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Another good year weather wise with plenty of sunshine without it being too hot. The air was thick with unburnt fuel and onions, the ingredients of a great day out!
All the photographs were taken by me and are in no particular order. Some have information passed on by the owners. I have increased the thumbnail size so it is not necessary to go to the full size image unless it is to view some finer details of these lovely machines. This year I have added an index to the left if you wish to find a specific entry. To return to the main page use the back button or click on the Homepage link. If there is some information you wish to add or have removed, or correct any errors I have made please contact me.
I didn't see any banners up this year advertising the show until Thursday evening last when one appeared near the market bus stop. From that I have learnt the event has changed from the "Classic Car show" to the "Classic Event" and is now referred to as the "High Street Event!" I guess the inference by calling it the Classic Car show is that it is only for cars. "Not so!" say I and just make the point we will start with the tractors....
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Parked up in Church Street
three brightly coloured "poppy orange" Nuffield Tractors. Produce in Birmingham from 1946 onwards by the Morris Motor company. |
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| Some of the many motorcycles on display, there were many more at the north end of the High Street. | ||||||||||
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| Odd little Italian motor scooters | ||||||||||
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| Chevrolet Unfortunately no details |
Daimler Dart |
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| Jensen Interceptor
Beautiful car in A1 condition. A regular entry and always a favourite.
Built in 1968
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| Austin 12 The
owner tells me this car was never registered and may have been used by
Austin as a demonstrator or an on-site run around. It was built in 1938 and has
several oddities about it that set it apart from other Austin 12s of the
period. I was quite surprised to learn it has a 1535cc engine. |
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| Ford Consul Mk2 Built between1956-1962, a total of 9398 were sold. |
Chevrolet Corvette
Built in 1961 This iconic American head turning monster has a 5700cc engine |
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| Morris Mini Mk1 Super deluxe. 848cc Engine | Austin Mini Cooper S Mk 2 No further info. |
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| Austin
Mini Cooper Mk 2 998cc Engine. Built in 1969 |
Mini Clubman from 1970 | |||||||||
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| MG Midget No further info. |
MG BGT One of many iconic British sports cars sorely missed | |||||||||
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| Humber Sceptre Built in 1964 fitted with a Perkins diesel engine. | Robin Hood 3A. A
kit car based on the Ford Sierra. This car was registered new in January
2000 and has a Ford Pinto 2Lt engine. |
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| Westfield SEiW Another kit car,
built in 1999/2000. This Westfield has a Mk 2 Ford Granada 2.8Lt V6
engine! Love the colour. |
Austin Healey Sprite
"Frog Eye" No further info. |
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| Wolseley 1500
Built from 1957 the Wolseley and its twin the Riley 1.5 were designed to
replace the Morris Minor but never did. They shared the Minor's floor pan
and suspension layout. Both the Wolseley and the Riley had a 1498cc engine with a top speed around 75 mph. |
Tiger Super 6 Yet another kit car, this one is has VW Golf front brakes and hubs, Ford Cortina rear axle and brakes and a Sierra 5 speed gearbox. | |||||||||
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| Mclaughlin Buick. Built in Canada in1938 with a 4064cc Buick engine and running gear. This particular car has been used in several period films, it is easy to see why. | Bentley Brooklands Built for a Vickers director in 1996 this car has a 6.7Lt low pressure Turbo engine. Phew! |
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| Metropolitan
Austin in all but name. Built by Austin for the American Nash car company.
sold as either a "Nash" or "Hudson" (depending on the
dealership) it never made the impression that was hoped for. The early
models (from 1954) had the Austin 1200cc engine which was not up to
the task. Later models were given the Austin A50 engines of 1500cc, a
different grill and a chrome strip down the side. The car was released in
Britain from 1957. |
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| AC Cobra? | Cobra Replica Produced by Dax Tojeiro (Harlow) Built 2002 | Two more AC Cobras. On the left we have a 427
with Jaguar running gear and a V8 230bhp engine. |
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| AC Cobras genuine or replicas? | Lotus Europa series 2 No further info |
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| Fiat 500L "Pink Mouse" Produced between 1957 and 1975 this model has a 499cc rear mounted engine producing 17 bhp. The 500 has had many variations and has been copied all over Europe. | Mini Cooper Sport No further info |
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| Mercedes Benz 170 SD
Built in 1953 this beautiful car has a 1.7 diesel engine. Put together
well before the days of turbos and intercoolers this is straight forward
normally aspirated no frills Mercedes built engine. |
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| Jaguar Mk 2 3.4 Litre engine | TVR Chimaera No further information but hey, who needs it? |
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| MG Midget Recovered from its recent bump, pictured in this years programme. |
Mini 35 Chessboard roof. |
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| This lovely car is owned by Dr
Phillipe Peter the president of the North East France Triumph owners club.
Like many of the cars on show this Triumph was re-built from scratch. The
good doctor (red T shirt and dark glasses) left France on Friday and drove
the car to Buntingford in time to share it with us. Thank you Phillipe. |
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| MG Midget Built in 1973 No further info |
Humber Sceptre Mk
1A. Built in 1963 this famous old Rootes has a 1600cc twin carb engine |
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| Riley RME Saloon 1496cc engine developing 55bhp at 4,500 RPM, according to its owner, well above average for its time. It will cruise comfortable at 65mph and returns 28-32mpg. The owner thoughtfully placed all this info (and more) on a notice in the rear window. |
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| Peugeot 604SL Built from 1975-1983 these large French cars were often used with Citroens as "ministerial transport" by the French Government. They have V6 2.7Lt engines and this prize winner was purchased new in1978 for £5242 |
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| Morgan 4/4 1600cc Ford Kent engine originally designed in 1959 for the Ford Anglia and redesigned by Lotus. |
Jensen C-V8 Mk 2 Saloon This car entered the Klausen Rennen event in Switzerland. Read about here. http://www.buntingfordclassic.com |
Austin 1100 Mk 2 The "G" registration plate dates it to 1969 No further info |
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| MGB GT
Another of our iconic British sports cars. V8 engine |
Porche Carrera The new breed of sports car |
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| Fairthorpe TX Tripper Another kit-car, thanks to the owner for this information in this "For Sale" notice. | ||||||||||
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| Princess Vanden Plas. Originally purchased in Nottingham 1973 the bill of sale shows the heated rear window and side mirrors were extras! | ||||||||||
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| DeLorean The stainless steel body panels looked attractive and futuristic. It is rumored to be going back into production after closing in 1983. Only around 10,000 cars were built at the Northern Ireland plant | Dodge Charger No further info. |
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| Lomax 223
kit-car Based on a Citroen 2CV for engine, gearbox, suspension etc.
The original build date is about 1986. See sheet for more information. Have a look at this website |
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"Sheila" Morris Oxford Three Quarter Coupe Built in 1925 for the Australian market and returned home in 2007 |
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| Ferrari 308 GTB Pininfarina-styled from 1980. 2927cc engine, top speed 170mph 0-60 4 seconds, 0-100 14.5 seconds |
Ford Cortina GT Available from 1963 the Mk1 had a 1500 cc engine generating around 78 bhp at 5200 rpm. We all wanted one of these or the Lotus.. |
Triumph Stag Triumph's masterpiece designed by Giovanni Michelotti. This one sports the V8 engine which involved bolting two 1500 Domoite engines together on a common crankshaft. |
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Vauxhall T80 Built in 1931 this luxurious car is the Richmond Saloon It has a 2.5 Litre and a dog called Jake who find it all too boring. |
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| Hillman Minx Mk2
One of only 800 made under the Rootes badge and the last of the side valve
engines. Built in 1954. Lovely car. |
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| Triumph 2500 automatic From 1975 |
Ferrari 348 TB Built in 1992 This beauty has a 3400cc V8 engine top speed 179 mph. 0-60 5.2 seconds. |
Lancia Beta Spider. Built from 1973-1984 this car has a 2Litre engine and many prizes. |
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| Aston Martin Vanquish V12 Another iconic British car |
At the top of the High Street we had what we used to call "Funny Cars" and "Hot Rods" | |||||||||
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Ford Popular deluxe No further info |
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| The majority of the motorcycles
congregated in the car park of Direct Carpets. They certainly drew plenty of attention. |
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"Blues with a Feeling" Playing at the top of the High Street, opposite the Tile Shop. No shelter needed this year. |
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| Ford Mustang Iconic American car |
Churchill's car park was a
meeting place for a host of Nissan 350Z 3.5-litre V6 engine generating 300bhp, rear wheel drive, six-speed manual gearbox. 0-60mph in seven seconds. |
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| Jensen Interceptor. Built in 1968 but still looks fantastic. Chrysler 6276cc V8 engine. Top speed 133 mph at 13.6 mpg! |
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| Triumph TR4A Built between 1965 and 1968 The TR4A was a new & improved TR4. 2138cc engine with a top speed of 111 mph |
Fiat 124 Pininfarina Spider Registered in 1984 it has a 2Litre Fuel injected engine. |
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| Pilgrim FT Noddy's Car |
Triumph Stag Mk2 From 1975 manual overdrive. |
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| Volvo 1800ES Built in 1971 0-60 in 9.9 seconds (roughly) Top speed 112 mph |
MGA 1566cc engine, built in 1955 | J. Oliver Radley Balloon Girls and Boys |
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| Jaguar E Type series 3 Built in 1971 5.3 Litre V12 engine |
MGC Intended as a replacement for the Austin Healey 3000 the MGC had a 2912cc engine that was capable of developing 150bhp. Built in 1968 it had a top speed of around 120mph. |
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Riley RMA Built in 1949 and has a 4 cylinder 1496 engine |
Jaguar XK120 A personal favourite |
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| Jaguar E Type
4.2 Litre straight six double overhead cam engine generating around 265
bhp at 5,400 rpm. 0 - 60 mph in around 6 seconds top speed around 150 mph. One of the great British cars of all time. |
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| Allard built in
1949. Soon to be featured in Practical
Classics magazine. See the information sheet for details of this
unusual car. |
Ferrari Mondial QV Built in 1982 it has a 2924cc engine generating 240bhp. 0-60 in 7.7 seconds and a top speed of 140mph |
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| Caterham Super 7 1984. See the information sheet for more details. | Triumph Stag No further info |
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| Ford Consul Produced from 1951 -1956 this car was the first MacPherson strut suspension on the front axle. It had a 4 cylinder inline OHV engine generating 47 bhp @ 4400 rpm. Top speed 72 mph, 0-60 in 28 seconds! | MG Midget 1500 No further info. |
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| Ford Zodiac Mk3 This was another one of those cars we all wanted. Produced from 1962 -1966 the Zodiac had a 4 6 cylinder inline 2553cc engine with a top speed around 105mph 0-60 in 13.5 seconds. A real eye-catcher. | ||||||||||
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| Lotus Elan Produced from 1967-1974. It had a top speed of 118 mph and was capable of 0-60mph 7.5 seconds. The 1558cc engine was Ford based | Aston Martin Vantage No further info |
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| Ford Pilot 3.6 Litre V8 engine with a top speed of 82mph. Column gear change |
Another one of those funny cars.
You wouldn't miss this one coming... |
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Lamborghini Diablo Roadster 5700cc V12 engine generating a monster 530bhp! 0-60 in 4.2 seconds and a top speed of 208 mph. whoa! |
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Romeo Giulietta Sprint. First appeared in 1954 and run through to
1965. It had a twin OHC 1290cc engine generating 80bhp. 0-60 in 14 seconds
and a top speed of 100mph. Not bad for 1954. A good looking car.
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