Earls Barton classic car meet
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itcaptainslow said:
Certainly was, the pick being a gorgeous Lancia Beta with a friendly owner!
It was a great colour too!Whilst I have seen a De Tomaso Pantera before, I hadn't seen the boot / engine compartment open before, displaying that it really was just the engine, gearbox and some suspension gubbins in there, so much clean empty space. Looked fantastic.
I found the 1914 Vauxhall A12 3 litre great to have a nose around, and had a nice chat with the owner who had restored it.
LotusOmega375D said:
Glad we went. My favourite car was the 1953 Lancia Aurelia B20GT coupe. Apparently bought new by Adnan Khashoggi, the flamboyant arms dealer playboy uncle of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, who was murdered and dismembered in the Saudi Arabian consulate in Istanbul 5 years ago.
One doesn't often see an 8.4 litre Daimler (the red one!) at Earls Barton! Yes the usual eclectic mix.
It always amazes me what some people consider to be vehicles worth showing. How about a scruffy silver 2008 Passat saloon with frilly wheel arches?
Someone even brought along a base spec. 2019 Fiesta and parked it with the show cars. That particular vehicle hadn’t even been built the last time I attended the meet!
It always amazes me what some people consider to be vehicles worth showing. How about a scruffy silver 2008 Passat saloon with frilly wheel arches?
Someone even brought along a base spec. 2019 Fiesta and parked it with the show cars. That particular vehicle hadn’t even been built the last time I attended the meet!
itcaptainslow said:
Tempted to go myself - what time does it start?
Edit - found the meet page via Google; 1630-2100, although from memory most start disappearing around 1930.
They start leaving earlier than that, we've been a couple of times arriving at 6:30/6:45 only to find the field already starting to thin out already. Edit - found the meet page via Google; 1630-2100, although from memory most start disappearing around 1930.
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