#JustTheTicket with Montague Burton | Vintage Cars

A friend of mine recently commented on an image I shared, "How do you find all of these cool cars?" My answer was pretty simple, "I go looking for them". It's became a slight obsession of mine. #carsonthestreet (ahem Nik!). I don't claim to know much about the technical side of the car industry, but with my family's history deep within the motor trade you'd have thought I'd have taken a keener interest. My priority was to launch my Matchbox + Corgi collection off cliffs I'd built out of LEGO pieces.

I've mentioned many times that I'm attracted to cars by their design - colour, shape, logos, personality....that's my thing. But to truly understand something I need to delve a little deeper, past their looks and into their true functionality. Montague Burton set me the task of finding out more about the type of cars that fascinate me - in turn give me a better understanding and appreciation of their design. Along with Vintage and Historic car experts Gillian Carr and Mather Collectable, we hit the road with the AW14 collection by Montague Burton. #JustTheTicket for keeping us looking smart on our travels.

I paired up with two people who live and breathe the automotive business: Gillian Carr, an historic motorsport event manager and PR expert in this field through her company, Carr Sporting Connections and Ben Mather of Mather Collectables - who specialises in trading iconic + rare motor cars. Armed with enough knowledge to sink a ship we settled on the idea of attending some key events in the motoring calender. Gillian was in attendance at various Autumn Sporting Trials and an important launch of Chateau Impney Hill Climb, featuring some iconic ERA racing machines. Mather Collectables has a vast range of iconic cars on their books, and they're no strangers to a race track, from a 1924 Bugatti Type 13 Bescia to a 1970 Ford Mustang Mach 1. Clearly we'd be spoilt for choice!

I'm used to car spotting on the streets - Ford Carpis, old BMWs, American throw-backs, Bruicks at a push - but Mather's collection was something else. The cars we decided upon felt extremely British, very fitting for the new Montague Burton collection. We built our outfits around timeless pieces - ones which didn't scream any particular decade - with the hope the cars would (figuratively) do all the talking. For our travels I styled the Classic Grey Overcoat, Mustard Jumper and Navy Wool Trousers and Ben went with the Navy Wool Suit, fine knitwear, Country Brogues and Tartan Cashmere Scarf.

I stayed behind the camera for this one but I still dressed suitability, with a much smarter approach than what I'm used to. But just like when I had to wear a suit in France recently, it was nice to be challenged and try something new. #JustTheTicket for for attending a classic car show right?

Along my travels I came across a few tasty numbers too. The Morris Minor 1000 seems to have made a resurgence over the past couple of years - especially with the younger folk - so while this car isn't rare it's still itching to be photographed. Next up is the Wolseley 16/50, with its typical 1960's shapely and Americana-look. For me it's all about those angular lights and super-chrome trims. And finally this ultra-green Saab V4, which is making its second appearance on the blog. It's seen better days but for me this dude oozes personality.

The fellas took a few of their favourite cars for a spin, including the 1925 Frazer Nash TT, ERA GP1 + R4A, 1928 Model A Ford and the ridiculously proper 1964 Rolls Royce Silver Cloud. They're as fun as they look!
 

I'd like to thank both Gillian and Ben for collaborating with us and sharing their knowledge throughout this project. The automotive world is a subject I still know little about, but my experience with Carr Sporting Connections, Mather Collectables and Montague Burton has helped me pushed past superficial design and spurred me on to dig a little deeper.

To see the AW14 Montague Burton collection visit here. 

This post is in partnership with Montague Burton.

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