Upper Middle Petrol Head:

Here are a few of the cars that particularly appealed to me at this year's annual Picnic at Ross.  There's no theme; cars were photographed for their rarity - this maybe mid-60s' Chrysler New Yorker being a prime example - condition, quirkiness, cool factor, or the stories attached to them.   The first car to have a story attached was this P5B Rover coupe.  Its owner told me that it was a local car, having previously belonged to the mayor of what I presume to be the Northern Midlands Council (Ross is in that municipality, although I'm not sure if there haven't been some amalgamations over the years) and, as such, it was parked only a very short stroll from where it was once left outside Ross's council chambers while the mayor was doing mayoral things.  The mayor's own home farm wasn't far from the town, either.   Being a later car, it's fitted with the Buick-designed 3.5 litre alloy V8 that went on to power an amazing number of British vehicles, not