Cars in the Park - Lichfield

[Justin Case]

Local charity (this year Help for Heroes, what better to donate to) show held to-day in Beacon Park, Lichfield. This year seemed to be bigger and had a greater variety than ever before. Enjoy:

 

Mark 1 Capri 1600

 

Very tidy Saab 95

 

One for Pete M

 

This one in costume for one of its many film and TV roles

 

And this one has been all the way to the North Cape and back

 

Lovely Alfa 2000 Berlina

 

Ex Chesterfield Mayoral car, body by Nicholson (a new one on me)

 

Matching trailer

 

And another one

 

 

This week's 'Guess the car' competition

[Justin Case]

DAF 33

 

Mississipi Police Car, used after Hurricane Katrina

 

Very nice custom van with V6 under the bonnet

 

Interior was just as good

 

What is this; looks like a Prefect but with a boot

 

Mrs Beckham already bored with her new Range Rover

 

Variety

 

Anyone else old enough to remember a threepenny bit

 

Lovely Singer Imp

 

As new RS 200

 

Finally, not in the show, but we followed this out after

[retrogeezer]

Nice pics.....didn't know about this show, do you have to book?

[pogweasel]

Anyone else old enough to remember a threepenny bit

 

 

Sadly, yes.

Sunblest lorries were all thruppenies... The coal used to get delivered in a flatbed one too.

[Hudsonpie]

Cracking pics I'll take the Capri in the first shot please.....

[Slaighty]

I went to this too. It was pretty good - and free entry too !! Though we did donate to Help for Heroes

[Gompo]

They also have a 'Cars in the Park' up north somewhere, possibly Harewood House. I may go to the next one if they have a similar lineup as Lichfield's.

[Lord Sterling]

 

One of my "crew"

 

Aside from not having enough petrol/money I couldnt be arsed to be bring my car, so tagged along with a mate in his V-reg Sterling, you might have seen it in the Rover 800 pack if you took pic on the Sunday.

[AnthonyG]

Lovely Avenger estate .

 

LS, why did your mate use half the front door in his 820 Trailer?

[Lord Sterling]

LS, why did your mate use half the front door in his 820 Trailer?

Its an 827 He said it was a rush job as he'd been inspired by the growing trend in Half-car trailers and he wanted to see what it would look like, chopping through the doors at least if anything went wrong, he had some of the old door to put it right.

 

Sadly, he did use a fair example of a car that wouldnt have taken much to put right. Having said that, I've not seen another example of an 800 trailer and its a pretty fair job, but not something I would have done.

[Mr_Bo11ox]

I'm afraid I would say it looks absolutely dire, but then I think that about most of these 'only for use at classic car shows' half car trailers. Chopping it hafway through the door handle makes this one look particularly badly designed/made however. Did he really chop up a vitesse to make it or did he use an 820?

[Lord Sterling]

...Did he really chop up a vitesse to make it or did he use an 820?...

He used a fairly shitey 827Si ex-police car, see thread here

 

Shame really because a little fettling would have seen it on the road for a few more years.