weekend away not gardening sorry (NEC car show)

Fantastic.... glad Barry enjoyed it wish i had been it was wonderful looking at the old motors ..
The saint i remember watching on tv as kid LOL
Loved that bubble car ..
Any one remember the Bond bug all ways wanted one of them

Fascinating set of pics Sandra..
Glad you enjoyed the trip, despite the lack of sleep !

Will you be painting some pictures of vehicles next ? ;o)

lol thanx mushy glad you enjoyed seeing this, the saint car was a replica but the original was there but only a shell and wheels missing now :o(
didnt see the bond bug there and cat remeber it haha, baz is goping to google it to show me :o))

thanx Terra thanx for looking and it did cross my mind to paint a car at some point for my Baz :o))

Just don't embellish the paintwork of Baz's car.... LOL..

Fantastic old cars, love that first police car and the silver shiny one.
Glad the old cars have been looked after. They seem to keep going longer than the newer ones!

I'm glad you can look past the not so nice bits and still enjoyed yourself San , I'm going to call my OH to have a look at the cars , he will like to see them :o))

lovely Sandra - sorry about the sleepless night - can't stand noisy folk. lovely selection of cars and happy hubby indeed. :))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))

lol Terra will try not to haha ;o))
mushy i remeber that car now iv seen a pic :o))
thanx lulu i loved the silver one, all in crome was fantastic, i totally agree about keeping them going :o))
thanx Amy, the only bit i didnt enjoy was when baz was looking at spares yawn yawn lol, the american ones were great to, so big ;o))
cheers paul glad you enjoyed, baz enjoyed the british ones best where as i like the american cars, i even managed to buy a new top there haha and a necklace woohoo :o)))))

aahhh nice ;))))))))))))))))))))))) any pics to come ??;)))

lol paul i doubt it haha, anyway i had to treat myself for not smoking ;o)))) a month already, isnt that great.

brill Sandra - good on you :))))))))))))))))))))))))))

cheers paul :o)))))

I had better not let my Barry see this blog Sandra.......I would have too much to live up to. :o))))

Very interesting blog, Sanbaz. My daughter and family are into classic cars, they have two morris minors, and for the last three years have attended the Goodwood Revival, all dressed up in 40's and 50's clothes! Glad you enjoyed your weekend in spite of the sleepless night :)

Absolutely brilliant blog Sandra, my OH and I really enjoyed it! Would love to have seen more pics. Glad you had a great time..and you obviously have great stamina!!

I just LOVE that little black & yellow Austin police car, Sanbaz, and the little half-timbered Morris. Seeing that little bubble car (Isetta? Bond Mini?) brought back memories - my Mum used to have one (a Heinkel) back in the early sixties. We used to be terrified driving in it, so low down and so close up and under the back bumpers of huge lorries. She used to come and collect me from the Saturday night hop in our local town each week, no later than 11.30p.m.. She'd drive this tiny bubble car into the carpark, and she'd be already for bed, dressed in nightie, dressing gown and curlers. As a teenager, you can guess how mortified I was. Better than walking the 3 miles home along unlit country roads, though. We came to an understanding, and from then on she would park up a little side road near the church hall, so none of my jeering friends could see her. Haven't things changed?

Its funny but we often say 'if only' we had kept our old cars from the sixties! I had old mini's and mu hubb had an Austin, they would have been collectors items now.lol, bit like us!! Great photos San. nice day out.

Pleased Barry enjoyed his birthday treat some of those old cars bought back memories when i was young that austin police van, my dad had a Austin car and he also had one of those morris estate vans, do you know i've not been in the Castle casino for years, give a belated happy birthday to Baz for me. x

lol linda, go onlet barry have a trip down memory lane haha :o))
thanx Gee i would love to dress for the part, how exciting, baz loves the moris minors :o))
Tetra so glad you and hubby enjoyed the blog, not sure about stamina lol, i fell asleep as soon as we left in car haha, i wasnt driving though :o))
thanx Gattina glad you like the police car i did to, the bubble car apparently were made in the isle of man called peel my baz says, didnt see a orange bond car there.
a heinkel was there and baz said if you still had that it would be worth about 10,000 wow, sorry if thats made you sick lol, great memories ;o))
thanx Grandmage yes worth so much money now if in great condition mind :o)
thankyou carol and funny how we all have memories on old cars and doesnt even seem so long ago, iv passed your birthday wishes on thanx :o))) x

I'm pleased Baz had a nice birthday, and got to see something he enjoys :o)

What a grand day out for you both and a lovely birthday treat for Baz, I love the Green Morris with timber frame, takes me right back to my younger days ;0)

What a lovely birthday present for Baz, tell him a Happy belated birthday wish from me Sandra xxxx

so glad you had a good weekend..despite the sleepless night..Russell would have loved this too..glad you managed some retail therapy for yourself ! Lol.

Great blog, Sandra! Glad you both enjoyed your day out!

There are 4 or 5 "classic" cars here where I live, at least 2 Morris Minors with the woodwork on their backs - look so strange amongst today's traffic! Until they moved house earlier this year I used to pass a house where they had a Morris Minor parked outside, alongside the house. I remember as a kid in London that I always wanted to get one of those when I grew up! LOL! Now a couple of year's salary couldn't buy you one!

Well done on treating Baz to the show ... and you got to buy a couple of tops for yourself ... good weekend for both of you! ... I love the black car Baz is looking at in the last pic ... running boards and all! ... Our daughter and friends have been to the Goodwood Revival twice ... can you believe she went as a Land Army girl last time ... talk about unglamorous ... lol!

Thanks San really enjoyed this blog, we love all the old cars, had some ourselves over the years, a very nice Triumph Spitfire still have the photo of OH sitting in it with his shorts on, as it was a very hot summer and we had the roof down.....those were the days lol wish we had it now! Pity you had trouble at your b & b so annoying and selfish of people, don't know how you kept going all day... our eldest daughter goes to Goodwood enjoys the dressing up etc.

thanx hywel, are you saying i get my own way normally hahaahahha :o))))
thanx carole we had a great time and the morris was in great shape :o))
cheers Les baz so enjoyed his day and will pass on your birthday wishes :o))
thankyou sandra, did you show russell the blog? baz is amazed i can always find retail theropy no matter where we go lol :o))
thanx Balcony glad it brought back memories and your right about the prices now, expensive hobby classic cars, mind you baz has never lost money on his so cant complain :o))
lol shirley, the black car has only just been found and will be restored, beautifull car, will tell baz about goodwood not sure if he has been or not :o))
thanx Dotty bet this brought back fun memories then, my friend had a spitfire to, i love em :o))

Love the old trailer tent :)

isnt it great sue, i loved it :o))