Black Swan April 2022. Cracking meet....

[Taff50ish]

Hi again,

I hope you're all keeping safe n well out there. So having had a very busy couple of weeks caring for the folks and at work too. I decided it was time to hit the road again... So off down the Black Swan for some much need stress busting!!! I won't go into my Viscous fan coupling, which wasn't!!!! Needless to say, next time I'll do the basic checks I thought I had done!!!

So lets kick off then and I had to park in the Field......... NO!!!! Thankfully it was reasonably dry and if you kept moving, not tooo bad!!!

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So this time I'm keeping it random, this is as I walked down the field to the coffee area!!! And some cracking motors here....

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Hows this then!!! And a MANUAL box to boot!!!!
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So then we got to a really nice E Type....
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Lets stick with the E Types for a few then... Hows about this beauty???
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Nearly as good as a Capri bonnet.... Nearly!!!!
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I did have a pic under there, but can't find it now.....

Then yet another!!!! Series 2, sometimes frowned on, but what a car!!!
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So then there was this Porsche parked next to the E Type
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You've got to love the Coffee table out the back!!!
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Did Porsche still put the 'lead weights' in the bumpers on this model???

So if you like your Porsche's, you'll probably like this pic then!!! I know theres a name for this kit, but I can't remember it... Andrew???
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So I recon we'll finish with the Porsche's on this note!!! Can't get much better I recon!!!
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So we'll move onto the...... Urm!!! Want-a-be Porsche's!!!! Hows about a Beetle or two!!!
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No, OK, the Campers then....
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This couple looked pretty low. Sorry, Slammed!!!!
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So onto the MG, BGT's..... A good turn out for these...
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V8!!! Must be tight under that Bonnet....
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And nicely onto the MG's....
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As old as you like at this breakfast meet....
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And finally this one!!!
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Only kidding!!! A Singer, what a cracker!!!!

So we'll stay with the Open Top Brits for a bit now then... Hows about a Dart!!! Strange looking motor these, but Great!!!
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Yes, I know the roof is up!!!

A Herald, again with the roof up!!!!
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Right! Tops off now!!!
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Was this Clarkson's favorite car name???? Staaaag????
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I love a sorted TR6...
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And another...
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And yet another.....
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A very nice Sunbeam...
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Excuse fingers!!!

Do the Kits Cars count???
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Even if they don't. this is stunning!!!

Just 2 beauties... Well, 3 to be honest....
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So one or 2 more Brits before we hit the Americana..... Fast Brit!!!
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And another fast Brit...
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Sounded awesome did this!!!

And a Bank job get-a-way....
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Some people didn't rate these early SD1's too much. However, I loved them!!! The small dash binnacle, choke lever in the style of a mini hand brake and that amazing V8, 3500cc..... I used to chauffeur in one of these in the 80's and loved it.... The day I gave it back after that summer and got back into the Chevette.... Thats when I stepped over to Fords!!!
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Little Rover line up!!!
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And onto the last few Brits for this visit....
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Very nice indeed...
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TVR's..... Mainly.....
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But the Lancia was a cracker too....

And this brings us onto the..... Amaricana, but the Lancia got in again...
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And a sorted Mustang... The Blue really worked on this....
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A BIG Buick.....
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And one who's lost his roof....
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And a Big American car...
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Followed by a sorted Trash-Can....
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Ops and a Ford snuck in there too......

This looked like a Bruiser!!! Fantastic!!!
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Looks like he'd been having too much fun in the field!!!

SO we better get a few Fords in then... A nice Cortina MKVI...
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A More-Door MKII with a Roller...
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First of the front wheel drives, with the roof up too....
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So lets step a bit further back with the Escorts then..... This looked amazing!!!!
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Another cracker and stil running the Pinto.... Jason, Nick. anything to add here???
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Another More-Door beauty in Red and this really works!!!
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This back end always makes me smile every time I see it!!!
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I don't know if it was the Sun on Sunday, but the Reds & Blues were popping..... Look at this cracker!!!
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Well, I'm shattered now, so we'll finish on the only other Capri I saw there!!!
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Come on, it is a 2 door. Quite rare these ones!!!

I do have possibly over a hundred more pics form this Sunday, what a meet it was!!! But too many for this time of night, sorry. Signing off for now. I hope you all enjoy looking through these as much as I really did enjoy taking them.... Cheers all,

John...

[Andrew 2.8i]

Hi John,
fab photos as always, looks like you must have had an amazing day with such a great turn out.
I think the 911 is just known as a flat nose.

Andrew.

[andyd]

Looks like a good mix of cars which is what you want, and you have taken some pics of what I call 'proper classics' not the more modern ones we drive

[Taff50ish]

Morning Andrew, Andy,

Yep, it really was a cracker of a breakfast meet was this one. The good weather certainly brings some amazing cars out to play. I also noticed in my sleep deprived way, I called the Cortina a MKVI.... Doh!!!

Well chuffed you enjoyed looking through them all. Cheers for now...

John...

[Peter-S]

Nice pictures as always John. Good to see the cars getting an airing

[pbar]

Super pics, I enjoyed looking through those. Especially like the SD1, just something so special about those. And the Porsches too, it's a shape you just want in a car. And I always like to see that Herbie! Nice American cars, always head for those when I see them. Thanks for posting the pics.

[Jasonmarie]

Some cracking cars there John , there’s a few there I really like , the Daimler Dart I have always had a soft spot for , also Herbie again I think that was at your last meet you took some photos .
We might have to make you up as no 1 photographer as our normal guy has been quite the last few years .
All the best

[Andrew 2.8i]

We might have to make you up as no 1 photographer as our normal guy has been quite the last few years .

I haven't even been to a show since Brooklands!

Andrew.

[Jasonmarie]

We might have to make you up as no 1 photographer as our normal guy has been quite the last few years .

I haven't even been to a show since Brooklands!

Andrew.

Same here , madness