IF YOU'VE BEEN IMPRESSED BY THE CLASSIC MOTOR SHOW BEFORE, WELL, THE 2009 NEC SHOW WAS BIGGER AND BETTER THAN EVER BEFORE. PR-FUELLED MARKETING HYPE...? NOPE, IT EVEN SURPRISED AND STUNNED DEP-O'S TWO OLD CAR LAGS INTO DECLARING IT ONE OF THE BEST BRITISH CAR SHOWS OF THE LAST 10 YEARS.

Words and Photos Simon Charlesworth