Vehicle graveyards have become something of an online phenomenon as of late, with the notorious Chatillon traffic jam in Belgium, the Victorian carriages of the London underground and the abandoned rescue vehicles of Chernobyl all springing to mind. A quick google search however will soon direct you to a gravestone of British Triumph sportscars rusting away amongst the fields in Cheshire, England. Little did I know this was in fact not far atall from where I live. So I decided to take a walk to the other side of Stretton Airfield following my recent documentary work on the site, and to my surprise I didn’t find a rusting heap beneath the grass, instead I found a fully functioning vintage car mechanics showroom and restoration facility hidden away toward the north east side of the airfield. After having introduced myself to the owners I was given permission to photograph what I saw; row upon row of beautiful sports cars both young and old. The cars I was expecting to see rotting away had actually been sent to scrap some years ago and the remaining ones were either kept for spares or simply forgotten. The showroom and garage were full of well-presented projects of restoration, and when I thought I had seen them all, I was taken to yet another hanger that greeted me with their personal collection; a ford mustang, an aston martin db4, a Ferrari Dino, a Jaguar C-type, and many more all tucked modestly away, fully taxed and ready to drive. The owners tell me they have free reign of the entire airstrip to test their cars on, which makes it seem quite fitting that such a lively operation of British motoring heritage enthusiasm should remain here.
