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The 2013 NMCR - Photo Gallery
- Visitors have sent us these pictures of cars at the 2013 Rally in Malvern |
Organised by Nick Haddon and his team from the Heinkel Trojan Club, the National MicroCar Rally 2013 was based at the Three Counties Showground, under the magnificent backdrop of the Malvern Hills.
The rally ran from Thursday 29 August to Sunday 1 September, and had four days of excellent, sunny weather.
Friday's Road Run took the cars on a visit to the Weston Cider factory and visitor centre at Much Marcle in Herefordshire, and the Saturday run to the National Trust property Croome Court - the historic home of the Earls of Coventry, and Capability Brown's very first landscaping commission.
On Sunday - "show day" - all the cars were on public display at the campsite.
The photos below show many of the cars attending.
As usual, we'll have missed many of the cars which attended. If you have photos of the cars we've missed, or any of the cars out in action on the road runs (all taken during the rally, please) - let us know by sending them to MicrocarRally@virginmedia.com
(And if you have uploaded videos from the Rally to YouTube, or anywhere else on the web, let us know, and we'll publish links to those.)
Some cars aren't named - and others may be misnamed! If you can fill in or correct the details then, again, do let us know!
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James May, on site to record parts
of a future television show
The Showground - a great place to display the cars, to swap info and parts, and relax, all in the lee of those lovely Malvern Hills!
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The rare AC "Petite" |
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Berkeley
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| BMW
(and an Autobianchi)
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| Bond |
G Engine 4
D Family 44
(and micro-dog)
5G Saloon (and "Buick" pedal car!)
3F Saloon and G
G,G,G,F,G and C4
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| Bond Bug |
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The simply wonderful "Rollera"
To quote from Wikipedia:
Brütsch Rollera 1956-1958
A single-seat, 3-wheeled roadster, powered by a single-cylinder 98 cc Fichtel & Sachs engine driving through a 3-speed gearbox. Top speed was around 54 mph and eight cars were produced.
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| Fiat |
Fiat 500
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Frisky
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| Fuldamobil |
A 1955 Fuldamobil S4 (It's small, but the seats fold to a double bed ...) |
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Goggomobil
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  Goggomobil Coupe |
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Gordon
In all the pictures sent in for us to choose from, the Gordon was BY FAR the most popular subject - at about one Gordon picture for every three others!
A little feature on the Gordon, then ...
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The Gordon was built between 1954 and 1958 by Vernon Industries Ltd - yes, the football pools company!
Prototype models had two seats, but production vehicles, from April 1954, had two hammock seats in the back for children.
The Villiers 197 cc engine is mounted on the right-hand side (normally under a cover), and drives just the right-hand rear wheel, via a chain. It has electric start, turning the flywheel by means of a rubber belt.
The main attraction of the car was the price - at £269.17.9d including purchase tax, it was (by quite a bit) the cheapest car on sale in Britain.
Although both driver and engine were on the right, road tests of the time claimed this didn't much affect handling, and that both comfort and performance were impressive (!)
A Lands End to John O' Groats run by the manufacturers claimed 62.5 mpg.
VERY few remain.
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| Heinkel & Trojan
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| Isetta |
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Kleinschnittger
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3A real Kleinschnittger ...
... and an impressive replica4
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3A Lloyd Alexander which is regularly driven to this rally from Germany ...
... and one which lives in the UK4
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| Messerschmitt
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In three-wheel (KR200) version ... |
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... and as the 4-wheel Tiger |
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| Miscellaneous
Secma T3 "Fun Runner" - what happens when you upgrade a true microcar Secma to 1400cc - and performance to match.
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A 1927 Morgan
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A rare Weinsburg Coupe and, on the right, an Austin Seven - a 1936 "New Ruby"?
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Nissan Pao (Although, at ¾ tonne and 1 Litre, this is no true "microcar", it was good to see this unusual model at the show.)
NSU Prinz
BMW 700 convertible
NSU Sport Prinz
Goggomobil van
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Peel 50 - in prototype (single front wheel) and production (single rear wheel) versions.
3The same cars, alongside a brace of Peel Tridents
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A family group, around a prototype chassis for yet another kind of Peel - the Peel Yacht Car, designed to be road transport for four people, but mostly transported on board a yacht. |
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A rare sighting, here, of the Regal "21E" model - incorporating 21 "Extras" as standard. And here's the full, rather desperate, list:
1 Metallic paint finish
2 Carpet-covered heelboards
3 Carpeted footwell surrounds
4 Interior paintwork matched the exterior
5 Luxury interior trim fittings
6 Ammeter
7 Chrome plated boot hinges
8 Oil pressure gauge
9 Padded, swivelling sun visors
10 Chromed over-riders front and rear
11 Lucas spotlight
12 Lucas fog light
13 Chromed hub caps
14 Decorative full circle wheel trims for rear wheels
15 Locking petrol cap
16 Twin fully adjustable spring-back wing mirrors
17 Spare wheel
18 Spare wheel cover
19 Simulated leather steering wheel glove
20 Chrome-plated bonnet hinges
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| Scootacar |
Mark 2 ........................ and Mark 1
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We'll be adding more photos and details here, as they come in - pop back and check on progress!
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Do you have pictures from the Road Runs???
Do let us know!
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2013 Results!
Individuals voted within their categories, and all present were invited to vote on 'Best in Show'. At the end of the rally, the votes were counted and trophies presented to the winners:
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Award |
Winning Car
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See you next year!
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Berkeley Enthusiasts Club |
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Best 4-Wheeler
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WJN 896 |
B105 |
G Higgs |
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Best 3-Wheeler
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LFO 422 |
T60 |
P Tetley |
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Bond Owners Club |
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1st |
385 BHP |
Mk G Twin Estate |
M May |
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2nd |
CDP 360C |
Mk G Tourer |
D Miller |
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3rd |
466 AET |
Mk G Estate |
J Johnson |
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Bug Club |
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1st |
CDP 58K |
Bug |
B Allen |
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2nd |
WPT 691L |
Bug |
K Bell |
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3rd |
BRL 419K |
Bug |
T Horwell |
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Best Modified |
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LAF 502L |
Bug |
K Polkinghorne |
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Furthest Travelled (431 miles) |
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BRL 419K |
Bug |
T Horwell |
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Used and Abused |
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SGX 469L |
Bug |
R Lynas |
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Heinkel Trojan Club |
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1st |
785 RBM |
Trojan |
R Emerson |
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2nd |
VVS 630 |
Heinkel |
P Bullar |
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3rd |
RVV 282 |
Trojan |
A Fisher |
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Greatest Distance Travelled to Rally (From South Africa!) ......
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B Baker |
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Isetta Owners Club |
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1st |
6911 PO |
Isetta 300 |
D Watson |
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2nd |
321 FRT |
Isetta 300 |
L Turnham |
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3rd |
597 AEL |
Isetta 300 |
B Chadwick |
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Spirit Award
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UYU 876 |
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J Green |
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Messerschmitt Owners Club |
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1st |
UOU 361 |
TG500 Roadster |
P Houghton |
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2nd |
SWV 646 |
KR201 Roadster |
W Jones |
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3rd |
XLJ 285 |
TG500 |
M Thomas |
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Metal Class |
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1st |
763 FXV |
BMW 700 |
J Bannell |
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2nd |
ONW 122B |
Weinsburg Coupe |
R Westcott |
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3rd |
OJG 365 |
Goggomobil Coupe |
M O'Ballance |
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Plastic Class |
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ARH 890K |
Reliant Regal 21E |
L Pedwell |
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2nd |
GME 62B |
Peel P50 |
G Hillman |
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3rd |
861 HLG |
Frisky Family 3 |
R & J Dilks |
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Best in Show |
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763 FXV |
BMW 700 |
J Bannell |
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Concours de Grot |
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216 EKF |
Berkeley T60 |
M Archer |
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Longest Driven (Europe) |
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500 miles |
Lloyd Alexander TS |
Udo Jürgens |
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Spirit of The National Award |
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Lawrence House |
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