Dep-O Magazine - The Retro Show 2010 page 3

The mental ego-destroying turbocharged LPG Skoda Rapide was also a highlight, drawing in interested bystanders as it queued for the RWYB. Another beaut, was Paul Smith’s Vauxhall XE powered MkII Cortina, which was so good that we decided to do a feature right there and then – fighting off a bunch of fashion people in the process. Read about it here very shortly. Then, there was the drag MGBGT V8, a mental Superbee...

Oh look, just click away and drink in the pix, to see for yourself!

What was Dep-O’s over-riding impression of this show, now that we’d finally made it? It’s exactly what we’ve come to know and love of the retro movement – great cars and great people, without the slightest sniff of arrogance, snobbery or ridiculous extra charges for this, that and t’other.

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Come the end of the day, we really were disappointed that our diaries made us go home. In fact, The Retro Show made such an impression on us that we might even consider doing both days in 2011 – breaking our ‘we’re too old to sleep in a tent’ rule.

I’ve promised Gez that I won’t get too messily drunk and emotional, and Gez had promised me that he’ll leave his evil body-popping guts outside the tent overnight. (Note to self: remember to bring a gallon of scrumpy, one large cork and a pot of strong sealing wax.)