Thornes Park Show -- Pics a-plenty

[mk14dr]

This time of year again already

I had a mad afternoon getting escRot taxed, convincing it to start and giving it its first drive in a couple of months, before heading down to the park via the pez station and the local IMO.

Very little by the way of organisation on my part (story of my life) but I still managed to bump into some familiar faces

Great selection of cars as always, this show really is going from strenght to strenght every year....

 

Nice use for slotties

 

Awesome 304 'vert. And I'm not usually big on french stuff..

 

This sounded to have led an interesting life. I think it said in the window that it was originally delivered to Lybia and its done the road trip here and back on a few occasions

 

Biege SS1

 

Now then, some real chod for you all to feast your eyes on. Hirst was loving this...

 

The wheels might be an inch or two too big, but by jove was it clean

 

I can't believe I'm typing this, but, this was gorgeous

 

As was this Cresta that I managed to only take this closeup of

 

This Celica caught my fancy

 

Big Buick was impossible to properly photograph

 

A selection of shiney tat

 

mmmm w123, in brown

 

This Mercury Monteray(sp) is always nice to see. I love the breezaway rear window

 

Yeah, yeah, 1978 rang, they said want thier Pop back

 

Beasty

 

Nice old Dub

 

we all comented on this mk4 van, wonder whats it running

 

more dubbage, tidy though

 

Pity about the wheels (and the extra badges...)

 

this can't be a standard colour

 

whats this thing (lol)

 

Tidy old rod

 

I love this Oxford. I even got a little drive

 

Cor, thats nice. Sounded lovely as it left too

 

HIRST CABS EXECTUTIVE. (50p surcharge for any discharge)

 

Odd shot of some MGs

 

100e

 

and another, but not all is as it seems...

 

Pointy Cortina

 

I loved this, he started it from the inside with a pullcord

 

Extremely well turned out escorts

 

I'm really begining to feel DS's

 

How peev'd does the passanger look? Nice car though.

 

I loved this Hillman

 

Mmm B-body

 

Beiger than you

 

 

Those wheels make the car

 

 

I can't believe I took 70pics and I missed loads of stuff being too busy talking and having a laugh. Superb way to spend an evening

[lotusless]

good pics m8 like the chevy vega too + the camo thing is a wartburg aint it?

[marky4]

great pics some very nice motors there

[mk14dr]

.. the camo thing is a wartburg aint it?

 

Nah, its a VW 'Thing' (thats the US production name, Im not sure if they were officially sold over here)

[Trevmk3]

nice pics Dave

[you'll get 10s on that]

Its a Kubelwagen originally a Type 62 but became a type 82. Round late 60's resurrected as a fun road vehicle and designated type 181,previously being a military vehicle.

known as the a "thing" in the US a "trecker" here in the UK and a "safari" in Mexico