Custom Car – September 2019

Railway Rock

Saturday’scruisetookinviewsofRutland

WaterandofferedtheoptionofNorth

ShoreandSouthShoreroutes,meaning

thecarspassedeachothergoingin

oppositedirectionsalongtheway.

Addingtotheexperiencewasan

on-routequiz,andanotheronce

cruisershadarrivedatthedestination.

ThiswasRocksbyRail,theLiving

IronstoneMuseumatCottesmore,

whichisonlyashortdistancefrom

RutlandShowgroundifyoutake

amoredirectroute.Thevenue

offeredplentyofinterestandlight

refreshmentsinthecafé,although

somepreferredtheDIYapproach...

Iknewitwasawhileagowe

featuredRichardParker’s

traditional-style’39Ford,but

Icouldn’trememberexactly

when.Tomyastonishment,

theFlathead-poweredcoupe

gracedthecoverofour

JJanuary’0 7 issue.

Andtalkingof
Fordsons,Mel
Garrardhada
rideoverinPlum
Crazyonthe
Sunday.Though
updatedbyMel
fromits1970’s
buildspec,the
vanstillharks
backtothose
daysofold.Take
theDaimler
‘hemi’under
thebonnet,for
instance.

Anddttaallllkkkkiiiinnggooofffff

SimonBradder’s

superstraight

Fordsonwasnot

onlyaworthy

recipient

ofthePop

Festivalaward,

itequally

deservedthe

TonyRobinson

Awardtoo,the

latterbeing

chosenand

presentedby

Mid-Surrey

Roadsters.

ItwasnosurprisewhenRichardJacksonpulledroundinhisblown

’ 7 0ChevyChevelletopickupthetrophyforBestAmericanMuscle.

Thingsdon’tgetmuchmuscular,orcleaner,thanthiscar.

Rutlandwasn’texactly

awashwithEuropean

visitors,butoneofthe

carsthatcrossedthe

Channelandcaughtmy

eyewasthisBelgian-

registeredEuropean

ModelBsedan.

ChrisHayhas

reallyputhisown

markontheex-CC

featured,Dave

Rothwell-built

’39Hanomag

now.We’veseen

theDetroitMob

Steelsbefore,

butthefresh

two-tonepaint

andchrometrim

transformsthe

car’sappearance.