Y.A.N.C.S American Rod & Custom Car
Show 2005
Fort Paull Humberside
This was the first time that I have been to this show
and it won't be my last. It's only a small club show but
the venue and atmosphere is fantastic and as an end
of season show it is an ideal way to spend a relaxing
weekend amongst friends in an ideal location.
The show is situated in the grounds of Fort Paull on the Humber Estuary and although the
camping spaces limited this makes it all the better as you tend to mix more with your
neighbours and reminded me of the old shows of the past. When there wasn't a weekend
went by without a club show of some sort being held.
We set off early Saturday morning and arrived at around 9:30 am after an easy run across
the M62 into Hull. Paull is very easy to get to you just  carry on through Hull towards the
Ferry terminal and then stay on the  until you see the signs for the village of Paull and
then follow the signs for the Fort. After registering we found the Blacktops and set up the
caravan.I was greeted with a voice that I hadn't heard for years and turned to find Kevin
and Angie from the BCC motorbike club. It was great to see them again, we used to have
some great times with their club at the now defunct Rhyl Coastal Cruisers show at Rhyl.
An Aerial view of Fort Paull courtesy of one of the
many dedicated websites
With this being the last show of the season the atmosphere around the camp was very
relaxed. Free passes had been handed out to attend the Car park show organised by the
NSRA in Hull centre and a few had decided to cruise down to it. I elected to just sit back
and chill and take in the attractions that the Fort offered. There are various exhibits
around the inside of the Fort and each gives a good insight into what it must have been
like to live there during the war years. There are also tunnels leading to the callars and
again feature exhibits at the end of each. The map supplied when registering came in
handy during the tour.
One of the Gun displacements
situated around the Fort that guarded
the Humber estuary during the
second World war.
The Forts history goes back to medival
times and the latest is the fourth fort on
the present site.
The family pose with one of the many
exhibits of this era.
Just two of the underground tunnels that lead
to period exhibits at the end of them.
But by far the most spectacular exhibit is also
the largest being the newly restored "Beverly"
aircraft. It is huge and was used during the war
as a cargo,troop carrier and everything else
aircraft. Inside there was a comprehensive
history of  how this plane came to be at the
Fort and its duties during the war.
After three hours looking around (And there were some exhibits we missed ) we headed
back to camp for drinks and to get ready for the evenings entertainment which was in the
bar. A good night ensued with many beers drunk, and by all accounts everyone else had a
great time. It was all too soon, time to finish up and head back to camp and with the cold
night air creeping in time for some sleep.
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