Got a corner coming up with no power steering
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Hello one and all
I'm Sam from 'Seen Through Glass', and I've team up with Shell V-Power Nitro Plus
to learn more about six different car communities around the world.
Today is all about pomp and ceremony as we are off to the UKs fifth international concours d'elegance at Windsor Castle
Tally Ho!
What an unbelievable way to arrive at this event
We've got line ups of Fararri's, Jaguars, Aston Martins and I've been told there are
even more rare and special cars closer towards the castle.
So, let's go check them out
Keith fantastic to meet you, we are sat behind your very good-looking car over there, tell us a little bit about it.
Well, it's a 1981 Aston Martin V8
and you're part of the Aston Martin owners club
That's right, yeah, It's a very useful club to be in from a technical point of view as well as social point of view.
People are individuals Some people will take these cars apart with a nail file and put them back together again.
Other people just take their cars into the garage and are more interested in all the social stuff that goes with it.
There is not an identikit type of person, all backgrounds, all walks of life.
Today there are a hundred Aston Martins here, roughly one for each year that the marks been around.
I know I say this a lot … but WOW… This is unreal!
Gregor, fantastic to meet you. What makes this concourse different?
It's Windsor; it's her Majesty's home. The collection of cars, it's absolutely unique.
I think its fair to say the greatest cars in the world come to Windsor.
1974 Lamborghini Countash.
If you were a kid in 1974, and I was, this was what you dreamt of.
This is what you'd have a little toy car of.
And it was the fastest car in the world.
What do you find of the classic car world? Is it an inclusive world? Is there a family feel?
As human's I think we all feel the need to belong to some kind of group,
some kind of community. Classic cars are no different in that respect.
Its definitely a community that brings people together.
Sure you have the odd reclusive collector, but on the whole the success of events like this or Goodwood for example,
shows you that car collectors, like most people, love getting together and having a good chat about their shared passion.
So, what I've found is that the cars bring the collectors together.
And the collectors themselves are very gracious and generous and forthcoming with their knowledge
and their information, and they're willing to be helpful.
So I found there to be a collegiality that I enjoy very very much.
It's just a fascinating experience for me.
There is definitely a world community and with events similar to this in India, in the Middle East now …
There is a community of collectors that are supporting a lot of these events.
And, yes, it does feel like being part of a great tour.
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