British Auto Classic 2011

Sunday 23rd October was British Auto Classic day in Waroona, south of Perth. Shelly and I popped along to check it out.

The oldest car at the show was this 1911 Star limousine. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_Motor_Company

The owner mentioned that he had not managed to source appropriate headlamps. Replicas could be manufactured but at an extravagant cost of around $2000 a piece.

This cute little 1914 Swift has been a regular attendee at Veteran Car Club rallys. See my postings for the Veteran Car days of 2010 and 11.

A rarity in Australia -a 1935 Jowett.





Morris-Cowley


1926 Bentley. A very beautiful machine. Interestingly the bodywork of this vehicle was covered in vinyl - like the early DKWs.

There was an impressive contingent of classic Rolls-Royce.

A big 1948 Jaguar Mark IV sedan.

A Jag limousine

Jaguar XK 120 sedan. A very nice restoration.

What Jaguar is most famous for - sportscars.

Jaguar E-type

The highly unusual Jowett Jupiter. It has an intriguing engine layout, with the fan cooled radiator mounted behind the flat four boxer engine, just as in contemporary DKWs. This isn't really a surprise when you realize some of the car's designers had come from Auto-Union. http://carclubs.shannons.com.au/jowettcc
Here are some more links about this interesting vehicle:
http://www.jowettjupiter.co.uk/
http://jowett.org/

MGs.

The MG TC is a gorgeous little sportster.

1936 Willys-Overland. Willys-Overland was an American company but they did build vehicles under license in the UK.

Open wide - A cheeky Hillman Minx

The British Ford Club was out in force again.



Ford Prefects



A Bedford Van. This was the only commercial vehicle on show.

An Oldsmobile T-75 sedan. Not really sure if this counts as British. Maybe they built them under license?

The Oldsmobile and a 1955 Hillman.

A Riley. I've always been rather partial to the stylish Rileys. They retained a quite old fashioned look right into the 1950s.

A rear view of another Riley.

A Riley and a Vauxhall. Once again the Vauxhall club put on a good display.

Vauxhall Vangard



Vauxhall Velox. I believe my parents once owned one of these.

Standard

A Vauxhall Velox cabriolet

1957 Nash Metropolitan. We seem to come across one of these at every car show or museum we visit.

Rover

Morris Minors. There was a large contingent of Morris'.

Austin A40

Vintage Motorcycle Club WA Swap Meet - 2011

Here's a selection of photos of the Vintage Motorcycle Club of WA's Swap meet on Sunday 27 March 2011. It was a really successful day with a great turnout. There was an excellent display of over sixty bikes including a large contingent of veteran machines.

There was a good turnout of visitors. It's great to see so much public interest.

It isn't always about the big bikes. This is a little French lightweight - 125cc Motobecane.

An a tiny engined Honda moped

A sweet 1949 Moto Guzzi. It was the only Italian machine on display. See also photos of this machine at the Italian Car, Motorcycle and Scooter Show -http://heinkelscooter.blogspot.com/2011/02/all-italian-car-motorcycle-scooter-day.html

Triumph outfit

1942 BSA in military trim

1928 BSA

1950 BSA B31 350cc

1951 Sunbeam s-8

1930 Royal Enfield J 30

1936 Levis D Special

One of my favourites (of course) 1951 Ariel Red Hunter

Teutonic style - a gorgeous 1955 NSU

And a BMW

A lovely 1956 Victoria Bergemeister. Note the unusual twin cylinder arrangement

A Teutonic neighbour - a Czech Jawa.

A big 1942 Harley in full civilian trim with a neat 1937 BSA behind

1916 Harley Davidson

Harley Davidson in traditional paint scheme. This bike was for sale but I didn't get the details.

A big and rare American - Henderson Excelsior

The Henderson's four cylinder engine

An early Triumph

1922 Raleigh with leg guards

1923 Scott Flying Squirrel. Compare this machine with the earlier model Scott that attended the Veteran Car rally - http://heinkelscooter.blogspot.com/2011/02/perth-veteran-car-rally-2011.html

1930s Norton

A 1926 Triumph model Q

An Australian rarity - 1919 Carbine. Powered by a MAG engine with belt drive.

A couple more views of the Carbine. It's amazing to think of the odds of survival for such a machine, given the tiny numbers manufactured and the life they must have led.

AJS row

1915 Sunbeam model 9 500cc

BSA basket case...

A real rarity by anyone's terms - a 1909 Pope

Unrestored in all its natural glory

For more info on Pope motorcycles http://www.vintagecolumbiabikes.com/id84.html
Another rare veteran - 1911 554 cc OK-Bradshaw.

The owner lights up the carbide headlamp

At 11pm the Bradshaw was wheeled out into the yard and started up in front a crowd of interested onlookers. Surprisingly she started straight up on the first pull of the starter rope. Here below is a video of a hundred year old motorcycle in action.

These old veterans are called bone shakers for a reason. Note the lever action accelerator and retard. Riding one of these is a complicated business but it was better than walking.

For information about Bradshaw motorcycles - http://www.cybermotorcycle.com/euro/brands/bradshaw.htm

Another veteran for sale - 1909 Premier single speed. Contact mobile 0409371001

A couple of fire damaged vintage bikes. I wonder what could actually be salvaged from these machines?

What the swap meet is all about - bikes and bits

John Branton displayed a couple of his bikes at his calendar stand.

The Classic Motorcycle Calendar and assorted products for sale. You can order copies from his website - http://www.johnbranton.com.au/