What You Missed At the Atlanta British Car Fayre 2015
Every September on the Saturday after Labor Day, Old Norcross, located just north of Atlanta, gets invaded and occupied by the British. But this invasion is on wheels and the charge is led by nameplates like Austin-Healey, Jaguar, and Lotus. You can find a gallery of all of the beautiful machines that were on display at their website, AtlantaBritishCarFayre.com, but I managed to snap some shots of what I think were the real highlights.
Classic British Roadsters
I have to admit that I have a thing for British roadsters from the 1950’s and 1960’s. No computers, no paddle-shifters, forget even having power windows. Some of these cars (see the Austin-Healeys pictured right and below) didn’t even have roll-up windows. Instead they only had “side-curtains”! And the only sound system was the one under the hood.
A far cry from the tech-filled, computer-engineered, stealth-bomber inspired designs of today, these were driver’s cars. Designed to make your heart-race and test your abilities as a driver, not to replace them. These cars just beg to be taken for a romp on a twisting country road. There were several fine examples of these classic British beauties on hand at the Atlanta British Car Fayre this year with nameplates like Austin-Healey, Jaguar, Lotus, MG, Morgan, Triumph and TVR. See the gallery below for more.
Bond Cars
The show also featured some of Britain’s finest from the 1970’s all the way up to the present. A particular favorite were two white 1976 Lotus Esprits. But one of these kids is not like the others as it was one of the submarine cars from the James Bond film, The Spy Who Loved Me. Although it wasn’t the actual car that was used in the underwater scenes (that belongs to Tesla founder Elon Musk), it was one of six cars that was used in shooting water scenes. An unexpected treat for Lotus fans and Bond fans, alike.
No matter what your tastes, it was a great car show in a great setting with good weather and even a shuttle service to carry you from free parking a few blocks over. There were plenty of late-model eye candy from Lotus to Jaguar, from Mini Coopers to BMW MINIs. Check out the gallery below to see more and don’t forget to like us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter and Google+.
