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
Renault Alpine 310
1928 Austin Seven
Austin Healey Sprite Mk. 1
Bond Bug
BMW M1
Daimler SP250
Fiat 124 1800 Sport Coupe
Healey Designs Enigma (This is a brand new car not restored – wrong Show! but a lovely car)
Humber Sceptre
1915 Jowett Tiller Steered Runabout
Meadows Frisky Sport
MG J Type Special
MGA TwinCam
MGB GT V8
1935 Morris 10/4 Four seater tourer
1909 Morgan Three Wheeler Replica
Morris 1800 Rally Car
Neville Trickett Mini Cooper S
Panther DeVille
1932 Rolls Royce 20/25 Landaulette by Hooper
Simca 1000 Rallye 2
c. 1962 Simca Aronde
1935 Avon Standard 12 styled by Charles Beauvais
Sunbeam Alpine Mk. 3
Sunbeam Stiletto
Talbot Sunbeam Lotus
Talbot Matra Murena
Talbot Matra Rancho
Triumph TR6
1938 Triumph Gloria 14 Six Light Saloon
TVR Grantura
American
1968 Plymouth Fury III Convertible
1949 Plymouth P18 Sedan
Work in Progress
Allard K1
Austin J1 Child’s Pedal Car
Austin Seven Ulster Chassis
Bond Bug
c 1962 Ford Classic
Hillman Husky
1989 Isuzu Piazza Turbo
Jaguar E Type Coupe
Jensen FF
c1970 Lotus Elan 2 + 2
1935 Lanchester LA10 ‘Woodie’ Shooting Brake
Marcos Mantula
Mini
1931 Peugeot 301C
1970 Sunbeam Alpine Seies V
Triumph TR2
Triumph TR3
That’s all folks!