PICTURES: stunning cars and more at Bromyard Speed Festival
Crowds were drawn to Bromyard Speed Festival on July 27, with the promise of a paddock full of classic cars, tractors, bikes, and even some more modern vehicles.
Kicking off on Saturday with participating cars taking a scenic tour of the surrounding area, the main event for spectators was on Sunday, with a section of road closed off outside the festival site, between Broadbridge and the Downs, for the non-competitive hill climb until 5.30pm.
Crowds watched as owners of everything from classic Bentleys to Fordson tractors put their vehicles through their paces on the closed road track.
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In the paddock itself, there was something for all motoring fans to enjoy, with people bringing their vehicles from near and far for the event.
Paul Holmes, with his Austin 7 Chummy, had travelled from Cornwall for the festival. A seasoned hill climb participant, Mr Holmes said he is no stranger to Herefordshire, often driving making the lengthy trip from his home to take part in events locally.
Meanwhile motorcycle owners Peter Wills and Paul Clarke, who came with a Ducati and a Suzuki, live just down the road.
There were plenty of unusual cars at the event too, including a stunning Lancia Stratos rally car and the British land speed record-holding jet-engined Vampire.
And plenty of the cars on show had stories to tell. Lancia Fulvia owner Julien Wilkinson was one of those exhibiting on the day, his car a tribute to his father, who used to drive him to school in a Fulvia he also raced in.
Bought in France and transformed into the Jolly Club car he remembers from his youth, Mr Wilkinson's Fulvia carries the registration plates of his father's car behind the seats.
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