The International Autojumble was only a national one, but it was certainly a good show

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Covid-19 and Brexit, the topics most people were asking us about at the International Autojumble last week. Both had a big impact on the show, which is traditionally held the first weekend of September in the garden of the Beaulieu National Motor Museum.

'Beaulieu', as we call it, has always been a gathering of classic car enthusiasts from all over the world: Americans, Germans, French, Hungarians, Dutch, Belgium etc. but this year it was not so international. The PreWarCar.com & PostWarClassic.com team (from The Netherlands) had to do several PCR tests, could not easily bring car parts over and were therefore only one of five(!) non-British exhibitors. The locals even thanked us for coming over but we'd like to thank them too because, although we had to make a bit of an efforts, we can honestly say it was all worth it!

Only 2 fields

Instead of the normal three fields, the entire Yellow Field was closed and the other fields only had open stands, but that didn't bother the visitors, who strolled around the many stands that were selling spares and great ‘junk’. The weather was absolutely perfect and both Friday and Saturday were very busy. We spoke to many old friends and made several new ones. Most of you have not changed in two years! Sunday was a little quieter, even though Bonhams held their MPH Motorcar auction.

Next year?

The border restrictions and Covid will certainly be a challenge for the future of the International Autojumble. We heard several people say that the event reminded them of how it had been 10 to 15 years ago, and in a good way. However, others said this will be their last year. Although it was less international than before, we certainly enjoyed ourselves. We would love to hear what British and overseas visitors and participants thought about this year's event. Will we see you again next year? And if not, what can the Beaulieu organisation do to make it more attractive for you?

For photos of Beaulieu 2021, click here.

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