Classic Car Information

Friday, June 29, 2012

All stop, all engines stop, hold everything, nobody move til you see this... a WW2 P40 was just found in the Sahara desert. So intact the bullets are still in the wing guns, it crashed in 1942

Park of the Royal Air Force of England, it's a Curtiss P40 Kittyhawk

Not much story, just that no human remains were with the plane, the parachute was deployed next to the plane, so you can guess that the pilot landed well enough to use it for shade, then tried to walk out of the desert.

Full gallery (but I sure didn't leave much you didn't see here) at http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2012/05/pictures/120524-world-war-ii-plane-egypt-desert-science-p-40-lost/#/lost-ww2-fighter-plane-found-desert-egypt-propellor_53834_600x450.jpg via a photo posted at http://remove-before-flight.tumblr.com

"Airplanes are like women, they are all beautiful, but only the ones with guns are interesting" is the tagline for the tumblr Remove Before Flight. I like that

see more at http://remove-before-flight.tumblr.com

one bad VW, only a mean VW can haul another

found on Jakes Bikes and Cars and Music http://bikefreak.tumblr.com

Get ready for the Lydiate Classic Car Show

A GROUP of charity fundraisers are getting revved up for a classic car show set to take place in Lydiate next weekend.

The organisers of the Lydiate Classic Car Show, which takes place next Sunday (July 8) are urging fans of all things automotive to help raise funds for Cancer Research UK by checking out an eclectic variety of cars, motorcycles and buses owned by enthusiasts from across the north west.

Alongside the vehicles visitors will be able to peruse charity stalls at Lydiate Parish Hal, where the show is being held, and pick up snacks at a variety of refreshment stalls. It also the first time the annual show includes an autojumble, with traders offering spare parts at the show.

Entry to the show, which takes place between 10am and 4pm, costs £1 for visitors and exhibitors alike, with no need to prebook display vehicles. All proceeds from the show will be donated to Cancer Research UK.

Ormskirk MotorFest 2012 attracts hundreds of entrants

HUNDREDS of classic car and bike owners have entered their machines into this year's Ormskirk MotorFest, the event's organisers have confirmed today.

Aintree Circuit Club said that it had received more than 250 applicants from enthusiasts keen to exhibit their machines at the motorsport-themed event, which takes place in the centre of the West Lancashire market town on the August Bank Holiday weekend.

Club spokesperson Mike Ashcroft told Life On Cars: "Once again Ormskirk is looking forward to the MotorFest. Over 250 entries from all classes of competition cars and motorcycles, classic cars and supercars have been received so far.

"Last year's event was a resounding success with spectators enjoying the static displays and exhibitions and the various themed parades around the town centre, and this year there will once again be static displays of vehicles in Ormskirk town centre on Aughton Street and Moor Street, with more in Coronation Park."

Among the entries expected to take part in this year's event are a Metro 6R4 Group B rally cars, MG racing and rally cars, historic F1 cars, and the return of the 1950s bubble cars which proved an unexpected hit with visitors at last year's event.

The club also reiterated that the event, which it is organising in partnership with West Lancashire Borough Council, will remain free of charge for visitors, with both organisations keen to top last year's inaugural event, which saw more than 10,000 people pack into the town centre to see the exhibits and a series of car and bike parades around the town's one way system.

The MotorFest's organisers will also be helping to support several charities on the day - the Ben Gautrey Foundation, who will be leading a motorbike parade in tribute to the Southport superbike racer tragically killed during a race last year, the North West Air Ambulance, one of this year's West Lancashire mayoral charities, and Claire House Childrens Hospice.

This year's Ormskirk MotorFest will take place in Ormskirk town centre on Sunday, August 26. For more information visit the event's website.