Custom Car – September 2019

TheSundaymorninglineupattheisland’sSteamRailway.

Ourlunchtimestopoff,theWightMouse
pubinthesouthoftheisland,offers
stunningviewsofTheNeedles.Theview
ofthecarparkwasn’ttooshabbyeither.

Localman,MickMears,didn’thavetodrivefarinhissweet’^48 P

ontiac

SilverStreakCoupetojoininthefun.

TwoGatheringsrunning,BrettPillingerhasbuckedthe

trendandbroughthisown‘boat’,eachtimeadifferent

’58Buick,almostlongerthantheIsleofWightferry.

Everyonestoppedtoregroupatthehilltopviewpointcarp

whichofferspanoramicviewstowardsSandow ark,

nandShanklin.

‘Dangerous’DaveSturgessthrewcautiontothewind,and

wenttoplessfortheday,removinghisroadster’sBopTop

andleavingitattheholidaypark.

TheIsleofWightSteamRailwayownsseveralworkinglocosand

rollingstock,andiswellworthalookifyou’reeverontheisland.

MaxWarnerlivesonthe

islandandjoinedthefun

inhisFordF^1 pick-up,

ironicallybeingtheonly

onetosufferapuncture

allweekend.

Therodsfollowthecoastroadaroundtheisland.HasSteveYoung

cancelledhisturnsignalyet?

ProvingblownFlatheadscanbeperfectlystreetable,Kelvin

HelsdownandJuliaRoecompletedthe^130 - mileislandtourinKelvin’s

roadsterwithoutahitch.

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