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Every second Tuesday of the month, the Gaydon British Motor Museum holds a free to enter car show. It's open to all cars, regardless of age, and a very impressive array of vehicles turned up on a spring evening in May.
I have reached the stage with my car that most of the major work is now completed. It has a new engine, gearbox, brakes, etc, etc, so 2024 is the year of driving rather than projects. The event at Gaydon just a couple of weeks after the Monday Club Cotswolds day out seemed another good way of getting some miles under the cars wheels. After a good clean and polish, she was ready to go
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It's just over 50 miles to Gaydon from my house, and it's all motorway, so not the most thrilling drive, but I have just installed a new HIFI system, so some Deep Purple and Led Zeppelin, along with a Spotify podcast help to pass the miles. Me and Steve Payne were the first to arrive, so found a prime spot ![]() Steve in Concours mode! ![]() Chris Miller arrived shortly after, and we managed to line the cars up side by side ![]() The 2 car parks had filled up by now, so it was time for a wander around and have a look at the cars. There were cars that are now falling into the classic age, but still seem modern to me! ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Steve Payne has the estate version of the Rover 75, with the Mustang 4.6 litre V8 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() There were some fantastic kit and modified cars ![]() ![]() Steve thinks they are Ford Mondeo Based ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Supercharged Triumph Vitesse ![]() ![]() ![]() A 3.5 litre V8 MG A ![]() ![]() An XJ40 estate conversion ![]() A V8 Ford popular ![]() ![]() And some excellent classics ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() A pair of Jensen built V8 Sunbeam Tigers ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Steve Payne has a 3 litre Capri in gold colour. ![]() ![]() A pair of Rollers ![]() ![]() A GIGANTIC Bentley Continental ![]() ![]() ![]() A beautiful Lotus Cortina ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() A European spec 2.6 litre V6 Capri ![]() ![]() ![]() A really rare air cooled V8 Tatra ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() An Alpha Romeo Montreal ![]() ![]() ![]() And my favourite car there, the Renault Gordini ![]() ![]() A highlight of the event was the Jaguar D Typre racing car, which did some fast runs up and down the entrance road. See video links below. Run 1 https://youtu.be/6fU-vPTQmJo Run 2 https://youtu.be/wqbvv-BsBWU ![]() ![]() As a post script, Steve Payne sent a message when he got home to say his car has clocked up 225,000 miles! That must be the highest mileage on an Interceptor! |