The
Pennants of West Sussex
Darren's
Pennant is on the right
Hi Phil,
Well, just an update really. I
have had my Pennant on the road for 1 year now, and what a year
it has been. I have never had so much joy out of one little car!
It passed its second MOT yesterday (22nd July) without one
single fault. Not bad considering I have done 4,000 miles in it
in the last year, and I haven't had to replace so much as a
bulb! I have been asked to do many things over the last year,
like a funeral, school prom night (2), and at the end of this
month, my Pennant is being used as the bridesmaids car for a
wedding, following a 1934 Fire Engine! So its certainly getting
some attention at this end of the country.
However, I have spent the last
year under great disillusion! I have spent a glorious 12 months
driving around in what I thought was the only working roadworthy
road legal pennant in my area! I have enjoyed going to numerous
car rallies, vintage shows, steam and country shows, and having
so many comments about how they "haven't seen one of these
for donkey's years", and "I remember my
dad/grandfather/mother/auntie Mable having one" etc... as
I'm sure most of us have. Well my bubble well and truly burst on
Sunday (20th July 2008)! Whilst walking round, and checking out
the other fine exhibits at the Double LL Club's Classic Vehicle
Show in Horndean, Hampshire, my jaw dropped, and my eyes opened
wide, when I happened to stumble across another Pennant!!! The
first one I have seen seen owning mine!
After an hour of chatting with the
owners, who to be honest, I cant remember their names, (would
the owners like to email and tell me?)
although they did, like me, come from Sussex, decided that they
would move their car, and park it next to mine. We have taken
some pictures, and we agreed that we would send them to the
Standard Motor Club, as they may be interested to see them.
Please find attached a few photos
of our day out, and also to mention that July 2009, we will be
there again, and would love to see other Standard members there,
and maybe we could even arrange a group stand together. I would
also be interested to find out a few more facts about Pennants.
Like how many there are that still survive, how many there are
in Sussex, and how many are actually road worthy and being used
around the country. These are questions that are very
much on mine, and the other Pennant owners mind.
Thanks for listening to me blurb
on.
Darren Hyde
Member Number 5639
Cowfold, West Sussex
Looks like a grey
Standard 8 or 10 in the background too....
Hi Darren,
The Pennants certainly
look good together, thanks for sending the photos in.
I hope that you are in
contact with the Gatwick
Group of the Standard Motor Club so that you can join in their
events, or they join in yours.
So far as organising a
group stand at next years show, if you would like to send me the
details, date, time and place when you know them, I will gladly
place them in the 2009 events listing, asking other members to join
you.
So far as statistics
about Pennants are concerned, I suggest you call the Club's
registrar on the phone number on the inside cover of the magazine.
He should be able to answer your questions from the data in the
Club's database.
Keep the flag flying
in West Sussex!
Kind regards,
Phil Homer.
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