The NEC CLASSIC CAR SHOW 2023
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- Опубликовано: 13 ноя 2023
- The halls at the NEC Classic Car Show 2023 (or "Classic Motor Show" to give it its proper name) were rammed with an amazing collection of vintage & classic cars, motorcycles and several wonderful old commercial vehicles, not least the stunning National Benzole Mixture Austin K-series tanker shown in this Old Classic Car video's thumbnail.
The NEC Classic Car Show is one HUUUGEE indoor event, and as with previous shows I've been to at the NEC in Birmingham, I spent the day photographing as many old cars as I could (well over 900 photos) and then whittled that set down to just over 300 images which make up this video. I did wonder about doing a walkaround video but a) it would have run on for hours and b) this way I can feature just the cars that I want to, skipping those that aren't a match for the channel. Also the background noise in the halls is very noticeable once it gets busy, another reason I chose to cover the 2023 NEC classic car show this way. A regular walk & talk vid would have been a lot quicker to put together though!!
There were many highlights - don't miss the fabulous trio of Austin woodies on the Austin Counties Car Club stand, the 1000bhp Sunbeam land speed record car of 1927, the FIAT 126P and Renault 4 pickups, Graham Hill's Lotus Elan +2, Lloyd Alexander, Scootacar, 1959 Morris Oxford Traveller, barn find Rover 10 and BMW 20002ti, Sunbeam Venezia x2, Wolseley Mudlark, Peugeot 504 Break Riviera, Ford Zephyr ute, 1949 SAAB 92 prototype, Austin A40s a-plenty, AC Greyhound, the first Triumph 2000, Panther Rio and Solo, 1954 Kaiser Darrin, and a super-rare Singer SM1500 saloon car. All in all, an astonishing gathering of classic cars to savour, hopefully this video which features just a percentage of all the cars that were at the NEC, give a good flavour of what turned up.
If you plan to visit the NEC Classic Car Show in future - bring good shoes, and plan your route if there are specific clubs and stands you really want to visit.
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I was having a bit of a hard day today but watching this and seeing you all smile and enjoying life has cheered me right up - thanks for that
Thanks very much for this wonderful video - no background noise, no copywriter music and no intrusive announcements. Making the video in this way must have been a lot of work, which I really appreciate. Well done!!
Thanks Neil, yep a "normal" walkaround vid is a lot quicker to put together - thanks for watching
Another great video, I would still pay for you to take me round a show like this, your knowledge is fantastic.!👍
Thanks, bring sturdy boots!
Thanks for the memories - three in particular:
- My mother had a RHD Peugeot when she lived in Nairobi. Very reliable car but the wiring was all a plain grey with no colour coding - just numbered tags at each end. Very challenging for doing anything electrical.
- I had a 1954 Pathfinder. It was hit head on by a drunk in a stolen Corsair in 1973 on my first outing after three months of restoration. I still have the scars but I did sell the steering wheel to somebody in Greece.
- In the late 70s I built an 1100 Vanden Plas estate using a damaged estate shell and the front end and interior from a VDP.
The VdP estate sounds like a neat conversion, thanks for looking in
Excellent video for someone who could not get to the show, really enjoyed, well done, a lot of work involved putting all this together and so fast, Thank you, Roger, Co Cork, IRL
Thanks Roger
what a huge collection of cars. Some of them I have never heard of let alone seen. Thank you for the great video
Enjoying your video especially the Simca's both had amazing suspension so smooth and comfortable.
Happy days.
I must go next year, I've been saying it for 10 years .
Thanks for bringing the nec to me.
Great video Rick. You must of spent along time editing and putting this together. Great idea to do stills overview.
Many thanks !!!!
Thanks, it took a little while
Thank you so much for these wonderful photos, much appreciated ✌️
Glad you like them!
Thank you what a huge selection so many models i never heard of before another cracking video Safe home.
Thanks David, I crammed in as many as I could
Thanks for posting - of all the many videos each year on the NEC classic car show I much prefer yours. The noise and bustle of the show makes watching most offerings hard work - by slide showing it you've made it a pleasure👍 I saw and featured on my channel the very same 1954 Kaiser Darrin after seeing it at the Wentworth Woodhouse classic car show this summer. It's stunning.
Thanks for the feedback!
I've had to miss it this year so you video is the next best thing. Oh, and one day isn't really enough is it?
My feet are still recovering :-) thanks for watching
😁👍
Hi Richard . I visited on Friday with a good friend , l thought we were doing 2 days but we only did Friday and he was very much into his Ford (Capri ) . So we spent a large percentage looking at a particular 3litre "S" .....l'm not a Ford fan !!!! We had a demonstration of the Kaiser doors . The owner paid well over 100 k for it !!! Thanks Richard
@29:55 Opel manta B i400 original rally spec (without wide body kit) making it incredibly original and rare ~150k worth of car
Unfortunately I wasn't able to make it to the show this year but thanks for showing me round and introducing a few cars I'd not seen before... the Jowett Jason, Fiat 126 pick up and the Skoda van were new to me, also pleased to see the old Citroen 2CV and ID 19...... but hey, the rear engined V8 Tatra was quite something....... one day perhaps .... 🤔
Good evening, yep a fun day, I recently discovered the Jowett Jason when researching some ancient photos that I found, several feature one of them "back in the day" and a bit of sleuthing id'd the car as a Jason. Quite an oddity really. I feel a Tatra V8 would make a great addition to your establishment, so long as I can have a ride in it.
HPD The Austin Big 7 is the slightly later variant, with the return of the running boards and some other detail changes., but was indeed registered in late 1938. It has the contemporary aftermarket addition of a second wiper.
Great video! I particularly like the Wolseley 6/90 as I have fond memories of owning one of these delightful cars, and the Sunbeam Alpine has always been a favorite of mine but unfortunately I have never driven or owned one.
I remember as a kid, holidaying in Wales in the late 70s, there was an abandoned early 50s Alpine like those featured sat down the side of an old garage. Often wonder what happened to it, it was there for years.
Thats my Citroen Ami super at 1.05, its an ultra rare right hand drive model 😊
Cool, looked great
Thanks so much for your take on the NEC. Most other RUclipsrs seem to have eyes attuned to more modern cars, which left me with the impression that there was very little there pre 1980. Your eyes agree with mine in living the older cars. On the Ditch finders, the rear suspension was by coils and they didn't handle badly. But a locating link was prone to breaking. Eventually the cause was found to be that the contractor making the chassis was mislocating the bracket for said link. Nevertheless, for this, and poor sales, designer Gerald Palmer got the boot from BMC, which led to the rise of Alec Issigonis. How different history could have been! Personally I love Gerald Palmer's designs.
Thanks for giving it a watch, I've not watched any vids about the NEC as yet but I'll try to when I get a mo.
i have a 71 Austin America. im stuggling to keep that 1100 influence. i only have the body which had been modified to be a pickup. i shortened it slightly to fit a dunebuggy chassis. it has spitfire gastank, guages, and steeringwheel. has Rochedale seats. i want to keep a BMC flavor. what models had 14" wheels. currently have Honda accord rims but they realy are too big. i want taller sidewalls for a softer ride.
Did the Morris Minor have 14" diameter wheels?
An excellent video RJ, I thoroughly enjoyed it. I would have loved to have visited the NEC but for various reasons it wasn't possible, maybe next year. There are some beautiful and desirable cars there and it is difficult to make a choice which is the best.
The Austin K Series is exactly the same as my late father used to drive in the late 50's when he was delivering pink paraffin only his was pink and black. I spent many hours as a kid in the cab and I will never forget the smell.
I was in Germany in 1989 in Luebeck 9kms from the then East German border when the wall came down and waves and waves of Trabants came over, the 2 stroke version and the air was smokey blue with an extremely pungent smell. The waiting time I believe to have one built was 18 months, I used to call them "hunde hutte" which is dog kennel in German. Saying that, I was totally shocked at the very poor physical condition of many of the East Germans at the time, it was quite harrowing.
Thanks Vince, yes that K series Austin was a stunning old lorry. To see and smell all those Trabants must have been a very memorable experience.
Five years delivery for a Trabant. One now has to wait eighteen months delivery for a current VW or Audi..................
@27:11 mantas
Did I miss the Lotus and Marcos stands?
Not sure about the Lotus stand (although the Graham Hill Elan +2 and the Mk3 Lotus definitely made it in) but a snap of the Marcos stand features in this collection, thanks for watching
Will have a look see, looking forward to your next year's classic car show vids.
Thanks for all the work to shoot and then edit this video. Much appreciated! However, when you choose to use stills instead of video, you need to animate a graphic of your hand coming into the frame to point out the details! 😆
I'll do that next time!!! Don't want to disappoint anyone ...
Im curious if you have seen a 57 chevy pickup. The truck was matte black and had a 454 in it. Was my dads truck back in the states. I have a picture of it but only one. My dad sold it about 10 years ago or so. Said a retired Sheriff in the UK bought it and Ive been looking for info on it for a few years now.
Maybe try posting it onto some of the relevant Facebook pages, a lot of US pickups have been brought over to the UK in recent years
Not a Hamilton fan I’m assuming?🙃😂
I do support LH as it happens, as well as a few others on the F1 grid
I think we have to give alonso credit for his age and dragging the Aston so far up the ranks.
Ahh I see. Just like button more than Hamilton maybe?
@@alexspinks833 When F1 was on the Beeb I was very into the subject, watched everything, live timing running on the laptop while watching on TV. Now I'm less fussed. I supported and followed Button and also MSC, same for LH now. Always pleased to see Alonso do well, same for Norris. F1 is now more of a background interest that I catch up with on TV highlights when I have time, usually while reading a book or magazine at the same time.
@oldclassiccarUK who still reads books 🙄
Maybe it's just me but by the time I'm on chapter 5 I've forgotten what's already happened on chapter 2.... haven't the patience for books.