Scotland’s largest gathering of old timers hit a new weekend high.
Strathmore Vintage Vehicle Club’s Glamis Extravaganza is now into its fifth decade.
But the enduring appeal of machinery of all types was evident in huge crowds at Glamis Castle over the two-day event, to the delight of organisers.
They welcomed another full house of 1,400 vehicle entries, and followed up a strong visitor Saturday with a packed house yesterday for an estimated total crowd figure not short of 20,000.
SVVC secretary Stephen Dear said: “It’s been a really fantastic weekend in every respect.Click here for more photos“The weather has been good, we’ve got as many vehicles on show as we possibly can and the public have turned out in big numbers to enjoy the event, which is a great feeling for the club and everyone involved in the Extravaganza.”
Although the show field was brimming with individual exhibits covering everything from bicycles to cars, lorries and military vehicles, SVVC chiefs did manage to squeeze in a few unexpected last-minute arrivals.
A handful of the 500 participants in the Carbage run which takes weird and wonderful bangers from Holland to Aberdeen found their way to Glamis in the hunt for a Scottish castle, among them a Volvo estate transformed to look like Disney character Olaf from Frozen.
Best in show for 2016 went to a 1925 Marshall road roller, liveried in the name of Andrew Cook, of Leven, and once the workhorse of Oxfordshire County Council.
The Extravaganza’s farthest travelled car was a 1936 Bentley Tourer which covered 445 miles to get to the event just 10 more than the 1956 Bedford lorry which was the farthest travelled commercial and the winner of a special trophy for the category.
For full results see Tuesday’s Courier.