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I went to the All British & European Car Show in Dallas today. It is an annual charity event. This is the second year I’ve gone and volunteered to help with the event as well.
The weather could not have been better! It was sunny and in the 70's.
The show has mostly MG’s and Jaguars. Some really vintage show cars and a lot of daily or weekend drivers. What absolutely amazes me is the lack of good detailing on these cars. With the full sun out there are swirls galore and, dirty wheels, and generally not well maintained exteriors. The pictures make the cars look clean, but up close is a different story.
I asked a few people what products the used and they seemed to have no clue. One lady complained to me how her black car (a Jaguar) attracted so much dust. This being an outdoor event there was plenty of dust on the cars. But I asked her what wax she used. She said “Oh, I use a polish because a friend who is in the Rolls Royce club says wax removes tiny bits of your paint so he told me to use a polish (she didn’t recall the name). She said “If it’s good enough for a Rolls…” I kept my mouth shut and walked on to look at more cars.
Here are some pictures of the more unique cars there.
1970 Lambo Espada
Lancia Flavia
Lotus racing with Ford engine
Lotus Elan
Rolls Royce Estate:
1956 Jaguar XK 120
Alfa Romeo Zagato
The weather could not have been better! It was sunny and in the 70's.
The show has mostly MG’s and Jaguars. Some really vintage show cars and a lot of daily or weekend drivers. What absolutely amazes me is the lack of good detailing on these cars. With the full sun out there are swirls galore and, dirty wheels, and generally not well maintained exteriors. The pictures make the cars look clean, but up close is a different story.
I asked a few people what products the used and they seemed to have no clue. One lady complained to me how her black car (a Jaguar) attracted so much dust. This being an outdoor event there was plenty of dust on the cars. But I asked her what wax she used. She said “Oh, I use a polish because a friend who is in the Rolls Royce club says wax removes tiny bits of your paint so he told me to use a polish (she didn’t recall the name). She said “If it’s good enough for a Rolls…” I kept my mouth shut and walked on to look at more cars.
Here are some pictures of the more unique cars there.
1970 Lambo Espada
Lancia Flavia
Lotus racing with Ford engine
Lotus Elan
Rolls Royce Estate:
1956 Jaguar XK 120
Alfa Romeo Zagato
