Maldon Motor Show 1/7/12 (Pic heavy)

[Angrydicky]

Today I had nothing to do so took my A35 along to the Maldon Motor Show which is held every year at Promenade Park in Maldon. I met up with BMC Dan there and we had a good time, snapping shite and laughing at the type of fruitcake this kind of event inevitably attracts.

 

 

 

Standard MK1 Escort shocker.

 

 

 

 

 

Picnic tables.

 

 

 

Companion.

 

 

 

There was a pleasing amount of stick-on tat on this Onion.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

No comment

 

 

 

 

 

 

This was a nice ol' thing.

 

 

 

 

One for Electric Leyland

 

 

 

 

 

This was gorgeous, probably worth about a million quid though.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nicely worn 101, this was the more original of two FC's there.

 

 

 

Sadly, this was also covered in tat (you'll have to take my word for it though as the owner was constantly hovering).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I thought the 'F' registration was very apt!

 

 

 

 

Fancy a clock?

 

 

 

 

 

 

LAND ROVER TAX EXEMPT LOG BOOK REMAINS V5 NOT DEFENDER DISCOVERY ETC

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bond for Dollywobbler.

 

 

 

This was stunning, it looked like it had just been dragged out of a barn with the bare minimum done to get an MOT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I'm not sure what this was, I was going to take a picture from the front then that group of OMG OSF Essex 'scenesters' appeared and started talking about RS Fords, immigrants and if the car in front of them was or wasn't a Lotus. So I didn't.

 

 

 

This was fucking awful.

 

 

Sneaky shot of the Jaguar Enthusiasts' Club and their rather posh gazebo.

 

 

 

Peerless for Barrett.

 

 

 

Yes, I know it's a Sherpa coupe. But it is a nice colour.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Now this really was a hideous monstrosity.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Jago thingy.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[RedSparrow]

Great stuff there, Trabi is my favourite.

 

I see this show ticked most of the boxes including:

- soft toys decorating the cars

- write up about the car done in the first person AS IF IT WERE ALIVE

- 'private' tents for elitist marque clubs

 

But a new one for me is the custom picnic tables. Are they a common thing?

WTF man. WTF.

[worldofceri]

That Lightning McQueen Spitfire makes me really angry. What possesses these people?

 

 

This is great. What the frick is it? Panhard?

[michiel]

Oui, une 24CT!

 

Do love that, the Companion, the barny Seven, the Marcos, Sunbeam 90, Simca 1000...

[BMC Dan]

Panhard 24CT

 

Later saw this tough guy searching for Dolomite Sprint wheels and cheap black paint on the autojumble.

 

Some lovely* British roadsters turned up

 

This bloke is passionate about his Sherpa

 

Ho Ho!

[scruff]

Great pics. I absolutely adore that Seven!!

[stuboy]

good looking motors ..

 

that austion seven has the rat look

[michael1703]

 

But a new one for me is the custom picnic tables. Are they a common thing?

WTF man. WTF.

 

Bit Royston Vasey

 

'beam me up' plate slogan was the next saddest thing oh and the lightening mcqueen, oh and the.......

 

theres nowt weirder than people at car shows

[meggersdog]

Some lovely* British roadsters turned up,

All those Panthers and at Baston car show one solitary car with a big sticker on the door proclaiming "Panther Car Club"

Obviously a member of the Judian people's front....splitter..

Great pics btw

[Jack_Harpers_Teeth]

 

This was stunning, it looked like it had just been dragged out of a barn with the bare minimum done to get an MOT

 

 

 

What MoT?

 

Dog biscuits looked good though.

[barrett]

Those are NEXT LEVEL picnic tables man! I've never seen one with the owner's names carved on there too, usually it's just the reg and make/model. The craftsman* who makes them is obviously getting a bit fancy.

 

Anyway, great report lads, 27.5/10 or thereabouts. Love the "angry" Dicky/ Triumph shot and the Peerless, Bond, Panhard, Simca etc etc....