1986 British Motorshow Birmingham
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PAUL.S.

Original Poster:

2,975 posts

263 months

Sunday 19th November 2023
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Blast from the past, I was a fresh faced 18 year old just out of school, and a month into training as a QS. Did not even own at car at that point, bought my first one a Cavalier Sri the following year.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dndCXHGqcio

Rob 131 Sport

3,945 posts

69 months

Tuesday 21st November 2023
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It’s a good watch. The MK2 Cavalier SRI was always a good car. The Rover 800 looked like an unreliable piece of junk even when new. Apparently the early cars were truly awful. Such unreliability continued as my 89 827 Vitesse was plagued with issues.

Dinoboy

2,591 posts

234 months

Tuesday 21st November 2023
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Great footage, thanks for sharing.

FarmerJim

664 posts

176 months

Tuesday 21st November 2023
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That brings back some memories. I went to every single NEC British Motor Show.

Dinoboy

2,591 posts

234 months

Tuesday 21st November 2023
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Some good footage of the Ferrari stand here also;

https://youtu.be/xdICVSTkWvI?si=sHm_MMTspQmfKOky

Mr Tidy

27,540 posts

144 months

Tuesday 21st November 2023
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FarmerJim said:
That brings back some memories. I went to every single NEC British Motor Show.
Interesting to see that!

I went to Earls Court every year from the mid-60s until it got replaced by Motorfair, but never to the NEC - it was a protest vote!

And I lived in Surrey but didn't have a licence when it first moved

V41LEY

2,984 posts

255 months

Tuesday 21st November 2023
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TVR showcasing a car that was stillborn.