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FROM LEFT TO RIGHT

·       1939 Standard Flying Eight Tourer

·       1934 Tickford bodied Standard 10

·       Triumph Spitfire

·       Pre War Standard 10 Saloon

 

As soon as the four cars arrived it started to rain.

 

All everyone at the show could do was wait for the weather to improve.

 

The three cars with soft tops had their hoods put up

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The rain got so heavy it was almost impossible to see out of the cars windscreens.

 

This was the view from the driver’s seat in the Standard Flying Eight.

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While the drivers waited for the weather to break there was time to sample the delicious BBQ food on sale.

 

Here is Darrell (AKA TOPPER the Scarecrow) and Oli sitting inside.

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As the weather changed it was time to wipe the rain drops of the cars.

 

Here you see Dave Salter leathering his elegant Tickford bodied Drop Head Coupe.

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All around the classic cars there were puddles.

 

Here you can see the Triumph Spitfire covered in  rain drops. Soon it too was dried out.

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Every entrant had the chance to enter a judging competition by the general public for the best car in show.

 

Tony Mansbridge attaches his entrant sticker.

 

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Finally with the sun breaking through it was time for the hoods to come down

 

Darrell & Oli lower theirs while Dave does some adjustments to his classic.

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As the crowds started to circulate many owners open their bonnets up for people to see the engines.

 

On the Flyer the side screens where left up just in case the  rain returned.

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James Martin (tv chef) being interviewed after arriving at the show with his beautiful & rare Ferrari 275 GTB/C. This was parked amidst a large collection of red Ferraris.

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Among the many interesting things to see was the F1 simulator where anyone could try to get the fasted time around a projected circuit of Silverstone.

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All to soon the raffle and best car judging brought the event to a close and everybody started home.

 

See you all next year.

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Last year the show raised £3,350 and this year the organisers

had set themselves the target of raising £5,000 for Naomi House.

Well, after counting up all the donations and entry fees

they came up with a grand total of £5,060.18p.

This was a brilliant result and much more than they had expected

due to the slow start caused by to the weather.

The show took over 9 months of preparation, every year the organisers

try to improve and find more ways to raise money for Naomi House.

YOU CAN VIEW THE COMPLETE VIDEO OF THE VISIT

BY CLICKING ON THE PHOTOGRAPH BELOW

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