Croft Nostaliga Festival - like Goodwood, but cheaper.

[vulgalour]

Went to this do today with the main intention of watching a friend of mine racing.  The racing was good but not something that excites me enough to go and see it if I don't know one of the racers. I'm fine to support a friend by being there, meh otherwise.  Anyway... there were other things happening too.  Loads of Olive Drab if that's your bag (it's not mine), a bit of an air show, people in period attire some of whom got it more right than others and a really good variety of static displays.  There was food and tat shops too, as is to be expected.  All in, not a bad £11 per head even really.  I got in free because of said racing friend having excess tickets so that was even better.

 

There were lots of things to see and try and identify.  Most I could, some were new to me (like the Standard Nine you'll see later).  Feel free to let me know if anything is incorrectly identified.

 

Marcos Mantula.  I corrected myself on this, I thought it was a Mantis in person.

20170806-013 by Angyl Roper, on Flickr

 

Mini Marcos.

20170806-012 by Angyl Roper, on Flickr

 

Bond Bug

20170806-018 by Angyl Roper, on Flickr

 

I don't know a lot about bikes.  One of these said Triumph on it and the other Ariel, so I assume that's what they are.  I liked them, at any rate.

20170806-038 by Angyl Roper, on Flickr

 

Quite a lot of Austin Champs and far too many Jeeps in attendance.  There was a lot of that cringey nostalgic fantasy WWII nonsense going on.  I really get annoyed by the romantic fantasising of war time.

20170806-022 by Angyl Roper, on Flickr

 

An bus.

20170806-024 by Angyl Roper, on Flickr

 

The static classic car show bit is a good size.  Some of these went on parade laps of the circuit, so that was neat.

20170806-113 by Angyl Roper, on Flickr

[vulgalour]

Everyone's favourite:  VAUXHALLS.

 

Viva HB

20170806-014 by Angyl Roper, on Flickr

 

Cresta.  This had some neat little marker lights on the back.

20170806-055 by Angyl Roper, on Flickr

 

20170806-056 by Angyl Roper, on Flickr

 

20170806-057 by Angyl Roper, on Flickr

 

A more different Cresta.  Both of these Crestas are different again to the one I saw at Preston Park a few weeks ago.

20170806-059 by Angyl Roper, on Flickr

 

20170806-060 by Angyl Roper, on Flickr

 

Victor 101.  Goodness knows how this has survived, they rot worse than Italian cars that live by the sea.

20170806-069 by Angyl Roper, on Flickr

 

Victor FB.  This one did the parade lap and had absolutely immense bodyroll.

20170806-070 by Angyl Roper, on Flickr

 

20170806-071 by Angyl Roper, on Flickr

 

2300?  I'm not sure on this one.  It was lightly modified, I liked it, the Holden badges on the alloys was a neat touch too.

20170806-101 by Angyl Roper, on Flickr

 

20170806-102 by Angyl Roper, on Flickr

 

Viva HC

20170806-117 by Angyl Roper, on Flickr

 

VX490

20170806-118 by Angyl Roper, on Flickr

 

20170806-119 by Angyl Roper, on Flickr

[Jim Bell]

Top pics!

Shame the weather was dreary, the cars all seem to be bright and shiny.

[vulgalour]

BMC-BL-ARG next I reckon.  That's a good catch-all.

 

Triumph Toledo.

20170806-015 by Angyl Roper, on Flickr

 

Triumph Herald.  I reckon this is a converted estate rather than an original Courier, I could be wrong though and it doesn't stop it being any less appealing.

20170806-028 by Angyl Roper, on Flickr

 

BMC get out of the badge drawer!

20170806-035 by Angyl Roper, on Flickr

 

Singer Gazelle and an original Austin Cambridge taxi.  The taxi did the parade lap too, it looked very competent.

20170806-036 by Angyl Roper, on Flickr

 

20170806-037 by Angyl Roper, on Flickr

 

Austin A30 pickup.  These were, believe it or not, a factory option.

20170806-048 by Angyl Roper, on Flickr

 

Rover P5B on the left and a much more interesting Austin A40 Farina Countryman in the middle with its split tailgate next to a more normal Austin A40 Farina saloon.

20170806-065 by Angyl Roper, on Flickr

 

BMC, I thought I told you to stay out of the badge drawer.  They've only gone and made a sodding Vanden Plas Princess now, the little scamps.  This too did the parade lap, I was disappointed beans were not permitted to be applied.

20170806-108 by Angyl Roper, on Flickr

 

20170806-109 by Angyl Roper, on Flickr

 

Jaguar.  There were a few Jags, I wasn't really very into them today.  This one had toy Jaguars in it, which I thought was cute, so it's allowed.

20170806-110 by Angyl Roper, on Flickr

 

20170806-111 by Angyl Roper, on Flickr

 

There were Minis too, obviously, but less molested than usual examples so that was nice.

20170806-116 by Angyl Roper, on Flickr

 

20170806-115 by Angyl Roper, on Flickr

 

20170806-114 by Angyl Roper, on Flickr

 

What do you mean BMC have got in the drawer again?  There's nothing left to badge engineer... oh.  Wolseley Hornet.

20170806-093 by Angyl Roper, on Flickr

 

20170806-094 by Angyl Roper, on Flickr

[vulgalour]

Wales made an appearance with more Gilberns than I've ever seen in my life, let alone in one place.

 

Gilbern Invader

20170806-029 by Angyl Roper, on Flickr

 

20170806-030 by Angyl Roper, on Flickr

 

20170806-031 by Angyl Roper, on Flickr

 

20170806-032 by Angyl Roper, on Flickr

 

20170806-034 by Angyl Roper, on Flickr

 

Gilbern GT 1800 was a rare treat.

20170806-033 by Angyl Roper, on Flickr

[vulgalour]

Americans were there too.  People in the North East really like their American cars, I'm not really sure why.

 

There was a Ford Falcon racing, it looked so right next to the Minis in the racing paddock.

20170806-021 by Angyl Roper, on Flickr

 

Dodge Coronet.  This did a parade lap, it looked absurd and sensible at the same time which I didn't think was possible.

20170806-043 by Angyl Roper, on Flickr

 

BRIGHT ORANGE Chevrolet Camaro which cheered up a friend of mine in Florida.

20170806-045 by Angyl Roper, on Flickr

 

20170806-046 by Angyl Roper, on Flickr

 

That Dodge Royal Monaco I saw at Preston Park was there too.  It was parked next to a Lotus Elan so both cars looked even more ridiculously proportioned than usual.

20170806-104 by Angyl Roper, on Flickr

 

There was a Dodge Charger too.

20170806-121 by Angyl Roper, on Flickr

[vulgalour]

Some oddments next, not really sure how to group them.  So a bit of racing paddock shots and random stuff.  I don't know anything about this little racer, there was a race that was just all of these kinds of things and it sounded and smelled amazing.

20170806-017 by Angyl Roper, on Flickr

 

20170806-025 by Angyl Roper, on Flickr

 

20170806-026 by Angyl Roper, on Flickr

 

Alfa GTV6 was a nice surprise.

20170806-125 by Angyl Roper, on Flickr

 

As was the Lotus Eclat.  I didn't stay long enough to watch it race, unfortunately.

20170806-128 by Angyl Roper, on Flickr

 

20170806-126 by Angyl Roper, on Flickr

 

20170806-127 by Angyl Roper, on Flickr

 

20170806-129 by Angyl Roper, on Flickr

 

20170806-130 by Angyl Roper, on Flickr

[vulgalour]

Italy next perhaps?  Why not, there were some interesting Italians there.  Things like this charming little Fiat 850 Sport.  I'd only seen photos of these before, seeing one in person made me really rather want one even though I never actually fit Fiats.

20170806-049 by Angyl Roper, on Flickr

 

20170806-050 by Angyl Roper, on Flickr

 

20170806-051 by Angyl Roper, on Flickr

 

Seeing a Fiat Toppolino was also a pleasant surprise, they're not a car I ever expect to see in the UK and this one was pristine.

20170806-052 by Angyl Roper, on Flickr

 

20170806-053 by Angyl Roper, on Flickr

 

20170806-054 by Angyl Roper, on Flickr

 

Lancia Fulvia Rallye 1.3S.  That's the desireable version, I'm told.  It looked clean and used, the best combination for this sort of car.

20170806-067 by Angyl Roper, on Flickr

 

 

[Guest Hooli]

Looks a good day out.

 

Nice to see proper minis that haven't been abused with tat.

[vulgalour]

Another oddments selection.  These are things I deem a bit special for one reason or another.  I finally FINALLY got to see an Auto Union DKW Junior IN PERSON.  I was not disappointed, even by the wheels.  It had the strangest side repeaters.

 

20170806-061 by Angyl Roper, on Flickr

 

20170806-062 by Angyl Roper, on Flickr

 

20170806-063 by Angyl Roper, on Flickr

 

MG Magnette, in my favourite colour scheme, and one of my favourite performance saloons.

20170806-072 by Angyl Roper, on Flickr

 

A two door Rolls Royce might not be terribly exciting to you, but I love these things.  In this pale metallic blue they are really appealing to me.

20170806-073 by Angyl Roper, on Flickr

 

The Armstrong Siddeley Hurricane nearby was, unarguably, far more interesting and in its own way more imposing.  I love the wings on these, there's something incredibly satisfying about the odd shape of them.

20170806-074 by Angyl Roper, on Flickr

 

20170806-075 by Angyl Roper, on Flickr

 

Jensen Interceptors are another long-term love.  The colour of this one is horrible.  I love it.

20170806-090 by Angyl Roper, on Flickr

 

20170806-091 by Angyl Roper, on Flickr

[Guest Hooli]

Only a true 70's mota can pull off a colour like that.

[vulgalour]

France?  France.  The car that Junkman should have bought.  Probably.  Renault 16TX  Having said that, Junkman's is prettier by a good margin.

20170806-077 by Angyl Roper, on Flickr

 

20170806-078 by Angyl Roper, on Flickr

 

20170806-079 by Angyl Roper, on Flickr

 

20170806-080 by Angyl Roper, on Flickr

 

Renault 8 Gordini looked pretty good.  They are not a pretty car in stock family holiday trim.

20170806-097 by Angyl Roper, on Flickr

 

20170806-098 by Angyl Roper, on Flickr

 

 

[Momentary Lapse Of Reason]

Very nice!

What was your friend racing?

[vulgalour]

I'll finish off with the really old stuff and a couple of oddments I didn't know where else to put.

 

Austin Six.  I'm trying to educate myself more on this era of car.  Trouble is, they almost all look alike to me.  At least Vauxhall had that distinctive scoop cut out the sides of the bonnet corners to help.

20170806-081 by Angyl Roper, on Flickr

 

Case in point, I have no idea what this is.  It says 12 on the grille so I'm guessing it's a Morris or a Standard or something.

20170806-082 by Angyl Roper, on Flickr

 

I also didn't know what this handsome curvy two door was.  It did at least look different and the grille is slightly reminiscent of a Triumph Dolomite of similar vintage.  It is in fact a Standard Nine, a car I didn't know about until today.  It being a Standard could be why the grille is like a plainer version of one found on a Triumph.

20170806-083 by Angyl Roper, on Flickr

 

20170806-084 by Angyl Roper, on Flickr

 

Ford Popular with silver wheels.  Why do silver wheels always look so jarring on these?

20170806-085 by Angyl Roper, on Flickr

 

Delage.  I only know that because it's written on it.  Is it Deh-lah-jay or Deh-large?  I assumed the latter, other people were saying the former.  Terrific magnification on the lens of the sidelight-turned-indicator pod.

20170806-086 by Angyl Roper, on Flickr

 

20170806-087 by Angyl Roper, on Flickr

 

20170806-088 by Angyl Roper, on Flickr

 

Jaguar SS, but I'm guessing replica given the age on the plate.  Didn't stop it looking good, all the same.

20170806-099 by Angyl Roper, on Flickr

 

20170806-100 by Angyl Roper, on Flickr

 

It's a Lanchester.  I don't know which one.  It has an enormous radiator mascot.

20170806-105 by Angyl Roper, on Flickr

 

20170806-106 by Angyl Roper, on Flickr

 

Frazer Nash was a surprise.

20170806-131 by Angyl Roper, on Flickr

 

Oddments just to finish off.  This Clan Crusador was all badged up with Alfa stuff and had Alfa bits of interior.  I wonder if a 75 donated as much as it could for this one.  I did always think Clans were Imp powered and when I first saw this I mistook it for a Ginetta.

This is actually a Clan Clover, a.k.a. Irish Clan, which uses an Alfa 33 boxer engine. They're super-rare, I don't think they ever made more than 30 examples ?

 

20170806-132 by Angyl Roper, on Flickr

 

You see Ford Zodiacs (and Zephyrs) and the like much less at shows now than you used to.  It seems to be 1960s or newer and 1940s or older, the 1950s bracket just seems to be disappearing.  I'm not really sure why.  It was nice to see a Z car after a while of not doing.

20170806-107 by Angyl Roper, on Flickr

 

There were some Ferraris too.  I only really liked this Daytona.

20170806-040 by Angyl Roper, on Flickr

[vulgalour]

Very nice!

What was your friend racing?

 

This Spridget.

 

They have very sensible race support vehicles too.

[Sigmund Fraud]

This Clan Crusador was all badged up with Alfa stuff and had Alfa bits of interior.  I wonder if a 75 donated as much as it could for this one.  I did always think Clans were Imp powered and when I first saw this I mistook it for a Ginetta.

 

This is actually a Clan Clover, a.k.a. Irish Clan, which uses an Alfa 33 boxer engine. They're super-rare, I don't think they ever made more than 30 examples ?

[vulgalour]

oh wow, I didn't know that, thank you   Another car I've never heard of and really makes sense of the badging and whatnot.

[Justin Case]

A great selection, thanks for posting. I think that the Lanchester is an early 1930s 10. It looks a lot of car for such a small engine to lug around but I'm getting increasingly attracted to the really old stuff, even though it is completely impractical round where I live. Nice to see a Mark 2 Zodiac, you're right they seem to have almost disappeared, even from steam fairs. which you find normally have a good selection of pre 1965 cars

[somewhatfoolish]

Jensen Interceptors are another long-term love.  The colour of this one is horrible.  I love it.

20170806-090 by Angyl Roper, on Flickr

That's a Jensen FF rather than an Interceptor; the twin gill vents give it away, so it's harboring fruity lumps of Ferguson Formula transmissiony goodness.

 

Delage is completely different to Delahaye, I've always pronounced them as I assume the french do as the founders were both french.

[Guest Hooli]

FF, first production car with ABS. Dunlop Maxsummink  as fitted to aircraft I believe.

[eddyramrod]

Maxaret is the word you're looking for.

 

Splendid selection Angyl!  Would you like me to go through the rear views of those two Crestas for you and spell out the differences?

[vulgalour]

Sure!  For convenience, here's the one from Preston Park and the two from this thread.

 

 

20170806-056 by Angyl Roper, on Flickr

 

20170806-059 by Angyl Roper, on Flickr

[eddyramrod]

Oh thank you   Who doesn't love an opportunity to show off?

OK, the Preston Park one, VTC, and the last one, SSK, are correct for post- and pre-facelift respectively.  The middle one, BWT, is a lash-up.

The facelift occurred in two stages.  For the 1960 model year, the triple rear window was replaced with a single wraparound, and the grill was changed from flat-top to arch-top (as seen in the front view of BWT).  For 1961 the engine was pushed out to 2651cc and the Hydramatic transmission became an option; and the lovely big oval rear lights, with the indicators up in the fin ends, were deleted in favour of the smaller and more anonymous units worn by VTC.  As you can see the bumper ends also had to be modified.  So BWT should have the same lights as VTC, not as SSK.

Edit: BWT's grille lip should be chrome-plated, not painted to match the bonnet.  By the combination of lights and screen, SSK is a 1960 model.

HTH

[vulgalour]

The VTC rear end is easily the least successful, if I was lumped with that I'd probably build a BWT too.  I hadn't realised there were quite so many differences between them, or why.

[eddyramrod]

The one I owned was a VTC, but easily my fave would be SSK.  It would have to have the 1961-spec running gear though, and the front indicators, which are different to the 60.  BWT's front lights are correct.

[Momentary Lapse Of Reason]

A great selection, thanks for posting. I think that the Lanchester is an early 1930s 10. It looks a lot of car for such a small engine to lug around but I'm getting increasingly attracted to the really old stuff, even though it is completely impractical round where I live. Nice to see a Mark 2 Zodiac, you're right they seem to have almost disappeared, even from steam fairs. which you find normally have a good selection of pre 1965 cars

 

Sorry to disagree,

but I think that it is actually the Lanchester Light Six (12hp RAC) not the ten.

Straight six engine of about 1400cc, fluid flywheel and Knight type pre-selector gearbox.

Aimed firmly at the middle class comfort and ease to drive market.

Slow as a wet week in Bognor, but comfortable.

 

(I have a couple of its cousins, the BSA 10).

[richbraith]

France?  France.  The car that Junkman should have bought.  Probably.  Renault 16TX  Having said that, Junkman's is prettier by a good margin.

20170806-077 by Angyl Roper, on Flickr

 

20170806-078 by Angyl Roper, on Flickr

 

20170806-079 by Angyl Roper, on Flickr

 

20170806-080 by Angyl Roper, on Flickr

 

Renault 8 Gordini looked pretty good.  They are not a pretty car in stock family holiday trim.

20170806-097 by Angyl Roper, on Flickr

 

20170806-098 by Angyl Roper, on Flickr

I've met the owner of that 16 TX, he really cherishes it.

[Justin Case]

Sorry to disagree,

but I think that it is actually the Lanchester Light Six (12hp RAC) not the ten.

Straight six engine of about 1400cc, fluid flywheel and Knight type pre-selector gearbox.

Aimed firmly at the middle class comfort and ease to drive market.

Slow as a wet week in Bognor, but comfortable.

 

(I have a couple of its cousins, the BSA 10).

You may well be right, apparently the 10 and 12 shared the same body but the 12 had a bigger engine (as the number suggests )  It is ofen difficult to sort out the different models of pre-war cars, Austins somettimes shared the same body (eg 1937 12 and 14) and Standard must have developed Audi's photocopier for them