Hoghton Tower Vintage Car and Motorbike Show

A sunny Sunday afternoon, we could lounge around surfing the web, but...nah! Need to be outside enjoying the gorgeous English summer! We went over to Hoghton Tower for a ramble through the vintage cars, and the vintage motorbikes for Steve. Many of the stately homes in the UK host these car shows where cars from as far back as the 1920's and 30's right up to 1980's are displayed. People bring out their treasured vehicles, line them up and we get to peek. Nice grassy parkland, with a stately home in the background, and people picnicing everywhere - very fair-like atmosphere. One of these trips, we should bring the red jag.

We typically start by checking out the real oldies and there were several this time which had been brought over from the US and very lovingly cared for. These cars are worth tens of thousands today and you can look, but don't touch! The ones from the 20's, 30's, and 40's are really interesting to check out the inside of and check out things like the old crank handles and wooden spoke wheels.

The 50's, 60's and 70's rows are fun to look at too. Cars even as new as the 70's are now retro and funky looking, rather than just dated. We looked at a 260Z and it brought back memories of how cool it was to have a 280Z in high school (which I did not) - there were also several cars there which were not cool at all in high school which definitely are now!

Steve was checking out the Triumph Stags and I found my latest dream car, a Daimler Dart. Very few of these were made and they were not incredibly popular, but they were fast - 120 miles per hour. I really liked the Porshe / retro fin / British feel to it, it made me think of Cary Grant and Audrey Hepburn, scarves and sunglasses.