Doesn’t time fly? One minute we were catching an abundance of rays under the surprisingly hot summer’s heatwave at venues ranging from aircraft museums to RHS gardens whilst watching the sun dancing from our chromed gleaming treasures, and the next, we are heading to our annual bash on a much […]
Yearly archives: 2018
16 posts
Now recognised as the world’s biggest gathering of (around 300) classic motoring clubs, this year’s event witnessed over 71,000 visitors during the weekend 9 – 11 November 2018. One of the highlights of the show was the Meguiar’s Club Showcase, with 16 exceptional classics at the judges’ mercy with Lyndon […]
No, not the 90s Scottish band, but the state of the weather at The Warren Classic and Supercar Show on 23 September 2018. The omens were not good the day before, as we set out the pitch and erected the event shelter under a grey sky cloaked in ominous, brooding, […]
April this year marked the centenary of the Royal Air Force and, commemorating the 100th anniversary, the RAF Museum in Hendon has been transformed with the addition of three new galleries and redeveloped grounds. 27 members of our club celebrated by visiting on a beautifully sunny October day; perfect flying […]
The Jaguar Drivers Club (Area 33) held their annual get together at Hyde Hall on Sunday 19th August. Other local clubs in attendance were Aston Martin, Bentley, Morgan, Austin 7, Essex TR Register, Triumph Eastern, Porsche, Singer, South Essex MG, JEC Essex & Suffolk Borders and of course, JEC Essex […]
If you couldn’t make it to our museum trip on 5th August, you missed one of the most interesting events so far this year. I’m talking of the De Havilland Aircraft Museum, a gem hidden near London Colney, just off the St Albans junction of the M25 where six cars […]
On Sunday 29 July, eleven cars from our club went to the Ingatestone Hall Classic Car Show , eleven years after we last attended as a club in July 2007. Ingatestone Hall is a Grade 1 listed 16th century manor house, originally built by Sir William Petrie and still occupied […]
Our sponsor, Autoart Detailing UK, has been detailing Peter Davey’s Mk2 and has shot the following video. Thanks Mario! [youtube=http://youtu.be/RNKeadrVqhc]
Seattle,with approximately three quarters of a million inhabitants, is not big by American standards but it is the largest city in Washington state and one of the fastest growing cities in America. Surrounded by vast forests it is easy to see why the early European settlers made logging its number […]
For those expecting their regular fix of classic and sports cars at The Hare in Roxwell on this the premier Saturday in May, there was a surprise in store. For this month only (so far), we would be tasting a full English at its sister pub, The Castle, in Great […]
Our first main show of the year was of course, the Classic Car Show at Battlesbridge in May. The event was well supported by members, although on the day a few members were unable to attend due to various reasons. However, with the support of the organiser, Jim Gallie, these […]
On Sunday 27th May a number of members attended the Breakfast Meet at Museum of Power at Langford, Nr. Hatfield Peveral for our first visit to this site since 2008! Checking back on my photos of the last visit in 2008, I was surprised to see that the event was […]
Sunday 22nd April saw the first event of the year for the JEC Essex Thameside Region. 33 members and partners met up at the services on the A12 junction 28 for the beginning of the visits planned around Suffolk. Our first visit was to Suffolk Sports Cars at Pettistree, Nr […]
Saturday 7th April was the start of the 2018 season at The Hare public house at Roxwell, a few miles west of Chelmsford in Essex. The Breakfast meetings have been arranged by Gary Downham, the owner of the pub, for the past years and is held on the first Saturday […]
Late last year, the Club night Raffle, I won a prize. My winning ticket wasn’t the first out of the hat, nor even the second, in fact there wasn’t much left when I reached the table to collect my winnings, but there was an unassuming white envelope, looking a little […]
Have you ever experienced one of those days when you are doing a job you have successfully done a hundred times and one that you could teach your pet hamster to perform……and then it all goes wrong? May first, 2017 was one such day. It would have been appropriate if […]