The 2015 NMCR - Photo Gallery
- These pictures have been sent in by visitors to the 2015 Rally, near Warwick
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The 2015 rally was organised by members of the Frisky Register, led by Malcolm Dudley, and based at Hatton Country World, near Warwick. Road runs included the Transport Museum at Coventry, and a tour of Warwickshire, with time spent in Stratford upon Avon.
The rally ran from Thursday 3 to Sunday 6 September, with the road runs on the Friday and Saturday, Sunday being "show day", with all the cars on public display at the campsite.
The photos below show many of the cars attending.
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Can you help with more photos??
As usual, we'll have missed some 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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On the Friday Road Run, Microcars drove to Coventry and parked up around the forecourt of the Transport Museum - where they soon began to attract the attentions of the passing public.
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| On the Sunday, the microcars lined up for display in the Rally Field:
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| AC |
 Petite
Photo: Martin Broadribb
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| Autobianchi |
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| Berkeley |
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Berkeley Cars were made by the Berkeley caravan company, who also made the tidy little "Caravette" model below:
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| BMW |
 BMW 700 Coupe |
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| Bond |
 Mk G Tourer |
 Mk D Deluxe |
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 Mk F Tourer |
 Mk G Tourer |
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 Mk G Saloon |
 Mk D Family Deluxe |
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 Mk C Family Deluxe |
 Mk B |
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 Mk C Family Deluxe
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 A famous Mk G Twin Estate
(In 1963, this car was driven 1000 miles in 24 hours, as a publicity stunt arranged by the Bond factory)
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 Mk D Standard |
 Mk G Twin Estate |
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 Mk F Tourer
Photo: Stuart Cyphus
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| Bond Bug |
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| Comtesse |
 Comtesse Super Mini |
 Mini Comtesse
Photo: Stuart Cyphus
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| Empolini |
Photo: Martin Broadribb
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| Fiat |
A pair of 126s |
A 500 and another 126 |
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Frisky
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This was the year of the Frisky! It's a rare model but, with the rally this year being organised by members of the Frisky Register, extra effort was expended in trying to get together as many Friskys as possible. The aim, at the rally, was to bring together a record number. The previous record was 12 - and there were FIFTEEN at this year's rally!
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 All fifteen Friskys lined up at the front of the Rally field:
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| Heinkel / Trojan
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| Isetta |
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The two-tone-turquoise cars above and below are a development of the Isetta, known as the "BMW 600" - these have the same kind of front door, but are full four-wheelers and four-seaters. Their extended length allows a rear bench seat and one side door (on the right hand side). They have a flat-twin engine, of 582cc. In two years, from 1957 to 1959, 34,813 were built. |
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 A highly-modified version |
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| Lloyd |
 Lloyd Alexander |
(The LLoyd is pictured with its owner, Udo Jürgens, who drove it here from Germany) |
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| Lomax |
 223 Super Sports |
Lomaxes are "kit cars", using a Citroen 2CV, or Dyane, to provide the mechanical basis. |
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| Messerschmitt |
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The three-wheel models are the "Kabinrollers", with a single-cylinder engine. The rarer four-wheeled version is the Tg500, unofficially known as the Tiger, with a twin-cylinder engine of 493cc
See the black car above (registration TG500!) and red car to the left.
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| Nobel |
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| Norsjo Shopper |
  
The front canopy swings forward to let you in, then provides shelter from the wind and rain
... as long as you keep moving.
"Opened" picture courtesy Stuart Cyphus
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| NSU |
 Prinz |
 Prinz Sport
Photo: Martin Broadribb
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 NSU/Fiat Weinsberg |
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| Peel |
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| Reliant |
 Reliant Kitten, in van form.
Some 250 of these were made, of which about 15 are currently still on the road.
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People often say "Robin Reliant" - but did you know that there's no such thing?
In Only Fools and Horses, Del Boy has a Reliant REGAL van. A completely different car was the Reliant Robin. Called "Reliant Robin", not "Robin Reliant"!
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  Yes, it's a motorhome. It's a micro-motorhome!
These campers were commercially produced, based on the Reliant Fox van, also present at the rally, and shown below.
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Reliant Fox van |
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| Scootacar |
 Mark 1 |
 Mark 2 |
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 smart for two |
 smart Roadster |
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| Tourette |
 This simply delicious car was restored over a period of eight years by its owner Bob Purton.
Tourettes were built between 1956 and 1958, by Carr Brothers (later Progress Supreme Company) in London. It's thought that only 26 were made.
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| Not Exactly Micros ... |
... but lovely to see them there, anyway:
Ford Consul Classic,
and VW "Splitty" campervan
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2015
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Prize
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Winners |
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Category
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Winner |
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Berkeley |
Best 3-wheeler |
T60 |
YSL 701 |
Graham Higgs |
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Best 4-wheeler |
Sports 328 |
485 UXP |
Mike Stringer |
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Bond |
1st |
Mk F Tourer |
NCK 383 |
Nick Mander |
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2nd |
Mk B |
EX 7285 |
Dennis Jump |
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3rd |
Mk C Family |
WKP 249 |
Rob Hadley |
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Bond Bug |
1st |
Bond Bug |
DAX 560K |
Patrick Devaney |
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2nd |
Bond Bug |
WPT 691L |
Ken Bell |
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3rd |
Bond Bug |
BRL 419K |
Terry Horwell |
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Used & Abused |
Bond Bug |
NTM 419K |
Jimmy Lardner |
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Furthest Travelled |
Bond Bug |
CDP 58K |
Barrie Allen |
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Best Modified
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Bond Bug |
KTG 749L |
Adrian Taylor |
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Frisky |
1st |
Sport |
UUK 421 |
Malcolm Dudley |
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2nd |
Sport |
BFV 202B |
Carl Barnard |
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3rd |
Family Three |
337 CKA |
Colin Estrop |
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Heinkel - |
1st |
Trojan |
401 TDE |
Andy Leery |
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Trojan |
2nd |
Trojan |
BMP 79A |
Paul Wren |
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3rd |
Trojan |
RVV 282 |
Alan Fisher |
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Driven to Event |
Trojan |
BMP79A |
Paul Wren |
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Isetta |
1st |
Isetta 300 |
6911 PO |
Dave Watson |
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2nd |
Isetta 300 |
321 FRT |
Lee Turnham |
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3rd |
Isetta 300 |
901 UYL |
Ian Parris |
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Restoration of the year |
Isetta 300 |
901 UYL |
Ian Parris |
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Spirit Award
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Isetta 300 |
597 AEL |
Brian Chadwick |
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Messerschmitt |
1st |
KR200 |
VUF 886 |
Michael Harris |
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2nd |
KR200 |
ME 200 |
Adam Quellin |
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3rd |
KR200 |
47 AON |
Martin Keene |
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Metal Class |
1st |
Weinsburg Coupé |
ONW 122B |
Roger Westcott |
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2nd |
BMW 700 |
763 FXV |
John Bannell |
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3rd |
Lloyd Alexander |
CE-JJ-844 |
Udo Jürgens |
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Plastic Class |
1st |
Nobel 200 |
YUL 102 |
Mike Clarihew |
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2nd |
Tourette Special |
XYH 226 |
Bob Purton |
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3rd |
Lomax |
YSU 191 |
Tom Lucas |
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Concours de Grot
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BMW Isetta |
SHV 946 |
Craig Knight |
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People's Choice:
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"Best in Show" |
Tourette Special |
XYH 226 |
Bob Purton |
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Furthest |
UK (220 miles) |
Reliant Regal |
DCS 561C |
Jason Heather |
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Distance
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Europe (500 km) |
Lloyd Alexander |
CE-JJ-844 |
Udo Jürgens |
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Spirit of the National |
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Nick Haddon |
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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 of missing cars, or - especially -
good pictures from the Road Runs??? Do let us know!
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