I set off bright and early on Sunday, 1st August bound for Ferry Meadows, in Peterbourough, which is the annual home of the BMC day. This year was the 6th year of the event and I have attended every one. Every year it seems to get better and better. I always seem to get a suntan because the weather is always very good. I also seem to come home with an empty wallet as well because the selections of Farina auto jumble are fantastic, some of it extremely rare.
The organisers are the C.O.O.C. East Midlands branch of which our MG man John Green is an active member. Every year they get a World War II fighter plane to do a fly over in the afternoon, this year it was a Lancaster Bomber and was most impressive.
I took my Mk. 3 Magnette and lined it up with the other Magnettes, (six in total). John Green said that this was the most we had managed to ever get in one place. They generated plenty of interest especially from well known motoring journalist of the classic world Nick Larkin.
Riley Farinas were well represened as well, with around half a dozen mixed in with the other Farina models. I met a few of you for the first time who recieve the newsletter. It is always nice to put a face to the name. I think it would be a great idea for next year to have a Riley?MG class, where they can all be appreciated together.
The report would not be complete without mentioning the two rare Farinas on view, Peter Kenny with his Riley Riviera (reported elsewhere in this issue), and a U.K. registered Austin Freeway estate, which must be the only on in the country! A special mention also goes to Ilya Meyer from Sweden who came across in his Riley 4/68. This was his second U.K. trip of the year having come to visit me in April. Well done Ilya!
Mk. 3 Magnettes in attendance were Darren Wright from Norwiich 5125 AH, me in UDN 599, Tony Sanderson from Lincoln VUN 462.
Mk. 4 Magnettes: Peter Kenny from MAnchester HAB 17C, John Green of Colsterworth, Linncolnshire, FBD 5C and FRV 623D.
Riley 4/68's: Ilya Meyer from Gothenberg,, Sweden, AXZ 540, 930 FKO local car and aother one URP 795.
Riley 4/72's: Ken Breckon from Cleveland EDB 740C, Alan Marshall from London, 820 DUF and Charles Ferriman from Oxford SYC 134F.