Riviera Classic Car Show
Members of Torbay Old Wheels Club are delighted to announce that we are going ahead with the Riviera Classic Car Show on Paignton Green once again this year. It will look a little different because we have to keep everyone safe with fewer volunteers to run the show than in the past. Some of us are just a little less agile than we used to be! We'd like to thank everybody who has supported us over the years and hope you will be with us once again on
Sunday 27th July 2025.
The email for show entries is towc.carshow@icloud.com.
Member's car of the Month
My car is a Triumph 2000TC and was originally purchased by BP Fleet Services in September 1975, as a manager’s car, from the Harvey Hudson dealership in East London. It was ordered with an automatic gearbox, full Webasto sunroof, power steering, headrests, Sundym glass and a Radiomobile MW/LW radio. The colour is French Blue. I bought it in August 2015.
I’ve added electronic ignition, Stag alloys, rear belts and a stainless exhaust. It has a halogen headlight upgrade and all other lights are LED.
The bonnet and boot were resprayed because of a very poor colour match from a previous owners painting effort. Some minor welding was needed and the underside has been wire-brushed and Waxoyled.
A nice backstory is I drove 200 miles to Ashtead, Surrey, to visit my son and stopped just over a mile from his house for petrol. I pulled out in front of a black Range Rover that followed me to my son’s house. Unbelievably, the driver’s grandmother had owned the car 30 years ago - he recognised the number plate! We chatted and his memories tied in with the history I have of the car around that time. (His father was given the car, wasn’t impressed and put it in his garage in 1998, where it stayed for 8 years!) He couldn’t believe I had driven from Torquay and happened to be in front of him! He took photos, a video and his son had a picture taken sitting in his great grandmother’s car.
Adrian Gridley
Last Wednesday in every month
We are currently meeting at Torquay Rugby Club usually on the last Wednesday of the month at 7.15 pm. If you would like to come please contact us beforehand to check the date of the next meeting.
Our Activities
We enjoyed visiting lots of shows in our old vehicles throughout 2024. We’re still out and about through the darker months with breakfast get-togethers and occasional organised drives using our old cars if the weather’s suitable.
We’re now looking forward to more fun in the sun this summer.
