Scenic Tours

[Sunbeam Lotus]

Hi, All,

As some of you will know, I take part in quite a few organised scenic tours during the year. It is a chance to use my old cars and enjoy scenic routes around the country, stopping at many really nice places that I would never have discovered on my own. I did three such tours in the Vee last year. Last April, the Taith Cymru (starting and finishing in the Brecon Beacons and a 130 mile route in the hills and mountains to the north. In September, I did the Tour of the Cotswolds (says it all really) with 120 miles starting and finishing north of Cheltenham and then in October, I drove down to Ashford for the Tour of Kent.

I also did ten more in my other cars including two runs that I organised.

One pleasant benefit of taking part in these events is that there is generally a photographer or two along the route taking pictures of you as you pass. I've attached six of he best!

I went to the HRCR Open Day at the British Motor Museum at Gaydon on Saturday and signed up for more tours for this season. The first that I shall do in the Clio will be Cirencester Car Club's Corinium Run on 23rd April. If anyone fancies a shot at such events, the HRCR's website http://www.hrcr.co.uk is a good place to start looking. Events run all over the place from March to November.

 

[JimA]

Nice pics. Is that Iceberg on a phase II?.

 

[Sunbeam Lotus]

Hi, Jim,

It's Titanium Silver on a Phase Two

Simon

 

[GPH]

Looks lovely but I can't see a Scenic in any of those pics?

 

[Sunbeam Lotus]

Hi, Graeme,

I would suggest that pictures of a Vee being immeasurably better in the absence of a Scenic are ably demonstrated by the six examples posted! Even the most ardent of MPV enthusiasts would do well to convince organisers of tours that their vehicles, younger than 20 years or so old, are of "special interest"

Simon

 

[JimA]

Jealous!, that's a great colour. I asked if it was Iceberg as in the first picture it looked subtly different from it & in the rest much different ( especially the last pic ), now I know. Cheers.

 

[Eastlmark]

vee in a ford, very brave of you.

 

[GPH]

Hi, Graeme,

I would suggest that pictures of a Vee being immeasurably better in the absence of a Scenic are ably demonstrated by the six examples posted! Even the most ardent of MPV enthusiasts would do well to convince organisers of tours that their vehicles, younger than 20 years or so old, are of "special interest"

Simon

Hi !
Indeed. The Vee was indeed an instant classic. The new Scenic looks good tho