May 2009 - Cholmondeley Castle Car Show

Weather warm and dry but not too warm at Cholmondeley Castle today. We went to a show where I sorted out a stand for the Avenger and Sunbeam Owners' Club (ASOC). The castle is in mid Cheshire and forms a good backdrop for the show.

So we had a full stand of 10 cars today, all representing the club in fine style and netting us 3rd place in the club stand competition:

3 Sunbeam Lotuses
2 Sunbeam Tis
1 16oo Sunbeam rally car
1 Tiger
2 Avenger GLS
1 Avenger estate in chase car colours

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ASOC STAND:




No prizes for MEP today - the top post 1980 prize going to an astonishingly well restored black Mk1 XR2 - very well deserved for such a well turned out car.

An idea of other vehicles at the show:

Imp
Mustangs new and old
Impala (think Ramone in Disney Pixar Cars)
Lambrettas
Minis
RS200 (or was it one of those really good kits?)
Mk1 XR2
60s Stingray
Sunbeam Rapiers
Manta 400
etc etc - over 1000 in total

Some others:



Venue:



A bit of a problem today with one car club bringing more cars than they had booked meant the organisers sent us off to a far corner of the field. I've written to them to complain and we'll see how they respond.

Also a problem with MEP - the exhaust came loose from its hangers in the middle and at the back, for no apparent reason, other than the rubbers must've become too old and too tired. Got a lift home from the AA, which only held us up by about 30 mins - more embarrassing coming home on the truck than hassle with the car really! So now there's that job to do in addition to the starter motor on the Samba...

A pretty good day overall, with Kathryn and Callum entertained for the day looking for opportunities to spend their pocket money, looking at cars, consuming ice cream and spending a good bit of time bouncing on the castle (the bouncy one, not the Cholmondeley one!).