As I said earlier I can certainly recommend this show, the organisation is not as slick as a Goodwood event, but there was certainly many items of interest for either petrol-heads or those very keen on aviation.

Personally I would have loved to have met the owner of the Costain Amigo, one of the few post-war cars with a wooden chassis, other than a Marcos which Frank Costin also designed! I remember that it was considered to be highly innovative when launched, but sales were not helped by its Vauxhall running gear and VX 4/90 engine and a lack of creature comforts. Unfortunately our paths were not to cross, but it was a great privilege to see the car and in great condition.

The other item that was interesting and I hadn't seen before was a glider, that according to the commentator could pull higher G-force than a Pitt Special. It was initially towed by a plane and performed some manoeuvres and was then released, quite an amazing bit of kit. No photos I'm afraid and I did not write dos the name of it, so all in all a pretty poor report!


Brian

1970 Morgan Plus 8 - Moss Box (Indigo Blue)
2014 Morgan SP1 (Rocket Red)
2015 Morgan Plus 8 (Rocket Blue)