The best laid plans mostly worked out for yesterday's Classics on the Common at Harpenden. PaulH came up to my place on the tube, we ate some lunch, filled the car with toys and food, picked up Ickle_Seth from her day-camp and headed up the motorway. Traffic getting in to Harpenden wasn't too bad and we were soon parked, by the Hog Roast stall, natch. Amazingly Barrett and Gary Cox had already arrived in the Red Herald of Doom so we soon found them lurking near a VW camper and all the Ferraris.
This Mini looked proper.
Made in Chichester. Well, manufactured there. Probably badly assembled in some blokes garage.
This Vanguard followed in behind the custom Woodie and the Pick up that I photographed last year.
Black Monza was very black and very straight too.
It was only recently I became aware how bizarre this headlight arrangement actually is.
'Will never be a classic' There was also a K plate Rover 400 somewhere.
Mega want. I know a joke about these.
I took many photos of this. It is truly wonderful. The underneath/running gear is absolutely minty - as is proper for this kind of thing. No doubt some thick people think its a lash up/waste/stupid etc.
Smart.
Mean.
If only there was someone who like these BMWs?
I loved this detail on a nice Bentley coupe.
Another star attraction was a pair of Lotus 11s.
After a fair amount of sitting around/in the Hillman the Brightonians eventually decided it was best to head off home as it would take a few hours.
WIth them gone we wandered round other bits we hadn't yet seen.
Wait, I thought they'd gone? Oh it took a while to get out of the field, what with having to mow down numerous children and pets on the way through. This photo is intentionally blurry as proof to this car being in motion under its own power.
I'm sure this Sierra is the one that lives round the corner. I'll have to go and have a look tomorrow.
I know a joke about this.
Now here was a surprise. Me looking at a bike for one! But what's this?
Wow!
In summary: Space Age.
This is the insides of the C&SC staffer's Citroen.
Wat's Angry Funeral Services.
Hmm, I was dubious as to the 'fast' as this lever...
is attached to
A cocktail on the parcel shelf of a 'Cosseh'
Yeah, so as we headed back to the car I got the inevitable text message telling me that the red Herald was parked on the hard shoulder of the M25. Ho hum.
More photos here.
http://s198.photobucket.com/user/sethke/library/Classics%2013/HarpendenCotC13