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[Rootes75]

We've discussed this a lot on here before but this morning whilst clearing boxes in the shed I found some old show programmes.

There used to be a lovely show near us The Yeovil Festival of Transport. I found a programme from 1998, the thing that shocked me most were there we over 50 prewar cars entered!!!

Shows we attend round here now have maybe 2 or 3, 5 at most these days. I wonder where all these cars have gone or whether the trend now is for road runs rather than static shows???
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[Ray White]

As a youngster I was only interested in Veteran and Vintage cars. "Grey porridge" from the 1930s and later was of no interest to me at all.

It may seem strange to hear this today but back then there was no Classic Car movement; indeed our boring everyday cars have now become collectable classics!

The film Genevieve; which featured Kay Kendal, Dinah Sheridan, John Gregson and Kenneth Moore ostensibly taking part in the London to Brighton Run, captured the public imagination and everything grew rapidly from there. Indeed, the impact of that charming - if a bit corny - film should not be underestimated.

As Veteran cars were in short supply, later cars from the 1920s satisfied the demand, but largely due to the rather sniffy attitude of the VSCC - which had placed a cut off date of 1930 for Vintage cars - other pre War cars were left in the doldrums.

Then one day someone stood up for our rapidly disappearing heritage and the Classic car movement was born.

Looking at the situation today, it seems the previous ideology has been turned on it's head.

Fast Ford, anyone??

[consul 57]

we went to yeovil festival of transport in 1983 and there was a few old cars, i mean pre 50's but most were 50's & 60's cars, my old consul was only 26 years old by then so just a classic but the classic clubs i went to seemed a bit dismissive of it, bit like going to a meet now with a rover 214, they seemed just ordinary, the only recent show i have been to where there are lot of pre ww2 cars is the sherborne school one in august, very up market do but well attended by all ages.
i guess pre ww2 cars owners and people who remember them are a dying breed as per mathewsons comments on y/tube or the tv programs.
shame as they are worth showing if only local.

[Rootes75]

Well, its always been cars from the 30s and 40s for me, especially prewar. If I had a big enough shed I'd buy more now as the prices are so reasonable.
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