The – yes, THE – big event of the year.
HAVE you ever looked back on a particular occasion and thought, yep, that really was a day to remember? Like when you passed your driving test, or had a fantastic birthday party or, maybe, when you met your wife on holiday (and said: “What are you doing here?” Hah, I jest, of course). Well, without sounding too gushing and over the-top, this year’s Classic Van and Pick-up Show, at Gaydon, was one of those occasions. It was an absolutely cracking day with loads of vehicles, loads of enthusiasts to chat to and a whole load of fun.
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Gaydon 2017
The – yes, THE – big event of the year.
A Most Amazing Minibus
Brian Culpan encounters a Sherpa with just 80 miles on the clock from new, a vehicle most definitely worth importing.
My Story
Meet Simon Daly and his A60 Sun-Tor camper.
Fancy A Pre-War Classic
Plenty to choose from and plenty to think about. Ted Connolly gives a few pointers.
Pre- War Post Van
Mike Neale reports on an intriguing 1938 Morris hybrid.
My Story
Paul Williams, from Wrexham, owns a delightful Morris Z van, here is his tale.
An Enthusiast To Be Admired
Maintaining a Bedford HA in sound working order takes plenty of effort, so put your hands together and applaud Jon Myrtle – he keeps four of them on the road.
HIGH Hoopes for the Gipsy
Austin believed they could take on the Land Rover with their new off-roader, but it never worked out that way. However, the Gipsy is now much-revered in classic circles.
The Full Monty
Mike Neale encounters a VW Westfalia camper – a lovely example of one of the most desirable of the splitties.
Meet Beddington Bedstead
That’s the name of this 1971 Bedford CF and he has been rebuilt as a tribute to a coal merchant from the past. The build was carried out to an astonishingly-high standard by owner Paul Bundy. We’ll let Paul tell the story.
Chamber Of Secrets
The mundane and the fantastical collide in Night Sky
Billy: I hit my son when he was a child and it spoiled something between us
SIR BILLY Connolly has told of his deep regret over once hitting his son and changing their relationship – saying no parent should physically punish a child.
Billy behaving Badly!
Comedian Sir Billy Connolly reflects on some of the wilder moments from his 50-year stand-up career
Teenager is denied bail over 'attack' on man, 72
A 17-YEAR-OLD has been denied bail after gardai charged him with a burglary at a pensioner's home.
Connolly: I'll come back.. as a horse!
BILLY’S DYING WISH
‘If my hand shakes I treat it like a heckler and glare at it until it stops'
BILLY Connolly says he has learnt to hypnotise his hand if it shakes and treats his Parkinson’s as if it were a heckler at one of his stand-up shows.
BRINGING UP THE REAR
Germany’s latest crop of compact executive saloons draw on front-drive hatchback hardware for their mechanical make-up. Does that put the latest Jaguar XE at an advantage? Matt Saunders finds out
Aston Martin DB5
Special version of impressive grand tourer commissioned for anonymous professional
'We Aaron not a couple'
LOVE Island’s Lucinda Strafford has insisted her former romance with Ireland striker Aaron Connolly is over and “the ship has definitely sailed between him and me”.
MUM STABBED IN FRONT OF SON, 4
Man arrested by gardai as neighbours pay tribute to ‘a lovely girl’