Dressed for the Occasion

Yesterday I showed you the cars, today a glimpse of the importance of dressing for the occasion.

Vintage Cars

Regent Street was given over to vintage and veteran cars on Saturday giving us the opportunity to examine them up close and even take a ride. Sunday morning the vintage cars set off on their annual London to Brighton rally. Would have been rather cold for most of them.

January Theme Day - Best of 2010

Happy new year to you all.
First day of a new year 1.1.11 and and a look back to bring you the best of 2010.
A hard choice, should it the most popular, what I liked, or something quintessentially English?

I opted for the latter.

To see others best of 2010
Click here to view thumbnails for all participants

For a few minutes I was a flapper driving my way to a grand country house for the weekend.

In reality I was in BMW's showroom in Parklane.

For just a couple more days you can get up close to these great vintage BMW's before they head home to the BMW museum in Berlin. They are being shown here in London to let you know that any part you want for the cars sitting in your garage can be bought here.

Cars from 1903 to the 1980's are on show.

Steam Yachts

A fun fair with a difference. The Carters Steam Fair is a step back to the 1920's. Beautifully restored rides and attractions. Carters collect these wonderful items from a bygone era spending months restoring them. They then travel around London for seven months of the year moving around in vintage caravans and vehicles.

The rides are powered by steam engines adding to the magic. The carousal whizzes around with steam puffing from the central chimney complete with whistles and bells.
Side shows include cork firing rifles and a coconut shy
Make sure you catch the amazing wall of death, vintage motorcyclists performing stunts around a wooden wall.
Currently on at Ravenscourt Park until 18 April.

Vintage Bikes

An incredible collection of more than 100 vintage bikes, gathered over several years by it's Pamplona owner were auctioned yesterday.
Some looked as though they had just been rescued from a war site, others were sparkling and shiny and looked ready to race.
Not that I know a lot about bikes but still I was impressed.
Take a look at the auctioneers site if you want to know all those detailed things I can't answer.

Vintage Magazine Shop

Is this not really a store but a cover for a Tardis?