The Common’s marvellous motors
The elegantly planted driveways on the streets around the All England Club are an annual attraction, and the cars that populate them aren’t bad either – Marryat Road offers a gleaming apron front of Porsches, Bentleys, Mercedes and more. A morning walk up the hill brought a special reward for petrolheads on Sunday – a classic car meet on Wimbledon Common. By 9am, its raggedy heathland was fringed with marvellous motors, from a Lotus Elan to a Daf 600, a brand-new Morgan to a 50-year-old Stingray. The Southside Hustle began back in Covid times, when two friends, Charles Evans and Jamie Wheatley, began meeting up to enjoy a socially distanced coffee and a drive. What started with two cars now attracts dozen of eye-catching engines every first Sunday of the month – while retaining a vibe that’s both lowkey and local.
