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Devon and Cornwall Group At Powderham Castle

1935 Standard 9 2 door Saloon
The D&C Group continue to be active at Shows and Events, which is why they get so many entries on this website. Below, Steve Smeltzer makes a visit to the Event at Powderham Castle:  
It seems to have become an annual trip for me to the Powderham Castle Classic Car Show and sample the legendary Devon and Cornwall group hospitality. This year I decided to vary my route and visit a couple of museums "on the way". My first port of call was the Motoring Memories Museum at Colyford near Seaton. This is a small museum located in the former village garage, it only houses 5 vehicles, but has a large collection of automobilia and is definitely well worth a visit.

On leaving Colyford I pointed the radiator in the direction of Exmouth and the Museum of Country Life. As the name implies this museum contains all aspects of rural life including recreated period shops, steam engines, cars, bikes, trucks and machinery. After a lap of the museum and suitably refreshed in the tearooms, it was time to do battle with the rushour traffic in Exeter and head for Powderham.

V4 Tourer at Colyford Museum

 

1932 Little 9

 My later than usual arrival left little time to book into my accommodation before the evening road run left for Teignmouth, where the participating cars were displayed on the Den. Daniel and Matthew Skinner bravely travelled in the dickey seat in Chris and Linda's Avon tourer despite the falling temperature. After a welcome cup of tea the Standard contingent departed for fish and chips in Dawlish and then back to the beer tent at Powderham. Before over indulging I returned to my accommodation (which just happened to be in a local hostelry) where a few liquid sleeping tablets were in order.

On arrival at the club stand on Saturday morning Chris Bowden had arranged for the Standards to be paraded around the ring which we managed to a commentary by Chris (once he had worked which end of the microphone to talk into). A few deals were done in the autojumble and the odd visit made to the beer tent, while numerous cups of tea were provided on the club stand. 

A former owner of John and Julia Pine's Little Nine made a presentation to them in appreciation of the finished restoration. Late afternoon it was time for people to disperse and prepare for the now traditional meal at The Swan Inn. A jolly time was had by all before some of us adjourned to the beer tent, after which I returned to my accommodation to partake of a few Otter Ales with the locals.

I felt a touch fragile as I arrived on Sunday morning to find most of the Standards already assembled and being marshalled into place by Chris Bowden and Steve Lovegrove. It was an impressive display with 16 cars. It was again a busy stand with various visitors during the day and a celebration of Linda Bowden's birthday

 Over the weekend, on display were these 18 Standards: 

  • John and Julia Pine's newly restored 1932 Little Nine
  • Steve and Karen Lovegrove's 1935 Ten 
  • Chris Bowden's recently acquired Ten Avon Tourer                                                     
  • Linda Bowden's 8A Saloon                                                     
  • Geoff and Sharon Cattermoul's Vanguard Vignale                                                    
  • John Rowe's fine 1934 Nine                                                     
  • Ray and Julie Horne's 1938 12 drophead coupe                                                     
  • David and Lynda Swallow's 1948 14CD                                                     
  • Tony Smith's 1958 Eight                                                     
  • Ray and Julie Ward's Triumph Renown                                                   
  • Mike West's 1960 10 van                                                     
  • Alan, Hazel, Daniel and Matthew Skinner's 1955 Eight                                                    
  • Mike Duke's 1947 Twelve                                                    
  • Steve and Sue Troake's 1957 Eight                                                     
  • Peter and Stuart Starbuck's 1955 Ten
  • John and Elspeth Howe's 1948 8A Tourer                                                    
  • Jamie McNally's 1955 Ten
  • My 1927 V4 Tourer
My thanks to all of the Devon and Cornwall group for their usual hospitality and to Daniel Skinner for his expert catering.
 
                                        

Report and Photos by Steve Smeltzer

Bristol 
                  

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September 2011