Fleetwood Country Cruize

This past Saturday was the final edition of the Fleetwood Country Cruize just outside of London.  What happens is that Steve Plunkett opens up his estate and garages for a car show.  The 3 or 4 garages house one of the largest private collections of Cadillacs.  Everything from pre-WW1, up to the mid 70s I would say.  Perhaps he has some 21st century stuff, but anything I saw was old.  Each garage not only had 20 different cars, but there were also lots of old gas pumps, oil displays, movie memorabilia, signs, and paraphernalia that stretched from 1900 - 1980s.  It is something else.

About 20 acres of his estate had the car show.  There was everything that you could think of; new and old, vans, cars, some motorcycles, and trucks.  The weather wasn't so great, but my buddy Scott and I ambled for 2 hours or more looking at engines, interiors, exteriors, wheels, rims, tires and exhausts. I think all if it is pretty impressive, though my preference of cars would be a Camero from the late 60s.  There were plenty of them.

So Scott Middleton and I got a bit wet from the rain, but it didn't dampen our spirits.  Scott has a '68 or '69 Firebird, but it has been totally redone with a new fuel injected engine and disk brakes all around.  He has had it for about 30 years, and thus has had it torn apart and reworked many times over.  My earliest memories with Scott is riding in that car, and also taking it apart and trying to get it back together.  I kind of though we'd be taking it to the show, but it was in the Jeep instead.   I would guess there was over 1500 cars on the estate taking part in the show.  Plus there were lots of venders and food booths and a beer tent.  Sadly it is going to be the last time he is able to open up his grounds like this to the public.