NEC 2025 - The Gang is all Here!

[Vista Estate]

Well everyone,  this year's NEC Classic Motor Show has finally kicked off. 

For OSFs 21st birthday we have really put on a show.

Big thanks as always to @Rayand @stephens_xpack and of course all the fellow members bringing their car.

So come on gang show us some support and get down to the stand 8-050. 

 

 

[PeteRS8084]

Brilliant, a great line up......loving the mk 3 cortina....hope it all goes well.........

[BaileyMex]

Good work lads, hope you have a cracking weekend

[Dave Knight]

Have a great weekend chaps. That MK3 looks bloody marvellous. 
 

Poppy nice touch as always Mark on Courtney. 

Edited November 8, 2025 by Dave Knight

[GrahamU]

Good to speak with you today, stand looked great

[popeye]

What can say.... Well done Ray, another year at this event, excellent display again this year .  A big thanks to all who had taken the time to Display and attending while supporting this event and keeping OSF on the map....   

No tee shirt's.. No stickers...  No hoddies...   Why is there no BACKUP.... from the club  !!   

I take it Ray you still are covering all costs !!

Anyway, Big Big thanks again to all who supported this display.

Excellent.

Popeye xxxx

 

[Vista]

On 10/11/2025 at 10:16, popeye said:

What can say.... Well done Ray, another year at this event, excellent display again this year .  A big thanks to all who had taken the time to Display and attending while supporting this event and keeping OSF on the map....   

No tee shirt's.. No stickers...  No hoddies...   Why is there no BACKUP.... from the club  !!   

I take it Ray you still are covering all costs !!

Anyway, Big Big thanks again to all who supported this display.

Excellent.

Popeye xxxx

 

Interesting feedback Gary.

We provide the £2 million public liability insurance cover required for the stand and the platform to advertise it , both on here and on social media.

We don't provide merchandise to sell as the year we did, virtually none of it sold. In fact the sales we did make didn't cover the cost of getting it there and back. Plus, in recent years I have greatly reduced the volume of stick we hold.

And as to club physical presence, well for the last 12 or 13 years, club admin has consisted of just me. I have a busy life and many other commitments. This year I was in the air en route to Auckland for work whilst the show was on. No way I could have attended and I didn't get home till the 21st.

Congrats to all who took their cars along and dsplayed them, the stand looked great (as always).

[Vista Estate]

Attending the NEC Classic Motor Show is hard work but very rewarding.

2025 was the 21st birthday of OSF and the 16th year at the NEC. @Ray, @stephens_xpack and myself worked hard to really do OSF proud.

We always try to put on a great show for visitors and this year we smashed it again. We had a line up of all new cars and new members.

For everyone it was a proud moment in time and marked years of hard work on our cars.

For one new member Paul Nicholes it marked the culmination of years of work recreating the car his dad had.

The mk3 Cortina 2.0 GLX is a stunner.

We all know too well that life is short and we drive our Classic cars to remember the good old days and happier times.

Paul was like a proud father at the show.

Sadly, I've just heard that he has passed away suddenly 😔. 

Please join me in sending heartfelt condolences to his family from all at OSF, with the hope that Paul is now burning rubber on the great Ford racetrack on the sky.

RIP Paul - YTK 👊

 

 

 

[Ray]

Very sad day indeed Mark

[Vista]

Sad news Mark, very sorry to read that.

[Jerrytom161]

Very  very sad news indeed .  my condolences  go out to his family , a stunning mk3 cortina he had built too  a real credit to him . 

[PeteRS8084]

Sad news indeed...........

[Dave Knight]

That’s very sad news Mark. My sincere condolences to his family and friends.