A rare Ford Fiesta is to go on display at Stokesley's Classics on Show event in June.
The 1993 MKJ RS1800 – one of only 19 registered on UK roads – complete with the Ford RS badge, has been completely restored by Tyne and Wear enthusiast Brian Mennear, a member of the Ford RS Owners' Club.
He bought the car more than five years ago after its original owner died, tracking it down to Manchester where it had been lovingly cared for, but had just been sitting in a garage with only 71,000 miles on the clock.
Mr Mennear has since carried out a complete interior and exterior restoration of the vehicle and now uses it to travel up and down the country, clocking up 3,000 miles a year to be a star attraction at various shows. Stokesley Showfield is the next stop on Saturday, June 17.
The show will also feature a hearse complete with an award-winning rock legend mural.
'Rehearsel' 1993 Volvo hearse to feature in Stokesley's Classics on Show event, on June 17 Picture: STOKESLEY ROTARY CLUB
The distinctive 1993 Volvo coffin-carrier is a popular attraction for Halloween and Goth-type events, and is fully equipped with a bar, eerie-sounding sirens, flashing green lights and a coffin.
Jim Morrison (late, of The Doors)-themed, a feature of classic hearse appearing at Stokesley show, in June Picture: STOKESLEY ROTARY CLUB
It is the unusual, but proud possession of Leeds enthusiast Gary Edwards, who said it is used for the funerals of family members and friends.
But he added: "It is something of a showstopper and with its mural, based on Jim Morrison's (The Doors) song, 'No-one Gets Out of Here Alive,' it's a whole lot of fun."
Known as "Rehearsel", it will be the first hearse to enter Classics on Show in the event's 11-year-history.
"Every year we have new entrants for the show and Gary's hearse is one of the more unusual we've ever had," said Chris Mayes, of Stokesley Rotary Club, which organises the event.
Organised by the Rotary Club of Stokesley, Classics on Show 2023, which is supported by Mathewson's classic vehicle auctions of Thornton-le-Dale, is sponsored by SG Petch and Lexus Teesside. The show is free to enter for exhibitors, though donations are welcomed.
Visitors pay £7.50 or £20 for a family ticket for two adults and two children, and £4 for school age children (under 16) while auto jumble traders pay £20 for a standard pitch. The event regularly attracts up to 500 exhibitors.
Funds raised from this year's show will go to Headlight, the Hutton Rudby-based charity working with bereaved families, Blood Bikes and Childline.
Discover more at: classicsonshow.co.uk
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