Tuesday, June 03, 2008

CLASSIC CAR SHOW


Here we were again but the cars were quite different from those we saw two years ago (see 2006 post under same heading). The Bentley was my favourite car as even then it had electric everything - windows, seat adjustment, mirrors etc.

Below it this American built car was imported from New South Wales and was beautifully appointed for a dry climate. There were two seats open to the air in front of the picnic basket in which the kids could scream their heads off without disturbing the serenity of their parents.

The bluish coloured car had some contextual dummy food on a tray which was amusing if unhealthy looking.
The green MG had novel architecture revealing the foot well as well as the engine compartment when the bonnet was lifted up. Very spartan.
But not as much as the stripped down cockpit of the red vintage racing car, which was one of the first to reach 100 mph.
The brownish interior with the leather seats is part of the opulence of the car shown above with the picnic basket and al fresco rear seats.

And what is this ?? A steering wheel with loads of audio controls and no dials? Must be crazy. And look at the bodywork, open to the weather, low to the ground, one seat only, no boot. Has the name Lewis Hamilton on it. Must be a nutter.