Glo’ Mo’ Sho’

Bespoke Bentleys and time travelling Deloreans minus flux capacitors but plus the build quality that broke them in the first place. Unwieldy sentences aside even Marty Mcfly would have been at home in amongst the old and the new of the Gloucestershire motor show. Our man the Morgan Man had been buzzing around like a broken fridge for twelve months meeting this and fixing those. He had advised a small team who had brought together some of the great and the good of this green counties motoring nut cases. Witness the Ferrari owners club with their baseball caps and jackets. Being stuck in a lift with these otherwise (probably) lovely human beings wouldn’t be top of my list. Worse still was the solitary Nissan turbo thing that is no doubt a complete pain in the arse to drive and without a hint of the craftsmanship of all of the usual penis extensions I so lovingly lust after. Perhaps I’m being a little too cynical. Perhaps I should reach for another cider.
Anyway;
This is the future, after all. With the British Motor show all but sent through a smoke stack as its relations get drunk and wear black at a wake it has fallen to Goodwood and the aristocracy to rescue what’s left. Enter stage right (definitely right) the provincial shows. This is of course, a great idea. I’ve always been slightly disappointed by the museum like quality of under cover shows. I want to hear those cars move, spin and breath, and although that part was sadly missing from this particular show (although I feel it should be on the way) it was certainly good to see these cars loved. Not under dustsheets or hidden away, but out, being driven and still living. There was also a level of interactivity with a simulator and car that kids could draw on. More of that in the future please. Highlights? The afore mentioned Bentley, the Pimms tent and possibly the red head on the Mercedes stand. If my dad wasn’t a fireman and I hadn’t seen it almost 20 times before I would have loved the demonstration of our rescue services cutting someone out of a car. It certainly drew a crowd. In fact the whole show (despite familiar insecurities) was a success. Top banana and congratulations to the team. We’ll see you next year for the following instalment.

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