Pre50 AAC Syon Park '89

RobTwin · Post by **RobTwin** » Mon Oct 04, 10 2:12 am

Scanned some pics from this little get together at Syon Park in Isleworth, West London, back in April 1989

Bridget with the dark blue Pontiac Silver Streak (MYRLS license plate) used to live a few doors down the road from us in Mill Hill, so we cruised round the North Circ together and met others in the pub car park before going into the nearby Syon Park, which I seem to remember had a car museum & butterfly collection

Her other claim to fame is she used to be one of Adam Ant's main squeezes, before he went all looney-tunes

Not many muscle cars, unfortunately, but not surprising at it was a Pre50-organised meet.
Should keep the fins'n'chrome fans on here interested for a few mins tho.......

Oh and some might recognise a young looking Stewart & Milton Homan, peddling their wares. Maybe not tho, as some of the pics are pretty dark

Motorama · Post by **Motorama** » Mon Oct 04, 10 9:10 am

Great photos, we used to go to that show too. Wasnt it a motorcycle museum?

I owned the pink metallic 59 Oldsmobile convertible from 2003 to 2006, it was at the NEC in 04 on the Classic American stand with your car!

Is that the Garrow bro's standing next to the gold 57 Oldsmobile?

John · Post by **John** » Mon Oct 04, 10 9:36 am

Great pics Rob,

Love looking at all the pics of the eighties and early nineties...... Takes me back.

Great to see all those rounded shapes and then the one solitary green B body in amoungst for good measure

Great stuff

Adam · Post by **Adam** » Mon Oct 04, 10 9:41 am

Nice pics Rob. I wonder how many of those cars are still around (apart from yours obviously). I think the Homans have still got that 53 Eldo haven't they?

I remember the 54 Ford in the background of the 59 Dodge pic terrorising Wandsworth on Chelsea Cruise night. I believe it had a hot 427 (Ford).

Thanks for sharing

RobTwin · Post by **RobTwin** » Tue Oct 05, 10 10:05 am

Motorama wrote:Great photos, we used to go to that show too. Wasnt it a motorcycle museum?

I owned the pink metallic 59 Oldsmobile convertible from 2003 to 2006, it was at the NEC in 04 on the Classic American stand with your car!

Is that the Garrow bro's standing next to the gold 57 Oldsmobile?

Thanks Andy, I wasnt sure if that show was a one-off, I think we only went there that one time.

Not familiar with the name Garrow, but there's a few faces there I still see around these days.

Also remember drooling over your Olds at Billing in Aug 04

Some pics from there & the NEC later that year, in case you need reminding

RobTwin · Post by **RobTwin** » Tue Oct 05, 10 10:07 am

...and one from the other end of the stand.... you can just about see your Olds, to keep it on topic

Motorama · Post by **Motorama** » Tue Oct 05, 10 1:22 pm

Great pics, regret selling that car!

Robbie and Gavin Garrow, with the pink 59 New Yorker convertible?

Scooby · Post by **Scooby** » Tue Oct 05, 10 1:24 pm

Great pictures mate..

I thought Andy would recognize some of those caddy's...
Rich...

Motorama · Post by **Motorama** » Mon Oct 11, 10 7:32 pm

Scooby wrote:Great pictures mate..
I thought Andy would recognize some of those caddy's...
Rich...

I was driving the white 53 Eldorado recently doing a wedding with Stewart

RobTwin · Post by **RobTwin** » Tue Oct 12, 10 12:12 am

Motorama wrote:
Scooby wrote:Great pictures mate..
I thought Andy would recognize some of those caddy's...
Rich...
I was driving the white 53 Eldorado recently doing a wedding with Stewart

Is that the convertible in my pics Andy, that they're puttting the roof up on?

Adam wrote:Nice pics Rob. I wonder how many of those cars are still around (apart from yours obviously). I think the Homans have still got that 53 Eldo haven't they? ......

Good to see the car's still around, I'm surprised they didnt sell it on yonks ago

Motorama · Post by **Motorama** » Tue Oct 12, 10 12:19 am

RobTwin wrote:
Motorama wrote:
Scooby wrote:Great pictures mate..
I thought Andy would recognize some of those caddy's...
Rich...
I was driving the white 53 Eldorado recently doing a wedding with Stewart
Is that the convertible in my pics Andy, that they're puttting the roof up on?

Adam wrote:Nice pics Rob. I wonder how many of those cars are still around (apart from yours obviously). I think the Homans have still got that 53 Eldo haven't they? ......
Good to see the car's still around, I'm surprised they didnt sell it on yonks ago

yep, that's the one! the 60 Lincoln next to it is in the Canary Islands now i believe

as far as i'm aware they've never offered that car for sale

The two tone green 56 Chevy Bel Air is currently for sale at Dream Cars though they didnt own it when your pics where taken

The gold 57 Oldsmobile 98 Coupe is at Wheels Day every year

Blue · Post by **Blue** » Tue Oct 12, 10 5:18 pm

Mate of mine owned that '54 Ford in the '80's, I was considering buying it, ex John Bonham car, 427 side oiler, 4 speed, 4.10's. A genuine late '60's street racer, it had all the correct period parts but was really tired after years of abuse. Often wondered what happened to it, I haven't seen it since the last time I drove it....

Motorama · Post by **Motorama** » Tue Oct 12, 10 5:28 pm

Blue wrote:Mate of mine owned that '54 Ford in the '80's, I was considering buying it, ex John Bonham car, 427 side oiler, 4 speed, 4.10's. A genuine late '60's street racer, it had all the correct period parts but was really tired after years of abuse. Often wondered what happened to it, I haven't seen it since the last time I drove it....

it's still around, all black now, runs a 390, was local to me up till a couple of years ago and owned by Pete Austin who used to race a pink Cuda in the 90's http://www.7-indulgence.com/id144.html

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