BVAC Vintage Car Rally Spots

[Jim Bergerac]

Went along to this today, never been before, so didn't know what kind of cars to expect:

 

There was an auspicious start with some of the motors to be found in the car park:

 

So interested was i in taking a pic of this I didn't notice the cow shit I stood in:

 

As Roy Walker might say, It's good, but it's not shite. Am I allowed to say here that it excited me?:

 

Neat Fiesta:

 

TR7 FTW:

 

It had been ages since I'd seen a BX in metal and plastic. Yet, this wasn't even the only one in the show:

 

For the Beta* Freaks:

* May not be badged as a Beta.

 

Another pretty Lancia, pity the only appeal in the likes of today's Lancia range is that they are all so ugly... :

 

... but what is that I can see next to it? PHWOAR:

 

Someone's foot spoils cack handed photograph of Morris Ital:

 

I have an unhealthy obsession with Ledbury Maestros, I actually went well out of my way to take a pic this one:

 

I love how Volvo even made a (sort of) estate out of their sports car:

 

Floppytop Cortina:

This was utterly glorious, of course FOTOSKILLZPHAIL as this photo doesn't convey it's full majesty as I should have stood a few paces the other way and caught more of the side:

 

DING DONG Calling Junkman to the BRG Courtesy phone:

 

I really like these, possibly because they look like they've been trod on:

 

They come second in the 'my favourite Lotus' competition to these:

 

Both Marcos GTs looked fantastic:

Scruffy, old Merc had a certain je ne sais quoi:

 

I liked this Triumph, a bonny and honest thing:

 

A Pembleton three wheeler with Moto Guzzi engine:

 

 

One of the members of our crew reckoned this was a repro thing rather than an actual 1930 Ford:

 

To be continued...

[garbaldy]

Went along to this today, never been before, so didn't know what kind of cars to expect:

 

There was an auspicious start with some of the motors to be found in the car park:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I had my little colt parked just 5 cars down from that scrote    it was a cracking day even treated to a bit of biplane aerobatics

[Skizzer]

Nice.

 

I think that Gamma Coupe might be the one Justin Banks was selling a year or so ago.  I was massively tempted, but was too short of funds at the time.  Definitely very high on my want list - drop-dead gorgeous and shite at the same time.

[Jim Bergerac]

To start the second dump:

 

Very nice XX with bodykit:

 

Equally nice Montego:

 

And a Maestro VDP:

 

I liked this :

 

This old 145 looked a sweet thing:

 

Opel Rekord?

 

I know nothing about old Ferraris, but have no doubt this is probably worth a fortune:

 

 

I really liked the look of this Vitesse Estate. Factory model or something converted?

 

 

I love these Alvises. Another car for the want list that is well in excess of my available funds:

 

Non Rubber-bumpered Sherpa Coupes are not my favourite thing, but had to admit this looked fantastic. The steels are far less common and look much better than the wire wheels, IMO:

 

I wondered whether this had something under the bonnet to merit the Lotus colour scheme or badging:

 

Benz hearse seemed a fine way to make your final journey:

 

Another bang tidy Merc:

 

Nice MK3 Cavalier SRi. Saw another one on my way over there too:

 

This Nova was HOT HOT HOT:

 

 

Ha!

 

Loved the colour scheme on this 2CV:

 

You don't see many of these. In fact the only other one I've ever seen was a taxi in an episode of Bergerac!:

 

Mintola Escort:

 

This R5 was still on original dealer plates from 'Bass Rock Garage'. They had a Nissan franchise not too far away from me before they folded last year. At the time this R5 was registered (according to the sticker in the rear window) they had 5 different locations across Scotland. I wasn't aware they were so big:

 

The very pinnacle of Anglo-Japanese cooperation:

 

Insert Princess Anne jokes here:

GOOD LORD:

 

A few old things:

[Skizzer]

I hope you're about to post some pictures of the green Fiat 132 that was next to the red Dolly and the yellow Sherpa Convertible?!!!!  Weapons grade Italoshite!

[garbaldy]

That Ferrari stays just outside our village and can be seen regularly its a bit smoky on over run though. 

 

that ministosity thing is Suzuki chassis and its useless of road as used to be in our local club, note the spare props painted yellow as it eats them

[Jim Bergerac]

The Fiat, I think aldo135 already posted a pic of it in his Edinburgh spots thread, here is one I took. :

 

I liked the look this Buick a lot, it is roughly the same size as my house, mind:

 

A few of the hot rods in attendance:

 

Pontiac GTO caused some stirring in the trouser region:

Wouldn't have thought it was my kind of thing until I saw it in the metal

 

Charger had some presence too:

 

And some Corvettes in front of the Castle:

 

Both of these are a million times better than a Sherpa Coupe, IMO:

 

Really love these Sunbeam Talbot saloons:

 

A rather interesting juxtaposition:

 

Eddie Shoestring was in attendance:

 

Bedford CF looked wonderful:


It seems Citroen BXs are like buses, having spotted my first one in years, I went on to see this stunner:


 

One-off Bentley Estate (though I imagine they would be posh enough to say 'Shooting Break'):

 

Because one can never post enough pictures of Alvises:

 

Rover 12:

 

Lanchester something or other:

 

Numerous Stags were in attendance, I liked this one most:


This little Singer was very cute:

 

A Bristol:

 

Very, very tidy Amazon:

 

Ford's finest hour:

 

For sale in the car park:

 

This machine was hiding behind the portaloo:

One of these oddities: http://can-am.brp.com/

 

Last but not least this was my personal highlight: