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Converging on St John's Wood High Street on Sunday was an extraordinary collection of vintage and classic cars. Apparently this annual event is now in to it's sixth year with it's sole intention of raising money for The St John's Hospice. And as I wandered around looking over some of these classic road gems I was occasionally reminded by one or two fanatics just how expensive some of the exhibits were now worth, and the word millions kept popping up. And one of the vintage former racing cars on display apparently belonged to Nick Mason, he of Pink Floyd. And for a minimum fee of £25 you could actually sit in it and have your photo taken. Among the exhibits as well as several vintage Rolls Royces there was a couple of classic 1950/60's American cars. And the one I was instantly drawn to was the Blue Mercury Chevrolet (above). But the strangest looking car was the one that looked like one of the Red Arrow jets (below). And being a family day out, it was the one exhibit that kept children fascinated. Still, Sunday's visit made up for missing out on going to The Kings Cross Vintage Car Boot Festival back in April where there were more of those big vintage classic 1950's American cars, although naturally the owners are quite protective of their vintage vehicles and don't usually let the general public get too close to what is their pride and joy. I can just see me... wearing blue jeans, a white t-shirt, a pack of Marlboroughs tucked high up in my sleeve with slicked back hair, and sitting behind the wheel of a 1950's Chevvy. What a great picture that would make. Still, we can all but dream! |
