outings 2003

Outings 2003

Beaulieu

Our first outing this year was the Beaulieu Spring autojumble where the club had been offered a promotional stand. The weather let us down rather badly with heavy rain and high winds but somehow we did manage to lash the stand to the ground and prevent it blowing away. It was nice to meet and talk to so many people and we did gain a few new members so the weekend was worthwhile.

Enfield Pageant

Enfield 2003 The forecast for day one was dire so we set of without much enthusiasm for day one however we managed to miss all the rain and had a very pleasant day the we had a number of cars on display from new members and the quality was excellent. Mike Muller's R4 Van and Felicity Jowitt's 4GTL attracted a lot of attention and Len Kiff's Dauphine with 8000 miles from new was stunning. Once again we gained new members and a super day was had by all.

Day two brought a fine selection of new cars with Stuart Kitchens Dauphine, Steve Dale's Fregate , Richard Parminter's Floride and Richard Attfield's 4CV Day three again a great turnout with an R 10 an R8 and another 750 and an R16 to add to the stand .Overall we have had 13 members bring cars to the show and a further 5 members attend the stand and pass time with friends. This must rate as one of our best events to date.

Grantham Classic Car Show

Grantham Classic Car Club was blessed with glorious weather for it's show this year and we were fortunate to have a nice shaded area for the club stand. We missed Robin who was missing due to his hospital treatment and Kevin who had a family wedding but a good day was had by all and it was good to meet friends.

Adingly Vintage Vehicle Show

What a weekend ! The weather was brilliant and the sun shone for the whole weekend. This show was a true family event with good cars for the enthusiast and many other attractions for the family from a steam fair to craft stalls to discos and bear tent with live music. For those of us who camped the weekend there was a chance to spend time with friends enjoy a splendid barbecue in the evening.

The 9th Nostalgia Show

Not so lucky for the weather at this show which must have been disappointing for the organizers and participants alike. The weather did pick up however and Sunday was dry all day. Once again we had a good range of cars on the day and some members who were unable to bring cars visited the stand and made new friends.

Yeovil Festival of Transport

This year the event was managed by Paul Draper our new R16 Registrar. Reports were of another successful event with two new members bringing their 4CVs Richard Johnson with his newly aquired R16 and Eric Lane with his R12 no pictures available yet but I am promised some in the near future.

Castle Combe Super Rally Day

A surprise attendance as we were not expecting to attend this event this year. A late invitation from the event organizer left Nigel and Dave looking for cars at very short notice and the club managed to put on a good display of cars with a rally history