Classic Car and Motorsport Shows at Excel

[Sam Tyler]

I managed to get a couple of tickets for this show at Excel in London for yesterday. The tickets covered both shows which suited me down to the ground.

Open for four days these shows were very well attended making photography a bit difficult at times but amongst the cars and trade stands were many examples of both fully original and fully restored classics as well as plenty of touring car and rally cars to vary the interest.

Without further ado here's a selection of smudges that I took throughout the course of the day (stick with it as there's 56 to load):

















































































































Not a bad Aston to finish with, a snip at only £950,000

Sam

[Gene Hunt]

Now you're talking!

The Quattro selection is mighty fine Sam. Loving those 

Great selection of photos all round. Thanks for the report Sam 

Gene.

[Sam Tyler]

There was a black Quattro there on the same stand but I just could not get a picture of it as each time I went there it was surrounded by other visitors.

Oh and I forgot to add that you should also recognise the Met Police SD1 as it is the one that you and Ant Anstead drove through London in "For The Love Of Cars".

Sam.

[The Saint]

Some very tasty motors there Sam, thanks very much for posting

The Saint

[Dirty Epic]

Some brilliant smudges there Sam. Can't really say what my fave is so many tasty pieces of steel there.

[D.C. Burtonshaw]

Thanks for the pics Sam, some superb pieces of steel there, the Jags are nice, and the blue MK1 Capri and even the dark green Hillman Hunter, with the 70's slot mags!

[Del Boy]

Looks a great show Sam with some very unique steel in amongst the smudges. The top BMW with Steve Soper's name on reminded me of watching many a great touring car race in the 80s and 90s.

[Sam Tyler]

Mar 2, 2017 21:38:38 GMT Del Boy said:

Looks a great show Sam with some very unique steel in amongst the smudges. The top BMW with Steve Soper's name on reminded me of watching many a great touring car race in the 80s and 90s.

I do like those old E30 3-series and remember watching them in the BTCC against the RS500s, great racing.

Of course the E30 could never better the E31 though.

Sam.

[Dirty Epic]

Ah the Clelland v Soper battle in the BTCC was a great rivalry and almost as bitter as say Plato v Neil or even Prost v Senna or Alonso v Hamilton in F1. Cost the pair at least a odd BTCC championship too esp the '92 when they spectacularly collided and gifted the title to Tim Harvey. :lol: Not quite the same cars in the BTCC these days but still get some good racing/title deciders.

[Del Boy]

And not forgetting Andy Rous in the RS500