STONELEIGH

A near neighbour and kit car enthusiast who introduced himself to me back last June, at Marjorie's first outing to the classic car show in Purley, asked if I was going to go to the Worlds biggest Kit Car show at Stoneleigh in Warwickshire. I hadn't planned to, but as Ken is the membership secretary of the Royale Owners Club and Jacquie was mightily impressed when Ken drove round in a superb example of a Royale Sabre, picture below, I thought it might be a good idea.

It was an bright dry trip around the M25 and up the M40 on Mayday and we got parked up easily as Ken waved his exhibitors pass at the entrance staff. Sadly the journey was undertaken in my regular car as I felt that a couple of hours plus, almost totally on motorways, would be too much to ask of man and machine. I set off to explore and right opposite the ROC stand was an area for three wheelers, Particularly Citroen 2CV powered ones, by Lomax, but a couple of Pembertons turned up and a very nice Guzzi engined one. I have never seen so many three wheelers all in one space, but not one three wheeler kit manufacturer was exhibiting.

 

Inside one of the halls was a very radical, single seater, three wheeler, please don't ask me what it was called, as although I read the blurb I'm afraid I can't remember anything about it.

 Naturally I went back to the Royale Club area to be tempted by the two Sabres that were offered for sale and the other excellent examples that were also on show. Not that I intend to buy one this year, I fully intend to enjoy Marjorie to the maximum now that warmer weather looks as if it about to arrive. A Sabre though. now that just might fulfil all of Jacquie's requirements, a roof, doors, heater, comfortable seats and a shelf behind the seats just big enough for our little dog, we'll see.

Well, lots of photos in this posting and not one of Marjorie, but she is looking good. We were out on Drive it Day and joined a Triumph gathering at Redhill Aerodrome, where she was much admired. 

Spacers have now been made and fitted to both front wheels so that the brake disc now run centrally within the callipers and the only job left to do is to polish the left side, lower aluminium panel. I did the right side last year and a quick rub over the other day had that shining again, so it will be worth the effort to get the left side done.