I live in quite a rich area. I myself and not even close to rich, but the town in general has expensive houses, expensive drinks, and very expensive cars. It is the sort of area that allows me to walk casually down the road on a Saturday, and see a whole host of exciting cars and other such status symbols before I even get near the town centre. Although having to pay a premium to live in the area is a bit of an inconvenience, I have to say that having such a diverse range of expensive and amazing cars right on my doorstep is nothing but an advantage. In fact, it is even more so because I only own a battered old VW Polo, and it makes a nice change to have some automotive eye candy driving around!

In particular there are some great classic car events that seem to realise my home town is the idea location to tempt the rich and the poor alike with gorgeous examples of automotive workmanship. They generally set up at our local showground or racecourse for a few days, and over that stretch of time the town is visited by hundreds of people, all keen to see what cars are displayed. The local car dealers get involved too with competitions, and all in all it is quite a fun affair! I always make sure to take a few hours if I can to drive up and have a wander around, dreaming of all the classic cars that I will never be able to afford! Read the rest of this entry »