#BrownCarGuy – News, Views & Reviews!
Some car events are about shiny bodywork and concours polish. Others are about dyno runs, burnouts and drifting lunacy. And then there’s the Enfield Pageant of Motoring – a gloriously eccentric celebration of British car culture at its most charming, cosmoplitan and utterly captivating.
This year marked a monumental occasion for West London Classics as the club made its debut at the NEC Classic Motor Show 2024. I had the chance to catch up with club founder Kirpal Singh Randhawa and long-time member Dave – two passionate petrolheads who brought with them not only stunning classic cars but also a true enthusiasm for sharing the classic car lifestyle.
In this podcast I’m catching up with my mate Kirpal Singh Randhawa, founder of West London Classics, the car club that’s gone from a small group of petrolheads getting together to chat about carburettors, to one of the most significant forces in London’s car community!
Cars and Dhol! What a winning combination. Raising money for charity, having fun with cars and bikes – this was the event organised by WheelsNThrillsUK and West London Classics at Hayes Cricket Club this weekend (28 September 2024). Music by The Dhol Show. More vids below!
Oh Lord – let this be my Groundhog Day! No less than NINE iconic cars driven at the annual Southern Group of Motoring Writers (SGMW) Heritage Day at Beaulieu National Motor Museum. And some I never got around too: Classic Mini, Citroen Traction Avant, Vauxhall Viscount, Classic Ford Transit van, Citroen BX GTI, plus a couple of hot BMW M cars, the Bullitt edition new Ford Mustang, and yet still more.
The ‘Celica Supra’ became just the ‘Supra’ with the second generation A60 version in 1981 and a legend was born. That’s a car I actually owned and you can read my fond memories of it in a previous blog post.
