Kevin, won't get to October C and C we are in Auckland a week or so earlier, but hope to make November - will see.
Did get to the Greerton Blossom Festival car show - mainly American Hot Rods and Customs - and my Bl**dy photo sorter won't resize the photos, may have to re - import them to my Computer and start again ..
Cheers
Spyker
At last, an interesting car...
Too samey... unless you are a McLaren or Williams anorak.
RuSport...
At least the Vanwall collection hasn't been broken up - yet.
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A dose of the hiccups Kevin? #2441 & #2445!
The last F1 Brabham, as driven by Damon Hill.
Quite why this and an old MG were in amongst the single seaters I can't quite work out. Maybe it is time for the Donington Museum to reinvent itself - but from my perspective, preferably without Kevin's WW2 military stuff.
Ah, a real racing car!
And this little Austin was consigned to the paddock café. The main museum café was closed.
Last edited by ERC; 10-02-2018 at 01:17 AM.
There were one or two notable BRMs absent since my last visit too, including the P25 and the pale green V16, the P160 and the 4WD. I hope they haven't also gone and are merely in the workshops or with Hall & Hall but it was a large chunk from what was the only complete collection of BRM's anywhere.
A Lotus Elan BRM wasn't exactly a fair substitute - note also the AC in the background, so a total of 4 sports cars.
Last edited by ERC; 10-03-2018 at 07:47 AM.
Just found out that (ex Marcos racer!) Dr Jonathon Palmer's company is taking over the running of the Donington Museum at the end of the year. Let's just hope he can restore it to something like its former glory.
Maybe he can persuade Bernie Ecclestone to loan some of his collection - that really would be well worth a visit.
Next car related stop after Donington, was the British Heritage Museum at Gaydon, formerly the British Leyland museum, many years ago, when at Syon Park and home back then, as now, for many BL prototypes.
Since the shift to Gaydon, it has been renamed and expanded to cover other British makes, but as yet, I still haven't finished filing all the pics, but I did publish many from the museum a couple of years ago, so these will just be extras and will include several cars I photographed before.
Atco - better known in the UK as manufacturers of lawn mowers...
Wolseley engine - yes, a straight 8.
Not sure, but could be a Morris engine.
Rover-BRM cockpit. Note - no cage but a modern fire extinguisher.
Jaguar models
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Just for a break, (I'm hungry...) a quick post on some food related images from the trip.
My favourite fish and chip outlet wasn't there this year and one that was, apparently caught fire on the Thursday...
Grimsthorpe Castle - the local meat products are amongst the best in the country and a bacon buttie first thing was a good start.
Motorway stops in the UK have improved considerably since the appalling stuff offered from 1959. Harry Ramsden's is best known as a fish and chip franchise, but I thought it somewhat ironic that they had a good continuous queue for their traditional British Breakfast - but the so called healthy option next door, didn't. HR's was quite a good breakfast too.
Goodwood 'across the road' has a huge range of food outlets and this is one I didn't sample.
But this is one I started at, on two of the three days. Excellent cheese on toast and a cup of coffee was just what I needed - and the next person on the queue was Kiwi... (Note the standard of dress.)
Simple tasty food - and an opportunity in NZ I am sure. Just the one option offered. Two slices of cooked to order toast per portion, topped with Cheddar and Parmesan - and the coffee was OK too - with two delightful young ladies doing the serving.
The other good stop, just behind Woodcote corner was the very tasty steak and ale pie, with mash and mushy peas - washed down with a local cider.
Other good food was the Station café behind the start and finish stand with a superb toasted meatball sub and a stall selling fairly good Thai curry. Needless to say, prices are a bit on the high side, as is the case with any event of this nature.
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Back to Gaydon...
The 4WD Austin Ant
Austin Moke+
...another engine.
Alvis
Marauder
Doretti
Austin Zanda
Another one new to me - Stellite
Albion - better known for trucks and buses
Another for Roger to steal...
I moved one or two of the sign boards with the approval of the staff, before taking photographs.
Tomorrow, Pukekohe to keep the ERC guys in check - which shouldn't be too demanding given the low entry. That also means a limited number of potential photographs - especially as Pukekohe is not really very camera friendly these days, but a fair stack now in reserve, ready to post - and the pile is growing as I continue to wade through the UK stuff. Also away again later on next week and will miss the HD meeting.
Last edited by ERC; 10-05-2018 at 02:48 AM.
Heard once that at least one twin engined Moke ended up on Stewart Island. Can anyone verify this?
A quick skip forward to Pukekohe today.
Gemini's - not identical twins.
Good to see Kelly Archer back on track.
Beautiful - and sounded great too.
One of the best battles of the day. (The ex Halliday Escort is now owned by Dennis McConnell.)
Tony's Alfasud suffered some sort of drive failure making it difficult to push up the ramps into the trailer, even with several fit, strong young men assisting...
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Issigonis Lightweight Special
Austin
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Aston Martin Shooting Brake ?
A nice piece of Kit too !!
- and speaking of Allards - a recent " Octane " magazine [ Sept 2018 ] has an article on a "continuation Allardette " [ Ford Anglia ] with a Shorrock Supercharger and other mods 80bhp - created by Sidney's son Allan Allard as a Monte Carlo Rally Car - complete with Rally Plates and extra lights.