Classic Car & Restoration Show NEC 2017

Written by Nick Maltby

2nd April 2017

I have to confess that the main reason I visited this show was to see the reconditioned, pristine, cars on display, not necessarily the ones being restored. My days of lying under a car, spanner in hand and oil dripping on my face, are long over.

However, I greatly admire those intrepid individuals who take a seemingly totally abandoned and lost to humanity car and turn it into something better than it was when brand new.

So, although I went to the show thinking that I would only be interested in taking photos of wholesome classic cars, within about ten minutes of me being there I became totally absorbed by the ‘reconditioning’ aspect of the show. I think that this fact will be obvious from the following photos –

The reconditioned Cars

P1020401 — Renault Alpine 310

P1020400

P1020406 — 1928 Austin Seven

P1020405

P1020547

P1020432 — Austin Healey Sprite Mk. 1

P1020431

P1020411 — Bond Bug

P1020412

P1020537 — BMW M1

P1020538

P1020455 — Daimler SP250

P1020456

P1020457

Fiat 124 1800 Coupe Fnt — Fiat 124 1800 Sport Coupe

Fiat 124 1800 Coupe Interior

Fiat 124 Sport 1800 Coupe Rr

P1020445 — Healey Designs Enigma (This is a brand new car not restored – wrong Show! but a lovely car)

P1020447

P1020424 — Humber Sceptre

P1020426

P1020501 — 1915 Jowett Tiller Steered Runabout

P1020503

P1020504

P1020563 — Meadows Frisky Sport

P1020564

P1020565

P1020517 — MG J Type Special

P1020518

P1020554 — MGA TwinCam

P1020553

P1020536 — MGB GT V8

P1020535

P1020557 — 1935 Morris 10/4 Four seater tourer

P1020560

P1020559

P1020530 — 1909 Morgan Three Wheeler Replica

P1020529

P1020420 — Morris 1800 Rally Car

P1020421

P1020415 — Neville Trickett Mini Cooper S

P1020512 — Panther DeVille

P1020513

P1020531 — 1932 Rolls Royce 20/25 Landaulette by Hooper

P1020533

P1020566 — Simca 1000 Rallye 2

P1020567

P1020570 — c. 1962 Simca Aronde

P1020569

P1020523 — 1935 Avon Standard 12 styled by Charles Beauvais

P1020522

P1020521

P1020409 — Sunbeam Alpine Mk. 3

P1020407 — Sunbeam Stiletto

P1020430 — Talbot Sunbeam Lotus

P1020571 — Talbot Matra Murena

P1020573 — Talbot Matra Rancho

P1020572

P1020443 — Triumph TR6

P1020524 — 1938 Triumph Gloria 14 Six Light Saloon

P1020525

P1020454 — TVR Grantura

American

P1020540 — 1968 Plymouth Fury III Convertible

P1020542

P1020496 — 1949 Plymouth P18 Sedan

Work in Progress

Allard K1 1 — Allard K1

Allard K1 2

P1020550 — Austin J1 Child’s Pedal Car

P1020549

P1020556 — Austin Seven Ulster Chassis

P1020413 — Bond Bug

P1020414

P1020485 — c 1962 Ford Classic

P1020427 — Hillman Husky

P1020471 — 1989 Isuzu Piazza Turbo

P1020438 — Jaguar E Type Coupe

P1020479 — Jensen FF

P1020480

P1020481

P1020459 — c1970 Lotus Elan 2 + 2

P1020460

P1020461

P1020468 — 1935 Lanchester LA10 ‘Woodie’ Shooting Brake

P1020464

Marcos Mantula — Marcos Mantula

Mini — Mini

P1020474 — 1931 Peugeot 301C

P1020476

P1020490 — 1970 Sunbeam Alpine Seies V

P1020487

P1020488

P1020545 — Triumph TR2

P1020546

P1020544 — Triumph TR3

That’s all folks!

Nick

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