Kernow Rally

Words and pics: James Webber

The Kernow Old Vehicle Club staged its annual rally on a plot of land opposite the world-famous Rattler Cider Farm on a scorching weekend in July. Amazingly, this was the 47th staging of the event (they missed out on couple of years because of you know what) and yet the first time I had heard about it.

‘Everyone had a good time, surrounded by interesting cars and the sort of people we all enjoy hanging out with’

The glorious sunny weather attracted lots of vehicles ,from classic cars to traction engines, buses and lorries. Some people came for just the one day, while others brought their tents and made a weekend of it; what they all had in common was that they had a good time, surrounded by interesting vehicles and the sort of people we all enjoy hanging out with.

Throughout each day, various vehicles were brought into an arena and owners could talk a bit about their pride and joy before parading it around. All makes and models of cars were welcome and there was a good selection and variety of each; American stuff was a bit thin on the ground, though there were many other events going on around the country at the same time for owners to choose from.

With a handful of local traders, autojumble pitches and inflatables for kids to play on, there was more than enough to keep visitors happy. The event was well organised and marshalled, too – certainly, I’d highly recommend anyone local, or down this way on their staycations, to put the dates in their diary for next year – it’s great as a full day out or just a way to kill a morning or afternoon in between doing things.

To find out more, track down the Kernow Old Vehicle Club on Facebook – you’ll need to join the page, but doing so will allow you to see this and previous years’ pics as well as details of next year’s dates CC