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Hunt Valley Classic (British car show), Marshall, VA - (October 9, 2022)
Breakfast in Marshall, VA, cold morning, 36dF with frost warning, but spitting distance from the morning appointment. Hunt Country Classic (British car show) at Willoughby Farm on Frogtown Road near Marshall, VA, presented by MG Car Club, DC Centre. Warmed up to 50dF by 9:30 entry time, low 60's and full sun in early afternoon, very nice weather for (most of) the car show.
Start with the MG Z-Magnette cars. The silver one is a ZA Magnette, while the two-tone job is a ZB Magnette Varitone. One registered late, but two is enough to make a class, and they certainly deserve their own class.
Most of the MGA rolled in early, at least 12 cars here. My first visit to the Hunt Country Classic, but all good friends here.
I missed a picture of a historic Coupe hiding on the other side of the fence, but Bob Krzywicki captured that one. This is the only known remaining car from the 1959 MGA Sebring team.
MGB chrome bumper cars, and a few GT.
MGB rubber bumper cars, and two MG Midget.
Open Class Sports was a single car with the Jensen Interceptor. No one wants to compete with the Chrysler V8?
There was the Rover 3500 V8, yellow SD1 American market variant 1980-1981 with live rear axle and rear drum brakes. and the Sterling 827SLi (red American market V6 1989-1991 with IRS and all wheel disc brakes. Both were classed as "Executive" cars. with ample rear leg room, rear air conditioning and such. Originally well received, they seemed to struggle later in the American market due to poor quality control issues.
Due respect to a pair of Range Rovers. Several Morgans, 4/4 and +4. There was one 1959 with 50-HP electric motor conversion attracting a lot of attention (although not quite up to modern electric car expectations).
Two MG pre-war and TC. Should have looked closer, as I didn't quite get the one with wide wire wheels and fat tires. Four MG TD, one with wire wheel conversion.
One 1950 Riley Drop Head, also drop dead beautiful.
Two Morris Minor 1000 coupe, One MG 1100 sport, and one modern Mini.
Two Sunbeam, one Tiger V8 and one Alpine with 1700 engine.
And a hand full of Lotus.
Three Austin Healey bugeye Sprite (and another one in the Premier class). The #3 race car with forward articulating bonnet was interesting. Nine big Healey. I think there was one Austin Healey 100 somewhere.
1960's vintage Triumph Herald 1200 Estate. This one is small enough to be called a "Shooting Brake" (go look it up). -- And a 1952 Triumph Mayflower saloon.
One lonely TR-3? Half a dozen TTR-4, TR-250, at least one TR-5. One TR8 (sorry no TR7).
At least 16 TR6 (wonder where they all came from).
The Price Of Wales class (commonly known as the Premier Class) with all of last year's class winners (11 cars here). That 4th bugeye Sprite was a real cutie, but I think the 1st place best of the best was the vintage Mini.
Had to slip a couple of Aston Martin in here somewhere, as they are often overlooked. Mostly the newer models, not the older ones very often.
Then those sexy Jaguar cats come out all over the place. Start with the more vintage Open Top Sports (OTS) XK120 with the split windscreen, XK140 with curved windscreen, and the slightly larger XK150. Line up half a dozen E-Types to drool over, and throw in some newer V8's for kicks.
No shortage of Jaguar sedans either, this time going from newer to older.
The Rolls Royce, Bentley group, getting older as we go. The plate on the white one claims, "This car was bought new in 1964 by Debbie Reynolds. It was sold a few years later to Lucille Ball, who kept the car for many years thereafter".
One 1936 Bentley Drop Head. The artistry speaks for itself.
Another Rolls and a Bentley before I had to jog around the fence to find the motorcycles near the registration booth. A newer Triumph Daytona, educated guessing 1999 Daytona 955i model. A definitely vintage Norton 850 Commando (1973-1977). And another vintage Triumph Trident. A 740cc 3-cylinder, one of the first "super bike" beating the Honda 750 4-cylinder to market by a few weeks in 1968 (through 1975 production). From appearance, this one may be a 1975 T160 model.
About 250 cars this time, so it took a while to sit through all the awards.
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