We had arranged to meet James and Helen en-route at the Thame service station, in Thame at midday.
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| I arrived at the Charter Pub first, so while I was waiting for the others I decided to take a photo of my cab area, not the prettiest but so far it's been reliable. |
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| Ellie, Andy and Esmé arrived shortly after me in Ellie's Golf. |
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| After a 9 mile cruise we met James and Helen, in Helen's bright yellow and white '73 beetle at the service station, which had a Burger King on the site so it would be rude not to get a burger and coke, right.? |
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| James and Helen led the cruise to the show in Helen's beetle named 'Fanny' which was about 2 miles from the service station. |
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| We arrived at the show and immediately saw Mathew and Julie's 1972 crossover bay. Matthew has been a 'facebook' friend of mine for some time and this was the first time we had actually met. |
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| Matthew's bay is really clean and straight and the Savanna Beige paintwork was immaculate. Matthew and Julie were very nice people as were their 2 little girls and I hope to see them again at another show somewhere. |
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| Air-cooled line up at the classic car show, more VW's did turn up, but by then, due to the parking they were all parked up around the show. |
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| Stuart, Tim and Amelia turned up shortly after us, and managed to get in the same line as us. Stuarts '71 early bay, which rumour has it will be painted soon. |
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| Stuarts bay has been in red oxide for so long now, it'll seem strange to see it painted. |
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| The interior of Stuarts bay is, I think a Devon weekender which is all original and by all accounts quite rare. |
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| My '69 microbus enjoying the bank holiday sunshine. |
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| Looking across to the shiny side of the line up, Helen's beetle and Matthew's Bay both freshly polished and both looking good. |
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| A lovely 1970 Mini Clubman with wide wheels, flared wheel arches and bonnet straps. These are getting quite rare and this race inspired model looked great and in such good condition. |
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| A gorgeous 1967 series one bright red Jaguar E-Type coupe. This one had the 4.2 litre engine and with super straight body work with the classic lines only an E-Type has. |
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| The E-Type was produced from 1961 - 1975 and has been ranked in the worlds 'top 100 most beautiful cars' and it isn't hard to see why. |
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| A classic British hot rod is the Ford Popular and this super bright yellow example was a really nice looking rod. Featuring Centerline wheels and a louvred bonnet and single colour paint. |
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| The power plant in this rod is a tried and trusted Rover V8, with an auto box. The Eddlebrock air filter adds a bit of sparkle under the hood. |
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| With oversize rear wings, to accommodate the huge wheels and 'tear drop' tail lights, a 'frenched' boot lid, and exhausts exiting the car in front of the rear wings this 'Pop' has all the requirements needed to be a true British rod. |
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| Continuing the British rod set up, this '60's Ford had the Jaguar chromed rear axle. |
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| This Chrysler Valiant Charger looked awesome in it's yellow and black paint scheme. A true American classic from 1973. This one had the 265ci engine with the 3 speed manual box. |
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| Such a tough looking muscle car, from the era when cars were cars and not hybrid monstrosities of today. |
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| Joe and Kerry are members of the Wolfsburg Weed Huggers VW Club based in Amersham and they drove over in Joe's newly acquired beach buggy. Even in August in the U.K. it can get chilly.. just ask Joe and Kerry who were a bit cold having drove over here with no roof. |
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| Joe also owns a gorgeous early bay, so this buggy is his fun play thing. |
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| Looking forward from the rear of Joe's buggy, super high back seats with 4 point harness make sure Joe and Kerry are at least safe, if not warm. |
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| The unmistakable shape of the Triumph TR6. The TR6 was produced from 1969 - 1976 and almost 95,000 were made. |
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| The TR6 featured a 2.5 litre six cylinder in line engine with a 4 speed manual gearbox with the option of overdrive. |
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| An immaculate 1966 Chevrolet Nova. These compact muscle cars had a 194 cu in in line straight six engine and either a 3/4 speed manual or a 2 speed power glide gearbox. |
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| The '66 - '67 Nova's featured the semi fast- back roof, which I think makes the style very tough looking. Add to the tough styling a super coat of red paint and a set of polished American racing wheels and you have one tough looking ride. |
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| I do like American pick up trucks and this 1970 F100 is a beauty. This is the fifth generation of the F series pick up. The fifth generation had a choice of six engine sizes and came in either a 2 door or 4 door models. |
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| Another mate of mine Mark, came over in his very distinctive crossover bay. Mark is a member of The House of Dub VW Club. This bay has a 2 litre motor fitted which Mark makes full use of. |
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| Mark has so many accessories / stickers on his bay that it almost qualifies as a show by it's self. |
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| This mk1 Ford Escort Mexico is a blast from my youth. These were the only car to have if you wanted to get noticed. During the 1960's - 1970's Ford were practically unbeaten in rallying with Hannu Mikkola winning the 1970 London to Mexico rally. |
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| Classic paint scheme on the 1973 model made the Mexico stand out from the other Ford Escort models available at the time. |
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| The Classic car show at Brill is a very chilled out one day show. Time for a natter with Stuart, Helen and James while I make a cup of tea. |
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| Tony (Big T) came over in his super clean square back. This super straight gloss black beauty never fails to draw a crowd at shows. |
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| Tony's '67 rides on air suspension and features a super narrow front end. The reflection in the gloss black down the side of the square looks like a mirror. |
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| Nathan, popped over in his bright yellow beach buggy. I do like this buggy, with the polished side pods. |
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| Nathan couldn't stay long due to family commitments, but it was great to see him and his buggy at the show. |
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| Anthony came over with Tony and Nathan in his RAT looking notch back. Tony, Nathan and Anthony are all members of Ox-Dubz VW Club, based in Oxfordshire |
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| This is another of those cars that I never get tired of looking at. |
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| Rear ends of Nathan's buggy and Tony's square back. |
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| Anthony's notch and Nathans Buggy drawing the crowds at the show. |
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| The rear ends of my bay, Helen's beetle and Matthew's crossover bay. Matthew's wife Julie, overheard a comment from some people looking at my bay, they said that if I used a particular product it would remove the rust from my rear bumper....What! it has taken me years to get it looking like that.! So that was the Brill fun day with classic car show and beer festival 2014. A really good day out for all the family, a good selection of classic cars and a good selection of air-cooled VW's were on show this year. It was great to catch up with old friends and to make new friends, the weather was good, and the company was better. Overall a very good day out. |
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