I was chatting to a neighbour over the garden wall last Sunday morning when a convoy of small 30s saloons crawled up our apology for a road 30 yards or more away. What struck me even at that distance was how bright their paintwork looked. It must haven taken absolutely hours of polishing to achieve the sort of finish that hints at the need for sunglasses to even look in that direction.
Some minutes later there was another group this time including an open car with a boat tail rear end but by this time I was in my back garden further away from the road and without a view of the front of that car so can't even speculate as to what it could be.
So why did a group of dedicated car nuts who obviously lavish endless attention on their old cars choose to drive up the worst road in Keighley? A steep hill (1in 5 marked on the map), tight bends and a decidedly rough surface (damaged and uneven stone setts). Some who venture onto this road in modern cars proceed at little more than walking pace and exceeding the 30 mph speed limit is almost an impossibility.