How a club stand is created and what chance can have to do with it
The club stands are known to be the icing on the cake at classic car shows. The clubs bring rare and unusual vehicles to the exhibitions and display them in an attractive and well-designed setting. The club members have a lot of work to do before the time comes. Project plans need to be drawn up, attendance lists, documentation and papers. The right cars have to be identified and the owners have to be convinced to make their cars available (and bring them to the show). Volunteers need to be found/recruited to help on site at the show. And then there is the stand construction, which can take days or even weeks of preparation.
At the trade fair, everything is set up, the vehicles are positioned, the banners are rolled out and the accessories are draped.
And at this moment, Commissioner Chance comes rushing over. At least that was the case for the people from the Rover Club at Retro Classics Cologne in Cologne. They had actually finished their preparations and had placed three cars on the stand when the person next to them arrived with his estate car to unload his material. And the station wagon was a Rover 75, so of course the Rover friends immediately approached the neighbor and said that his car also belonged on the Rover stand. The man who actually looked after a Zastava stand was flattered, went to wash the Rover 75 estate and put it next to the other three Rovers ... for the whole weekend.
And so there were not three cars on the Rover Club stand, but four - the two classics in the center were complemented by a Rover 75 saloon and a Rover 75 estate on the left and right. It's a nice story and it's true and not made up!
Retro Classics Colognecan still be visited this Sunday afternoon (November 18, 2018, 13:00 to 18:00). If you miss it, you will also miss the Rover club stand and many beautifully made club stands. But at least you can read about it on zwischengas.com next week ...
