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1300 miles later the Standard Flying 12 finally arrives at Stoneleigh

Day 17 and last - Brandon, Coventry to Stoneleigh Country Show, then St. Albans

Our hotel rate didn't include Breakfast, but as we had already partaken of 16 cooked breakfasts in a row we decided to forgo it so that we could be at Stoneleigh, bright and relatively early. There you are Peter, you now understand the sacrifices we have to make!

Peter Lockley that is, the Organiser of the Club Stand at the Revival of the Town and Country Festival, now called the Country Show. This took place over all three days of the Bank holiday so we were able to attend on this, the Sunday. He would say that we weren't particularly early but hey, we are still on our holidays!

The car club display section of this show was as full as most years but the rest of the attractions were somewhat thinner than before. We remember years ago when it would take all three days to see this show, but that is no more, you could safely see all this show in half a day so a day there was more than enough.

Peter had persuaded a good selection of Standards and their owners to attend, though at close on 1300 miles you might have thought we should come in for some sort of distance award. It wasn't to be!

The photos show some of the other Standards at the show, as usual you can click on them to see enlargements

Our final route took us on the A45 through Dunchurch to Weedon, where we turned right onto the A5, the Roman Watling Street. Before long the familiar name of St. Albans appears on the Road Signs so we know that at last we are on the home stretch. The road takes us through Towcester and bypasses Milton Keynes. Dunstable is the only holdup with Bank Holiday traffic but it is getting dark by the time St. Albans Abbey appears on the horizon. 

The Standard 12, which has purred along for 17 days, appears to have liked the journey. The only troubles we had in all that time, both fixed easily at the roadside, were a broken windscreen wiper arm and the loose propshaft bolts I reported on in Devon. As a reliability trial for the car therefore this must count as a success!

We have to report rain on 15 of the 17 days and a lasting memory of the wipers crawling backwards and forward across the screen. We had fun though and thanks to all those members who welcomed us at our various stopping off points!

Please join us on a much shorter Roadrun at the Chiltern Rally

Day 17 Mileage: 90 miles

Total Mileage: 1379 miles

Phil  Homer.

Reporting from St. Albans

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