Continuing with the Tewkesbury Classic Vehicle Festival.
Of course the event was dominated by British cars of all shapes and colours, and many of them were seen in South Africa long before the emergence of the German and Japanese manufacturers. There was also a smattering of French and Italian cars, but they were definitely in the minority. That is also true in the case of the festival.
As usual my identification skills are bad, but will do my best, In answer to the question: “why are they all facing in the same direction?” I tried to photograph with the sun behind my back so most of the images ended up facing in the same direction.
 MG TF1500 |
 Austin Seven |
 Anglia |
 Ford Corsair |
 Morris “Woody” |
 Ford Escort 1600 |
 Triumph |
 Austin A40 |
 Jaguar |
 Ford XR3i |
 1956 Ford Anglia Deluxe |
 Lotus Esprit 2.2 Turbo |
 “E” Type Jaguar |
 1952 Alvis TB21 D/H Coupe |
 Austin Cambridge |
 Ford Zephyr |
 1958 Simca Aronde |
 Ford Capri |
 Austin Apache |
 Rolls Royce |
As you can see the dominant player seemed to be Ford, and of course heaps of Austins. However, it may only be true of this particular show and not indicative of the state of motoring in the United Kingdom. A number of models that I had seen last year were not here this year, and of course there were so many cars I probably missed seeing quite a few.
The next batch are really odds and ends that caught my fancy and which were found in the UK in years gone by. Once again identification is not my strong point.
 VW Camper (Kombi) |
 Bedford HA Van |
 Morris “Police” car |
 1985 Ford Granada MKII |
 1927 Morgan Aero |
 VW Kombi (Fleetline/) |
 Vauxhall Cresta |
 Austin A35 |
 Ford Escort 1300 |
 Riley One Point Five |
 Rover 3500 |
 Austin Healey |
 MG |
 Dellow MK2A |
 Alvis |
 Austin 7 |
© DRW 2017. Created 20/08/2017. All vehicles were on public display. Special thanks to their owners for keeping them on the road for everybody to admire.