Nearing our destination, according to the sat nav, we came to a dead end and once again found a local who pointed us in the right direction. One street was closed to traffic due to preparations for Remembrance Sunday.

Please spare a thought again in remembering all those who lost their lives in the two World Wars and all conflicts since, and to the men and women of Her Majesty’s Forces who are still dying and being injured.

On arrival at the show ground we paid our entrance fees and parked up in the exhibition area. We entered one building and it was an auto jumbler’s dream, with row upon row of new and used parts. Realising the size of the place we decided to split up and meet later for a bite to eat. In one of the halls there were quite a few vehicles, some concourse level and others, MG’s and Triumphs, in the restoration process. There were two fine examples of VW camper vans and a cracking Mini. The speaker for the Southern Area, TSSC stand, Derek Giles, had on display a GT6 under restoration and his own car, a restored Triumph Herald. He was busy the majority of the day taking time to address questions from myself and other visitors.

As arranged earlier we met up at the burger van for coffee, hot dogs, chips and steak rolls. Wined and dined we again parted company to pick up any last bits and pieces. Having bought our goods we again met for a coffee, showing each other our new toys. With the late afternoon air rapidly cooling down, we set off home with hoods up and heaters on.

Did I manage to convert Darren to a convertible? I don’t think so; he enjoys the comfort and luxury of his Granada too much.