THE LONDON CLASSIC CAR SHOW

Olympia, London February 20-23

has reported on this event more or less since its inception several years back. This year marked the first time this event was held at Olympia, after the organisers moved it from the ExCeL exhibition venue in London’s docklands. Ostensibly the move was made because of Olympia’s larger venue, although one suspects it may have been more to do with cost. One of the show’s unique selling points at ExCeL was ‘The Avenue’, a strip of road that bisected the hall which allowed cars to be driven up and down and add that dimension so missing at most static shows: movement and sound. It’s one thing to see a car sat, silent and motionless, totally different to see it in motion and hear its sounds. Alas, this