The Gathering 2009 - British Car Show

[switters78]

I just returned from a classic British car show held this past weekend at Shelton Vineyards, North Carolina, USA. It was a great show, the biggest British show in the southeastern US. The weather was awesome, and a ton of cars showed up, many that I've seen before and some I've only seen in pictures. There were over 200 cars total. The show celebrated the 50th anniversary of the Triumph Italia, which was based off of the TR3, but with special bodywork designed by Giovanni Michelotti and built by Alfredo Vignale. There were 6 at the show, which is the most ever gathered in one place in the US.

I had a booth set up to showcase my artwork too. All in all, it was a great weekend...cool cars and good wine from the local vineyard! Enjoy the pics of the cars and of some of my artwork done for the show.

Cheers!

[switters78]

Allard J2X
TVR Grantura
TVR 3000
MG TD
MG TC

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MG TF
MGB GT
MGB
Jaguar XK140
Jaguar XK120 Coupe
Jaguar SS MkIV (I think)

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Austin-Healey 3000 Emblem
Jaguar Hood Ornament
Jaguar XJ12C
Jaguar E-Type 4.2
Austin-Healey Sprite
Austin-Healey Sprite Emblem

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Porsche 356 (I know, not British!)
Sunbeam Alpine
Morris Minor
Marcos 1500 or 1600
Alfa Romeo 2000 Vignale (again...)
Triumph Spitfire IV

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Triumph TR4
Triumph TR4 Emblem
Triumph TR3
Triumph TR3
Triumph TR3 Emblem
Morgan Plus 8

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Ford GT
"McBearen"(McLaren M8B replica by Dick Bear)
DeTomaso Pantera GTS
View from my hotel room, not bad!
Triumph TR10 (night time shot...TV in the hotel room gets mighty boring...)
My trusty chariot, 2005 VW GTI 1.8T

[akrmalas]

TVR Grantura

thats a nice machine :)

[B Bop]

You sir, are an excellent automotive artist. Wonderful stuff ! Your camera angles also perfectly capture the stunning lines of the cars on display.

[ruim20]

Thank you for the pictures, great show :)

Loved the Pantera

[dragpack]

Was anyone selling and how have the prices been effected over there?

[Matra et Alpine]

Triumph TR10
Googled saved me looking silly :)
Was goign to point out that this is a Standard 10 and had nothing to do with Triumph .... and then found it was renamed to Triumph for the US market -- I guess to take advantage of the sporting Triumph name ??

Nice pics :)

[Ferrer]

Googled saved me looking silly :)
Was goign to point out that this is a Standard 10 and had nothing to do with Triumph .... and then found it was renamed to Triumph for the US market -- I guess to take advantage of the sporting Triumph name ??

Nice pics :)
I was similarly stumped... :p

[henk4]

There were 6 at the show, which is the most ever gathered in one place in the US.

and they were all different....(reputedly as all cars were handmade, not a single panel from one car would fit on any other)

Nice stuff, Triumph TR10 was news to me too. (But what about mentioning an Alfa Romeo Vignale?)

[switters78]

(But what about mentioning an Alfa Romeo Vignale?)

The Alfa was there as a part of the Triumph Italia display since they were both Vignale-bodied cars, even though it was mainly a British show. It was hand-built by Vignale to be displayed at the 1960 World Auto Show in Turin in an attempt to secure a contract with Alfa Romeo (which was ultimately unsuccessful.)

Here's an article with some history and more info on the car:

1960 Alfa Romeo 2000 Vignale Information and History | Conceptcarz.com (http://www.conceptcarz.com/vehicle/z9018/Alfa-Romeo-2000-Vignale.aspx)

[cargirl1990]

i draw cars myself but thats a heck of alot better than mine! im VERY impressed with your artwork. you should submit to this site...

www.deviantart.com

[switters78]

Thanks! I'll have to check out that site. It's always good to get your artwork circulating. I have my own website, but I'm in the middle of redesigning it, so it won't be ready for another couple weeks. What kind of stuff do you do?

[cargirl1990]

Thanks! I'll have to check out that site. It's always good to get your artwork circulating. I have my own website, but I'm in the middle of redesigning it, so it won't be ready for another couple weeks. What kind of stuff do you do?

i draw cars and Nintendo characters. how about you?
( in deviant art, im under the username marneythecargirl, and yes, marney is my real name! )

[switters78]

i draw cars and Nintendo characters. how about you?
( in deviant art, im under the username marneythecargirl, and yes, marney is my real name! )

I do a lot of cars, but I'll do just about anything from people and animals to abstract work, still lifes, landscapes, whatever will pay me!

Deviant Art is a pretty cool site. There's some real talent on there. I'll look you up when I get chance.