Bucket and Spade Run

Out for the day with a group from RhoCar club, of which I am a member, on the annual Bucket and Spade Run organised by the ROMMCC.

Rules - everyone must carry a Bucket and Spade somewhere on the car and the badge to gain entry to the finish location.

Early start 08:30, met up with half a dozen Seven style RhoCar club members and a chance for a bacon sandwich - second breakfast - and wander round and watch all sorts of cars assemble in the field. True old classics from the 20s right up to the 90s, or in my case only 3 years old. The event open to anyone with an interest in joining, enjoying the group run and supporting the fund raising cause.

The only challenge at this point avoiding the cowpats, either driving through, walking / stepping on, or following any car likely to wheelspin!

(Panorama)

The drive, around an hour, across the Kent countryside from near Ashford to Ramsgate harbour. 

We set off in groups of similar cars, met up at the far end to take a proper look around cars, stalls etc.

All Present and correct at Ramsgate Government Acre overlooking the old Ferry port late morning.
Weather getting hotter as the day went on...

Classics from every era as far as you can see, even a nice E-Type Jag owner who let me sit in and try for size!

Then time for a wander into town: browse through junk shops under the arches, cafe for lunch, ice-cream (99 of course!) sitting on the harbour wall looking at boats, feed the penny-falls machines in the arcade, a sit down for pint of cider in a pub and walk on the beach... this is what the seaside is all about!

Then slowly back to the event ground to wander round cars and stalls again...

TR4s, 5s and 6s, Stags and Spits catching my eye - Triumph were making some decent looking cars in the 60s and 70s

An example of the first car I owned as a teenager, although mine was a hand me down and never made it back onto the road. Mk1 Ford Escorts are like gold dust now.

Reliant Scimitar, always liked the look of these, used to walk past one on my paper round in my youth, it slowly seemed to get dirtier and sadder over the years.
Don't really know anything about them.

Got to love the Wolfrace Slot Mag style wheels, very period!

An open top, and glitzy painted version of the car I grew up with. 

Dad had a Ford Zodiac Mk3 from the mid 60s through to late 80s, his was blue though, bench seats, but those lights grille and model name across the bonnet is unmistakable. 

Reg was 3075PL - don't know why I remember that!

Left around 4pm - headed home along A roads: Ramsgate, Canterbury, Maidstone.
Around 100 miles on the clock.

Tired, a little sun burned, excellent day out!