- #1970 porsche 911 engine with 901.701.107 0il breather plus
- #1970 porsche 911 engine with 901.701.107 0il breather series
as well as styling changes front and rear.
#1970 porsche 911 engine with 901.701.107 0il breather series
The most significant changes with the Series 4 are visual, with a couple of new colours, including the much asked for Modena Yellow and a different red, called Abarth Red, which replaces both the non-metallic Officina and – slightly surprisingly – the tri-coat pearlescent Cordolo Red. Three regular production versions of both the closed car and the open-topped C were initially available, all badged 595, and called Custom, Turismo and Competizione, as before, though numerous limited edition models have since appeared and in most case disappeared. Initially, we were told that the cars would not be available in the UK until September, but that came forward somewhat, with dealers all receiving demo cars in June, and the first customers taking delivery in July. After rumours had circulated all winter following the launch of the facelifted Fiat 500 in 2015, Abarth finally unveiled the Series 4 at the end of May 2016. The Series 4 version of the familiar 595 first reached the markets in the middle of 2016. I had not advertised this event in the Abarth community, preferring to do something of a recce, but even so a few Abarth friends did also choose to come along, and I duly found their cars parked up, mostly in the main car park, but John Littlewood had been directed by marshalls to park his immaculately presented 124 Spider among the display cars. Here is what attracted my camera during the day. It took quite a long time just to get round the site once.
#1970 porsche 911 engine with 901.701.107 0il breather plus
Around 1100 displays plus the general parking area. I knew that space is ultimately limited at the school, but it is amazing what was packed into the site, with a lot of trade stands, plenty of places for food and drink, a small area for dancing, and then the cars. Luckily, when I arrived, traffic was still flowing freely, but later in the morning, I gather queues formed, and eventually the gates had to be shut with people needing to park up in nearby streets and walk in.
I had stayed at my mother’s so it was only a 10 minute drive to get to Tewkesbury School.
And when that day dawned the sun was shining and the forecast was good. Although the visiting public did not see it, Rebecca did tell me that it was touch and go right up the day of the event itself. Finally, the diary lined up nicely in 2021, so the only question was whether an event on this scale would be able to go ahead with Covid-19 restrictions and processes still in place. There are three good reasons why it really piqued my interest: by all accounts, it is a large event, and it is relatively near to my abode and even closer to that of my mother indeed, the School, where it is held, has links to the family, as my mother was Head of Business Studies there for a number of years and the event’s chief organiser is a friend of mine, Rebecca Leppard, and I know from any event I have been that she has had a part in creating, that it will be top quality, with lots to see and do. I’ve known about the Tewkesbury Classic Vehicle Festival for years and always wanted to attend. Some seem to elude me, clashing with other events, year after year.
There are so many car-related events these days that is impossible to attend them all, even those that are relatively local to home.
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