Quick trip to Thatcham

Its the season of childrens birthday parties at the moment. Lily has three to go to this weekend which meant only a short trip to Thatcham for the Classic & Sportscar show was possible. The camper was fired up for the first time in weeks and we plodded along the A4. The field was already half full so we got a space and went for a wander.








Show organiser Martin is a keen Land Rover man and several were parked up with his along with an old favourite, a classic QTR truck.







Classic bikes were also out and the owner of this 1954 BSA Bantam let Lily try it for size.



From the bikes we started a long walk back through the show to the playground.













 Cars of the show for me were the pair of Lancias that arrived just after us. A Flavia and Flaminia.











A group of Lotus arrived together and showed a wide range of the latest cars from Hethel.















With time running out we had a last look around and Lily practised numbers and letters by reading numberplates.







With it being five years since her first visit, we took another photo of her in front of the camper, this time she didn't need carrying!



Steve. 

Thatcham Classic Car Show

Last year I commented on a dire week of weather in the build up to this show. fast forward a year and its the same. Awful rain and wind all week long with the odd sunny spell. Saturday dawned miserable and wet, it didn't look good. A couple of hours later the sky was blue, the sun was shining down and me and Lily were in the Camper on the A4 heading for the show. Pulling in we were one of the first to park up. A Morgan and a Jenson our neighbours.



Next in were some of the biggest classics I've seen. A trio of QTR Transport trucks. An AEC was joined by a Commer and a Thames to add an orange hue to the day.







Grabbing a breakfast bap we watched a few more cars drive in before starting a walk round of the show. As ever the variety was vast, several regulars from previous years were there and plenty of new comers. After a few rows of cars a promised trip to the park was in order.











After the swinging interlude we started the walk back to the Camper for lunch, bumping into our friend Alan who was there with his nephew and family. Sadly Alan's Beetle had suffered a wet weather altercation and was badly damaged, so they all arrived in Eds Camper (sporting the damage inflicted to the rear by Alan - best to keep it in the family)  fortunately the only damage was to pride and panels. The hunt for spares has started.















With a lazy lunch in the Camper it was time for another walk round before a trip to town to see if there were any bargains in the charity shops. All we came back with was some chocolates and a little red Beetle model for Alan.
















On our return from town a final trip to the park was needed and a last sweep round the show. Well over 100 classics had made it and filled the field up. The charity buckets were filled with over £700 and the rain stayed away.











We clambered aboard the Camper and headed back along the A4 in convoy with the TVR Vixen and made for home. Thatcham may only be a little free local show, but it just keeps getting better.



Steve.