This weekend just gone I was convinced by my good friend, and mechanic at Hall's Garage in Bourne, that I should go to the Bourne show and put the Rover on display. Eventually a conceded it might be worth it and I'm glad I did, it was a very pleasant day out. Said friend was there in the capacity of helper on the Hall's Garage stand where they were showcasing their rather nice MG Midget based kits with their Frogeye Sprite(a-like) and Sebring Sprite(a-like) models that are, like everything Hall's produces, exceptionally well turned out. The truck behind them is an Austin that they rescued from a plant nursery and has quite a story of its own, it's now fully restored and fitted out as a racing car transporter. For more information, you can find Hall's Garage contact details on their website: hallsgarage.uk/
Anyway, I'm not here to plug an excellent garage, I'm here to share some pictures of some of the things I saw at this show for your enjoyment. The usual showground was flooded, thanks to the interesting summer we've been enjoying, but the organisers were quick thinking and spread the show out around Bourne town making for a really good show-going experience that was more interesting than mooching about a single field. There was pretty much something for EVERYONE there thanks to their quite late year cut-off. The oldest attendee was, as far as I was aware, this 115 year old Pick which is a Lincolnshire built car. The owner was very approachable and was generous enough to give me a peek under the bonnet so I could understand how it all worked and what was there. Admittedly, I'm not sure how RR a brass era car really is, but you've got to admire the fact we've come from this to where we are now in a little over a century.
The two cogs at the back are the gearbox, both forward gears, and the car has no reverse.
I'll stick with the oldies for a bit longer because there were some really nice ones there that you don't normally see ever. Things like this Singer 9/60 which, I'm told, doesn't mean it's a 9 cylinder 60hp car as per the convention I'm used to, but that it's a model Nine with a 60mm bore and produces 36-45bhp depending on tune. The 9 relates to the RAC hp rating.
There was a rat rod there with a wartime theme. After studying the pictures I suspect this is based on a Triumph Herald but beyond that I have no idea what it is.
It wasn't all standard classics either, though you did get quite a few, like this Austin Somerset.
Happily there were modified cars too, like this Austin Somerset. With turquoise paint. And a V8.
Some classics were pristine, like this Triumph Roadster.
Some classics wore their age well, like this Triumph Roadster.
There were lovely old trucks there too.
Anyway, I'm not here to plug an excellent garage, I'm here to share some pictures of some of the things I saw at this show for your enjoyment. The usual showground was flooded, thanks to the interesting summer we've been enjoying, but the organisers were quick thinking and spread the show out around Bourne town making for a really good show-going experience that was more interesting than mooching about a single field. There was pretty much something for EVERYONE there thanks to their quite late year cut-off. The oldest attendee was, as far as I was aware, this 115 year old Pick which is a Lincolnshire built car. The owner was very approachable and was generous enough to give me a peek under the bonnet so I could understand how it all worked and what was there. Admittedly, I'm not sure how RR a brass era car really is, but you've got to admire the fact we've come from this to where we are now in a little over a century.
The two cogs at the back are the gearbox, both forward gears, and the car has no reverse.
I'll stick with the oldies for a bit longer because there were some really nice ones there that you don't normally see ever. Things like this Singer 9/60 which, I'm told, doesn't mean it's a 9 cylinder 60hp car as per the convention I'm used to, but that it's a model Nine with a 60mm bore and produces 36-45bhp depending on tune. The 9 relates to the RAC hp rating.
There was a rat rod there with a wartime theme. After studying the pictures I suspect this is based on a Triumph Herald but beyond that I have no idea what it is.
It wasn't all standard classics either, though you did get quite a few, like this Austin Somerset.
Happily there were modified cars too, like this Austin Somerset. With turquoise paint. And a V8.
Some classics were pristine, like this Triumph Roadster.
Some classics wore their age well, like this Triumph Roadster.
There were lovely old trucks there too.
