Ripon Classic Car Show, 24 August 2025
On the Sunday of the August bank holiday, I had the pleasure of attending the classic
car event on the racecourse in Ripon, which enabled me to combine two of my passions
- classic cars and photography. It was a really nice day weather-wise, which is really
helpful for photography of this type of subject. As always with classic car shows,
the variety of cars on show was fantastic - from super-rare priceless vehicles, to
cars that might have been everyday cars but now seen as classics. In the photograph
details, I have not added the date, as all of them were taken on the same day, 24th
August 2025.
1. Leica SL(601), Apo-Macro-Elmarit-R 100mm f/2.8, 1/500sec @ f/5.6, ISO 100.
What better way to start a photograph album of classic cars than with a Rolls-Royce
Spirit of Ecstasy; this one caught my eye being gold-coloured.
2. Leica SL(601), Apo-Macro-Elmarit-R 100mm f/2.8, 1/500sec @ f/6.8, ISO 100.
Headlight detail of the same car as above.
3. Leica SL(601), Summicron-R 50mm f/2, 1/640sec @ f/2, ISO 100.
1954 Bentley R-Type.
4. Leica SL(601), Summicron-R 50mm f/2, 1/1000sec @ f/4, ISO 100.
5. Leica SL(601), Elmarit-R 19mm f/2.8, 1/250sec @ f/4.8, ISO 100.
Self portrait!
6. Leica SL(601), Summicron-R 50mm f/2, 1/500sec @ f/3.4, ISO 100.
This Bentley Arnage Red Label bonnet badge caught my eye; it really ‘pops’ in the
sun!
7. Leica SL(601), Summicron-R 50mm f/2, 1/200sec @ f/9.5, ISO 100.
Rolls-Royce dashboard detail.
8. Leica SL(601), Elmarit-R 19mm f/2.8, 1/250sec @ f/4, ISO 100, exposure compensation
+1.6 stops.
Moving to an American theme now with a Corvette Stingray.
9. Leica SL(601), Elmarit-R 19mm f/2.8, 1/160sec @ f/6.8, ISO 100, exposure compensation
+1.6 stops.
Auburn Speedster - an incredibly rare car and absolutely huge!
10. Leica SL(601), Elmarit-R 28mm f/2.8, 1/50sec @ f/16, ISO 160, exposure compensation
+1 stop.
Interior detail of the Auburn.
11. Leica SL(601), Elmarit-R 28mm f/2.8, 1/640sec @ f/2.8, ISO 50, exposure compensation
+0.3 stop.
Love the chrome pipework!
12. Leica SL(601), Summicron-R 50mm f/2, 1/250sec @ f/2.8, ISO 50, exposure compensation
+0.3 stop.
13. Leica SL(601), Summiron-R 50mm f/2, 1/160sec @ f/5.6, ISO 100, exposure compensation
+0.3 stop.
The Trotters have arrived!
14. Leica SL(601), Summicron-R 50mm f/2, 1/160sec @ f/5.6, ISO 100, exposure compensation
+0.6 stop.
15. Leica SL(601), Elmarit-R 28mm f/2.8, 1/250sec @ f/4, ISO 100.
Citroen DS.
16. Leica SL(601), Summicron-R 50mm f/2, 1/160sec @ f/4.8, ISO 100.
Jaguar C-Type replica - a ‘genuine’ C-Type would be worth millions; this one is for
sale for ‘just’ £55k!
17. Leica SL(601), Summicron-R 50mm f/2, 1/250sec @ f/4.8, ISO 100.
Lovely engraving on the petrol cap of the above car.
18. Leica SL(601), Elmarit-R 28mm f/2.8, 1/200sec @ f/4.8, ISO 50.
Not all cars are pristine and shiny; check out this 1969 Vauxhall Viva…
19. Leica SL(601), Elmarit-R 28mm f/2.8, 1/200sec @ f/2.8, ISO 50, exposure compensation
+0.3 stop.
…and a British army vehicle, complete with turd polish!
20. Leica SL(601), Elmarit-R 28mm f/2.8, 1/250sec @ f/3.4, ISO 50, exposure compensation
+0.6 stop.
Don’t think you would suffer a road rage attack with these vehicles!
21. Leica SL(601), Elmarit-R 28mm f/2.8, 1/100sec @ f/4.8, ISO 50, exposure compensation
+0.6 stop.
Don’t think this Model T is standard!
22. Leica SL(601), Elmarit-R 28mm f/2.8, 1/50sec @ f/6.8, ISO 50, exposure compensation
+0.6 stop.
Rear suspension detail (and below, engine detail) of the above vehicle.
23. Leica SL(601), Elmarit-R 28mm f/2.8, 1/200sec @ f/2.8, ISO 50, exposure compensation
+0.6 stop.
24. Leica SL(601), Summicron-R 50mm f/2, 1/80sec @ f/9.5, ISO 100, exposure compensation
+0.6 stop.