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Andrew Rolph - Best first time entry and runner-up post-war vehicle (restorer - John Gillard )

It was my first attendance at such a venue, so was quite happy just to see what went on . . . . so imagine my surprise [!] to hear my name called at prize-giving time. I returned from a nearby cafe at about 14h59 purely on the off-chance! I think the day will be memorable [for me] for * the superb location * the cold weather * the weird feeling of seeing so many similar vehicles all in one place [only John Gillard's garage rivals it in my short experience - but there the comparison ends] * the surreality of having with me two ageing aunts ["original accessories" as my engineer brother described them], one of whom was on only the third day of a vist from Zimbabwe and really didn't know what was going on at all * too many faces to put to names that I've begun to know only through the magazine and inside-trac - too much to take in in one day * the errant Riley driver who parked up on the Cathedral Green - and then slunk off, reminding of a big cat deciding that the herd of antelope he'd crept up on were a bit too much for him to tackle! Also, the trip was memorable for me in that I've protected my car from any rain whatever in the first six months I've had it - and of course, it got absolutely drenched on the drive down on the Saturday. I was not a happy man. But the drive back was wonderful - lot's of sun, and I sense my machinery is loosening up nicely after John G's work last year: was quite surprised at how nippy she was on the A303. I also discovered my brother's map-reading is not as good as his engineering skills - and found that I was learning a lot more about handling my Light 15 as we struggled south out of Bath on the narrowest and steepest roads I've yet attempted!

Andrew Rolph

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