Regent Street car show this Saturday
Sod the shopping, ogle automotive icons in the Best of British display instead
You can't fault the setting - the normally traffic-choked street is shut and the cars are displayed along the southern length.
The display PistonHeaders should aim for this year is Best of British – cars from the last 60 years. Among the 30 on show are a Jaguar XK140, an Aston Vanquish S, Lotus Elite (we're assuming the first one!), a Morgan Aero 8 and Aeromax, an original Lotus 7, Ariel Atom, McLaren 12C and two Bristols (fnarr, etc - Ed.). If it's like last year, access to the cars is excellent.
If you're into the pre-1905 veteran cars that'll be chugging their way down to Brighton this Sunday, they'll be on display with passenger rides available to amuse the kids.
You might want to avert your eyes but there's also a strong electric car focus, with vehicles entered into the RAC Future Car Challenge returning from their start in Brighton that morning. Look out for challengers needing a last-gasp top-up from a generator, as happened last year!
According to the organisers you can have a drive of some of the electric cars. We recommend a Twizy from Renault if it's available - highly amusing.
So yes, something for everyone, including other halves who'd prefer to spend the day trying on clothes. There's even some man shopping down there - Apple, Bose and the new Lotus store.
The show is open this Saturday (Nov 3) from 10.30am to 4pm.
1/ http://www.mappinandwebb.com/
2/ http://www.hamleys.com/
http://www.lotuscars.com/gb/lotus-world/lotus-orig...
ANYWAY off topic, if her indoors wasn't dragging me to an Arts Fair (I know!) I would be here drooling.
1/ http://www.mappinandwebb.com/
2/ http://www.hamleys.com/
There's a proper hardware shop 5 mins walk away
http://goshhardware.com/shop/
and right next door there's a shop that only sell sausages.
http://www.ebiggles.co.uk/range.asp
Now that's proper man shopping.......
ANYWAY off topic, if her indoors wasn't dragging me to an Arts Fair (I know!) I would be here drooling.
I don't rate any of them apart from the macbooks.
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