Best 1946 - 1959

Best 1960 - 1969

Best 1970-on

Best Overseas

Best Competition/ Special

Best Lightweight

Best Club Stand

The next Rye Classic Bikejumble is on Sunday 4th September from 10am. Admission is £3 to the site at Hamstreet in Kent. Contact ELK Promotions on 01797 344277 or visit www.elk-promotions.co.uk

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Classics At Capesthorne

I've heard it said that cars and bikes don't mix at classic shows. Well, whoever said that hadn't told the masses of folk who flocked to recent classic event, themed around 'Triumph Nuts', beautifully organised as ever and set in the majestic grounds of stately Capesthorne Hall in Cheshire.

Maybe the show's success was due the 'superior' marque that the show was celebrating - the mighty Triumph, present in both four and two-wheeled forms. There were - in the tongue-in-cheek opinion of Les the commentator, courting controversy as ever - 'lesser marques too' (aka Reliant Scimitars, Morgans, MV Agustas, Nortons, BSAs V12 Jaguar E-types, MGs and so on). But, as in life, Triumphs ruled!

Random Triumphs on eBay.co.uk

(RichardM obviously likes to live dangerously. But we know he rides a Honda more often than he rides his Triumph! TP)

As well as the vehicles, there were stacks of excellent stalls where your scribe spent most of his money during a happy hour bantering with the stallholders (overheard - 'Oh yes, and I'll take a packet of razor blades as well, I've been looking at the stuff on your stall so long I need a shave'). Personal best buys included carb cleaner, brake cleaner and high temperature paint at £3 each, and an invaluable genuine rare Norton 'special tool' also £3. I also tried some of the Auto Proud polish. Don't be fooled like I was - it looks like water and goes on just as easily, but my goodness it works! The lazy boy's way to a deep shine…

In fact the only tough part of the day was helping to judge the concours. Les, the genial 'compere' at all Andrew Greenwood's shows, has an ability to persuade a wide variety of cars and bikes into the arena, and he is looking for 'character' just as much as 'conkers'. As a consequence, in several classes it was nearly impossible to choose a winner. But as one Triumph owner commented to me: 'The cars give us so much pleasure that we're all winners.'

Wise words indeed.

RichardM

See www.classicshows.org for details of more car and bike shows, or enter your classic using our facility for any Greenwood event and take advantage of the free ticket offer.

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