Car and other photos from the weekend

The main event of the weekend, at least for me, was the Bristol Owners Club annual Concours d’Elegance. This year it was held at the Airbus facility (formerly the home of the Bristol Aeroplane Company) in Filton, Bristol. As well as over 200 Bristol cars there was a selection of Rolls-Royce and Bentley cars, some classic cars owned by the factory’s motor club and a Lotus Elite (the glassfibre bodies for the final series of Elites was made by Bristol). There were also some aircraft (as you’d expect).

Enjoy the photos.

Watching Top Gear

I'm afraid I can't resist the charms of BBC television's Top Gear. Today they are testing the Dodge Challenger, which I have a massive soft spot for and seeing one on the move on the small screen just makes it look even more appealing. Actually seeing it is only half the story, hearing it is even bigger. It makes me wonder how the Challenger drives and how it would compare to the Ford Mustang. The 'stang was crude but both effective and entertaining but it did have competition suspension and incredible, racing brakes, not to mention a supercharged engine. Maybe I should drive one of the racing tuned Challengers that Chrysler offers in the USA only to people with racing licenses.