Braunton Wheels Car show North Devon July 2017

[richardthestag]

just got back from this. nice selection 200ish cars and some bikes, some chod, some car park material but on the whole a good larf

 

http://www.brauntoncaenrotary.co.uk/braunton-wheels.html

 

us lot first

 

because the village / hamlet where fatha thestag lives is so small yet there are so many cars of interest we kind of group up and go along to these things. this year, new cayenne, old moggie traveller, my stag, a 1990s mini cooper, dad's land rover series IIa and his 1972 Range Rover, Miata MX5 mk1, Splitty VW camper van with barn doors

 

 

 

 

up at 7:30 this morning, on the road at 8:10 and arrived at 9:30 after a regroup. twas a long day, rain was persistent this morning but sun all afternoon made up for it.

 

shitty tinny PA system from Tarka Hospital Radio roadshow was a constant pain in the earoles, sound like fatha thestag now

 

anyway pic heavy thread, tried to group everything into logical groups. the cars and bikes were all mixed up

[richardthestag]

chod from the continent first

 

phone got wet hence misty images. this 5 Turbo was minty

 

 

Amazon B18 with Over-Drive

 

Alfa 33 sportwagon, details were keen to point out that only 9 are left and this is the only one evea with a factory sunroof

 

pretty Lancia, Shite colour

 

why do the pineapple lot slam these things so badly? ride and comfort must be shocking! the red van was standard road height and the one I would choose

 

Voluntary firefighter! 

 

v10 RS6 rocketship thing, no space wasted under the bonnet

[richardthestag]

Americana next, there is a load, North Devon Cruisers seemed to be their club. Load of stuff that didnt interest me but the following did

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[richardthestag]

not much from the land of the Rising sun

 

Ubiquitous Pistonhead Cattle Brand

 

the 240z was gorgeous

 

[Uncle Jimmy]

Nnngg, that Amazon is a good un. Facelift Corvairs really float my boat....turbo?

[Uncle Jimmy]

Never noticed the backside similarity of a Datsun 240Z and a Saab Sonnet 2 before.

[richardthestag]

going for the weird shite next

 

this special was made in the early 1970s from a rusty mk9 Jag, in a workshop in Braunton! So successful was it that they made a few. Not sure about it but different it is

 

 

yep wood worm on your picnic tables

 

Hearse saved from the banger boys back in the 1990s, done well to survive

 

 

Nice looking Viva

 

With a Mazda Rotary engine fitted - masochism

 

Fuck me a berlingo, was my first impression, followed by

 

40 mile range is useful, survived because he cant get it as far as the scrappy

 

I love spotting folk who are gullible enough to be liberated of cash for snake oil, think this is one of the pez molecule straighteners 

 

And finally onto the Shit

 

Yes that is a Mr2 and Yes it is for sale! fucking astonishing damage crystal meth can do

[richardthestag]

there was some posh stuff there

 

Bentley

 

 

 

and Armstrong Siddeley

 

 

[richardthestag]

fair bit of ford, most of it was Maxpowa stuff in which I have absolutely no interest at all

 

But this lot, tidy

 

 

 

ex Press 1.6 Capri said the notice on the screen

 

 

Early mk1 Escort

 

Minty

 

This pop plus was in fair shape, at least it had resisted mong rims and cut springs. surface rust here and there but very nice

 

This had had a fairly extensive body resto

 

do like a 105e

van was noice

 

for some reason most of my ford piccies were of the arse end

[richardthestag]

some vauxhalls are not shit

 

 

Just look at the bling on this Velox! reckon most of it was factory

 

 

fucking cool mascot, high level of want for this little bit of the car

 

[83C]

Looked all in all like a good day out. I did think about heading over but other things got in the way.

[richardthestag]

BL chod next which to be honest was the bulk of the field. Here is some that i enjoyed looking at

 

mint

 

Nope I have no idea either, managed to fit a 1500TC engine into it though

 

There cant be too many 1600 Vitesses about let alone estates

 

 

missing bell and Police sign, a very lovely thing it was too

 

Tr7 and caravan I have seen on the A361 North Devon Link Road and did a double take. Pain is original but very flat, it is regularly used and properly but honestly shonky, liked

 

Exceptionally nice Clubman complete with original Unipart numberplates. 

 

[richardthestag]

This MG YA was an absolute sweety but rong colour

 

 

 

 

 

see this a lot around North Devon, I reckon it has as rusty a frame as the one I am mid way restoring, be nice to fix the frame and hang the original panels back on it again so at least it has some structural rigidity

 

barn find in early 1960s, maintained since but never restored. Brush painted, perfect

 

 

one of these is high on my want list

 

early 6

 

this was a local barn find, off the road for nearly 40 years. plans are to stabilise it, get it running and to NOT PAINT

 

[richardthestag]

Nnngg, that Amazon is a good un. Facelift Corvairs really float my boat....turbo?

 

no idea if turbo or not, it was nicely patinated in a field stuffed with 2 year old fords etc

[mercrocker]

Think the Corvair is a non-turbo Monza.....Nice pics, some interesting stuff down that way, much want here also for that Velox.

[phil_lihp]

I had absolutely no idea this was on or I would have gone!  How annoying.

 

I know the owner of the Viva with the rotary engine, in fact he and his father run the garage I use, there is also a freshly resprayed B-reg RX7 knocking around somewhere.

[Uncle Jimmy]

Some fit motors there, one tends to get used to seeing the same cars at shows, those that live up to perhaps 30 mls away. That mk1 Granny is an especially good colour.