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Fitment Show
Words and pics: James Webber
After the success of the Offset show back in April, Brad and his team from Wagon UK came back with a bang in the autumn with their second show, Fitment.
Once again, the event was held at the Royal Cornwall Showground in Wadebridge. However this time, the team wanted to get a different selection of cars from Offset – the aim being to illustrate the diversity and variety of cars either freshly built and new to the scene or which are not often seen at these events as the owners can sometimes feel that some types of shows are not ‘their scene’.
As a result, there was an enormous diversity of both cars and people at Wadebridge – including a great variety of rods and Yanks, as well a lot of younger enthusiasts, perhaps unfamiliar with this style of cars, who were nonetheless fascinated and spent plenty of time talking about them and taking photos.
Cars that were positioned inside were allowed to enter on the Saturday afternoon so their owners could start cleaning and polishing. One of Wagon’s sponsors, Immerse Detailing, offered pre-show valeting for any premium cars, and there were plenty of caterers on-site to keep everyone refuelled.
Keeping the public entertained were the Two Brothers racing stunt team, performing insane tricks on their motorbikes, and the Extreme Bike Battle team who once again pulled out all the stops with their display of BMX jump box, flatland and trials stunts. Helping to create a family atmosphere, Body Bounce was also there with a selection of inflatables which kept them busy. Multiple traders including Bristol Detailing Supplies, Deadly brand clothing, Metal Head Fabrication and many others were pitched inside and outside.
There may have been a wide variety of cars in the show, but a couple of hot rods
Above: Inside the show hall, Garry Bennett’s blown hemi ’34 Coupe was doing its bit to bring the joys of hot rodding to a younger generation of modified car fans. It scored a Top 3 Best in Show gong for its efforts
Wayne Wills’ Rover-engined kustom Zephyr looking good for a massive restoration programme and a whole lot of welding Roger and Angela Flamank’s ’47 Ford Tudor, which will be no stranger to regular Custom Car readers, took the prize for the best vehicle in the paddock arena
Below: Some lovely detailing on this ’41 Master Deluxe. The pinstriping takes your eyes all round the houses, and the Airlift rig is a thing of beauty
Carl Joscelyne’s Volkswagen 412 lowrider was one of the most talkedabout builds of the year in the air-cooled scene. No surprise at all to see it going home with the Best in Show award
were there to fly the flag come prizegiving. These were Garry Bennett’s previously featured blown hemi ’34 Coupe, which placed in the top three, and Roger and Angela Flamank’s ’47 Ford Tudor, also previously featured, which took the prize for the best vehicle in the paddock arena.
I messaged Brad the next day to ask him how it went. ‘It had a different feel to Offset but it was still a busy, successful day,’ he said. ‘I’d like to thank all my sponsors for their continued support and to my amazing team for helping out. And a special thanks to my partner Lucy for putting up with me and supporting me!’
Having had a bit more time to reflect on his two shows, Brad has since come to the decision that for 2023, Wagon UK will concentrate solely on Offset. This means there won’t be a Fitment show next year – all the more reason to mark 15-16 April in your diary and get set for a weekend in the South-West! CC
JP Tuning’s superb ’69 Fiat 500 has been picking up trophies left, right and centre since making its debut last summer. It was placed in the top three here, and a few days later took first prize at Petrolheadonism
