Manchester Classic Car Show

[FalconWood]

Went to the car show at Event City near the Trafford Centre today. A smaller but less busy version of the November NEC Classic car show. Only £15 for entry and there are many car clubs and auto jumble stuff about. Well worth a visit in my opinion.

[droopsnoot]

I went a year or two ago, and I've heard from people I know on display there (well, their cars) that it's getting better each year. I haven't got chance to go this year but am hearing good things about the stuff on display. Needs a few years to find its feet, I suspect, like most shows.

[Adz The Rat]

It wasn't bad when I worked it a few years ago, definitely some interesting stuff there

[thepickle]

I went yesterday, thanks for posting about it. I last went to this in 2014 and thought this year was very much like that with a lot of the same cars. There were many seriously original, immaculate and interesting things to see. I was surprised by how busy it was and the large queues for the 10am opening, it was a bit mad so went straight through to the club section until the initial rush died down, so a good thing that people are interested in a car show there. Pics came out rubbish (inside/blurred/flash/poor cam).

I thought it was a bit un-pc to refer to cars as “gay” these days? Or have I got the wrong idea....

[droopsnoot]

thepickle said:

I went yesterday, thanks for posting about it. I last went to this in 2014 and thought this year was very much like that with a lot of the same cars.

I think part of that is down to the entry requirements - that is, get the car in Friday evening and leave until after the show is closed on Sunday. So it's got to be people that can get a lift back, or are happy to stay locally, or clubs that have the money to pay for their exhibitors to stay locally, so not just like a normal classic show. That's bound to limit the available "pool" of exhibits.

[thepickle]

Good point, I hadn’t thought about how the logistics of an indoor show like this work. I was thinking and I’ve not been to an indoor show before this one since I got taken to the Motor Show every year as a child/teen, last one something like 1995!