Robin (UK) Posted October 5, 2015 Report Share Posted October 5, 2015 (edited) Here's a short report I've just posted on facebook. The P-15 Picnic was great.A big THANK YOU to all of you who came along, with or without your cars.The line-up of 8 Plymouths, 2 Chryslers and a Dodge was fantastic.First to arrive on Saturday were Chris & Rebecca (with Archie and Percy), John & Traci, and Robin, who had travelled in convoy from Hemel Hempstead with two Plymouth Convertibles and a Chrysler Business Coupe.Next came Dean & Joyce in their Plymouth Sedan and William with his Chrysler Club Coupe, who'd driven together from Bishops Stortford.Then the Welsh contingent arrived... Phil, Inga, Bryn and Trish, four up in a Plymouth Club Coupe, all the way from just north of Cardiff!Completing the Saturday arrivals were Tony & Dawna with their Plymouth Business Coupe.Before heading out for afternoon tea, there was time to watch in admiration as an array of vintage aircraft departed from a 'fly-in' at the Aerodrome.The list of aircraft included a Spitfire, Texans, Yaks, a Beech Staggerwing, Jet Provost and many more.7 cars headed out for tea at The Blitz Tea Rooms and we took the opportunity to get some memorable pictures before returning to the aerodrome where we all enjoyed dinner and an evening in the bar.Sunday was the day of the main event and saw more arrivals...David's Dodge Business Coupe, Ian and Bob with their Plymouth Club Coupes, and Steve with his newly acquired Plymouth Business Coupe.There were also about a dozen 'guest' cars swelling the ranks, including a stunning '56 Chrysler, a beautiful '47 Nash, a superb '37 Plymouth and a freshly restored '38 Chrysler convertible which made its maiden road trip from Yorkshire to Sywell.And about 20 HRG sports cars dropped in on their 80th anniversary tour, One of those was a 1941 LeMans class winner, so it was great to see those cars, too.At 1.00pm we were treated to a highly entertaining and informative guided tour of Sywell Aviation Museum and then cars began to depart.A final treat for those who stayed late was the magnificent sight of a Vampire Jet taking off, displaying over the airfield and landing.It couldn't have been better.Everyone's talking about 'next time' so we're bound to be holding another P-15 Picnic in 2016.Watch this space for news.And we'll be posting more pictures from the weekend, soon. Edited October 5, 2015 by Robin (UK) 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greg g Posted October 5, 2015 Report Share Posted October 5, 2015 Great group of vehicles. What was the publics reaction to your group? Did you rock vintage clothing on your tea stop? Who posted the longest trip to the event. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robin (UK) Posted October 5, 2015 Author Report Share Posted October 5, 2015 Thanks Greg.Public reaction was superb. It's rare to see one American classic car on the road, so when we cruised out, passing cars were honking their horns and people were waving.The Welsh group travelled furthest - about 170 miles each way.And most of the people who brought cars wear vintage daily so, yes, the group were generally dressed in period. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark D Posted October 6, 2015 Report Share Posted October 6, 2015 Greg... How about we ship the plymouths over next year... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greg g Posted October 6, 2015 Report Share Posted October 6, 2015 Alas I have no vintage clothing with the exception of one of my father's 1950's neck ties with a hula dancer on it.... Maybe they have vintage cars for hire. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
40plyrod Posted October 6, 2015 Report Share Posted October 6, 2015 Cool pics, thanks. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
61farnham Posted October 6, 2015 Report Share Posted October 6, 2015 Great photos, you even got the weather to hold off for the weekend. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robin (UK) Posted October 6, 2015 Author Report Share Posted October 6, 2015 (edited) Another great outcome is the fact that several owners we didn't know have been in touch about their cars. Amongst others, we've discovered another Plymouth convertible and two DeSoto business coupes - one owned by Dave, who signed up to this Forum yesterday, on our recommendation. Edited October 12, 2015 by Robin (UK) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buick john Posted October 12, 2015 Report Share Posted October 12, 2015 Robin it was a fantastic weekend meeting like minded folk & some brilliant scenery to & of course great period cars well done. We was happy the 3 window ran smoothly 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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