Tony Wawryk

Reflections Among the Glitz and Glamour of the NEC Classic Motor Show – Part 2

November 14, 2018

We’re back for the second instalment, as walking through the multiple halls of the NEC Classic Motor Show had me flooded with my own memories of working in the British motor industry in the Midlands during the ... Read More...

Reflections Among the Glitz and Glamour of the NEC Classic Motor Show – Part 1

Tony Wawryk

November 13, 2018

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With me being the Brit and Anders being a bit of a globetrotter (albeit with a Scandinavian background), we quickly agreed that when covering this enormous show for ViaRETRO readers, I would focus on the local,... Read More...

An Appetising Morning at Brooklands Classic Breakfast Meeting

Tony Wawryk

November 6, 2018

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Brooklands, and the Brooklands Museum, is a venue I’ve visited two to three times a year for each of the past few years. As the location of the world’s first purpose-built race-track, as well as being a former ... Read More...

Prime Find of the Week: Londonderry Landcrab

Tony Wawryk

September 29, 2018

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Often when we talk about British Leyland, or BMC, or British Motor Holdings, to use just three of the corporation’s many names utilised between 1952 and 1989, it’s in less than complimentary terms – and often f... Read More...

Classic Climbing at Kop Hill Festival

Tony Wawryk

September 18, 2018

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Back in 1910, before even I was born, some motorcyclists thought it would be a grand idea to see who could ride the fastest up Kop Hill, a public road in the Chilterns. In subsequent years, they were joined by ... Read More...

An E-type Kind of Weekend

Tony Wawryk

September 12, 2018

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In October last year, I celebrated my 60th birthday. Among many much-appreciated gifts was a voucher to hire a classic car for a weekend from Vintage Classics in Melksham, Wilshire, bought for me by a group of ... Read More...

Extraordinary Classics in Extraordinary Surroundings at Hampton Court Palace

Tony Wawryk

September 7, 2018

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Another stately home, another classic car show? Well, yes… but actually, much more than that. For Hampton Court Palace is not your average stately home, and the Concours of Elegance is most definitely not your ... Read More...

Classics Rock at Knebworth House

Tony Wawryk

August 31, 2018

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Last weekend saw the 28th Knebworth Classic Car Show, held in the grounds of Knebworth House, near Stevenage, Hertfordshire, about 35 miles north of London. ... Read More...

A Classic Car Show – on a Wednesday?

Tony Wawryk

August 13, 2018

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We don’t normally feature the smaller local shows on ViaRETRO, but this week’s Gerrards Cross Classic Car Show raised a few interesting questions, posed largely by the day of the week on which it’s held. ... Read More...

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