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The weather forecast for this year turned out to be accurate: sunny with a few brief showers. These did not dampen the atmosphere and did boost refreshment sales in the village hall! |  |  |  |
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| The photo on the right is the 1926 Avelling Steam Roller which came this year. Unfortunately it had to stay on the car park because the grass was too wet for it. For technical reasons (the webmaster forgot to photograph it this year!) so here's a photo of it from the 2007 event. Below are pictures of two of the scale model engines. |
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| Classic Motorbikes | ||
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 nearest camera is a1953 BSA Bantam trials bike behind it is a Greeves Special 350 cc |
 1961 Triumph Tiger 650 |
> a German MZ (Motorrad und Zweiradwerk) with it's sidecar on the correct side for the German market |
 1959 Velocette Venom 500 | Left and right is a pair of 1959 Velocette Venoms. These had a single, 500 cc cylinder and a legendary reputation for speed and endurance. 1n 1961 a Velocette "clubman" Venom 500 set a still-unbeaten record of an average speed of 100·05 m.p.h. over a 24 hour period - Google it if you don't believe me! |
 another 1959 Velocette Venom 500 - note the famous "fishtail" silencer. |
| Classic Cars | ||
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 1934 Austin 7 Sports Special |
 1935 Morris 8 |
 1938 Hillman Minx | >
 1943 Willys Jeep |
 1954 Sunbeam Talbot |
 a beautifully styled 1959 Bentley S2 |
 the classic 1961 Rover P4 |
 1966 Volvo |  1970 Land Rover series IIa - still the best 4 x 4 by far! |
 2 examples of the Alec Issagonis designed Morris Minor, a saloon from 1969 and a convertible from 1971 |
 1972 Morris Minor van |
 a 1986 example of a REAL, Alec Issagonis-designed Mini Cooper like the ones seen in the real "Italian Job" film |
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 on the left a 1952 Bedford "O" Type and a 1953 ex-army Morris |
 1953 Austin K9 |
 Ford Thames pick-up - it's what he had before Transits! |
 1964 Austin Gypsy fire tender. | ||
| Other Entertainment | ||
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| Jim's Swing Band gave a brilliant performance of a range of favourites, including many Glen Miller pieces. They put us in the mood (apologies for the pun) for a fun afternoon. |  | |
| The inter-pub tug of war proved popular. The Men's event was won by The Elms whilst the Red, White and Blue won the ladies' event by defeating the team from Calf Heath Marina. Pictures of the ladies' teams bending over were not considered appropriate for this website. (Oh OK, I forgot to take any!) | ||
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 Red, white and blue on the left, The Elms' team on the right |
 The Elms' on the left, Calf Heath Marina's team on the right |  The Red, white anW Blue team getting (unsuccessfully)stuck in |
 The children's quad bikes proved a popular attraction. |
Other attractions not shown included: Lichfield and District Dog Training Society's Dog Agility and Fly Ball display (I was too busy marshalling exhibition vehicles on to the site to take pictures of them!). We were also treated to displays by: Cannock Corps of Drums, the children's school of dance, our local primary schools and cheer leaders. (These were not photographed for the website for child protection reasons.) | |
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