BEST of BRITISH

[I.K.Brunel]

Over the last week some discussion in the SCATCHAT box had occurred over this annual CHOD-FEST that takes place in Peterborough annually, so I decided to give it a go.
Weather forecast was for some dreadful rain, but I figured that the weatherman may have got it RONG*, so I packed up the camera, pack-a-macks and younger son and hossed up the A1 to Peterborough, only to be greeted by a torrential thunderstorm. Great!
That didn't last so we pottered around having a look at some PREMIER LEAGUE BORING OLD CARS, in the excellent company of messrs Barrett & Cox. After an overpriced lunch and yet another downpour I braved getting the camera out...

SD1's were abundant!

Rover SD1 by SherpaVanFan, on Flickr

This one had a bonk on the nose judging by the bumper, but the childish joke potential of the numberplate meant I snapped it anyway:

Rover SD1 by SherpaVanFan, on Flickr

SLOTMAGS R COOL

Triumph 2000 on slots by SherpaVanFan, on Flickr

Badge frenzy.
I like the spotlights, I have some of those in the cupboard waiting for a good* use.

Got badges? by SherpaVanFan, on Flickr

I like the Mk2 'face' better, everyone will probably disagree.

Triumphs Mk1 & 2 by SherpaVanFan, on Flickr

Lovely Triumph Sprint

Dolomite Sprint by SherpaVanFan, on Flickr
When we arrived there were loads of FWD & RWD trumpets in this area, but by the time I got back to do 'angry stance' photos they had all gone. So you'll just have to imagine it, OK?

This princess was truly remarkable in so far as it was ABSOLUTELY MINGING, gaping hole in the bottom of the windscreen pillar, wavey sills and several holes/outbreaks in structural-looking areas. I assume it had made it's way here by means other than the public highway...

Princess by SherpaVanFan, on Flickr

Rotten Princess by SherpaVanFan, on Flickr

'Ello Princess by SherpaVanFan, on Flickr

Not sure if cool.

Austin maxi by SherpaVanFan, on Flickr

Don't think I had ever seen one of these early Maxis in real life before, so seeing about five of them today caused me some giddyness

Austin Maxi (early) by SherpaVanFan, on Flickr

Max+Maxi

Maxi & Maxi! by SherpaVanFan, on Flickr

These men are discussing how they got crabz

Men discussing 'those doors'? by SherpaVanFan, on Flickr

Superbly bonkers Mini Mongoose

Mini camper by SherpaVanFan, on Flickr

This Marina was just BOB-ON, banded TC wheels, lowered, splitter, YUMZ

Morris Marina by SherpaVanFan, on Flickr

Morris Marina by SherpaVanFan, on Flickr

Clean as a whistle

Morris Marina by SherpaVanFan, on Flickr

Morris Marina by SherpaVanFan, on Flickr

General Marina Action:

Morris Marinas by SherpaVanFan, on Flickr

Morris Marina by SherpaVanFan, on Flickr

Morris Marinas by SherpaVanFan, on Flickr

Morris Marina TC by SherpaVanFan, on Flickr

Morris Marina Coupe by SherpaVanFan, on Flickr

Morris Marina Mumford Convertible by SherpaVanFan, on Flickr

Morris Marina by SherpaVanFan, on Flickr

Marinas + Ital by SherpaVanFan, on Flickr

Morris Marinas by SherpaVanFan, on Flickr

Morris Marina Coupe by SherpaVanFan, on Flickr

Lots of Farina Action.

PRE-68 IS COMING! by SherpaVanFan, on Flickr

A familiar one

Farina by SherpaVanFan, on Flickr

Allegros, approx 2 seconds before MONSOON conditions hit

Austin Allegros by SherpaVanFan, on Flickr

Badly-papped snap of this delightfully farty bus;

J2 bus by SherpaVanFan, on Flickr

THREE LITRES OF WIN

Austin 3-litre by SherpaVanFan, on Flickr

SEVEN LITRES OF WIN

Rover SD1 series 1 by SherpaVanFan, on Flickr

Then it propper pissed it down and most of the cars went home. So we did too. Hopefully some other members will be able to fill in some of the gaps later...

[Dan]

Some of my more interesting/better snaps from today, the RUBBISH weather had rendered many more of them useless sadly.

Starting off with a selection of Crustaceans

1970 Austin 1800 S by BMC Dan, on Flickr

1973 Austin 2200 by BMC Dan, on Flickr

1971 Wolseley 18/85 S by BMC Dan, on Flickr

1968 Austin 3 Litre by BMC Dan, on Flickr

One of a few OSF (YKT Cossienutter etc) interlopers.

1974 Ford Cortina Mk3 1300 L by BMC Dan, on Flickr

GREY PORRIDGE

1963 Standard Ensign by BMC Dan, on Flickr

DISMAL

1985 Talbot Solara Minx by BMC Dan, on Flickr

1985 Talbot Horizon LS by BMC Dan, on Flickr

GR8* for Trotter replica.

1986 Reliant Fox by BMC Dan, on Flickr


1977 Triumph TR7 by BMC Dan, on Flickr

1973 Austin Victoria by BMC Dan, on Flickr

1980 Austin-Morris Princess 2 2000 HL by BMC Dan, on Flickr

1974 Morris Marina Mk1 1.3 SDL Coupe by BMC Dan, on Flickr

LOOK WHOS BACK

1974 Morris Marina 1.3 Hatch by BMC Dan, on Flickr

1974 Morris Marina 1.3 Hatch by BMC Dan, on Flickr


1967 Triumph 1300 FWD by BMC Dan, on Flickr

1971 Austin-Morris J4 Canterbury camper by BMC Dan, on Flickr

1960 Singer Gazelle IIIB by BMC Dan, on Flickr

Not a proper MG, never be a classic etc

1966 MG Magnette Mk4 by BMC Dan, on Flickr

And finally, stay away from these next four vehicles kids- the drivers may be a bit ODD

1963 Austin A60 Cambridge by BMC Dan, on Flickr

1957 Austin A55 Cambridge Mk1 by BMC Dan, on Flickr

1962 Triumph Herald 1200 by BMC Dan, on Flickr

1968 Wolseley 18/85 by BMC Dan, on Flickr

1968 Wolseley 18/85 by BMC Dan, on Flickr

[Barrett]

EUGH, this was unbearably grim! To be fair, this was my first experience of the true misery of a properly wet old car show which is surely some sort of right of passage or soemthing.

This is pretty much the only photo I took. Love the one on the left. Might be my new favourite A60 (sorry SK) actually

DSCN3594 by barrogance, on Flickr

As soon as we left it got REALLY hot and turned into a lovely day, of course. We saw loads of chod on the journey there and back but this - the second Electron Minor I spotted today! - was obviously the highlight and sort of made the whole day worthwhile

1960 Fairthorpe Electron Minor by barrogance, on Flickr

[Seth]

Nice pictures everyone. I'm kind of glad I didn't go looking at the weather you had. As a show it may suffer more than most from having the same cars each time so perhaps its best not to go year in year out. Autojumble has always been worth a good look but again I imagine the wet put paid to a lot of that. IKB junior needs to put more effort into an appropriate 'look' for standing in front of BL chod though. Too much smiling. 3/10

[I.K.Brunel]

IKB junior needs to put more effort into an appropriate 'look' for standing in front of BL chod though. Too much smiling. 3/10

Quite, far too much excitement.
We had concurred over lunch that we would seek out a FWD Triumph so he could do "that pose", but by the time we came back from eating overpriced sausage sandwiches they had all run away,

[Mash]

We had concurred over lunch that we would seek out a FWD Triumph so he could do "that pose", but by the time we came back from eating overpriced sausage sandwiches they had all run away,

The blue 1300 (LJF 673F) is mine. By quarter past two I'd got fed up of sitting in a pissing wet field, sorry!

Shame really because it was fab weather going down there and most of the way home. Turnout was certainly down on previous years.