Oct 4, Huge British cars meeting (107 pics)

[TT]

Once again, I am in a rush, so I will spare you the long blabla.. let's say this one is a very HUGE British car meeting where anything goes, from an useless Range Rover, to a sexy Speed Six. last year it was sunny and as far as they say, 2000 cars came. Sadly I wasn't aware. I was this time though :D
The weather was really awfull, dark, rainy and cold.. still, hundreads of cars showed up, impossible to count, but it was impressive

Here are some previews, click them to find the full 107 pics update!

I never saw an Alvis before, and Saturday I saw probably 10 or more :shock:
http://www.jabbasworld.net/photopost/data/504/medium/Alvis_TE_21_001.jpg (http://www.swisscarsightings.com/dealerships2005.html)

Lot of Astons, several DB2 and a sexy DB6
http://www.jabbasworld.net/photopost/data/504/medium/Aston_Martin_DB2_003.jpg (http://www.swisscarsightings.com/dealerships2005.html)
http://www.jabbasworld.net/photopost/data/504/medium/Aston_Martin_DB6_003.jpg (http://www.swisscarsightings.com/dealerships2005.html)

And also a V8 Vantage, mean in black
http://www.jabbasworld.net/photopost/data/504/medium/Aston_Martin_V8_Vantage_017.jpg (http://www.swisscarsightings.com/dealerships2005.html)

Lotus or Caterham Seven were everywhere!
http://www.jabbasworld.net/photopost/data/504/medium/Caterham_Seven_008.jpg (http://www.swisscarsightings.com/dealerships2005.html)

Same goes for E-types! I don't know, maybe 50 of them, in every color and shape, even a couple of racers
http://www.jabbasworld.net/photopost/data/504/medium/Jaguar_E-Type_012.jpg (http://www.swisscarsightings.com/dealerships2005.html)
http://www.jabbasworld.net/photopost/data/504/medium/Jaguar_E-Typer_acer_004.jpg (http://www.swisscarsightings.com/dealerships2005.html)

A rare XJS shooting brake, I think done by a swiss workshop but not sure
http://www.jabbasworld.net/photopost/data/504/medium/Jaguar_XJS_Shooting_Brake_002.jpg (http://www.swisscarsightings.com/dealerships2005.html)

Impressive, my first 340R on the road, in the rain with semislicks.. and a lady at the wheel (you will see her in one of them pics)
http://www.jabbasworld.net/photopost/data/504/medium/Lotus_340R_003.jpg (http://www.swisscarsightings.com/dealerships2005.html)

Elise, Mk I and II were also very common. In this shot some new friends' of mine who also were on "my" meeting Sunday ;) he Kryptonite green 111R is tha bomb (semi slicks), the black 111R has a supercharger ;)
http://www.jabbasworld.net/photopost/data/504/medium/Lotus_Elise_Mk_II_045.jpg (http://www.swisscarsightings.com/dealerships2005.html)

Old Esprits are sooo sexy!
http://www.jabbasworld.net/photopost/data/504/medium/Lotus_Esprit_009.jpg (http://www.swisscarsightings.com/dealerships2005.html)

I was surprised to see this Aero 8 Roadster.. too bad in this pic there was a fucking rain droplet on my lense
http://www.jabbasworld.net/photopost/data/504/medium/Morgan_Aero_8_004.jpg (http://www.swisscarsightings.com/dealerships2005.html)

Always so sexy, a Tuscan Speed Six
http://www.jabbasworld.net/photopost/data/504/medium/TVR_Tuscan_Speed_Six_013.jpg (http://www.swisscarsightings.com/dealerships2005.html)

[MIHALS]

wooow!!! beautiful pics!!! such a shame of the weather, but who cares when attending meeting like this? but to be honest > I wouldn't go in the 340R... that girl has to be crazy :D
EDIT: but I would go for a "ride" with her :twisted:
Love the tuscan!!!

thank you TT!!!

and let's say: FIRST :D

[dingo]

Wow....alot of cars there that I've never seen before!!

I'm not the biggest fan of British cars but the TVR's, Elises and the old DB's are still cool. :D

[raphaelws]

lovely Elises.. 8)

[sameerrao]

Love the lightweight E type.

[TT]

Thank you guys :D This year this was by far the most complicated coverage I did :D let's say the worst I ever did, period :D
Imagine, tons of cars, maybe 1000. You have to pick the good ones, it is pretty cold, you have no jacket because you are an ass :D your pullover can't really be exposed to heavy rain, you have your camera, your tripod and an umbrella. You still have 2 hands like everybody else and there is lot of ppl despite the weather... add to this the fact I couldn't stay more than 3 hours :bah: but it was fun :!: :D

[stmoritzer]

I know exactly, how you felt taking these pictures, bending down with an umbrella clamped between your legs, trying to keep the camera under the umbrella... raining like hell...

some of my pictures from the BritishClassicCarMeeting (only RR, Bentley, Austin-Healey, Jag and AM) are also taken in the rain, see example :wink:
http://img140.imageshack.us/img140/2/dsc01413rain3tj.th.jpg (http://img140.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dsc01413rain3tj.jpg)
they are still waiting to be processed (~400pics)

comments to your pics later ....

[redbaron]

BTW, british cars on british weather...


Also the first thing I thought about, when reading this topic :D


Lots of nice pics, but I am missing more recent british sports cars like Noble and even recent Astons like DB7, DB9, Vanquish etc. However there were lots of nice cars over there. And a 340R in the rain with a lady behind the wheel :o

[stmoritzer]

^^ @dani , :lol:


-the Alvis is new to me :shock:
-for all the convertable cars, Catherham, the 340R (rare!!),... must have hate the rain

-E-type flooding :wink:, didn't saw a racer at St.Moritz BCCM
-I'm not a big fan of the Elises, but the line-up is great
-Tuscan and Aero(, cool!

[gis]

Those are some good pics dude,good to see a british car meet over there.the chick with the 340R looked pretty hot,lol.all the elises looked cool togetehr and the green one stood out a lot.

Thanks for the pics dude :D

[TT]

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Thanks for the effort then :wink: and to be honest, with cold and rain... and without jacket, I would give up after just 30 minutes :oops:

Hehe, if I wouldn't have a website to keep alive I think a warm bed would have been a much better option than beeing under the rain at 9 am on a Saturday :D

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Lots of nice pics, but I am missing more recent british sports cars like Noble and even recent Astons like DB7, DB9, Vanquish etc. However there were lots of nice cars over there. And a 340R in the rain with a lady behind the wheel :o

Indeed, considering how many modern Aston there are in the region, it was weird not to see them there. Basically the even is mainly for oldies, with modern cars beeing sort of a bonus.. maybe that's why :bah:

Those are some good pics dude,good to see a british car meet over there.the chick with the 340R looked pretty hot,lol.all the elises looked cool togetehr and the green one stood out a lot.

Thanks for the pics dude :D

That Elise is sex on wheels IMO, the color suits it sooo well! Maybe in isolation it isn't that impressive, but when you put it between other cars, WHOA! it is stunnign and even yellow cars look plain boring! Amazing!

[Pehtren]

i am not fan of old cars but those austins are yust beautiful :shock: :shock: :shock:
and tx for pics :D

[Fleischmann]

Don't moan about the weather conditions TT, I think the photos look great, I love cars with rain drops on the bonnet :D

That V8 Vantage is to die for.

[adamwich]

Amazing pictures as always! The tuscan looks so cool! Thanks a lot TT. 8)

[gucom]

nice pics, i especially love the lotusses 8) :D

[No.1]

Nice.... classic cars ain't my thing really, but the Jags look great 8)

The V8 Vantage is a real beast of a car, and the 340R damn rare :shock: What did she do when it rained? :lol:

DB6 is my fave car in the set, but the Aero 8 still looks great (real shame about the rain) :D

Thanks again, TT, for providing me with more desktop pics than i can cope with in a month!

[TT]

Well, when it started to rain she just put an umbrella covering the driver's seat :bah:

[Wutputt]

British cars in a typical British weather :lol:

The rain droplets on the cars make the pics look cool. Though the rain droplet on your lens wasn't cool :D Seeing a 340R on the streets is rare, seeing it driven by a girl is even more rare, and seeing it being driven by a woman with 'semi-slicks' in the rain is a chance of a lifetime :P

And the TVR's look damn hot as well! Thanks for the coverage, and next time take a jacket with you to a British car meeting. You know those cars attract rain :lol:

[jon_s]

Oooh; the V8 Vantage was my childhood dream car! cheers for the pic!

[stradale]

Fantastic stuff at that meet, TT. :D A lot of cars that you (yes, even you :wink: ) won't see in the streets often. My favourites are the V8 Vantage, the DB6, the classic Esprits, the McLaren and the Griffith. I think that car is so incredibly gorgeous!

[dutchmasterflex]

nice pics definately must of been hell lugging all your photo equipment in the rain...

seems like it was definately worth it though!

keep up the good work and motivation!

[AlfaGTV]

The purple XJS shooting brake :lol:
Morges, reminds me of a holiday with my parents to Switzerland when I was a little boy. We visited the castle there.