Last weekend I went up to the TSSC International in Stafford, unfortunatly 1 adult (well in size anyway!), 2 kids and camping gear for a weekend don't fit in a GT6 so I had to take the Beemer estate. I must admidt it felt strange not having the GT6 there.... However the good news is tyhat there was room to take a lot of extra camping stuff and camp cookie was set up like a home from home!
It's 3 years since I last managed to get along to the Stafford show so it was good to be there again and for me this is as much a social event as a car meet so it was great to catch up with freinds. The show itself was a celebration of 50 years since the 1st Spitfire and Vitesse hit the streets so the hall was packed out with Vitesses and Spittys on the Saturday for a special display although there werea few other Triumphs.
One car that caught my eye was a Herald that had been converted to Electric with loads of batteries undre the bonnet and in the boot plus an electric motor where the gearbox would normally sit. The owner told me that the motor is a type used for drag racing and can kick out 400 BHP but he has it set at 100 BHP to extend the range, still powerfull enough to power a Hearld, apparntly range is 70 - 80 miles if it's not pushed too hard but can be down to 20 miles at 80mph on the motorway! The other thing about the car is that I recognised the registration as it is Leon Guyot's old Herald which I remember well from my early day's in the club. Leon emigrated out to the USA in the 90s but took his rather nice Vitesse with him nd it;s still on the road out there...
One car that caught my eye was a Herald that had been converted to Electric with loads of batteries undre the bonnet and in the boot plus an electric motor where the gearbox would normally sit. The owner told me that the motor is a type used for drag racing and can kick out 400 BHP but he has it set at 100 BHP to extend the range, still powerfull enough to power a Hearld, apparntly range is 70 - 80 miles if it's not pushed too hard but can be down to 20 miles at 80mph on the motorway! The other thing about the car is that I recognised the registration as it is Leon Guyot's old Herald which I remember well from my early day's in the club. Leon emigrated out to the USA in the 90s but took his rather nice Vitesse with him nd it;s still on the road out there...
For me the best bit of Stafford is always the party on the Saturday night, a few years back my TSSC area started making it an unofficial fancy dress and it now has become an official fancy dress do with a theme. This year it was a night at the movies with peoiple going as various movie characters. I went along as Haniball Leckter, a nice easy costume with a £3.99 mask off ebay and a pair of overalls, but very effective! There were plenty of really great costumes.
There were also bumper cars, which is great fun, especially after a few beers!
A few more pictures of cars at the show....
