THE STILTON CHEESE CLASSIC VEHICLE RUN, UPPINGHAM, RUTLAND TO STILTON, CAMBRIDGESHIRE, 23 APRIL
Vehicles have been travelling the Stilton Cheese Run for many, many years. The event, organised by Uppingham First and the Rotary Club of Uppingham to raise money for charity, re-traces the routes of the horse-drawn coaches that delivered Stilton cheese from Quenby Hall in Hungarton, Leicestershire, to the Bell Inn in Stilton, Cambridgeshire.
This year saw more than 170 classic cars of all ages taking part, in the process taking the middle of Uppingham back in time for a few hours before departing for Stilton along one of three scenic routes.
More than 170 classics re-traced a centuries-old route to Stilton, Cambridgeshire on Drive-It Day last Sunday. Tom Tomkins took part in his 1934 Austin Barclay 16/6, bringing it from nearby Loddington. He’s had the pre-war Austin for seven years. Peter and Sandra Thomas from St Ives with their 1971 Triumph Stag. 1962 Morris Minor 'Maud' belongs to Annie and Mack McRoyal from Barrowden. John Pulford from Northampton has owned this 1954 100 (BN1) for 53 years. Trevor and Sarah Hanna of Oundle with their 1967 Jaguar E-type 2+2 Series I, which they’ve owned for four years, three of which were spent restoring it. ‘It’s had a new chassis, Discovery 200Tdi engine and been taken apart a few times,’ said David and Maureen Fletcher of their 1971 Land Rover IIA. James Coleman cruised to Uppingham in his 1982 Ford Granada MkII 2.8 Ghia X estate. It’s a rare factory order manual – and all original. Ian and Sarah Lewis from St Neots, participated in their 1990 Morgan Plus 8. Tom Bull's 1929 Morris Sports Coupé is fitted a Daimler V8 2.5-litre engine. Tom comes from Wigston in Leicester. 1987 Citroën 2CV Special is a one-off built by Gary Hinton’s father. Gary, from Leicester, is seen here with son Brooklyn. Diane Robb clears the rain from her 2011 Morgan Plus 4, helped by husband Robb. The pair came from King’s Lynn. Snowy Ellson (plus grandson Drake Ashton) says that his 1960 Hillman Husky is named after the actress Fenella Fielding. Tim Bishop and Stephanie Withall from Burton Latimer squeezed into their 1958 Goggomobil TS300 Coupé. Neil and Bernadette Oakey from Harringworth braved the April elements in their 1937 Riley ‘Big Four’ Special. They’ve only owned it for a year. Doing the run in style was Peter Hems of nearby Lyddington, using his lovely 1951 Bentley MkVI. Kieron Hall and daughter Lauren from Lutterworth with their 1972 MGB. Ken Woods of Ely bought his Mimosa Yellow 1972 Triumph Stag in 2006. Neill Bolderston and son Matthew with the 1985 Mercedes-Benz 380SL that has been with the family from new. Michael and Beverley Brown of Market Harborough with their 2006 Lotus Elise 111R.
