On August 1st Graham Reid, a Formula 1 correspondent and motoring writer, talked about Iconic Road Cars from the 1950s to today.

His eclectic choices were illustrated in an excellent slide show, including the 50s (the Morris Minor drew sighs of remembrance from members) through the 1960s (the Mini), 1970s (the VW Golf), the 1980s (the Audi Quattro), the 1990s (the Mazda MX5) and the 2000s (the Mini Cooper). Graham’s commentary reminded us of the different market segments that cars were aimed at under different economic times, the cars’ characteristics (to drive as well as to maintain), and the ways the cars were marketed through their use in films, in motor car rallies, and to the very wealthy (the 1500 bhp Bugatti Chiron at £2.1M and the Aston Martin Valkyrie that achieves Formula 1 speeds for a very reasonable £2.5M attracted many!)

An excellent talk which brought back many memories of cars owned and desired, and many questions and anecdotes from members.