London Classic Car Show - January 8-11 2015

[sorepaws]

I have been contacted by the organisers of this show in January.

Is there any interest from members in going ?

Names below and I will see if we can get discounted tickets

http://www.thelondonclassiccarshow.co.uk/

[britlude]

Exhibiting or just attending????

Edit.... Looked at the linky... Over 50 clubs exhibiting........ See what they are offering :)

[sorepaws]

Just attending - they have been overrun with Exhibitors !

[Senninha]

I'll be there on the Saturday ... maybe see some of you on the day ... rgds Paul

[mutley]

Argh typical, if it was the following week I would have went.

Jim

[britlude]

i went along today, not a bad show, though i really didn't know what to expect! they seem to be aiming for the more, how shall i say, 'flush' punter looking at the marques and cars for sale! some VERY deeply into 6 figures!

this for just under £400k...
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there was a DB5 convertable for £850k, and an Audi Quattro SBW rally homologation blah blah for around £300k!!!!

i thought the James May 13 most influential cars ever was good, with a nice twist at the end.

they had a 'avenue' through the middle of the show,
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so we were treated to some moving classics, including a Lotus/Judd F1 doing a demo pass, with a bit of a blip echoing through the hall to help the LSD with the tight turns at each end!

there were a few classics too....

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and not all the racing cars were at the NEC autosport show!
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[britlude]

we had a honda represented in the James May bit....

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we got to do a little star spotting, much to Sarahs delight, with a bit of a papp of James Martin over her shoulder, far too embarrassed to actually go up and ask him to make her a pudding!
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... and the same again, but with a shorter, less appealing subject
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as a bonus, after we left, we visited the 'cruising' show, apparently it's all about big boats!!!

anyway, this had the treat of Eric Lanlard making us chocolate truffles in a live cooking thing!!!
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well, it helped take the bitter taste out of our mouths!!! lol