Manky Monkey Motors

Bristol Classic Car Show
Date: Jun 13, 2015 - Jun 14, 2015
Location: Bath & West Showground, Shepton Mallet , BA4 6QN , GB
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Printable Map: http://maps.google.com/maps?q=BA4+6QN
Web Site: http://www.carsandevents.com/
Accomodation: Hotels nearby. (via Booking.com)
Description:
he longest running and friendliest classic car show in the UK. Featuring stunning club displays an autojumble, auction and a wide range of specialist traders.

A classic car park that forms an integral part of the show and serves as an exceptional destination for club runs. Gates open: 9.30am-6pm on Saturday and 9.30am-5pm Sunday

Set out for Shepton Mallet today with the weather looking very overcast, arrived with the car park looking very empty. The event was poorly attended by Joe public, as you can see by the photos some good exhibits were on display, by midday the weather was beginning to look more like a summers day and the general public were still coming through the gate, seems this show like so many others is going into a decline, perhaps this is a sign of our economic climate still not picking up. I enjoyed the day but will possibly give this show a miss for a couple of years.



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Hardly any vehicles I've seen before there Rick. I'm always amazed just how many classic vehicles there are still about.
Love the race car transporters.

Re the race transporters - Tyrrell were based in Ripley (nr Guildford) only a few miles away from Andy used to live.

Some nice motors and pics Rick. Couple of plastic-fantastics caught my eye - The SE4 Reliant (coupe/saloon version of the SE5 Scimiatar estate) and the Gilbern Invader.

I said Rick ought to take a pic of the Reliant stand and entitle it "Future Trikes".

This racing car was in a big space which was roped off, with a security guard sitting just in side them. I said to him that I thought he had an easy job today and that I was tempted to jump over the ropes and take a run at the car just to give him something to do. Not sure if he found it funny or not!  :D

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I loved the Swallow too. So beautiful, inside and out.  8)

The 1916 Chevy (the oldest in the country) which was in the auction, went for £7,200! A bargain I would have thought.

The Willy's went for £15,000.

A lot of the vehicles at the auction went for well below their estimates.

As you can see from Rick's photos, quite a few of the clubs put a lot of effort into their stands.

As you say Andy, it is surprising there are so many classics still about and it makes you wonder where they all disappear to afterwards.  ???

I thought the cars looked better than previous visits and there were plenty of stalls inside but I thought the jumbly outside was disappointing.

Overall, a good day and loads of free car shampoo as a bonus!

JJ  :)