Junkman Posted June 27, 2017 Share Posted June 27, 2017 The usual preparation* is hence in progress. Spikey, Mr Conelrad and I will be in .fr this weekend.The reason I'm posting that this early is that we'll have some space available for AS logistics.The route is Manchester - Lille - Manchester. chodweaver, Nyphur, Heidel_Kakao and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stanky Posted June 27, 2017 Share Posted June 27, 2017 Are you going to try and buy a floor for the R16? Or maybe an R16 that has entirely rusted away, save for the floorpan and front wings? Junkman, Magnificent Rustbucket, The Moog and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pshome Posted June 27, 2017 Share Posted June 27, 2017 near Lille? Must be this:https://www.leboncoin.fr/voitures/1149454946.htm?ca=17_s Magnificent Rustbucket 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junkman Posted June 27, 2017 Author Share Posted June 27, 2017 For 4k I'd have a V6 with 'Dinin' Decals all over it. Nah, it's this: Ghosty, Magnificent Rustbucket and BorniteIdentity 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heidel_Kakao Posted June 27, 2017 Share Posted June 27, 2017 I will also be in France this weekend albeit briefly on my way to Holland, I will wave if I see you. Are you going by ferry or the Chunnel? Junkman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zantimisfit Posted June 27, 2017 Share Posted June 27, 2017 Hey Junkman Saw these this evening. Thought of you! Junkman and Magnificent Rustbucket 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Felly Magic Posted June 27, 2017 Share Posted June 27, 2017 Should have nicked that one in the middle for JM Junkman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junkman Posted June 27, 2017 Author Share Posted June 27, 2017 I will also be in France this weekend albeit briefly on my way to Holland, I will wave if I see you. Are you going by ferry or the Chunnel? If you weren't on a ferry, you weren't abroad. wuvvum, Heidel_Kakao, Lacquer Peel and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pshome Posted June 28, 2017 Share Posted June 28, 2017 You are not telling us that you succeeded to buy something off TheGoodCorner? Fake news, so sad! wuvvum and Junkman 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junkman Posted June 28, 2017 Author Share Posted June 28, 2017 I had to call on assistance from a French car forum I'm a member of.Hence it wasn't me who succeeded. Besides, since when do I succeed? eddyramrod 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junkman Posted June 28, 2017 Author Share Posted June 28, 2017 Hey Junkman Saw these this evening. Thought of you! DSC_1001 - Copy.JPG Do they belong to Magnus and his collection of dropouts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pshome Posted June 28, 2017 Share Posted June 28, 2017 Besides, since when do I succeed? As long as you have a certified cheque in french gold crowns to pay with, you will be fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junkman Posted June 28, 2017 Author Share Posted June 28, 2017 I thought my Dublin Doubloons will do? DeeJay 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DodgeRover Posted June 29, 2017 Share Posted June 29, 2017 I've been desperately scanning the Lille area for a mk1/2 transit to make your journey back easier* but to no avail I'm afraid Junkman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
egg Posted June 29, 2017 Share Posted June 29, 2017 Ah, lovely Lille, town of my French family. My grandmother used to tell a great true* story about flicking v signs at Hitler while under occupation. But they did genuinely have a German soldier billeted with them. And supposedly my great grandfather was in the resistance, but I've yet to find decisive evidence. Can't find any Favorit parts in Lille, so as you were Bonne chance, les gars. Junkman and Magnificent Rustbucket 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
castros_bro Posted June 29, 2017 Share Posted June 29, 2017 I'll be there Juillet 16 with Billy, Dusty and Frank, if you need a lift back I'll be on a moped but it does have an genuine Bayern mofa anhaengerkupplung http://www.concertandco.com/artiste/zz-top/lille/billet-concert-20597-35.htm Junkman and DeeJay 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junkman Posted June 29, 2017 Author Share Posted June 29, 2017 Should any Mofa pop up for grabbage, it'll serve as a castros_bro_breakdown_cover in the Beastestate's cavernous hold. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junkman Posted July 1, 2017 Author Share Posted July 1, 2017 Right. We prepared the car. We didn't bother to fix the leaking thermostat housing. Lacquer Peel, Magnificent Rustbucket, RobT and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junkman Posted July 1, 2017 Author Share Posted July 1, 2017 During our 7 hour trip to Dover because the English are unable to just drive the fuck ON,we saw this: And this: Dick Longbridge, Dave_Q, danthecapriman and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junkman Posted July 1, 2017 Author Share Posted July 1, 2017 We finally arrived at the ferry port. It was firmly in German hands. Magnificent Rustbucket, oldcars, chaseracer and 8 others 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junkman Posted July 1, 2017 Author Share Posted July 1, 2017 The presence of this calmed our fears as we prepared to face the wastelands of that Continent. We figured that it was heavy duty enough to even recover the Beastestate. Conrad D. Conelrad, nacho man, Magnificent Rustbucket and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junkman Posted July 1, 2017 Author Share Posted July 1, 2017 I wonder whether they still use R16 engine blocks for their effort. Conrad D. Conelrad and oldcars 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junkman Posted July 1, 2017 Author Share Posted July 1, 2017 France was closed as usual, but that didn't keep us away from enjoying ourselves. chodweaver, Bucketeer, Dave_Q and 11 others 14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chodweaver Posted July 2, 2017 Share Posted July 2, 2017 There's nothing in that pic that doesn't qualify for a Govt health warning:Fags: checkWine: checkLaptop/internet: checkBeige forum: checkBudget French hotel room: check Sent from my BV6000 using Tapatalk danthecapriman, chaseracer, Magnificent Rustbucket and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danthecapriman Posted July 2, 2017 Share Posted July 2, 2017 Great to see the Beast Estate getting used as it should be. Should make light work of that sort of continental trip.You've probably done more mileage in it since you've had it than I did since 2008 up to early this year! I hope the old queen behaves herself for you... Junkman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junkman Posted July 3, 2017 Author Share Posted July 3, 2017 This is the archishite we stayed in. It's so freshly renovated, that it looks a bit like a 3D rendering in the photos. Dick Longbridge, richardthestag, Bucketeer and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junkman Posted July 3, 2017 Author Share Posted July 3, 2017 Chod littered the streets. The Beastestate blended in well with the locals. Nyphur, Eddie Honda, Lacquer Peel and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junkman Posted July 3, 2017 Author Share Posted July 3, 2017 Archishite was ripe all round. Dick Longbridge, egg, They_all_do_that_sir and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junkman Posted July 3, 2017 Author Share Posted July 3, 2017 Everything was closed. Everything. For the past 35 odd years, I have been unable to verify the hype about French Cuisine.I have never eaten any of it, because it has never been made available to me.Regardless which day of the week, or whether it's breakfast, lunch, or dinnertime, everything is closed.We went to a huge shopping mall near Calais on the way back to do some shopping.Amazingly a few shops inside that mall were actually open. So some shopping could be done, but for examplecigarettes were not obtainable.They also had a food court, but only a selected few of the restaurants were open, amongst other two Irish Pubs,and several Pizza and Burger joints. Only one Brasserie was open and when we went in, we were immediatelytold by a panic stricken waiter that 'zee keetshain iz clozede'. So I was relegated to eat what I always have been relegated to to eat in France - a burger. Shopping was not entirely unsuccessful, though. And here is the actual raison de la trip: Eddie Honda, oldcars, Magnificent Rustbucket and 12 others 15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conrad D. Conelrad Posted July 3, 2017 Share Posted July 3, 2017 Great to see the Beast Estate getting used as it should be. Should make light work of that sort of continental trip.You've probably done more mileage in it since you've had it than I did since 2008 up to early this year! I hope the old queen behaves herself for you... The Granada was perfect for the trip. Comfortable, relaxing and still keeping pace. A dustbin, a massive ship, a boat. Wonder whose tombstone that is. Nothing like having your car bathed in a salt water mist for an hour. dome, Magnificent Rustbucket, richardthestag and 12 others 15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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