Sunday 9th June 2019
First stop was the A602’s monthly Breakfast Meet at the
Shuttleworth Collection in Old Warden. The turnout was better than I expected even
though there were other events happening today. At least we had a respite from
the rain for a day. An added bonus was watching a Hurricane take off from the
airfield.
Then it was a 20 mile cross country drive to Luton, stopping
off at The Vauxhall Heritage Centre where they were holding their annual open
day. The car park was full of Vauxhalls of various models and ages, including
at least one of each model my Dad owned in the seventies, including a Viva, a
Chevette and a Cavalier. The museum is jam packed with vintage Vauxhalls and
the visit was worth an hour of anyone’s time.
After this, it was just a short drive up the hill to Stockwood
Park where the Chiltern Vehicle Preservation Group were holding their annual
fund raising car show. There was an excellent turnout of all types of vehicles
from vintage trucks to classic cars and not forgetting a few Hot Rods. Being a
local show, of course we knew all the Hot Rod owners. The event is organised by
volunteers and all the money raised goes to local charities. Stockwood Park is
a pretty, public park (formerly the estate grounds for Stockwood House which was
demolished in 1964). Only a few minutes’ walk from the show area is Stockwood
Discovery Centre- a free museum containing the Mossman Collection of old
carriages, rural crafts and so on, beautiful gardens and a nice cafe. It is
housed in the old stables and walled garden of the former Stockwood House.
After all that, we enjoyed a pleasant drive home along the
A6.
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