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The Tour was set up with a Start/Finish Line for the leisurely drive around the picturesque Fleurieu Peninsula. No breakdowns were reported.[imgur id=kzibYKM.jpg]

And when the Tour finished the cars were parked on the Victor Harbour Oval for display. This is when I arrived, to take some pictures![imgur id=eVEYZtW.jpg]

First up were some stylish Mark 2 Jaaaaaaaaaags, like this one. The colour really suited it, I thought.[imgur id=hP3nZJ9.jpg]

And White always looks great, of course. This is another Mark2 Jag.[imgur id=SB6z0Y4.jpg]

Moving right along, here is a very nice XJ6. These never seem to look old. do they? Timeless styling.[imgur id=bhS94BK.jpg]

Not QUITE so sure how I feel about this one.. Different?? 🙂 Very well presented though.[imgur id=bTOAFsg.jpg]

A very nice XJ-R.. I really like these, the ultimate XJ...[imgur id=DfDQxYa.jpg]

And a gorgeous XK-R.. Love the stainless grill.. So much sleek![imgur id=XY2v5tv.jpg]

An XJ-S rounds out the "modern" Jags. These are pretty cheap to buy still, but they'll go up..[imgur id=jgNKAhJ.jpg]

There were a few XK120/140's on show, including this spectacular 120. What a machine![imgur id=H2c970d.jpg]

This AMAZING Mark 4 Jaguar has had a whole bunch of work done to it, it really looked fantastic.[imgur id=NuJLPcg.jpg]

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Here's something you don't see too often - lovely Jensen Interceptors! They were fitted with big-block Chrysler engines from the US, and were pretty amazing in their day. Definitely wouldn't mind one of these in the shed![imgur id=0GRE3Lx.jpg]

Bond? James Bond? This Lotus Esprit was in beautiful condition, Bond would have been proud..[imgur id=phQfQzk.jpg]

This 1933 Crossley was very pretty too. Extremely stately![imgur id=5gn4GQm.jpg]

Here's a very bright and cheery Austin 7! Very cool little car, just 7hp ![imgur id=MWjcUwR.jpg]

One of several VERY lovely Austin-Healey 3000's.. These are bringing really good money now, and they really epitomise the British Sports Car to me.[imgur id=ExYtS8F.jpg]

There were quite a few Triumph Stags too. SOME SAY that they can be a tad unreliable. They sure look great though![imgur id=TvRW6VC.jpg]

Lots and lots of cracking Mini's (the REAL ones!) including this very neat Ute. Too cool for school![imgur id=5wHESAR.jpg]

Opposite the Minis was a whole row of brilliant looking MG's, including this TD, which just REEKS British Sports Car! This would have been built in the early 1930's.[imgur id=8nLpgT9.jpg]

Here's a very nice old Singer.. these had a really good reputation way back.. Not too many around these days, I shouldn't think.[imgur id=u5RU6Lv.jpg]

There were probably more MGBs here than anything else. Not complaining, just saying! This one looked fantastic![imgur id=XT9MoaS.jpg]

And no British show would be complete without a Roller or two! I loved the number plate on this Silver Shadow. The owners seemed to be enjoying their lunch too, no doubt using the picnic set which came with the car.[imgur id=F7lFzu2.jpg]

You don't see many Morgans around either.. This was nice. If you look closely at the badges on the bumper the one on the passenger side depicts the famous three-wheeler from the same maker.[imgur id=rpwjltz.jpg]

There were Rovers too! I don't mind the old Rovers... here's a 75![imgur id=DJlSdAa.jpg]

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I don't think I've ever seen one in this powder blue colour - just stunning![imgur id=trX7c23.jpg]

Despite the number plate, this is a Series 2. This cost $7,600 new. Not a bad investment if you only knew![imgur id=Evc6lkB.jpg]

My favourite E-Type![imgur id=sZlz6By.jpg]

The beautiful, stunning, spectacular Series 3 V-12 E-Type! This was the last update of the E-type. It's very hard to find an angle that doesn't look amazing[imgur id=eVDy11g.jpg]

Here's the white 6 Cylinder (4.2l) entering the display area.[imgur id=jE2lC1i.jpg]

One more![imgur id=zX6YB91.jpg]

Stunning in white, this is a 6-cylinder Series 3. Some say that they were better balanced, even though not nearly as powerful as the V-12.[imgur id=kOFkOtu.jpg]

And that's all folks.[imgur id=UtMGd8M.jpg]

I hope you've enjoyed our visit to the British Classic Tour. If you're in the vicinity I suggest you check it out yourself next year!

If you wish to look through the rest of the pictures I took (LOTS more cars!) Then Click Here!

On a trip to the U.K. in 2017, I planned out a couple of Car Museums to visit along the way. As we were passing through the Lakes District, Lakeland's was an obvious choice for a stop.

[aesop_content color="#ffffff" background="#333333" columns="1" position="none" imgrepeat="no-repeat" disable_bgshading="off" floaterposition="left" floaterdirection="up" revealfx="off" overlay_revealfx="off"]Everything about my visit to Lakeland was good, starting with it being easy to find, and plenty of free parking available right across the private road from the entrance.[/aesop_content]
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[aesop_content color="#ffffff" background="#333333" columns="1" position="none" imgrepeat="no-repeat" disable_bgshading="off" floaterposition="left" floaterdirection="up" revealfx="off" overlay_revealfx="off"]This time we're going into the Grand Prix Collection at Donington Raceway!
To be perfectly honest, I didn't have high expectations of this excursion. I expected a nice little collection of F1 cars and paraphernalia, maybe a couple of videos. Boy, was I wrong!! Come join me as my horizons are expanded.

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Located in beautiful Derbyshire, the Museum sits within the confines of the Grand Prix complex. As I was driving in and out there were numerous Astons, Jags, Ferraris and Porsches moving around - it would be an interesting place to do some serious car-spotting I think. Anyway, let's go in!

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This is a companion article to a previous one I wrote, where I visited the Ferrari Enzo Museum in Modena, Italy.

In that article, I mentioned that I'd taken pictures in the Engine Hall. I kept them out of that piece because I figured most people wouldn't be overly impressed by an engine sitting on a stand. For those brave few who ARE interested, here we go! The other article is HERE if you haven't seen it already.
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Above is the stunning entrance to the Enzo Museum. You park around the back of the building (lots of spaces!) and walk around the side to be greeted by this! I've never seen a museum that looked so interesting from the outside.
[aesop_content color="#ffffff" background="#000000" columns="1" position="none" imgrepeat="no-repeat" disable_bgshading="off" floaterposition="left" floaterdirection="up" revealfx="off" overlay_revealfx="off"]Come and join me on this, the first of my virtual Car Museum tours. I love to visit Car Museums and photograph the exhibits. All the pictures in this article are taken by me (unless stated otherwise) and I'll share my thoughts and impressions as well.
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