A couple of local shows - but mostly the shite bits

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I did a similar thread to this last year, and it seemed to go down quite well. So I thought I'd do it again this year. 

Basically, there's two Midlands shows near me that always occur on consecutive weekends - The Hinckley BID Motor Show and the Atherstone Heritage Motor Show. I attended both, and focused on taking pictures of stuff that might suit an AS audience - although a few popular classics are in the mix too. 

Anyway, enough waffle... let's start with Hinckley. 

 

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And more Hinckley stuff... 

 

 

 

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And the last of the Hinckley pics... didn't take that many as I always used to find I'd spend the whole day taking photos and not actually see anything myself. 

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And onto Atherstone, which happened today after being shifted from two weeks ago, when it got cancelled due to that lady off the stamps dying. 

 

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There's considerably more pics of this show than the other one, despite it being smaller. Higher shite content I guess! 

 

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It's not until you see a Crown Vic up close that you realise just how massive they are! 

 

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Aaand, we're at the end. Hope you liked. 

[stuboy]

42 minutes ago, Soundwave said:

be still my beating heart

[Asimo]

The green Commer estate/shooting brake is delightful. Never seen one of those before.

[lesapandre]

2 hours ago, Asimo said:

The green Commer estate/shooting brake is delightful. Never seen one of those before.

I think it might be a former hearse? It's possibly a Malta or Gibraltar import or somewhere like that. As you say amazing thing. The stying of Rootes commercials in that era was spot-on!

[mk2_craig]

There’s some lovely old toss in amongst that lot, thanks for attending/photographing/sharing!

[High Jetter]

Avenger Tiger and Anglia estate for me, please. Great pics, thanks for sharing.

[sierraman]

Looks a good show that, by looks of it all chod, none of these in a 2009 Focus that insist on turning up to show it. Like the renner 18 especially. 

[inconsistant]

Wow thats a dense and varied selection of quality shite!

[cort1977]

Peugeot 505 is interesting, was it a genuine Dangel?  Don't recall them having those flares but looks to be genuine.

[Soundwave]

2 hours ago, cort1977 said:

Peugeot 505 is interesting, was it a genuine Dangel?  Don't recall them having those flares but looks to be genuine.

Yep, genuine Dangel, apparently one of 3 made in RHD. Arch flares were indeed a thing, if this image search is anything to go by:

[grogee]

With these Chevettes you're spoiling us, Ambassador.

Wot no Saab 9000?

[MiniMort]

Well well well, I was also at this show helping out the radio station. Had a wonder about but sadly didn’t get much of an opportunity to pap anything, so I’m glad you did!

Incidentally I had a go in that Sinclair C5. It didn’t have the motor in it but it was incredibly well geared - great fun too!

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1 hour ago, grogee said:

With these Chevettes you're spoiling us, Ambassador.

Wot no Saab 9000?

Saab's looking extra shabby at the moment, I've taken the comedy rear decor panel off to give it a proper going over. So now all the old mastic and broken clips from years of running repairs to it are visible on the boot lid... so I decided against putting it on show!

[Noel Tidybeard]

505 dangel- hhhhhhhhhhnnnnnnnnnnnnnggggggggggggg😍

 

i'm guessing the vic taxi is the one from binley

[Dyslexic Viking]

6 hours ago, Soundwave said:

Yep, genuine Dangel, apparently one of 3 made in RHD. Arch flares were indeed a thing, if this image search is anything to go by:

If I ever won the lottery or received a large inheritance, one of these would be one of the first things I bought. I love these.

[puddlethumper]

On 10/3/2022 at 6:07 PM, Dyslexic Viking said:

If I ever won the lottery or received a large inheritance, one of these would be one of the first things I bought. I love these.

Me too. 505's are damn good looking cars but the Dangel is definitely a trouser moment for me.

[Muniphobia]

I think it's the mind charity shop in Hinckley that the blue Montego is parked outside that the till area is made from a rough looking brush painted mini, been a few years since I last went so I'm not sure if it's still there?