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The 2011 NMCR - Photo Gallery
         - Some of the cars seen at the 2011 Rally in Calne

The National MicroCar Rally 2011 was organised by
Jeff Ellis and the Bug Club, running from 1-4 September 2011, based at the Atwell-Wilson Motor Museum in Calne, Wiltshire.

The Saturday Road Run took the cars on a 50-mile 'treasure hunt' tour of the local area, with stops in the interesting villages of Lacock, Castle Coombe and Avebury. 

This year's photos (below) show many of the cars attending.  We had the biggest turnout for quite some years - a total of 163 microcars present at the show day on Sunday.

The weather was great - and people had FUN!
 

Shown below are many of the 163 microcars present at the 2011 NMCR, - but not all of them.  If you have photos of any that we've missed (taken at the rally, please) - let us know!

Some aren't named - and others may be misnamed!  If you can fill in or correct the details then, again, do let us know!

 


Two cars from Germany, at the Waggon and Horses pub, near Avebury
A well-packed field:      






These 3 photos: Paul Bussey

 

 

Berkeleys
 
     
       
       
   
 

 

     
BMW
 

BMW 600

BMW 700

Bond Bugs

(A very good display - but then the Bug Club was running the Rally!)
 

     


Photo:  Paul Bussey

 

   

^One with a surfeit of wheels!

The one seen on the >
TV programme
"Wheeler Dealers"
 


 
       
       
       
       
       
Bond Minicars

 

       
       

^ A Mark 'F' Ranger (van), yet to be
   restored to its former glory.

 

 

 

     
Citroens
2CV

2CV

Dyane
 

Fiats
 

     

Topolino (rare convertible)

Gamine

126

500
       
       
     
 

Friskys
 

     

 

 

     
Goggomobils  
 

Heinkels and Trojans
 

     
       
 

 

     
 

Isettas 
 

 


Photo: Paul Bussey

       
       
       
       
       
 

 

     


Messerschmitts

- en masse!  


Photo: Paul Bussey

       
       
       
       
       
       
 
       
 

NSUs
 

     
   
Weinsburg Coupe - an NSU/Fiat!
 

Other rarities
 

     

Bamby

Triking

Snuggy "All Car"

Secma
       

Nissan Pao

Suzuki Cappuccino ...

... and another
       

Arola

Ligier
       

Lomax

Lloyd

Lloyd

Mather Pantoufle
       

Argson Stanley "invalid carriage" (electric)

Invacar (2-stroke)

Lambretta 125 van
       

Brutsch Mopetta

Cursor

Autobianchi

And ... the Allard Clipper.  Perhaps the most oddly-advertised car, ever!  (See size comparison, below)
 

Peels
 

     

Trident (two seater!)

Peel 50 prototype (note the single front wheel configuration)

Peel 50

Reproduction "Peel 50" - actually a Bamby and brand new!
 

 

     
Reliants
       
   
 

 

     
smarts  
 

Trabants
 

     
 

Vespa
 

     

Vespa 400

Ape van

And for those who didn't know: Vespa is Italian for 'wasp';
 Ape (pronounced "ah-peh") means 'bee'!

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2011 Results!

And of course, at the end of the rally, the votes were counted and trophies presented to the winners in each category:

  Category   Award Winning Car Model Owner   And, in closing the Rally, the organisers paid tribute to the work of Tony Marshall, Malcolm Thomas and Jean Hammond, who were the Rally's original organising team following Tony's inaugural rally in 1975. 

The three of them went on to host several NMCRs and are still actively involved in the Microcar movement today.

This 2011 Rally, though, brought them together again for the first time in several years.  We're all grateful to them for what they started!

 
Jean, Tony and Malcolm

             
  Berkeley Enthusiasts Club          
 

4-Wheeler

  1st JON 355 B105 Neil Barber
      2nd 2243 HJ Foursome Bill Toyer
 

T60

  1st TMO 709 T60 Ian Parris
      2nd LFO 422 T60 Phil Tetley
 

Conversion

  1st 957 UXR B105 Guy Stallard
      2nd BSJ 144 Sports Brian Giles
             
             
  Bug Club   1st HAK 972N Bug Robin Howels
      2nd DAX 560K Bug Patrick Devaney
      3rd KAY 773L Bug Bernard Heidschuster
  Used & Abused     FGU 997J Bug Ivan Smith
  Modified     EGX 980J Bug Roger Webb
  Furthest Distance     BRL 419K Bug Terry Horwell
             
             
  Bond Owners Club   1st 819 NPG Mk F Estate Terry Day
      2nd CDP 360C Mk G Tourer David Miller
      3rd 269 HBF Mk G Estate Derek Cole
             
             
  Heinkel Trojan Club   1st 3917 KP Trojan Charles Owens
      2nd 309 UFC Trojan Jason Heather
      3rd YJY 374 Trojan Barrie Allen
 

Distance Award

    309 UFC Trojan Jason heather
             
             
  Messerschmitt Owners Club   1st XLJ 285 TG500 Malcolm & Sheila Thomas
      2nd 675 TYD KR200 Perry Olds
      3rd XAM 753 KR200 Richard Brown
             
             
  Isetta Owners Club   1st 6911 PO Isetta 300 Dave Watson
      2nd 321 FRT Isetta 300 Lee Turnham
      3rd 455 HON Isetta 300 Tony Shepherd
 

Spirit Award

    WYL 41 BMW 600 Alan Town
             
             
  Reliants   1st C374 ANC Fox Malcolm Dodd
      2nd G999 MVO Rialto Van Marc Townsend
      3rd E948 HPF Rialto David Hemsley
             
             
  Fiats   1st JAJ 465E 500 Christine Anderson
      2nd YAE 646J 500 Rob West
      3rd KPE 967 Topolino Steve Denning
             
             
  Metal Class   1st ONW 122B Weinsburg Coupe Roger & Janet Westcott
      2nd OJG 365 Goggomobil Coupe Mike O'Ballance
      3rd TAY 480 Goggomobil Coupe John Bannell
             
             
  Plastic Class   1st EME 583B Peel 50 Andy Carter
      2nd 859 DMA Frisky Sport John Meadows
      3rd E270 DMR Trabant Peter  Richardson
             
             
  Modern Class   1st N500 EAB smart Simon Balistrari
      2nd YX11 HZM Bamby P50 Alan & Emma Evans
      3rd L82 LEC Suzuki Cappuccino Alan Turley
             
             
  Concours de Grot     B640 URH Bamby Stuart Cyphus
             
  Best in show - People's Choice     SCX 615G Fiat Gamine Pat Jevons
             
  Spirit of The National Award         Jenny Dilks
             
             

 


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Last updated 20-September-2011