NEC Classic Car Show 13-16 Nov-photos

[Richard Moss]

Pics are a bit dim because the lights are on low power during setup day (thursday):

Mine:



Lotus Elite:


Maestro Vanden Plas:


Nash Metropolitans:



Jensen:


General view:



Hopefully there will be more (and better) pics on sunday.

[Lord Sterling]

Your car just looks simply wonderful there, I'm jealous, I think I need to get registered to the Rover Sports register, thing is, my car looks in no way sporty even if it was I bet I still wouldn't get asked

Aren't I depressing!

Lord Sterling

[Richard C]

Mo's right you car is looking hot there Rich

[Richard Moss]

From a distance, in half light ALL cars look good.

I washed it wednesday, gave it a wipe down after arrival yesterday and then polished the glass and blacked the tyres and black plastic trim bits. That's all!

Mo - you don't need a sporty Rover to join the RSR, the name comes from when it was a one-model club for a particular pre-war model. Now, anything with a Rover badge (including Land/Range Rovers) is welcome. Many members have a modern one for daily use as well as a classic. For me, they're one and the same.

That said, most Rovers are sporty, aren't they (apart from the bubble 211 and any 825 fitted with a KV3 engine)?

[Vard66]

KV3?

Is that alluding to the idea that they eat HGs so frequently that you can only count on three cylinders being available for use at any one time?

[Richard Moss]

Is that alluding to the idea that they eat HGs so frequently that you can only count on three cylinders being available for use at any one time?

Spot on - give yourself 10 points (not pints).

[The Professor]

Nice.

Good to see some sneak preview pictures.

Your 800 looks very smart.

[47p2]

Looking forward to it.

[Richard Moss]

My camera doesn't cope too well with some of the lighting in the halls, but here are some more:

Daughter Sophie (6) with Jensen CV8:


Rover P6:


Alvis TF21:



Imp:


Avenger Tiger:


V8 Midget:


GT40:


Gullwing Merc:


Dr Who fan:


Jam sandwich:


Cav cab:


Very nice AC:


Buick of some kind:


Mustang GT350:


Dormobile camper (absolutely gorgeous):



MG SV-R:


Mini Woodie Estate:


Lotus Cortina - I've never seen a softop one before:


XJ40 Coupe:


Daimler X300 Convertible:



Simca 1100 (we had one when I was a kid):


A-M Zagato convertible:


Vanden Plas 1500 interior:

[Richard C]

Wish I had gone now,

Looks a good show, loads of unusual cars. Thanks for the photo's.

Oh and that train driver gets everywhere.

[Mark827]

Saw your car there yesterday Rich, didn't see you. I was rushing round as I spent way too long in hall 3 at all the tool stands.
Also the Rover 200 Coupes struck me as being very nice close up.

[47p2]

A massive show that is impossible to see in a day.

So what took my fancy at the NEC.





For sale, all the hard work done. £9k
























This for me was the paint finish of the show.
The reflection was like looking in a mirror and not a single blemish





This was the car I would have taken home if I could


















Fablon wood






Works Sunbeam Tiger




What an awful colour but the condition was superb


I love the Wesminster, but something didn't look right with this 105 VDP








No less than 6 forests were damaged in the making of this vehicle

[Richard Moss]

Also the Rover 200 Coupes struck me as being very nice close up.

They were but I can't help regarding them as too "everyday" to be of any great attraction to me. Apparently, my car attracted a lot of comment - it was the only one in the show, of course! Paul Williams from the RSR said they'd even had an offer to buy it - but they didn't have change from a tenner (cheeky sod).

I loved the convertible Daimler prototype and there were loads of great looking Vivas, Victors and so on. I also find myself oddly drawn to Hillman Avengers at the moment (but I'm sure it will pass). Basically, I'm being drawn to cars from my childhood - the same reason that John Turner was very taken by the Model T Fords!

The XJ40 coupe is a fully road legal V12 model and as for the Daimler convertible, whilst it was built as a styling exercise with no engine, gearbox or electrics it has now been retro fitted with all that.

Hmmmmmmmmm.................XJ40 coupe - perhaps I need to get the angle grinder and welder out!

[Richard Moss]

John - I hope you don't mind, but I've cross posted a couple of your pics onto a Jaguar forum (because they're better than mine!).

[47p2]

John - I hope you don't mind, but I've cross posted a couple of your pics onto a Jaguar forum (because they're better than mine!).

No problem Richard. Glad I managed to see you yesterday, albeit a bit rushed. I did like the model T's....Oh memories of a slower pace of life