Saturday and Sunday were two days of automotive bliss at the Croft Nostalgia Weekend.
Classic motor racing, displays of cars, buses, commercial vehicles, motorcycles, bicycles, military vehicles and some flying displays were all there to satisfy every petrol heads dreams. For the ladies and those not interested in things motoring, there were fashion shows, stalls selling 1940s fashion and a George Formby impersonator.
This year the weather couldn't have been better with bright warm sunshine until late afternoon on both days when there was some rain. The event must have been blessed because areas not far away had torrential rain and flash floods.
We travelled the massive distance of 10 miles in the MG TA and parked up close to the Tyne Tees Centre of the MG Car Club and the Tees Valley MG Owners Club. As we are members of both clubs we had plenty of people to chat to.
Classic motor racing, displays of cars, buses, commercial vehicles, motorcycles, bicycles, military vehicles and some flying displays were all there to satisfy every petrol heads dreams. For the ladies and those not interested in things motoring, there were fashion shows, stalls selling 1940s fashion and a George Formby impersonator.
This year the weather couldn't have been better with bright warm sunshine until late afternoon on both days when there was some rain. The event must have been blessed because areas not far away had torrential rain and flash floods.
We travelled the massive distance of 10 miles in the MG TA and parked up close to the Tyne Tees Centre of the MG Car Club and the Tees Valley MG Owners Club. As we are members of both clubs we had plenty of people to chat to.
One of the features of this event is the number of people in period dress.
With so many people to chat to and a the full race calendar running on both days, I didn't get many pictures taken, but here they are.
The racing was superb.
The parade lap on Sunday morning was great. We had a blast and they must have been feeling generous becuase we got two laps. Sadly the video cam took this moment to go mamaries skywards, so no video of that.
We did take a couple of bus trips round the circuit.
We did take a couple of bus trips round the circuit.
There were a couple of flying displays.
While wandering around I came across an Austin Healey 3000 which looked a little different from the other highly polished examples, as it looked well travelled. Talking to the owner I found it was indeed well travelled as he was on his way home from Le Mans and called into Croft on the way. Seeing a beautiful car being used as it should be was just superb.
All in all this was a stunning weekend and I fully appreciate all the work that goes into making it a success.
All in all this was a stunning weekend and I fully appreciate all the work that goes into making it a success.
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