euro car day at BMW yesterday. pitiful
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Oct 20, 2014 06:34PM | Se7en | |
Oct 20, 2014 05:33PM | thewerewolf | |
Oct 20, 2014 05:05PM | Se7en | Edited: Oct 20, 2014 05:10PM |
Oct 20, 2014 10:04AM | thewerewolf | Edited: Oct 20, 2014 03:51PM |
Oct 20, 2014 08:39AM | esmith | |
Oct 20, 2014 08:36AM | esmith | |
Oct 19, 2014 07:20PM | travellering | Edited: Oct 19, 2014 07:23PM |
Oct 19, 2014 06:45PM | thewerewolf |
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Not a traditional MGB, but there was a stunningly done metal dash British Racing Green MGB-V8 there. VERY cleanly done conversion that goes as well as it looks.
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se7en.. I think the red cross ask $5 donation at the entry gate at euro day.. I had forgot about the gathering in NC. thanks.. very well said.. dont think there was even one MGB there??
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Time flies, folks.....it's not the "old days" anymore. The aging owner base of older, less expensive British cars we all enjoyed in years past and still enjoy today is in fact shrinking. Point of fact is that Euro has evolved into a euro-centric community (Greenville/Spartanburg SC) event that has become sugh a big/fancy charity machine it has attracted the more elite collector as its yearly attendee. Spectators have to go now expecting it to be different than what how it started out. It's a free show, and there are still some interesting cars to see. I had a good time at the show, and I had a GREAT drive down to and back from the show in my Mini by carefully choosing fun back roads for the majority of the drives. A good British car day for me, for sure.
Now, regionally, don't forget the Townsend, Tn. show each Spring. It's one of the enduring, bigger "British" regional shows that is now also feeling the need to spread its classes to include European cars due to the shrinking base of British car owners. A fact of modern life these days. The other sizeable, regional "British" shows still making a go include The Gathering each Spring in Elkin, NC, and the British Car Festival each Autumn in Waynesboro, Va. The common draw of these shows is their quaint locations with the continuing "old school" feel each has. They deserve strong support of the classic British car owners in the upper southeastern US.
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travelling.. pitiful as far as british car turn out..has turned into stuffy rich WHITE folks show... but I can rembember few years ago.. 45 classic minis. and as many as 35 morgans.. thanks for the photos .. this is about the only really big car show left.. as Chateau Elan . long gone , as is Tanglewood in NC .. the small british show.. have only about 75 cars here now..MAX.. I have not made the Brit show on Labor day in Norcross GA. but will next year..
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Over all a good show. I will take my 67s next year instead of my SAAB viggen.
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well.. sold out crowd.of 400 cars.. as porsche was the MARK this year. about 200 plus of later models.. about 100 BMW.s. and only ONE classic mini , one morgan.. . 3 Jag XJ8.. One turner.. 3 TR 3s.. couple of Bentley.. couple of Aston DB 9s.. one Aston Martin DB 5 and one RR silver ghost. to DIE for... about 15 British cars TOTAL. just the $35 fee.. and $50 day of show . has run OFF the British crowd.. no shortage of trophy wifes. all around PITIFUL..
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I'm not sure any car show featuring so many of the star cars of the real Italian Job can be called pitiful. It was unfortunate that they opened and filled registration so far before the event, as many people with more classic cars and more reasonable budgets can't be sure their pride and joy will be running and ready on show day months in advance.
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well.. sold out crowd.of 400 cars.. as porsche was the MARK this year. about 200 plus of later models.. about 100 BMW.s. and only ONE classic mini , one morgan.. . 3 Jag XJ8.. One turner.. 3 TR 3s.. couple of Bentley.. couple of Aston DB 9s.. one Aston Martin DB 5 and one RR silver ghost. to DIE for... about 15 British cars TOTAL. just the $35 fee.. and $50 day of show . has run OFF the British crowd.. no shortage of trophy wifes. all around PITIFUL..