RetroFestival 2022 @Newbury Showground

Date: August 15, 2022Author: Automotive American 2 Comments

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Took another trip to Newbury but not the racecourse as per the West Berkshire Classic Car Show. This time the venue was the Newbury Showground for the annual RetroFestival. The festival is more than a car show with lots of stalls, music and other activities to keep visitors busy. The attendance seemed a little down not really surprising due to the uncomfortable heatwave conditions and possibly the rise in fuel prices and the current increased cost of living. Nonetheless it was a really enjoyable even as always, with lots of American vehicles on display as you can see.

Starting with the Trucks

Next comes the Mustangs

Selection of Hot Mopars

Some of the big stuff!

The Boys in the Band

Really nice vintage Chevy

Rods and Bikes

Best of the rest

2 thoughts on “RetroFestival 2022 @Newbury Showground”

Bill McCoskey – I was born with a greasy wrench in my mouth instead of that silver spoon. My parents and their friends all said I could tell them make, model and even year of most cars by the time I was 5. I bought my first car [1948 Packard] at age 14, and by the time I had a driver's license, I had 2 more Packards. My education was electrical and electronics engineering, but also having ADHD, I realized it just wasn't going to be a good idea to sit behind a desk 5 days a week. After school, The US Army decided to draft me, sending me to mechanics school. On arrival in Central Germany, I discovered the attraction to rare and unusual European cars. Once back in the USA, I started my own antique car business, and I've owned, bought and sold over 1,500 vehicles to date. My interests tends to run towards the rare and unusual, 1930s thru 1970s. Auto Union SP1000 to Tatra V8, Studebaker Golden Hawk to Rolls-Royce Cloud I, 1938 Ford convertible sedan to 1959 Cadillac Eldorado convertible, my tastes are pretty eclectic and wide ranging. My profile photo is me behind the wheel of the 1956 Packard Predictor, at the National Studebaker Museum.

Bill McCoskey says:

August 15, 2022 at 5:18 pm

Charlville,

Is this show put together by the same couple [the Palmers] putting on the Spring Vehicle Meet in April at Newbury Showground?

I have not been active in the vintage car hobby/business in England for a dozen years or more, and I am astounded at the number and variety of “Yank Tanks” in the country today, especially with the high fuel costs!

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  Charlville says:
  
  August 15, 2022 at 6:35 pm
  
  Hi Bill, no this is a company that runs 2 Retro Festivals, one at Newbury and another at Newark. The Newbury one I believe was originally at Waltham
  
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