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Interests => Hobbies => Topic started by: Chris_ on October 09, 2010, 03:38:22 PM

Title: 2010 Nashville British Car Club Show
Post by: Chris_ on October 09, 2010, 03:38:22 PM: The auto-focus on my camera wasn't working, so some of the pictures aren't that great. The show was at Centennial Park which was nice. I heard this was the first time they've held it there. I showed up early and got a good parking spot.

The Lane Motor Museum was there and they brought the 1932 Helicron and what looked like every MG T in Davidson county.
[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Dv-gl6RCGc[/youtube]

Lots of MG B's...
(http://i237.photobucket.com/albums/ff68/kayaktn/2010%20Nashville%20British%20Car%20Club%20Show/MGB1.jpg)

(http://i237.photobucket.com/albums/ff68/kayaktn/2010%20Nashville%20British%20Car%20Club%20Show/1967MGB2.jpg)

(http://i237.photobucket.com/albums/ff68/kayaktn/2010%20Nashville%20British%20Car%20Club%20Show/TimeforTea2.jpg)

(http://i237.photobucket.com/albums/ff68/kayaktn/2010%20Nashville%20British%20Car%20Club%20Show/MGB4.jpg)

Inside an MG B GT. This thing even smelled new.
(http://i237.photobucket.com/albums/ff68/kayaktn/2010%20Nashville%20British%20Car%20Club%20Show/MGBGT8.jpg)

Another GT
(http://i237.photobucket.com/albums/ff68/kayaktn/2010%20Nashville%20British%20Car%20Club%20Show/MGB7.jpg)

I think this may have been the only MG C there.
(http://i237.photobucket.com/albums/ff68/kayaktn/2010%20Nashville%20British%20Car%20Club%20Show/MGC1.jpg)

Spridgets...
(http://i237.photobucket.com/albums/ff68/kayaktn/2010%20Nashville%20British%20Car%20Club%20Show/1979MGMidget8.jpg)

(http://i237.photobucket.com/albums/ff68/kayaktn/2010%20Nashville%20British%20Car%20Club%20Show/1960BugeyeSprite2.jpg)
Title: Re: 2010 Nashville British Car Club Show
Post by: Chris_ on October 09, 2010, 03:38:46 PM: Old stuff and new stuff -- a 1970 Lotus Elan and a late-model Lotus Elise.
(http://i237.photobucket.com/albums/ff68/kayaktn/2010%20Nashville%20British%20Car%20Club%20Show/1970LotusElan1.jpg)

(http://i237.photobucket.com/albums/ff68/kayaktn/2010%20Nashville%20British%20Car%20Club%20Show/1970LotusElan5.jpg)

(http://i237.photobucket.com/albums/ff68/kayaktn/2010%20Nashville%20British%20Car%20Club%20Show/1970LotusElan15.jpg)

(http://i237.photobucket.com/albums/ff68/kayaktn/2010%20Nashville%20British%20Car%20Club%20Show/LotusElise3.jpg)

(http://i237.photobucket.com/albums/ff68/kayaktn/2010%20Nashville%20British%20Car%20Club%20Show/LotusElise1.jpg)

(http://i237.photobucket.com/albums/ff68/kayaktn/2010%20Nashville%20British%20Car%20Club%20Show/LotusElise5.jpg)

WTF stuff... a 1913 Triumph Type C Roadster
(http://i237.photobucket.com/albums/ff68/kayaktn/2010%20Nashville%20British%20Car%20Club%20Show/1913TriumphTypeCRoadster4.jpg)

Here's the other end of that funny-looking Triumph.
(http://i237.photobucket.com/albums/ff68/kayaktn/2010%20Nashville%20British%20Car%20Club%20Show/1913TriumphTypeCRoadster8.jpg)

Quite a few E Type coupes and roadsters.
(http://i237.photobucket.com/albums/ff68/kayaktn/2010%20Nashville%20British%20Car%20Club%20Show/JaguarEType1.jpg)

(http://i237.photobucket.com/albums/ff68/kayaktn/2010%20Nashville%20British%20Car%20Club%20Show/JaguarEType6.jpg)

(http://i237.photobucket.com/albums/ff68/kayaktn/2010%20Nashville%20British%20Car%20Club%20Show/JaguarEType4.jpg)

Minis and Rovers
(http://i237.photobucket.com/albums/ff68/kayaktn/2010%20Nashville%20British%20Car%20Club%20Show/Mini1.jpg)

(http://i237.photobucket.com/albums/ff68/kayaktn/2010%20Nashville%20British%20Car%20Club%20Show/1947Rover12SportsSaloon1.jpg)

Triumph
(http://i237.photobucket.com/albums/ff68/kayaktn/2010%20Nashville%20British%20Car%20Club%20Show/TriumphSpitfire.jpg)

(http://i237.photobucket.com/albums/ff68/kayaktn/2010%20Nashville%20British%20Car%20Club%20Show/TriumphTR73.jpg)
Title: Re: 2010 Nashville British Car Club Show
Post by: Chris_ on October 09, 2010, 03:39:04 PM: Time for tea.
(http://i237.photobucket.com/albums/ff68/kayaktn/2010%20Nashville%20British%20Car%20Club%20Show/TimeforTea3.jpg)

Probably the most expensive car there... a 1924 Rolls Royce Silver Ghost
(http://i237.photobucket.com/albums/ff68/kayaktn/2010%20Nashville%20British%20Car%20Club%20Show/1924RollsRoyceSilverGhost1.jpg)

(http://i237.photobucket.com/albums/ff68/kayaktn/2010%20Nashville%20British%20Car%20Club%20Show/1924RollsRoyceSilverGhost5.jpg)

If you've never been to the Parthenon in Nashville, it's an amazing building. They're currently restoring all the friezes on the outside.
(http://i237.photobucket.com/albums/ff68/kayaktn/2010%20Nashville%20British%20Car%20Club%20Show/Parthenon7.jpg)

(http://i237.photobucket.com/albums/ff68/kayaktn/2010%20Nashville%20British%20Car%20Club%20Show/Parthenon12.jpg)

(http://i237.photobucket.com/albums/ff68/kayaktn/2010%20Nashville%20British%20Car%20Club%20Show/Parthenon14.jpg)

(http://i237.photobucket.com/albums/ff68/kayaktn/2010%20Nashville%20British%20Car%20Club%20Show/Parthenon24.jpg)

And some funny armored car I saw driving around. Looks like Vanderbilt updated their security.
(http://i237.photobucket.com/albums/ff68/kayaktn/2010%20Nashville%20British%20Car%20Club%20Show/CarShow1cropped.jpg)
Title: Re: 2010 Nashville British Car Club Show
Post by: cavegal on October 09, 2010, 03:48:12 PM: Wonderful photos. I just love cars. A friend of mine had a MGB. Once it broke down and told her it was the "gulp valve". The Jag E was a fav of mine. I still have a corgi toy blue car that is the Jag E.
Title: Re: 2010 Nashville British Car Club Show
Post by: Chris_ on October 09, 2010, 05:39:18 PM: I have around 150 full-size (3000x2000) JPEGs if anybody wants one for a background. I'd recommend doing some processing to it to even out the highs, lows, and midrange.
Title: Re: 2010 Nashville British Car Club Show
Post by: Mike220 on October 09, 2010, 08:28:33 PM: Quote from: chris_ on October 09, 2010, 03:39:04 PM
And some funny armored car I saw driving around. Looks like Vanderbilt updated their security.
(http://i237.photobucket.com/albums/ff68/kayaktn/2010%20Nashville%20British%20Car%20Club%20Show/CarShow1cropped.jpg)

Looks like a Ferret, which is a Brit armored car. Guess it would fit in there. :-)
Title: Re: 2010 Nashville British Car Club Show
Post by: Chris_ on October 09, 2010, 11:46:22 PM: Sweet. Ate Up With Motor just published their essay on the MG B. This day just keeps getting better and better. :hyper:

All the Way from A to B: The History of the MGB, Part One (http://ateupwithmotor.com/sports-cars-and-muscle-cars/257-mgb-and-gt-history-part-1.html)
Title: Re: 2010 Nashville British Car Club Show
Post by: Lacarnut on October 10, 2010, 12:15:51 AM: My brother owned a MGB and I had a Sunbeam Alpine and a TR3. These puppies require a great deal of maintenance. Brits make beautiful cars though.
Title: Re: 2010 Nashville British Car Club Show
Post by: Chris_ on October 10, 2010, 06:56:37 PM: I still want one. Unfortunately, I haven't had the opportunity to drive one, so all I can do is live vicariously through other people. There is one for sale at a car lot down the street... I may drop by and ask for a test drive just for the experience. Some people think they're overdone and passe, but they're such pretty cars even if they aren't perfect. Besides, any 30+ year-old car is going to have problems.
Title: Re: 2010 Nashville British Car Club Show
Post by: Lacarnut on October 10, 2010, 11:30:20 PM: I always wanted an Austin Healy. Other than a Jag, the Healy is the best looking Brit sports car. Another sports car I lusted after was the Alfa Spider Veloce.
Title: Re: 2010 Nashville British Car Club Show
Post by: Odin's Hand on October 11, 2010, 09:35:00 PM: Still no Land Rovers, huh?
Title: Re: 2010 Nashville British Car Club Show
Post by: Chris_ on October 11, 2010, 09:36:25 PM: No, I didn't see a single truck there.
Title: Re: 2010 Nashville British Car Club Show
Post by: Wineslob on October 12, 2010, 01:48:35 PM: Quote from: Lacarnut on October 10, 2010, 11:30:20 PM
I always wanted an Austin Healy. Other than a Jag, the Healy is the best looking Brit sports car. Another sports car I lusted after was the Alfa Spider Veloce.

+1 on 2 cars I'd love to have, parts falling off or not.
Title: Re: 2010 Nashville British Car Club Show
Post by: Chris_ on October 12, 2010, 02:00:55 PM: There was one Sunbeam Alpine at the show. I didn't post the picture because it came out very dark and I haven't done any processing to these pictures yet. I cleaned this one up.

(http://i237.photobucket.com/albums/ff68/kayaktn/2010%20Nashville%20British%20Car%20Club%20Show/SunbeamAlpine1.jpg)
Title: Re: 2010 Nashville British Car Club Show
Post by: IassaFTots on October 12, 2010, 03:44:15 PM: That Lane Car Museum is something else for sure! Musta spent about 3 hours in there. Looks like a good day for a car show.