Hillmans On Holidays Series II - Page 3
Saturday found us at the 21st annual British Car Day show located on the grounds of a local college. D. Zimmerman, the organizer of the Hillmans On Holiday event had talked the car show officials into letting us share featured marque status with Rolls Royce and Bentley. Pretty nice company I must say! It was decided by D and her husband Bob (an MGB aficianado) that we should all arrive about an hour after the show actually started and come in en masse with our horns a honkin'. The sixteen of us made quite an entrance!
When it came time for the prizes to be awarded we were all quite pleased that our very own 1935 Aero Minx Tourer had won Best In Show. A great way to end a fabulous few days in Rootesmobile heaven!
That night saw us dining at another fine local establishment and of course, ending up for one final parking lot get together to reminisce about the last few days and share car stories until a little too late in the night for some of us (the smart ones went to bed early, I'll let you guess which group I belonged to).
The next morning I awoke a little tired and bleary eyed and after breakfast we said our goodbyes to our new found friends and made our way to the Akron Airport for the flight home. At the closing dinner the night before it had been decided that this would become a semi-annual event so we look forward to seeing all of the same folks, and hopefully some new Rootes-a-holics, in 2009.
When it came time for the prizes to be awarded we were all quite pleased that our very own 1935 Aero Minx Tourer had won Best In Show. A great way to end a fabulous few days in Rootesmobile heaven!
That night saw us dining at another fine local establishment and of course, ending up for one final parking lot get together to reminisce about the last few days and share car stories until a little too late in the night for some of us (the smart ones went to bed early, I'll let you guess which group I belonged to).
The next morning I awoke a little tired and bleary eyed and after breakfast we said our goodbyes to our new found friends and made our way to the Akron Airport for the flight home. At the closing dinner the night before it had been decided that this would become a semi-annual event so we look forward to seeing all of the same folks, and hopefully some new Rootes-a-holics, in 2009.
Best In Show!
Photos courtesy of D. Zimmerman, Bob Sekelsky and Alan Miles