in the latter and I haven't the knowledge to tell!

Genuine as it was outside a Porsche garage and, in Hong Kong, where the tax disc is on the windscreen, the year and make of car is printed on it as standard.

 

[MrBeanz]

I guess being from the US, my classic car pics are a bit different.

 

[Deleted member 26715]

Sorry but the top Ford has just been spoilt

 

[Levo-Lon]

Those Alpha's are just stunning

Aren't they just.. The red one is divine..

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

One for (mainly?) the West, & South, Yorkshire members


Friday 5th July
From, maybe(?) 17:00 - (circa) 21:00

Free entry to pedestrians, some charity donation buckets may be present

https://fleurdelyscvs.org/

There's always some damned fine motors there; from American 'Muscle', 'Exotica, 'bread & butter', m/bikes, trucks. tractors

It's located just out of the city centre, on the A642; which is the Wakefield - Huddersfield road
There is a map on the site
The best approach is from Horbury Road, no vehicular access through, from 'Stork Lodge Gates', on Thornes Road (B6475)
The best postcode for any 'Sat-Nag' users is; WF2 8TY
(that's for the Sports Centre/running track, that's in the Park)

Just a few random images, from the past few years
NB; obviously, I have no idea on how many will attend, or what marques/models

 

[Deleted member 26715]

Is there a For Sale section? @Richard A Thackeray