Event Classic Stony, 3rd June

[quicksilver]

Another weekend, another local show with the Maxi. Attendance was seriously down on usual thanks to the Highways Agency's masterstroke of closing the main roundabout that leads to Stony Stratford and not bothering to put out any diversion signs. Most of those who turned up were the regular locals who know the back roads and there must have been convoys of lost classics trundling around the villages desperately trying to find a way through.

 

Anyhoo, on with the pics of the interesting stuff that did make it...

 

Pillarless, tiny V4 and sliding pillar suspension. The chap has had it since 1968 and owned another before.

1963 Lancia Appia Berlina by Adam Floyd, on Flickr

 

Shiny C6

2007 Citroen C6 2.7HDI Exclusive by Adam Floyd, on Flickr

 

A nice car ruined by the paint job

1981 Rover SD1 3500 SE by Adam Floyd, on Flickr

 

Gifferish 205

1990 Peugeot 205 GL 1.1 by Adam Floyd, on Flickr

 

Not shite but very lovely

1954 Sunbeam-Talbot Alpine by Adam Floyd, on Flickr

 

Don't call me Shirley

1949 Shirley Mark II by Adam Floyd, on Flickr

 

This guy deserves some sort of bravery award for daring to bring a ShittyRover to a show

2003 Rover CityRover Sprite by Adam Floyd, on Flickr

 

Agree with the sentiments but wouldn't pay actual money for it

CityRover for sale by Adam Floyd, on Flickr

 

Orangey pov spec. N reg seems early for one of these.

1975 Ford Escort 1.3 L by Adam Floyd, on Flickr

 

How do they say OLLI in Belgium?

1952 Minerva Land Rover 80" by Adam Floyd, on Flickr

 

Rare Dub

1975 Volkswagen 412 LE/LS by Adam Floyd, on Flickr

 

This has done over 300k!

1966 Triumph Herald 1200 convertible by Adam Floyd, on Flickr

 

Lots of odd angles here

1989 Alfa Romeo 75 3.0 Veloce by Adam Floyd, on Flickr

 

Silly car

1997 Toyota Celica 1.8 ST by Adam Floyd, on Flickr

 

Early reg madness (it was a development car)

1978 Triumph TR7 by Adam Floyd, on Flickr

 

A pair of Pipers

1973 Piper GTT P2 by Adam Floyd, on Flickr

 

What's that over there? Only a flipping P100 Californian! That woman doesn't look impressed by it, I can't imagine why

1991 Ford P100 Californian by Adam Floyd, on Flickr

 

Random back alley eurochod find

2005-2007 Hyundai Accent by Adam Floyd, on Flickr

[hairnet]

mk2 dec 74 launch that one is april 75

[Tadhg Tiogar]

Another weekend, another local show with the Maxi. Attendance was seriously down on usual thanks to the Highways Agency's masterstroke of closing the main roundabout that leads to Stony Stratford and not bothering to put out any diversion signs. Most of those who turned up were the regular locals who know the back roads and there must have been convoys of lost classics trundling around the villages desperately trying to find a way through.....

Didn't even know this was on!

 

Turned up to the New Year event, which was seriously overcrowded.

[quicksilver]

Didn't even know this was on!

 

Turned up to the New Year event, which was seriously overcrowded.

Perhaps the road closure was a blessing in disguise as it kept the numbers down. The summer events are usually even more manic than the New Year ones and I well remember the chaos that ensued then. The event just seems to be a victim of its own success that has outgrown the space available.

[clayts450]

Aw, that poor ickle ShittyRover.

 

I will have one at some point in time just to learn for myself just how grim they really are.

 

In the meantime, here's half a James May's subversive Top Gear review

 

[tul66]

That Alfa 75 was registered just after my old 33 sportwagon F654GKO; long dead