27-05-2019, 11:27 PM
(This post was last modified: 28-05-2019, 12:45 AM by David Stepney.)
The Motoring Dog and I have spent the last two days at our local show, the Llanuwchllyn Festival of Transport, which is held just the other end of Bala Lake from me.
Being held by the Meirionnydd Vintage Tractor and Engine Club, there were an awful lot of tractors there, some of them very interesting, For instance '60's French Vierzon vineyard tractor and a 1938 Series A Ferguson.
There were more classic cars on the Sunday than today, no doubt due to the fact that the weather was not exactly kind over the weekend, but there were about a dozen cars that were their both days including my own Seven
Only one other Seven turned up, but there were some other interesting cars, including a pre-war Rover 16, two very early VW Beetles, one wonderfully original and one with a Porsche 914 engine fitted, and several MG's, including a J2 on Saturday, and a twin cam MGA that came both days.
In spite of the showers and the wind, quite an enjoyable time and made a couple of useful contacts in the process, including the chap who owns the MGA who has invited me to join the Meirionnydd Classic Car Club ("the MCCC").
Given that there are no Austin Seven groups within striking distance of North Wales, the two nearest being based either in the Shropshire/Staffordshire area or in Cheshire, both meeting about 70 miles distant, I have this mad idea of trying to get a local group together, so I was disappointed not to have met up with the owner of the other Seven that turned up. I did find out who he is, though, so, Martin Levy, if you are a subscriber to this forum, please message me. The same goes for any other subscriber who is in the North Wales area.
A selection of photos taken over the two days in no particular order (I have no idea how to re-arrange them within the post!)
Being held by the Meirionnydd Vintage Tractor and Engine Club, there were an awful lot of tractors there, some of them very interesting, For instance '60's French Vierzon vineyard tractor and a 1938 Series A Ferguson.
There were more classic cars on the Sunday than today, no doubt due to the fact that the weather was not exactly kind over the weekend, but there were about a dozen cars that were their both days including my own Seven
Only one other Seven turned up, but there were some other interesting cars, including a pre-war Rover 16, two very early VW Beetles, one wonderfully original and one with a Porsche 914 engine fitted, and several MG's, including a J2 on Saturday, and a twin cam MGA that came both days.
In spite of the showers and the wind, quite an enjoyable time and made a couple of useful contacts in the process, including the chap who owns the MGA who has invited me to join the Meirionnydd Classic Car Club ("the MCCC").
Given that there are no Austin Seven groups within striking distance of North Wales, the two nearest being based either in the Shropshire/Staffordshire area or in Cheshire, both meeting about 70 miles distant, I have this mad idea of trying to get a local group together, so I was disappointed not to have met up with the owner of the other Seven that turned up. I did find out who he is, though, so, Martin Levy, if you are a subscriber to this forum, please message me. The same goes for any other subscriber who is in the North Wales area.
A selection of photos taken over the two days in no particular order (I have no idea how to re-arrange them within the post!)