1970's JOC rally at Biggin Hill

[mikebyrne]

Has anyone got any photos of the JOC rally that was held at Biggin Hill in the 70's ?

Mike.

[Grant]

Wow.. tha would be a lovely thing to see.. Lets hope someone comes up trumps Mike .. I trust your well Mike?

[shaun]

Mike,
Do you know what year it was?
Could then look in the old Club magazines that are now on line.

[Tim SP]

Hello Mike- hope your still plugging away mate!

Biggin.
This was Peter Adams gig for yonks, the days when He, Mike Nash, Norman Long,Ron & Horton owned concour- Peter organised the event for years, till like most things got uber commercial & everyone had to pay etc etc.
I likley have a few phot's, the event was always posted in magazine.
Peters car would have been quite a young old bus then, but he did love & champion a concour!

Peter tipped up out of blue at last years Excel London show, I hadn't seen him in ages- he had suffered a heart attack & in fact died- but lives to tell the tale- he looked in great shape & happy the JOC was so well represented still.
John & FHDCC (our cv8 reg) has been back since to Biggin, its a funny show & they are not easy organisers to deal with!

We can return I'm sure...

[mikebyrne]

I can't remember the year, but I believe Dave Horton was there and possibly another member flew in !! Would that have been Peter Adams ?
Be nice to see some photos. I am pretty sure I took my dark blue 541 that day.
Mike.

[Frankoid]

My Uncle was in the RAF and I always went to the air fair as a child in the 1970's. I remember the classic car parade and always loved the Jensens in particular. Below is my car with the Biggin Hill Spitfires in the early 1980's.

[zacmarshall]

I've gone through all the 1970s magazines and can't find any photos of Biggin Hill, however I did find these write ups

Issue 29 November 78







Issue 35 November 79

[Grant]

Nice one Zac.. No doubt a time consuming affair finding that/those articles.. but what a good read.. Thank you

[Michael Richardson]

Thank you Zac for those extracts. I note that I was there,with my wife and two youngsters(Jason and Katie ,6and4). If this was '78 ,then I would have sold my Jensen GT,so we would have traveled up from West Sussex in one of those Jap sewing machine things,but I must admit that I don't remember the event.

[mikebyrne]

I too don't remember much about that day and I thought I had some photos somewhere, but can not trace them.
Good to read about it though !!
Mike.

[zacmarshall]

I've asked John Lane (Club Secretary and Archivist) if he has some photos of Biggin Hill shows.

I have been trying to get copies of what John has so we can share them to members via the web site. John has been a member since 1976, not sure when he became Club Archivist through.

Note that John is standing down as Club Secretary but will continue as Archivist / Historian (just as well as I would hate to have to help move it all )

[Tim SP]

Wow, I wont bother then- clear traders have more tiny man sindrome.
I wasnt asked, but its utter obvious I have lots of phots to share, not trade, wow, were were these Golems.

[jvcarrier]

Sorry Tim,
Would you mind writing that in English?

[Grant]

Wow, I wont bother then- its utter obvious I have lots of phots to share,

Hello TimMan .. Just post the pic's up Tim, everyone loves an old Picture don't they.....It's your era and patch
All the best for now

[mikebyrne]

They might even be in Technicolor !!
Mike.