classic car show

i was there on saturday. did anyone else go?. what a great show of cars there i didnt realise how big it was going to be. i thought there would have been more than 4 mk1 golfs there though. but i will deffo be going next year

  

Yes went yesterday it was very busy. Recession, what recession?

Think I'll pay the extra ?fiver next year and go on Friday as it will be a bit quieter? Or show a car and get free passes.

Yes shame MK1 stand wasn't a bit bigger so more cars could be shown. Think there was 5 MK1s, 3 on stand, the white custom jobbie on the Maguires polish stand and last years maguires Mars Red one was parked in the the middle of one of the entry/exit doors.






Other 80s MK1 competitors there;





Well done to the exhibition team for all their effort

The top gear show was amazin! loving the black cab body grafted onto an evo (, those stunt drivers sure can drive 8)

As for the stig 8)  8)  8)  8)  8)  8)

It was a shame there wasnt as many mk1 golfs there but the ones that were there did us proud, i didnt see the white one tho, were was that?

Hall 1?, down the steps. Mate I went with never saw it either and I think I missed an entire hall, apprently there were some Land Rovers that I never saw.

Some BIG signs as to which hall you are in would be useful, and thats before I start about the abysmal lighting, poor orangy/yellowy lights in a centre designed to show things?

Clear light and lots of it seems like it was missing to then?

Think i mist alot too. Not very well organised, i think they estimated how many people could fit in the arena then sold twice as many tickets!

Also was not inpressed with paying ?4 for a "lardy dar" hot dog that would usually cost ?1.50! I hate captive audiances, people know they can rip you off cos your options are limited.

i payed ?4.80 for a hotdog and ?3.10 for a pint !!but i did av a free mug and pad and pen from footman james  

You know when you go to a show one year, and don't go to the next……

And then there's other shows you go to one year, and make sure you'll not miss the next……

was a quality show and some real quality cars there.
hung around the mk1 stand to see if i could get a hello off a member but nobody around.
looked good though  

I was there on Sat. Really enjoy this show and always come home with various tools, sanding wheels, rustproofing fluids, etc, etc, etc !  If you're only into VW's then you wouldn't get much out of it, but if you like 'modern classics' in general (ie, 60's upwards), then I'm sure you'd love it.

Wish people would leave their kids at home though  :evil:

Mark

Think I'll pay the extra ?fiver next year and go on Friday as it will be a bit quieter? Or show a car and get free passes.

Yes shame MK1 stand wasn't a bit bigger so more cars could be shown.


Thanks for all coming guys! The Show is an excellent one.   Glad you all enjoyed it!
Unfortunately the stand is allocated to us and then we find the cars to fit the space. We have to apply months and months in advance and we're lucky in all honesty to get the space we do, as there is always a waiting list. We will be looking to ask for a bigger space next year, but there is a theme each year which we try and stick to, and we try and stick to having 'show' cars in the loosest term on the stand. Its not a case of find 10 cars and stick them on    Its also very difficult to find people who can get their car there on the thursday and pick up on the sunday - work comittments and travel can make it hard. We struggled to get 4 cars this year!

Hope next year is bigger and better.  8)