2013 Fete and Vintage Fayre

We had the odd shower during the early afternoon; but otherwise it was a bright afternoon that everyone seemed to enjoy.

general viewSouth Staffs Fire & Rescue Service
South Staffs Fire & Rescue Service attended to give
chldren a chance to climb aboard and gave fire prevention advice to grown-ups.
rows of minis
Local pop/rock band Bullets in Bow Ties featured on the "trailer stage", as did Havergal School choir who performed magnificently and were a credit to their school.


Below are photographs of some of the real stars of the event ... the vehicles !

1926 Avelling steam roller
Robert Bates' 1926 Avelling steam roller
1959 Velocette Venom
1959 Velocette Venom 500 cc
1938 Austin Big 7
Goff Perry's 1938 Austin "Big 7
1930 Austin 16/6 Tourer.jpg
1930 Austin 16/6 tourer
Austin 7 Tourer
Austin 7 Tourer - if you know any more about this car
please let me know via the "contact us" link on the home page.
1936 Bentley Vanden Plas
1936 Bentley Vanden Pla
 two Morris 8s
nearest the camera is a 1953 Morris 8 van,
behind is a 1939 Series E tourer
1948 Armstrong Sidley Hurricane
1948 Armstrong Sidley Hurricane
Daimler project?
BEFORE ?
If anyone is interested in this challenge Daimler
please let me know via the
"contact us" link on the home page and I'll put you in touch!
Daimler
AFTER !
If you know any more about this
Daimler
please let me know via the "contact us" link on the home page
 1954 Morris Minor
1954 Morris Minor, designed by Alec Issigonis note the divided windscreen
1953 Standard Vangard
1953 Standard Vangard
1959 Morris Oxford
1959 Morris Oxford
2 Fords
on the left is a Ford Zephyr Mark 2 circa 1958
on the right is a mark 2, 1970 Ford Cortina
a row of minis
a collection of real Minis: i.e. designed by Alec Issigonis
Here they are again!
Here they are again!
1967 Mini Moke
1967 Mini Moke
1970  Mini Cooper S ex-Liverpool Police
1970 Mini Cooper S ex-Liverpool Police
Jaguar E-Type
Jaguar E-Type - on its launch Enzo Ferrari called it
"The most beautiful car ever made"
Ford Popular and a Nissan Figaro
Ford Popular circa 1956 and a 1991 Nissan Firago
1970 Series III Land Rover
1970 Series III Land Rover
Austin Gypsy fire engine
1964 Austin Gypsy fire engine with a 1943 Willys Jeep
hiding between it and the tractors
1967 Bedford KM
1970 Series III Land Rover
garden tractor
talking of tractors, what 2-year-old could resist sitting on this 1950s Wheel Horse garden tractor?
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