I've been engaged in a number of things today, I've done a little on the Stylus - nothing interesting, I just swapped the front & rear wheels, the LSD seems to scrub the rear tyres, so evening out the wear seems like a good plan.
I also "customised" the 3D printer, It has a selector knob on the front which has always seemed unnecessarily dull, so it got brightened up.
But before either of these things I took myself off to Pine Ridge Golf Club (relax, I've not taken up the "sport") for the monthly car breakfast meet.
There was the usual spread of stunning cars & some that were "less so" (I'm afraid a charcoal grey Fiat 500 Arbath with a few lurid green stickers on doesn't do it for me", but each to their own.
On arrival it was immediately clear that there was an event on because the roundabout just inside the entrance looked like this:-
That's a Packard & the only thing it lacked was a couple of violin cases with machine guns in on the rear seat.
The next thing to grab my attention - & I'd still not cleared the roundabout - was this.
At first glance I thought "someone's HotRodded a '50s Bentley", but no, it appears to be a Lagonda used for classic motorsport by the look of it, but the lack of bumpers & hubcaps & the stance, just perfect.
The place was heaving & I had to drive round the car part three times looking for a space, fortunately someone left, just as I was circumnavigating the roundabout for the forth time.
"Roar Willys" was there, I'm seeing a lot of this car this year, it's been a few different colours in it's time.
Further in there was a Minor with the Willys esque bonnet that was available in the '80s
Meet the "Desoto Firesweep".
Really? "Firesweep"? Did no-one in the marketing meeting start humming "chim-chimeny, chim-chiment, chim chim cheroo"? OK, the car probably pre-dates the film.
Like a lot of American cars of this era it's all rear over-hang, the bonnet wasn't that long & the bit where the people go wasn't that big, but the boot was enormous.
Three bustles, that's a Model B, a Model A & an Austin Devon
Classic - though it might benefit from more orange than the indicators are currently offering, but I'm biased.
And - It seems slot mags are back in vogue after 30 years in the HotRod wilderness.
Variety - it's a good thing.
It often feels like car culture is under attack, meets with a "broad church" are the best defence.
This 100e appears at a number of local meets, I like it a lot, it has the roll cage & racing roundels, but the standard 1172 engine with period tuning parts.
It's cool.
Two faces of HotRodding at the moment, though one's heart bleeds for the small boy, if the powers that be have their way, there'll be nothing interesting when he is old enough to drive.
Not a Dodge Charger of Dukes of Hazzard fame, but a Plymouth Road Runner. The same car, just a different face.
This is a Dodge Coronet - another variation on the same theme.
More Pop, they're a little like a British Model B, they never go out of fashion, they just get new styles invented to mod them into.
No idea what it is, but it was fabulous to look at.
And that's about it for photos I'm afraid, there were many many fabulous cars there, many of which I've posted pictures of before.
