Steve McQueens's Gulf 917 - St John's Wood this Sunday

[Cheib]

http://stjohnswoodnw8.com/classic-supercar-pageant...

If anyone lives nearby might be worth a look! I went last year as it was very close to where we lived. Has some lovely cars there and most of them had no crowds round them. The Countach and yellow 458 had big grounds but nobody was looking at the C Type or 288 GTO.........

[12TS]

Thanks for the tip. Popped in today for 40 mins and had a good nose.

Some fantastic cars on show and driving around the area too. Personal highlight was a Stratos and a well used Espada, it was also interesting to see La Ferrari (wide!) and the 918.

Relaxed and not too busy as well.

[Cheib]

I stopped by too...the LaF wasn't there when I was there but a couple of cars did show up when I was there too. The White 918 was actually parked in a side street ?

Gulf Porsche was utterly stunning, as was the black on black 288 GTO, the blue DB4 GT, Muira, Gullwing, Bentley Blower, 250 California etc etc!

Amazing how close you can get to the cars.

[OldSpeed]

Definitely worth a look!

[DonkeyApple]

Completely oblivious to this but it probably explains the number of lovely classics that drive through Hampstead yesterday afternoon. Many more than usual.

There was also an art fair up at the boating pond and I noticed some old Jags including an XKSS.

[ToneyCaroney]

DonkeyApple said:

Completely oblivious to this but it probably explains the number of lovely classics that drive through Hampstead yesterday afternoon. Many more than usual.

There was also an art fair up at the boating pond and I noticed some old Jags including an XKSS.

Explains why I saw a blue DB4 GT passing through East Finchley yesterday as well as a white 993 RS (as per the pic above). I nearly spilt my pint!
Looks like a good event. Must take a gander next year....

[DonkeyApple]

ToneyCaroney said:

DonkeyApple said:

Completely oblivious to this but it probably explains the number of lovely classics that drive through Hampstead yesterday afternoon. Many more than usual.

There was also an art fair up at the boating pond and I noticed some old Jags including an XKSS.

Explains why I saw a blue DB4 GT passing through East Finchley yesterday as well as a white 993 RS (as per the pic above). I nearly spilt my pint!
Looks like a good event. Must take a gander next year....

Indeed. If I'd seen any promotion for a car show in SJW I would have assumed it to be a collection of local Mansory monstrosities anyway, cruising repeatedly passed the Duck of Yuck.

[Cheib]

ToneyCaroney said:

DonkeyApple said:

Completely oblivious to this but it probably explains the number of lovely classics that drive through Hampstead yesterday afternoon. Many more than usual.

There was also an art fair up at the boating pond and I noticed some old Jags including an XKSS.

Explains why I saw a blue DB4 GT passing through East Finchley yesterday as well as a white 993 RS (as per the pic above). I nearly spilt my pint!
Looks like a good event. Must take a gander next year....

Those are both Hexagon cars....I think the former is part of Paul Michael's collection (not for sale).

The cars this year were definitely better than last year. Fiskens had an XK120 amongst others there....low point was the Cadilac Escalade that Clive Sutton has there. Which probably sums St John's Wood up....a few people with loads of money but also load of taste and plenty with loads of money and no taste at all!

[12TS]

When I saw Clive Beecham name as an organiser I thought it should be good.

[ToneyCaroney]

Cheib said:

Those are both Hexagon cars....I think the former is part of Paul Michael's collection (not for sale).

Of course, they were heading down Fortis Green Road towards Hexagon Modern Classics.

[OldSpeed]

A few more snaps including the DB4 GT...


Turbo 16.


Daytona.


Dino.


UK RHD Miura.


DB5


DB4 GT.



How often do you see one of these outside Boots?

Mike Hawthorn's Ecurie Ecosse D Type.




300SL in both gullwing and convertible flavours.


Stratos.


914/6 Rally Car (this sounded rude!).


904 GTS

[a8hex]

OldSpeed said:

914/6 Rally Car (this sounded rude!).

Did they start the 917?
How many shop windows survived?

[EXKAY120]

Yes they did start it Ken, sounded awesome !!

[ToneyCaroney]

Bit annoyed I missed this now! Definitely will look out for it next year. Thanks for posting the pics.

[a8hex]

EXKAY120 said:

Yes they did start it Ken, sounded awesome !!

I bet.
Was that one of your bronze 120 in the picture?
I bet that sounded great in the tight confines of high street with all the plate glass to bounce the noise off and act as a sound board. I'm not sure why it's the case but 120s always seem to sound better than 150s. There was a nice FHC at the JDC meeting last week and its sounds so much more raucous than my 150 even though I'm running straight through 2" exhausts and a lairy exhaust cam.

[Cheib]

a8hex said:

EXKAY120 said:

Yes they did start it Ken, sounded awesome !!

I bet.
Was that one of your bronze 120 in the picture?
I bet that sounded great in the tight confines of high street with all the plate glass to bounce the noise off and act as a sound board. I'm not sure why it's the case but 120s always seem to sound better than 150s. There was a nice FHC at the JDC meeting last week and its sounds so much more raucous than my 150 even though I'm running straight through 2" exhausts and a lairy exhaust cam.

They started the 904 when I was there....that just sounded utterly ridiculous. But here again when you look at the exhausts they have on them maybe not!

[Bobo W]

Out interest did Mike Hawthorn drive the D-type pictured for Ecurie Ecosse or for the works prior ?

[EXKAY120]

Was'nt my one Ken, it was the same as mine, allthough the one in the picture was once driven by the great Roy Salvadori