Capri - RACQ All British Day, Brisbane 2014

Yesterday (20 Sept) was the annual RACQ All British Day. This is always a good day & held in the very pleasant surroundings of the St Josephs College Sports Ground at Tennyson. As usual there was a big turn out of beautiful British cars representing all the famous brands. As the event is organised by the MG Car Club there were many MGs representing all the different models. There were heaps of Minis, Morris Minors and all types of small Fords. I have never seen so many Morgans or Lotus cars in the same place. The Rollers & the Jags line up down on the second oval and have their own picnics. There were only two Capris there on the day (which is a bit of a shame) but the Yellow Fire V6 & the Jewel Green 1600 looked good side by side.
There are always interesting people to talk to at these events. I spoke to guys from GB, Finland & New Zealand who had some affinity with Capris. In fact, the guy from NZ just wanted to open & close the door as it reminded him of his mum's car. We also sat with a couple who had just completed a major restoration of a Lotus Cortina - what a beautiful car!
Here are some pics from the day.


Note the lone Reliant Scimitar which had a Capri V6 engine, the beautiful Lotus JP Special and the green Lotus with a Coventry Climax engine. So many beautiful cars!
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