It was great to be able to visit the Lancaster Insurance Classic Motor Show at the Birmingham NEC again. I know that the last one was only two years ago but it seemed like an eternity. This show is always very interesting and it never ceases to surprise me that I keep coming across cars that I have never seen before. I like to explore every corner of the show, searching out these rarities. Although the show is very well organised and makes good use of the NEC’s spacious halls, it is possible to miss some cars if you go strictly by the general headings in the show catalogue.
It is possible that I have a different mission to many people attending the show; as I have said above, I am seeking to bring to your attention cars that are not in the mainstream, to do that you have to look in areas that you may not expect to find any cars at all. For instance, Auto Traders Village, full of spare parts and bric-a-brac, also hid some interesting cars. I was very pleased with many of the cars I stumbled across, “stumble” was often the operative word as I tried to avoid “gazers”. I hope you too enjoy what I found –
ALFA ROMEO
Alfa Romeo ATS 1900 SS Spider Replica
ALLARD
1953 Allard JR Continuation
AMERICAN
Buick Invicta Coupe
1979 Dodge Charger R/T
1937 Ford Cabriolet
Ford Hotrod
AUSTIN
1927 Austin Seven Pramhood Chummy
c.1929 Austin Seven TT, a very rare car, only around twelve built. It preceded the Ulster model.
1927 Austin Seven Swallow
AUSTIN HEALEY
‘Dream Builds on Wheels’ (discoveryplus.co.uk) MkI Sprite Project
Austin Healey 1006 customised
Austin Healey 100/4 JME “Cape Works Special”
1960 Austin Healey 300 Mk I Rally Car reconstruction by JME Healeys, Warwick
BENTLEY
Bentley MkVI Special by Mallalieu
BRM
BRM Type 15 V16 F1 Car on the Federation of Historic British Vehicle Clubs (FBHVC) stand.
CITROEN
1932 Citroen C4
1925 Citroen C3 ‘Trefle’
Citroen Lomax Three Wheeler
Two Seater GT Citroen Special
DOWSETT
2018 Dowsetts Comet 02
ELVA
Elva Courier Mk. 3 GT
FAIRTHORPE
Fairthorpe Electron Minor
FORD
Ford Escort Custom
GINETTA
Ginetta G15
GTM
GTM Coupe
HEALEY
1950 Healey Silverstone E Type
Hillman
1934 Hillman Minx
Hillman Imp in Rally Trim
Hillman Imp – customised including “Air Lif” suspension
JAGUAR
1937 SS100 2 1/2 Ltr.
Jaguar XK 120 Tourer
MINI
Classic Mini
Magnum Car Panels Mini Shell
MG
MG R Type Monoposto racing car
1931 C-type Monthlery Midget
PEUGEOT
1968 -84 Peugeot 504 Cabrio
PORSCHE
Porsche 356 based Outlaw conversion
RILEY
2021 Riley Royale based on a 1954 Riley RME Saloon
SINGER
1934 Singer Le Mans 4 seater
SUNBEAM
Sunbeam Harrington Alpine Le Mans
1963 Sunbeam Alpine Le Mans Race car
TRIUMPH
1980 Janspeed Triumph TR8 Le Mans
c1965 Triumph GTR4A Dove
WESTFIELD
Westfield XI
WOLSELEY
!934 Wolseley Hornet 1.6 Ltr. Special by EW
1934 Wolesley 12/60 ‘County’ Saloon
STANLEY
Stanley Model 75 Replica
750 MOTOR CLUB
750 Motor Club Formula Racer
HISTORIC MARATHON RALLY GROUP
A collection of model marathon rally cars created by the Group’s chairman, Andrew Bradbury – a work of art and dedication.
Ford Capri MkI 2.8 competed in the 1970 London to Mexico Rally
If you think that was a lot of photos, it is just a small example of what was on display!
Next year’s date – Friday 11 to Sunday 13 November 2022.
Nick
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