Battlesbridge Classic Ford Show August 16...
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Battlesbridge Classic Ford Show August 16...
Hi All,
Made it over to this show again this Year, having been last Year and being very impressed with it and I must say, this Year did not disappoint either. There where some truly amazing motors there, I took over 200 pic's and still did not get everything, but you have to draw the line some where... So here is just a Small selection of what I saw today.... With the Sun beating down, perfect Weather again.. So, here we go...
Start with the older Cappas...
Capri 1 by John Taylor, on Flickr
Perfect for today!!!
Capri 15 by John Taylor, on Flickr
There really were some cracking examples there today!!!
Capri 10 by John Taylor, on Flickr
Capri 16 by John Taylor, on Flickr
Every where you looked, they kept on coming...
Capri 17 by John Taylor, on Flickr
Capri 18 by John Taylor, on Flickr
Recently restored I think???
Capri 19 by John Taylor, on Flickr
Amazing attention to detail....
Capri 20 by John Taylor, on Flickr
So onto the MKIII Capri's... This one must be one of the rarest I recon??? A GL, absolutely immaculate!!!
Capri 24 by John Taylor, on Flickr
A Gleaming 'S'...
Capri 23 by John Taylor, on Flickr
A cracking Laser....
Capri 22 by John Taylor, on Flickr
All original Injection.....
Capri 21 by John Taylor, on Flickr
Gleaming Brookie...
Capri 14 by John Taylor, on Flickr
Amazing shine to this one....
Capri 13 by John Taylor, on Flickr
Another sparkling Brookie....
Capri 11 by John Taylor, on Flickr
This was nice, certainly got the Back to Black working...
Capri 9 by John Taylor, on Flickr
The standard did not seem to falter....
Capri 7 by John Taylor, on Flickr
More and more Capri's....
Capri 5 by John Taylor, on Flickr
Some standard, some not so standard....
Capri 4 by John Taylor, on Flickr
Not standard.....
Capri 3 by John Taylor, on Flickr
Standard if you don't count the Indicators....
Capri 2 by John Taylor, on Flickr
OK then, thats the Capri Fix sorted, so now onto the Cortina's....???? Taurus???? Unsure now....
A nice roll back roof on this one....
C 1 by John Taylor, on Flickr
And now the Cortina's....
C 2 by John Taylor, on Flickr
Again, the standard of these was amazing...
C 3 by John Taylor, on Flickr
Not sure about the Colour or the Wheels, but together they just work!!! Brilliant....
C 4 by John Taylor, on Flickr
The Wheels set this one off...
C 5 by John Taylor, on Flickr
Just stunning...
C 6 by John Taylor, on Flickr
Again, the Cortina's kept coming too....
C 7 by John Taylor, on Flickr
This is nearly identical to a Roman Bronze XL my Dad had... Not Roman Bronze though, I asked the owner, very close though...
C 8 by John Taylor, on Flickr
Running out of Words here....
C 9 by John Taylor, on Flickr
Lets do a few random shots now!!!!
20160814_141053 by John Taylor, on Flickr
This would be a nice line to own!!
20160814_140311 by John Taylor, on Flickr
It's a Ford show, of course there was going to be a Mustang...
20160814_140257 by John Taylor, on Flickr
Mmmmm...
20160814_134016 by John Taylor, on Flickr
A Lone XR2..... Andy!!!! Keep watching, some more XR's to come.....
20160814_132855 by John Taylor, on Flickr
A Slightly modified one....
S 4 by John Taylor, on Flickr
Simply stunning...
S 3 by John Taylor, on Flickr
Brilliant Plate!!!!
S 2 by John Taylor, on Flickr
A few more Sierra's then....
S 5 by John Taylor, on Flickr
S 6 by John Taylor, on Flickr
A couple of Granada's then... I've said it before. I love these Coupe ones....
G 1 by John Taylor, on Flickr
G 2 by John Taylor, on Flickr
This was TOO GOOD to just walk past....
GTO 2 by John Taylor, on Flickr
OH, sorry, you will want to see the car this was in I guess???
GTO 1 by John Taylor, on Flickr
Gumph!!!!! Owwwwwwwwwww!!!!!
Well, I think thats just about it. Oh, there where a few Escort's from various era's.... ok then here we go for the Escort's then...
This will give you an idea of the standard of the Escort's....
E 3 by John Taylor, on Flickr
A couple of Estate's. is it just me, or are these looking better and better now-a-days???
E 2 by John Taylor, on Flickr
E 1 by John Taylor, on Flickr
E 6 by John Taylor, on Flickr
E 5 by John Taylor, on Flickr
Snub nose...
E 4 by John Taylor, on Flickr
This chap came a fair distance.....
E 8 by John Taylor, on Flickr
E 7 by John Taylor, on Flickr
Thats the MKII's, so lets do hte MKIII's before the MKI's....
EK 1 by John Taylor, on Flickr
EK 2 by John Taylor, on Flickr
EK 3 by John Taylor, on Flickr
EK 4 by John Taylor, on Flickr
Needless to say, there where some amazing Escort MKI's there too, here is just a small selection....
ES 4 by John Taylor, on Flickr
I really have nothing to add for these, they are all just AMAZING!!!!
ES 5 by John Taylor, on Flickr
Apart from the time and effort which goes into these...
ES 6 by John Taylor, on Flickr
ES 7 by John Taylor, on Flickr
ES 8 by John Taylor, on Flickr
I tawt I saw a Mexico....???
ES 9 by John Taylor, on Flickr
This made me think!!! Rear Bubble arches, front Mexico Arches???? Hummmm....
ES 10 by John Taylor, on Flickr
ES 11 by John Taylor, on Flickr
ES 12 by John Taylor, on Flickr
ES 13 by John Taylor, on Flickr
I did see a Mexico...
ES 14 by John Taylor, on Flickr
ES 15 by John Taylor, on Flickr
I thought for a min, I'd found a Petrol Heads Car, but he'd turned GREEN!!!! Electric Power????
ES 2 by John Taylor, on Flickr
Then I thought, he won't get far on that Battery!!!
ES 3 by John Taylor, on Flickr
Phew!!! The Engine is in the Rear....
ES 1 by John Taylor, on Flickr
HPE where here in force!!!!
HPE 6 by John Taylor, on Flickr
Caution!!! Engine Porn coming up....
HPE 5 by John Taylor, on Flickr
HPE 4 by John Taylor, on Flickr
HPE 3 by John Taylor, on Flickr
HPE 2 by John Taylor, on Flickr
Well, thats nearly it, my Computer is Cooking!!! Just a quick one of where I parked!!!
Me & Escort by John Taylor, on Flickr
Well, one last one. on the way home, we stopped off for a bottle of Water and look what was parked in the Car Park!!!
The Perfect end to a GREAT day!!!
ZZ Top or what by John Taylor, on Flickr
ZZ Top, eat your Heart out!!!
I hope you enjoy these as much as i did taking them, cheers till next time, all the best,
John...
Made it over to this show again this Year, having been last Year and being very impressed with it and I must say, this Year did not disappoint either. There where some truly amazing motors there, I took over 200 pic's and still did not get everything, but you have to draw the line some where... So here is just a Small selection of what I saw today.... With the Sun beating down, perfect Weather again.. So, here we go...
Start with the older Cappas...
Capri 1 by John Taylor, on Flickr
Perfect for today!!!
Capri 15 by John Taylor, on Flickr
There really were some cracking examples there today!!!
Capri 10 by John Taylor, on Flickr
Capri 16 by John Taylor, on Flickr
Every where you looked, they kept on coming...
Capri 17 by John Taylor, on Flickr
Capri 18 by John Taylor, on Flickr
Recently restored I think???
Capri 19 by John Taylor, on Flickr
Amazing attention to detail....
Capri 20 by John Taylor, on Flickr
So onto the MKIII Capri's... This one must be one of the rarest I recon??? A GL, absolutely immaculate!!!
Capri 24 by John Taylor, on Flickr
A Gleaming 'S'...
Capri 23 by John Taylor, on Flickr
A cracking Laser....
Capri 22 by John Taylor, on Flickr
All original Injection.....
Capri 21 by John Taylor, on Flickr
Gleaming Brookie...
Capri 14 by John Taylor, on Flickr
Amazing shine to this one....
Capri 13 by John Taylor, on Flickr
Another sparkling Brookie....
Capri 11 by John Taylor, on Flickr
This was nice, certainly got the Back to Black working...
Capri 9 by John Taylor, on Flickr
The standard did not seem to falter....
Capri 7 by John Taylor, on Flickr
More and more Capri's....
Capri 5 by John Taylor, on Flickr
Some standard, some not so standard....
Capri 4 by John Taylor, on Flickr
Not standard.....
Capri 3 by John Taylor, on Flickr
Standard if you don't count the Indicators....
Capri 2 by John Taylor, on Flickr
OK then, thats the Capri Fix sorted, so now onto the Cortina's....???? Taurus???? Unsure now....
A nice roll back roof on this one....
C 1 by John Taylor, on Flickr
And now the Cortina's....
C 2 by John Taylor, on Flickr
Again, the standard of these was amazing...
C 3 by John Taylor, on Flickr
Not sure about the Colour or the Wheels, but together they just work!!! Brilliant....
C 4 by John Taylor, on Flickr
The Wheels set this one off...
C 5 by John Taylor, on Flickr
Just stunning...
C 6 by John Taylor, on Flickr
Again, the Cortina's kept coming too....
C 7 by John Taylor, on Flickr
This is nearly identical to a Roman Bronze XL my Dad had... Not Roman Bronze though, I asked the owner, very close though...
C 8 by John Taylor, on Flickr
Running out of Words here....
C 9 by John Taylor, on Flickr
Lets do a few random shots now!!!!
20160814_141053 by John Taylor, on Flickr
This would be a nice line to own!!
20160814_140311 by John Taylor, on Flickr
It's a Ford show, of course there was going to be a Mustang...
20160814_140257 by John Taylor, on Flickr
Mmmmm...
20160814_134016 by John Taylor, on Flickr
A Lone XR2..... Andy!!!! Keep watching, some more XR's to come.....
20160814_132855 by John Taylor, on Flickr
A Slightly modified one....
S 4 by John Taylor, on Flickr
Simply stunning...
S 3 by John Taylor, on Flickr
Brilliant Plate!!!!
S 2 by John Taylor, on Flickr
A few more Sierra's then....
S 5 by John Taylor, on Flickr
S 6 by John Taylor, on Flickr
A couple of Granada's then... I've said it before. I love these Coupe ones....
G 1 by John Taylor, on Flickr
G 2 by John Taylor, on Flickr
This was TOO GOOD to just walk past....
GTO 2 by John Taylor, on Flickr
OH, sorry, you will want to see the car this was in I guess???
GTO 1 by John Taylor, on Flickr
Gumph!!!!! Owwwwwwwwwww!!!!!
Well, I think thats just about it. Oh, there where a few Escort's from various era's.... ok then here we go for the Escort's then...
This will give you an idea of the standard of the Escort's....
E 3 by John Taylor, on Flickr
A couple of Estate's. is it just me, or are these looking better and better now-a-days???
E 2 by John Taylor, on Flickr
E 1 by John Taylor, on Flickr
E 6 by John Taylor, on Flickr
E 5 by John Taylor, on Flickr
Snub nose...
E 4 by John Taylor, on Flickr
This chap came a fair distance.....
E 8 by John Taylor, on Flickr
E 7 by John Taylor, on Flickr
Thats the MKII's, so lets do hte MKIII's before the MKI's....
EK 1 by John Taylor, on Flickr
EK 2 by John Taylor, on Flickr
EK 3 by John Taylor, on Flickr
EK 4 by John Taylor, on Flickr
Needless to say, there where some amazing Escort MKI's there too, here is just a small selection....
ES 4 by John Taylor, on Flickr
I really have nothing to add for these, they are all just AMAZING!!!!
ES 5 by John Taylor, on Flickr
Apart from the time and effort which goes into these...
ES 6 by John Taylor, on Flickr
ES 7 by John Taylor, on Flickr
ES 8 by John Taylor, on Flickr
I tawt I saw a Mexico....???
ES 9 by John Taylor, on Flickr
This made me think!!! Rear Bubble arches, front Mexico Arches???? Hummmm....
ES 10 by John Taylor, on Flickr
ES 11 by John Taylor, on Flickr
ES 12 by John Taylor, on Flickr
ES 13 by John Taylor, on Flickr
I did see a Mexico...
ES 14 by John Taylor, on Flickr
ES 15 by John Taylor, on Flickr
I thought for a min, I'd found a Petrol Heads Car, but he'd turned GREEN!!!! Electric Power????
ES 2 by John Taylor, on Flickr
Then I thought, he won't get far on that Battery!!!
ES 3 by John Taylor, on Flickr
Phew!!! The Engine is in the Rear....
ES 1 by John Taylor, on Flickr
HPE where here in force!!!!
HPE 6 by John Taylor, on Flickr
Caution!!! Engine Porn coming up....
HPE 5 by John Taylor, on Flickr
HPE 4 by John Taylor, on Flickr
HPE 3 by John Taylor, on Flickr
HPE 2 by John Taylor, on Flickr
Well, thats nearly it, my Computer is Cooking!!! Just a quick one of where I parked!!!
Me & Escort by John Taylor, on Flickr
Well, one last one. on the way home, we stopped off for a bottle of Water and look what was parked in the Car Park!!!
The Perfect end to a GREAT day!!!
ZZ Top or what by John Taylor, on Flickr
ZZ Top, eat your Heart out!!!
I hope you enjoy these as much as i did taking them, cheers till next time, all the best,
John...
Re: Battlesbridge Classic Ford Show August 16...
Hi John,
Great pics, great cars and great weather
Thanks for the upload, a really good turnout covering several decades, and nice to see some XR's in attendance too
Cant believe the season is nearing an end already Simply Ford seems an age ago now........
I spent the day painting the lounge
Thanks again mate,
Andy
Great pics, great cars and great weather
Thanks for the upload, a really good turnout covering several decades, and nice to see some XR's in attendance too
Cant believe the season is nearing an end already Simply Ford seems an age ago now........
I spent the day painting the lounge
Thanks again mate,
Andy
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Re: Battlesbridge Classic Ford Show August 16...
Hi John,
Looks like you had an amazing day!
Thanks for taking the time to upload so many fantastic photos of all sorts of cars for us to drool over.....
I just can't believe the standard of cars at this show, I'm speechless!
All the best,
Andrew.
Looks like you had an amazing day!
Thanks for taking the time to upload so many fantastic photos of all sorts of cars for us to drool over.....
I just can't believe the standard of cars at this show, I'm speechless!
All the best,
Andrew.
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Re: Battlesbridge Classic Ford Show August 16...
Some great pics there. Gutted I couldn't go as I'm still on holiday. Will be at the priory in September though!
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Nice pics John, haven't been to Battlesbridge for the last 3 years or so really need to go. It clashed this weekend with Cranleigh Classic Car Show, and that's Surrey Capri Club's closest show.
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Re: Battlesbridge Classic Ford Show August 16...
Nice pics John, haven't been to Battlesbridge for the last 3 years or so really need to go. It clashed this weekend with Cranleigh Classic Car Show, and that's Surrey Capri Club's closest show. Definitely need to get back under the tunnel again to Essex!
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Re: Battlesbridge Classic Ford Show August 16...
Hi John,
Jeepers fella you took a load of pics at this one...but I was lucky enough to get to this last year so know what I missed out on due to dam work but thanks for reminding me what a stunning show this is. Superb pics John...so many Capri's, just like last year.
As has been said thanks for uploading so many !!
Wasn't that Blue convertible Capri with the cream interior parked up beside us at Brooklands 45th....sure it was !
Its not just the sheer number of Fords that attend this show but the standard of the cars is just jaw dropping.
Really enjoyed looking through them John and hope to get along to this next year.
Your 2.8i Special is looking as stuning as ever. Surelt they should have sneaked you into the show ground John
All the best mate
Nick
Jeepers fella you took a load of pics at this one...but I was lucky enough to get to this last year so know what I missed out on due to dam work but thanks for reminding me what a stunning show this is. Superb pics John...so many Capri's, just like last year.
As has been said thanks for uploading so many !!
Wasn't that Blue convertible Capri with the cream interior parked up beside us at Brooklands 45th....sure it was !
Its not just the sheer number of Fords that attend this show but the standard of the cars is just jaw dropping.
Really enjoyed looking through them John and hope to get along to this next year.
Your 2.8i Special is looking as stuning as ever. Surelt they should have sneaked you into the show ground John
All the best mate
Nick
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Re: Battlesbridge Classic Ford Show August 16...
Hi John, what a great selection of fords, never been to battlesbridge before so would love to give it a go next year, can you let me have the details when you know the dates
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Re: Battlesbridge Classic Ford Show August 16...
Absolutely stunning selection of fords on show John. Must have taken an age to load. Great commentary too
Off to look at them again, fantastic pictures, thanks for posting.
All the best,
Rob
Off to look at them again, fantastic pictures, thanks for posting.
All the best,
Rob
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Re: Battlesbridge Classic Ford Show August 16...
I'll be going next year and if anyone wants to get on our club stand rather than the car park, let me know. Might be able to squeeze you in!
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Re: Battlesbridge Classic Ford Show August 16...
The one where the lady sat in it all day!Fordoholic Nick wrote:Wasn't that Blue convertible Capri with the cream interior parked up beside us at Brooklands 45th....sure it was !
Andrew.
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Re: Battlesbridge Classic Ford Show August 16...
Yes Andrew, thats the one !!!Andrew 2.8i wrote:The one where the lady sat in it all day!
I remember every time I returned to take a photo of it "the lady" was "still" sitting in it. How inconsiderate...almost as bad as owners sitting behind their cars on foldable chairs
Well remembered though old chap...memory of an Elephant !
All the best
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Re: Battlesbridge Classic Ford Show August 16...
Amazing cars on display, so nice to see one of the rarer MK3 models as well in the Highland Green GL