Good morning everybody,
Here are some photos from last weekend's meet at Queen Square, Bristol.
I must say that this was the busiest meet I've ever seen at QS, by 9 AM it was absolutely packed with cars and people.
I haven't posted photos of all the cars, only the ones that we haven't seen for a couple of months, if at all. I hope that you enjoy looking through them.
Where better to start than the Fords?
Beautiful Escort mark 1......
Ford Escort 1300 GT GEV981N by Andrew 2.8i, on Flickr
Another.....
Ford Escort 1300 XL NGF193K by Andrew 2.8i, on Flickr
Yet another......
Ford Escort Sport FKV828L by Andrew 2.8i, on Flickr
OK, one more...
Ford Escort Mexico JXC293H by Andrew 2.8i, on Flickr
Last one......
Ford Escort 1300 L ONT703M by Andrew 2.8i, on Flickr
Rally Mark 2 with a Cosworth turbo engine.
Ford Escort RYN665R by Andrew 2.8i, on Flickr
The RS2000 looks great in black.
Ford Escort RS2000 YWO381T by Andrew 2.8i, on Flickr
Great looking conversion.
Ford Escort Van TIJ394 by Andrew 2.8i, on Flickr
Crayford Capri.
Ford Capri 3000 GT Crayford YXC674K by Andrew 2.8i, on Flickr
Not a great photo, but it is a nice car.
Ford Escort RS Cosworth K700FMC by Andrew 2.8i, on Flickr
Oooooh, and another.
Ford Escort RS Cosworth L804PTS by Andrew 2.8i, on Flickr
Unusual to see somebody use a tree trunk to prop their bonnet open.
Ford Escort XR3i Cabriolet F480HGO by Andrew 2.8i, on Flickr
Stunning!
Ford Escort XR3i C397MBD by Andrew 2.8i, on Flickr
Fiesta RS.
Ford Fiesta RS Turbo J414JFW by Andrew 2.8i, on Flickr
Sapphire and RS500 Cossies.
Ford Sierra Sapphire RS Cosworth K281APF by Andrew 2.8i, on Flickr
Ford Sierra RS 500 Cosworth E520XAM by Andrew 2.8i, on Flickr
'47 Ford.
Ford Deluxe XBV301 by Andrew 2.8i, on Flickr
Falcon. American muscle......er not quite as it's only got a puny 2.7 litre engine to haul a car of that size!
Ford Falcon ECD399C by Andrew 2.8i, on Flickr
Cortinas.
Ford Cortina 1600 GT Crayford AYD794H by Andrew 2.8i, on Flickr
Ford Cortina 1500 Deluxe JYA924D by Andrew 2.8i, on Flickr
Anglia.
Ford Anglia 105E Deluxe GHU621B by Andrew 2.8i, on Flickr
I see very few E21 3 series around these days.
BMW 316 TMO732Y by Andrew 2.8i, on Flickr
Just like buses, you wait ages for one and then.....
BMW 320i YBJ404X by Andrew 2.8i, on Flickr
Another old BMW and very nice it was too.
BMW 2002 Convertible EDG75M by Andrew 2.8i, on Flickr
Chrysler Sunbeam 1.6 LS WOU354T by Andrew 2.8i, on Flickr
Time warp condition Chevette.
Vauxhall Chevette 1.3 L NMB378Y by Andrew 2.8i, on Flickr
I doubt many Pandas survived the scrappage allowance scheme.
Fiat Panda 1.0 CL F143PLE by Andrew 2.8i, on Flickr
Regular readers might remember that I love to see humdrum 80s cars in spectacular condition.
Volkswagen Golf 1.6 GL A342LFX by Andrew 2.8i, on Flickr
Lada 1500.
Lada 1500 GFB967W by Andrew 2.8i, on Flickr
My friend's dad had one of these.
Nissan Bluebird 1.6 GL E53FRO by Andrew 2.8i, on Flickr
I was quite excited to see this Corolla, but when I got home I discovered that it's registered as a 1.3 GL. It's either a very good GTi copy or there is something dodgy going on.
Toyota Corolla 1.3 GL by Andrew 2.8i, on Flickr
Audi coupe (non Quattro).
Audi Coupe GT5 S KUC323X by Andrew 2.8i, on Flickr
Audi 100.
Audi 100 2.0 E G705PNV by Andrew 2.8i, on Flickr
Classic 911.
Porsche 911 3.2 Carrera C39HBA by Andrew 2.8i, on Flickr
Porsche 911 Turbo Cabriolet RSR61R by Andrew 2.8i, on Flickr
Porsche 911 Carrera Sport E799XRH by Andrew 2.8i, on Flickr
Mark 1 Golf GTi.
Volkswagen Golf GTi BLB296Y by Andrew 2.8i, on Flickr
And another.
Volkswagen Golf GTi A75WMP by Andrew 2.8i, on Flickr
Beetle.
Volkswagen Beetle 1200 NSJ646 by Andrew 2.8i, on Flickr
The VW Type 3 collection.
Volkswagen 1600 Variant MPX739J by Andrew 2.8i, on Flickr
Volkswagen 1600 Fastback ODH905K by Andrew 2.8i, on Flickr
Yet more VWs.
Volkswagen Transporter T3 C13EVV by Andrew 2.8i, on Flickr
The best thing about QS is the variety. Everything from immaculate and expensive cars to ratty 944s.
Porsche 944 Lux C299UEW by Andrew 2.8i, on Flickr
Healey Sprite mark 2......
Austin Healey Sprite 948SKP by Andrew 2.8i, on Flickr
....and the big boy.
Austin-Healey 3000 MkII 200NHU by Andrew 2.8i, on Flickr
Scimitar GTE.
REliant Scimitar GTE HBO88N by Andrew 2.8i, on Flickr
The best Britain has to offer? Bentley, Jaguar and McLaren.
Bentley Continental GT3-R D17ECT by Andrew 2.8i, on Flickr
Jaguar F-Type Coupe R JR12ZER by Andrew 2.8i, on Flickr
McLaren 570S T9ARM by Andrew 2.8i, on Flickr
The worst Britain had to offer?
Rover 100 Kensington N805VOM by Andrew 2.8i, on Flickr
Very purple TVR.
TVR T350 V21TVR by Andrew 2.8i, on Flickr
Ancient Minor.
Morris Minor MTA974 by Andrew 2.8i, on Flickr
Sunbeam Alpine.....
Sunbeam Alpine 424OCV by Andrew 2.8i, on Flickr
......and Tiger. This one has had the same owner for over 40 years!
Sunbeam Tiger EWK367C by Andrew 2.8i, on Flickr
Rover 800 Vitesse.
Rover 820 Vitesse K45JWK by Andrew 2.8i, on Flickr
Lea-Francis, one of only 118 cars built in the late forties.
Lea-Francis 14 Sports KTO769 by Andrew 2.8i, on Flickr
Mark 1 Mini Cooper.
Austin Mini Cooper 9031DF by Andrew 2.8i, on Flickr
Triumph 2000.
Triumph 2000 HOF680D by Andrew 2.8i, on Flickr
It was a hot morning, and that showed in the number of topless beauties. All cars though, unfortunately......
Vauxhall Astra GTC Cabriolet G818CDD by Andrew 2.8i, on Flickr
Imp.
Hillman Imp Super UNK657E by Andrew 2.8i, on Flickr
Hillman Imp Super RAP822M by Andrew 2.8i, on Flickr
Lots Of Trouble, Usually Serious!
Lotus Esprit GT3 ROY579N by Andrew 2.8i, on Flickr
No intro needed. It's good to see all sorts of classics at QS.
Citroen 2CV6 Dolly G852 BBL by Andrew 2.8i, on Flickr
Alfa Guilia. A Spider and a saloon.
Alfa Romeo Guilia 1600 Spider YCV898A by Andrew 2.8i, on Flickr
Alfa Romeo Giulia Tecnica MCU364K by Andrew 2.8i, on Flickr
126.
Fiat 126 BIS G806KDW by Andrew 2.8i, on Flickr
Nice wheels.
Lamborghini Gallardo A6HRH by Andrew 2.8i, on Flickr
Unusual JDM Toyota.
Toyota Mark II D351FDL by Andrew 2.8i, on Flickr
Very very nice.
Datsun 240Z PHV825L by Andrew 2.8i, on Flickr
I wouldn't have fancied threading something as wide as this through narrow streets packed with people.
Lamborghini Aventador LP 700-4 K7NEO by Andrew 2.8i, on Flickr
Non-red Ferraris.
Ferrari 458 Italia VNZ4581 by Andrew 2.8i, on Flickr
Ferrari California T WU65SYW by Andrew 2.8i, on Flickr
They look better in red though....
Ferrari California RF61NFA by Andrew 2.8i, on Flickr
Last but not least, some American muscle, starting with this eye-catching Firebird.
Pontiac Firebird EOG522K by Andrew 2.8i, on Flickr
I quite like the Viper.
Chrysler Viper RT/10 D1VPR by Andrew 2.8i, on Flickr
Newish Mustang with bling wheels.
Ford Mustang GT M16PCB by Andrew 2.8i, on Flickr
These are much mure muscular looking though....
Ford Mustang Fastback GT MU66CLE by Andrew 2.8i, on Flickr
Just like Face's but with no stripe....
Chevrolet Corvette C4 B590KRX by Andrew 2.8i, on Flickr
Camaro.
Chevrolet Camaro MCY345J by Andrew 2.8i, on Flickr
Not a Dodge Charger, but a Coronet.
Dodge Coronet R/T VUK993H by Andrew 2.8i, on Flickr
New Corvette.
Chevrolet Corvette C7 RX17LRA by Andrew 2.8i, on Flickr
Corvette C3.
Chevrolet Corvette C3 LRS157V by Andrew 2.8i, on Flickr
Ready for take-off.
DeLorean DMC-12 TDV124W by Andrew 2.8i, on Flickr
Well, that's it. I hope that you enjoyed looking through these photos, and if any fancies popping along a few of us will hopefully be meeting up in September.
All the best,
Andrew.
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Thanks Andrew,
Nice to see some 'Fast Fords' and 'Hot Hatches' making an appearance
Plenty of great Classics there to satisfy any car fan, and some nice American cars too
Roll on a hopefully dry September meet......
Andy
Nice to see some 'Fast Fords' and 'Hot Hatches' making an appearance
Plenty of great Classics there to satisfy any car fan, and some nice American cars too
Roll on a hopefully dry September meet......
Andy
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Lucky escape....as you can imagine, it takes a while to copy all the links for the photos and write the text. I'd just clicked submit and almost immediately afterwards the power went off for a minute or two. Phew!
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Hi Andy,
Andrew.
I agree, and it's amazing to think that I've been to QS every month this year, and I'm still seeing brilliant cars that I've never seen before.andyd wrote:Thanks Andrew,
Nice to see some 'Fast Fords' and 'Hot Hatches' making an appearance
Plenty of great Classics there to satisfy any car fan, and some nice American cars too
Only two months away now!andyd wrote:Roll on a hopefully dry September meet......
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Really looking forward to this, hope weather is as good as you had this month.Andrew 2.8i wrote:Only two months away now!andyd wrote:Roll on a hopefully dry September meet......
Andrew.
Great set of pictures Andrew, looks like an escort forum had a meet on Big fan of that E21 in silver & that metro ( might be lying about the metro ..)
Cheers for posting, must have taken ages to load.
All the best,
Rob
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Cheers Rob.Caprifan Rob wrote:Great set of pictures Andrew
That was a very nice car, and one I hadn't seen before. Where's that been hiding?Caprifan Rob wrote: Big fan of that E21 in silver
Fingers crossed for decent September weather and we'll upstage those Escorts!
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Andrew really, how could you, a Lada? And it's in two shots
Great pictures as always. Liking the Crayford Capri, perfect summer car.
Great pictures as always. Liking the Crayford Capri, perfect summer car.
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Hi Peter,
Andrew.
Hi Peter,
Thanks very much. I agree that the Crayford Capri is the perfect car to have on a nice summer's morning.Peter-S wrote: Great pictures as always. Liking the Crayford Capri, perfect summer car.
What can I say in my defence except that I love the unlovable.........Peter-S wrote:Andrew really, how could you, a Lada? And it's in two shots :lol
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And I hope you took great delight in showing Mrs S the photo of the Vauxhall shove-it!
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