Drayton Manor 2006
plenty to offer any Hotrodding family. A good turnout of quality vehicles and a theme park with thrill a
minute rides, a zoo for the kids and 2 good nights entertainment, but it seemed to lose it's edge
slightly and was in danger of becoming just another show and judging from the reports from other
people I wasn't alone in my thinking.
thrill rides a zoo and for the younger children plenty of smaller rides. The evenings entertainment is held inside in
the larger of the two function rooms, with a band on the Saturday night. Originally the Friday night do was held in
the smaller of the rooms and made for a better atmosphere but with success comes change and eventually it had
to be moved. It is strictly pre- entry only if you stay for the weekend and always has been, as the number of
spaces available is limited but they have in the last couple of years opened up extra spaces.
arrived around 10.30 am. Straight onto the camping grounds despite a protest from the marshall and into the
Blacktops camp where the mother in law Pauline had a very welcoming brew for us.
The weather was overcast but with a promise of brighter spells later there was a steady stream of cars onto
the showfield.
The trees dotted around the top campsite seem to amplify the sound of a V8 so that they barked with every
blip of the throttle.
A lot of familiar faces were spotted whilst walking round the field many of whom thought I'd left the hotrodding
scene ( I have been around the this hobby for over thirty years and tend to class myself as a hotrodder)I had
become a bit disillusioned with it as it was losing it's roots (Another victim of progress I suppose) whereas the
American car scene despite running side by side with the Rods and customs seems to have kept that element
of fun about it.
The weather brightened up as promised and soon it was time to head of home. I think it might be time to start
attending the hotrod shows again as I have missed them if I am honest.
home doing 70mph
popular and this featured
Pearl paint and all the original
trim
and this is a very nice example.
revamped and was my
favourite of the show. The
pinstriping on the trunk is
just awesome
pick-up was real
nice
for a nice alternative to
American steel
and is a credit to it's original builder
sweet when it pulled onto
showfield
Fenderless. Blown V8 this 32
3 window coupe screamed
"HOTROD" and I loved it
not a lot of money
thousand) invested in it it should be. Features air suspension maple wood body and an ostrich skin interior by
"Gabe" ( Gabe of Boyd Coddington Fame) But all credit to Steve he drives it everywhere and it had already
collected some stone chips on the nearside rear wing.
features a lot of old
style Hot Rod and
Kustom tricks. This
type od HotRod is
becoming increasingly
popular.
had original 4-pot with an
Ansen inlet manifold and
original rod brakes
looked stock
but sported a
blown V8
this year is Alison and Paul Organ's 59
Ranger
different 32's can be and why they
are so popular with rodders
Drayton has always been good and
ranges from mega buck Hotrods,
Kustoms, Classic Americans, Classic
British tin, Choppers and even Kit
Cars. Neils legacy live's on in this in
this show I am sure he will be looking
down and smiling.
here in England we have the traditional
"Ford Pop" and Dave Harris's is one of
the nicest example's around.
in Chevy and
Oldsmobile
