The Downton Cuckoo Fair returned on 30 May-after a three-year break. It was a glorious day with attractions aplenty, from a WI cake stall, fairground rides to craft marquees but the highlight of the weekend, for classic car fans, was the Downton Classic Vehicle Show. This year's event celebrated 75 years of Daniel Richmond's arrival in this sleepy Wiltshire village, near Salisbury in Wiltshire, and his creation of Downton Engineering Works with his partner Bunty. Downton's success in tuning A-series engines led to the company's involvement with Minis. Motorsport success resulted in a consultancy contract with BMC in the 1960s. The show was attended by a number of former Downton Engineering Works employees and friends; Alan Haddock (who served his apprenticeship there), Jan Odor (of Janspeed fame), Barry Hawkins and Dr David Blacklidge (a personal friend of Daniel and Bunty) driving his Downton Cooper S, 66 FFR.
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