I have liked old classic cars for as long as I can remember. My first car was a Morris Minor, and I have had a soft spot for them ever since. Before moving to Spain in 2017, I had three Morris Minors in the UK: a saloon, a van and a convertible. The saloon was pretty standard. I upgraded the van to a 1300CC engine, 5-speed gearbox, disc brakes, an uprated rear differential, and comfortable seats… You get the picture. It generally kept up with modern traffic and was easy and comfortable to drive. The convertible was another matter. That was bonkers - a Fiat 2-litre twin cam engine, a Fiat 5-speed gearbox, a Toyota Celica limited-slip differential, uprated brakes… and I took out the rear seat to fit a wall of speakers. So it effectively was a two-seater… that could sure go… a wolf in sheep’s clothing. Unfortunately, it wasn’t practical to take them to Spain, so I had to sell them 😢

But I digress. Since I moved to Spain, I have not been to a Clñassic Car Show or had any involvement with classic cars. I was delighted when I heard that there was a Classic Car Show not too far away. So off I went, armed with my Zeiss Ikon Ikoflex IIa 855/16 camera and Nikon Zf. I thought the Ikoflex was appropriate - a vintage camera and classic cars.

Being in Spain, it was hardly surprising that the predominant cars were Seats, although there were other cars, motorbikes, scooters and a tractor.

But, enough talk, let’s look at the photos I took.

Film Photos

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Black-and-white film photo of a tractor
Centre stage was this tractor. I have no idea if this is a classic model (looks fairly modern to me) but it had...
Camera: Zeiss Ikon Ikoflex IIa 855/16, Lens: Zeiss Opton Tessar 3, Exposure Time: 1/500 sec, f 8, GPS location
Black-and-white film photo of a trailer behind a tractor with olive farmer's paraphernalia, and two milk urns.
... a trailer with olive branches and paraphernalia - well Andalucia is olive grove country. Not sure about the milk urns.
Camera: Zeiss Ikon Ikoflex IIa 855/16, Lens: Zeiss Opton Tessar 3, Exposure Time: 1/250 sec, f 8, GPS location
Black-and-white film photo of a with its rear engine bay cover open exposing the engine. There is a flag fixed to the rear bumper.
The rear engine bay of a Seat 600. Note the spare spark plug holder on the LHS (partly obscured by the flag). A nice touch!
Camera: Zeiss Ikon Ikoflex IIa 855/16, Lens: Zeiss Opton Tessar 3, Exposure Time: 1/125 sec, f 8, GPS location
Black-and-white film photo of several Seat 600 cars at the show. The nearest has a flag fixed to the roof.
Seat 600s
Camera: Zeiss Ikon Ikoflex IIa 855/16, Lens: Zeiss Opton Tessar 3, Exposure Time: 1/500 sec, f 8, GPS location
Black-and-white film photo of a Seat 600 with a checkered black and white stripe along the bonnet.
A sporty looking Seat 600
Camera: Zeiss Ikon Ikoflex IIa 855/16, Lens: Zeiss Opton Tessar 3, Exposure Time: 1/125 sec, f 4, GPS location
Black-and-white film photo of a row of scooters at the classic car show.
Scooters on display.
Camera: Zeiss Ikon Ikoflex IIa 855/16, Lens: Zeiss Opton Tessar 3, Exposure Time: 1/250 sec, f 8, GPS location
Black-and-white film photo of a Citroen 2CV
A Citroen 2CV - there were several nice examples of this car
Camera: Zeiss Ikon Ikoflex IIa 855/16, Lens: Zeiss Opton Tessar 3, Exposure Time: 1/250 sec, f 8, GPS location
Black-and-white film photo of a motorbike and a small child's motorbike leaning against it.
Little and large
Camera: Zeiss Ikon Ikoflex IIa 855/16, Lens: Zeiss Opton Tessar 3, Exposure Time: 1/250 sec, f 8, GPS location
Black and white film photo of a Seat 850 with his rear engine cover open exposing the engine
A seat 850
Camera: Zeiss Ikon Ikoflex IIa 855/16, Lens: Zeiss Opton Tessar 3, Exposure Time: 1/125 sec, f 8, GPS location
Black-and-white film photo of the front of a Mini. The car has a white stripe along the bonnet.
The Mini - a British classic
Camera: Zeiss Ikon Ikoflex IIa 855/16, Lens: Zeiss Opton Tessar 3, Exposure Time: 1/250 sec, f 8, GPS location
Black-and-white film photo of a man and woman next to an American car. The lady has a startled expression.
In photography timing is everything! I'm getting the what do you think you are doing look from the lady. It was OK though, I know this couple - she was surprised to see me there with a vintage TLR camera.
Camera: NIKON Z f, Lens: 100mm f/2.8D, Exposure Time: 1/5 sec, f 11, , Film ISO: 100, GPS location
Black-and-white film photo of a BW Beetle convertible with a standard saloon model next to it.
WW Beetle
Camera: Zeiss Ikon Ikoflex IIa 855/16, Lens: Zeiss Opton Tessar 3, Exposure Time: 1/250 sec, f 8, GPS location

Film photo details

I took all the photos on this page using a Zeiss Ikon Ikoflex IIa 855/16 camera with Kentmere 100 film. Developer: Spur Acurol-N, 1+70, for 9 minutes @20C.

The photos were digitised using a Nikon Zf mirrorless digital camera with a Tokina AT-X Pro Macro 100mm f2.8 D lens and processed using Capture One software.

Film roll No. 433