Goodwood Breakfast Club Meet August 2024 - the car show you MUST go to!

The Goodwood Breakfast Club is a no-cost, all-welcome motoring show where the visitors and their machines are the stars of the show.
Goodwood's description for this event was as follows: Our traditional midsummer celebration of all things pre-tax returns for another year featuring cars and bikes that were registered before January 1 1984. As time moves on, this event only gets more and more interesting. We can now welcome cars ranging from the classic line of the Jaguar E-type to working-class heroes like the Renault 5 Turbo.
To find out more about Goodwood Breakfast Club, please visit this website: www.goodwood.c...
Mirek's Skoda fundraiser link: www.justgiving...

[@andyf750]

You look fantastic as always Steph! ❤

[@user-cn6re9jr1t]

The X C Fairmont coupe a rarer car at Goodwood. A bit of a hoons car in Fremantle in its day

[@Mark_T]

I always look forward to your Goodwood videos in particular. Cars AND vintage fashion and memorabilia. Perfect 👌

[@Bob-rn5ho]

Looks like a good breakfast meet, next on my list. All the best Bob

[@davidhinkson8856]

This show is very impressive - truly blown away by the variety of cars here including some unexpected ones like the Stanley Steamer, the Edsel and the early Octavia.

[@CraigBolt]

Thanks for your delightful video, Steph. Lovely insight of classics. 🤓

[@allanmollison6971]

What an awesome meet, thanks for sharing Steph. You should do a review on the Stanley Steamer. 😊👍

[@Dhira108]

Always meaning to go visit Goodwood, hopefully one day. Love the old steam car's there's something exciting about them; maybe one day you can do a review of one As always great content thank you for sharing

[@stephenricketts7764]

The Stanley Steam car was great and very quiet even when moving! The Skoda was also very nice and well looked after. A good variety of vehicles there and well worth your long drive down from Yorkshire Steph so thanks for taking us with you and showing us around. 👍👍

[@johnjtm1097]

Hi Steph. Another lovely video. I just loved the Steam car there.

[@christopherbutler7588]

Great video thanks for showing 😊

[@miroslavsynek6046]

Thank you very much for another great video, Steph...and for spreading a word about our charity drive to North Wales. Your support is really appreciated.

[@hb.i7249]

The Stanley steam impressed me,i love it ❤

[@gaufrid1956]

Great to actually see a Stanley Steamer start up and drive off chugging along like a steam locomotive, Steph. My maternal grandfather was a boilermaker who built the boiler on the iconic 3801 steam locomotive in Australia (3801 designated the first steam locomotive produced in 1938). It pulled the famous Sydney to Newcastle Flyer for more than thirty years. You were right to say steam locomotive enthusiasts would like to see the Stanley Steamer.

[@chrispenn715]

Love that Octavia! Great condition and fab colour

[@benvan-ness1030]

I loved it here from the US

[@EleanorPeterson]

I was about to apologise for the lousy British weather, but it actually looks quite decent! 😁

[@kellybrickey4300]

Loved the Stanley! My only close encounter with steam cars was in Sun Valley, Idaho. My boss Helen, and I had finished installing some storefront signs, and as we were loading up the truck these glamorous old cars slid by, noiselessly. I said "those were Doble steam cars." She said "get in" and we chased them down to where they were stopping. Anybody who loves steam, do yourself a favor and research Doble. They invented a preheat steam process that got the car ready to drive in a couple of minutes, a vast improvement. Abner Doble purportedly started consulting with Dr. Alex Moulton build him a personal car, but it wasn't built. Imagine a steam car with hydrolastic suspension. That would rock you right to sleep, with the gentle hissing and the hydrolastic "cushion". LOL

[@joycerichardson1810]

Loved seeing all the Lotus Elans and the Healeys. Proud owner of a 1967 MGB-GT.

[@Koulis_]

Nice eclectic mix there, thanks. 🙂

[@alansharp1528]

A great presentation by a great team, well done all.

[@tbeau6663]

The sky blue 1960 Skoda Octavia is my favourite featured in this video, Steph.

[@michaeltutty1540]

You are looking spectacular, Steph. What a show to be able to attend. I'm with you at that Plymouth Fury, and had to comment. It is a 68 Fury II, which was the slightly upmarket trim. The base Fury I was the model that offered the Police Package. Fury I had plain vinyl seats and rubber floor mats. Most were sold as police or taxi fleet cars. This Fury II is a much nicer car. It is also fairly rare in that it has factory installed air conditioning, an expensive option when new. A lot of people stepped up that bit more and got the Fury III, which competed with Chevrolet Impala and Ford Galaxie 500. Top of the luxury heap was the VIP, which really was lovely. There was also a Sport Fury. Needless to say, car salesmen (all men at the time) had to have their wits about them. That 58 Edsel is another rarity. It is one of the lower lines that used the Ford body shell. The two upper lines used the Mercury shell with Edsel trim. You might be surprised at how easy it is to maintain the big North American cars. For the most part, any made after 73 will have electronic ignition, and ones from before that are very easy to convert inexpensively. If you are only doing a few thousand miles a year, one or two oil changes with chassis lube will take care of them. Maybe every 5 years or so, a minor tune up. The big thing is to drive them. They really do not like to sit. There are upgrades that can make them very economical on the Motorways, too. In my 5.8 litre Mercury Grand Marquis I saw 40 mpg on the open road. It was also rated for 3 tons of trailer! I would dearly love to attend. Who knows, maybe one day I will be across the Pond and able to attend. Of the lot, I think my favourite was that cream and dark red Wolseley Farina. I almost had a 67 Austin A60 Cambridge, but I was too late. Rot and destroyed it. I've always had a soft spot for them. Lovely looking and beautifully trimmed, elegant cars. I can't help but think that a Ford Fiesta 2 litre engine would certainly wake it up, though, so it could deal with our roads and distances.

[@daviemaclean61]

A small road going steam engine with much the same start up procedure as a full sized loco I should think. A great variety of everything else too. Many many years ago I got a gold seal engine put in my first car. I was in the process of dismantling the old one, had found out what was required, and it was cheaper to get a new engine than replace the required parts! Ran it in on a trip from Glasgow to York and back, getting probably the best mpg it ever got with the restricted speed! Cheers

[@peterriggall8409]

I thought something at Goodwood might be a bit snobby. Obligatory E type Jag. or Aston Martin. Seems I’m totally wrong which is great. What a mix of machines. Loved hearing the Stanley steamer take off. I wonder how many MPG he gets and what the range would be. 🤔 At least he can recharge at home….from the garden tap.😄 The idea of running a car on water seems very attractive. It was good to see the Gold BMW e23. I have one and Hubnut did a video on it when he came to Tasmania. Not many left, you rarely see one now. Great video Steph.

[@phillynch6295]

I’ve been a few times, it definitely isn’t snobby

[@stefantrnacek1394]

A Australian Ford XC Hardtop would have to be super rare in the UK. It could be a friend for Betty.

[@Scrubworks]

Australian cars in general are very rare here. Only a handful were ever sold here, and very few people ever decide to import them privately.

[@Extreme_Rice]

Brilliant bit of ad placement, just after the steam car drove off I got “the definition of a car may change…”

[@49commander]

Nice to see a Studebaker! They did make Right Hand drive models too. One of the few US makes still doing that in the 1960's!!!

[@gazonatrike7005]

got to agree, get kids in the front seats and let Mum or Dad take photo's, show em the horn button always a winner 😝give them a happy memory of the day being dragged round the show.

[@gord307]

Thank you for this morning's viewing! Being one of the oldest vehicle manufacturers, Skoda has produced some beautiful and interesting cars, and it is great that you have highlighted this one! Yay to the steam car! Nice to see one being woken up!

[@neilcurson4505]

Most cars have to stop when they boil,the Stanley will only go when it boils😄😄😄😄😄😄 I followed one near LLangothlan a few years ago. Nice video, hope the MM for home ok.

[@bobfrankish8883]

Lovely video again Steph. Thank you for sharing your experience. Yes indeed, steam power is fascinating, always has been. Look forward to the engine video.

[@iankey2340]

Hello Steph, It used to take me 10 hours to drive from Dunfermline to Pagham to visit Dad at a steady 70mph. 497 miles from my door to his door . Pagham is a few minutes from Goodwood. I can't imagine driving for 10 hours at running in speed.. I never went to any shows at Goodwood while visiting and I know the opportunity has now passed. We have very few big shows up here. Lathalmond is usually good depending on the Scottish weather. Ingilston is pricey. I have turned into a"bah humbug"and hate driving in today's inconsiderate and aggressive traffic. Your site is therefore my view of classics. Thankyou.

[@simon.easton]

Got a bit of everything there, and I do love a bit of fried bread! Steam power as well..very impressed.

[@MichealHack-se7yr]

Nice dresses and belts

[@chrispenn715]

Hi Steph. Looks a good show. Have you checked out the Felixstowe run? About 400 cars plus buses and lorries do a road run from Ipswich to Felixstowe sea front on the first Sunday in May each year. A great day out. I used to enter with various cars when we lived in East Anglia. Definitely worth going!

[@Grahame59]

Nice to see a Clan Crusader (4:10), possibly one of the rarest cars there with only 315 made.

[@graemew7001]

Would you dare, if given the opportunity, road test the Stanley, that would be such an interesting video. As would an Octavia video, first time I saw one I thought they are a beautiful little car.

[@garethdavies2710]

This event is always quite big shame my little Metro was broken. Would’ve taken it. You end up doing a lot of walking at this as evidence from my aching feet.👍

[@chilternman]

The Octavia is even better when roof was chopped off and called the Felicia. Absolutely stunning cars

[@iansutherlandcraig]

Very lucky that I live so close by. There’s always something going on there.

[@RobertHaynes-kw2sk]

I saw a rare black 1965 Austin Healey 3000 in a driveway round the corner from my home the other day, I had not seen a black one as yet, I don't think.

[@stephenport4768]

Liked the quick glimpse of the E23 7 series BMW couldn't help but notice the Cooper BMW dealership number plates

[@yutehube4468]

14:22 I nearly fell off my chair when you went past that, thought it was the 288 GTO (because it has the horizontal lines on the bonnet) then saw it doesn't have the same lights at the front. That is the later 308 Quattrovalvole from 1982 onwards. This Ferrari you went past sells for under £100,000. If it was a 288 GTO... then you're talking £3.5 Million. It's crazy how similar they are yet one is worth 35 times more. Would someone really take a £3.5 Million car to one of these shows? I jumped the gun. 😂

[@lesklower7281]

I did notice something Australian apart from the Mini Moke that Ford Falcon coupe

[@darrenwilson8042]

Fried bread - or better still a fried Warburtons Potato Cake with goes so well with a cooked breakfast

[@EleanorPeterson]

12:05 - You can see why steam cars used to frighten the horses: whooosh!😲 The French title of chauffeur ('stoker') was never more appropriate than in the early days of motoring; a key part of a steam-carriage driver's job was quite literally to light the fire and feed the boiler. As Lady Penelope [Thunderbirds] might have said: "Full steam ahead, Parker..."

[@voxclamantisexnihilo]

I'm sure I shouldn't but I wonder is the Moke the 1960s one or the one they started again in 2023? It was in such good condition I wasn't sure. New ones are electric I think

[@Wulfbear99]

Stanley steamer every time but I am biased😉

[@kavijon]

What day is this ? Is this today ? Where can I find a list of classic car dates. I always find out about them after the date

[@suznet]

steam better than electric?? you have to make a fire first

[@PatDemitras]

Indeed you do. You need steam to turn the turbine, to then produce the electricity.