The Shitefest 2012 picture thread

28,547 · July 15, 2012

As I wimped out of camping over at Shitefest, I've had time this morning to upload a few photos. Other people took some too, probably better, plus there's all of today that I've missed, so feel free to add more pics.

It was a fantastic outing, great to put some faces to names, lots of cracking cars (some a bit nice for the likes of us but several gloriously crap) and all brilliantly organised by Betaboy. Thanks.

The field of dreams.

^As I told DW yesterday, this is one of my favourite cars ever. Here we are admiring the awesome 1.9 diesel power.

Our team (The Superior Wankers) won the Autoshite pub quiz. I don't understand why everyone else said we were very sad people, when clearly we're pretty happy. Anyway, AnthonyG has custody of the coveted trophy, for now.

Lancia Gamma, unregistered, delivery mileage. Awe-inspiring...

...Check out the odometer.

And here's its friend (actually in even better nick).

Go on, when did you last see three Betas together? Whenever it was, I bet they weren't parked on wet grass.

Another Beta shot. I'm in love.

Suggestions welcome for a caption for this shot.

If there had been an award for Best Autoshite Tent, Vin would've won it hands down.

For some reason this is the only shot I have of Philibusmo's new purchase, a beige G-reg Hyundai Pony 1.3 Sonnet Tropicana (behind the Betas). We can now stop Autoshite because Phil's won.

And as the sun sank beneath the threatening clouds, and the Citroen BX Preview of Fate got plugged into the Battery Charger of Destiny, it was time for me to fire up the Rover and head homeward across the water.

Who's got Sunday pics? Did you wake up underwater? Did you make it to the museum? Did the Betas dissolve overnight? We must be told!

6,740 · July 15, 2012

Fantastic stuff! I'm well envious.

4.5k · July 15, 2012

Looks great, gutted I couldn't make it.

Any drunken punch-ups?

9,750 · July 15, 2012

Looks like it was a good do.

Can't remember the last time I saw 3 Lancia Betas in the same place PERIOD.

7,078 · July 15, 2012

It looks awesome.

I've got a feeling updates may be sparse today with sore heads and long journeys home for a few of the attendees.

44,542 · July 15, 2012

EDIT - Photo links all lost because FACEBOOK IS ARSE.

44,542 · July 15, 2012

EDIT - Photo links all lost because FACEBOOK IS ARSE. Part 2.

9,750 · July 15, 2012

I don't think I've ever seen a rev counter marked in hundreds before. Looks really weird.

131,205 · July 15, 2012

Winnah!

Hopefully he lives miles away from punching my face in territory, but who is the dude who looks like a Hollyoakes/porn star extra?

44,542 · July 15, 2012

That'll be Barratt. His trousers are brown. Far browner than any brown trousers I've seen before or since. And I was wearing brown trousers myself.

3,549 · July 15, 2012

^

He reminds me a bit (in a good way) of Eddie Shoestring

62,894 · July 15, 2012

I didn't take many pictures, and those I did take won't be anything like as good as those above due to my cheap camera and complete lack of photography skillz. It was good to see my old Rover 75 again, and the Pony / bonnet moment was the hardest I'd laughed in a very long time.

28,547 · July 15, 2012

the Pony / bonnet moment was the hardest I'd laughed in a very long time.

I wondered how my blanket got wet (that I lent to Phil while he was lying on the ground dismantling the bash plate and radiator to get at the bonnet catch). At first I thought it had rained, but it turns out everyone pissed themselves laughing

(Rover was pleased to see you too, and be briefly reunited with its stablemate Of Doom!)

July 15, 2012

Yes, as mentioned above, I made a grand entrance....Almost!

I would like to thank everyone for thier help in extracting the 'luxury' motorhome from the mud pit. It was greatly appreciated.

Thank you to Andy for organising this meet and to everyone for making it a truely entertaining weekend. It was nice to put names to faces too.

19,718 · July 15, 2012

are we out of 1974 yet???

ps lmfao x 10 at the hyundai bonnet sketch

27,042 · July 15, 2012

Looked like a great event. I must make it to the next one.

17,923 · July 15, 2012

^
He reminds me a bit (in a good way) of Eddie Shoestring

Hey, that's what my girlfriend says!

Not really, I don't have a girlfriend.

Anyway, did I mention this was ACE? I basically didn't take any photos 'cause I was too busy LOLLING MY COCK OFF and generally having a GR21 time.

I did manage to capture the full beauty of the Iveco rescue effort.... part one

and part two, a slightly different tactic

And that was the last time I got my camera out on Saturday! I made a half-arsed effort to take some photos on Sunday morning but I also couldn't be bothered to move from the Simca

I only took one photo at the museum too, and this one just outside

Had a nice run back along the A4 following Seth's Dangerously Low Arrow (Seth just popped over today for the museum bit)

And we stopped off for a quick photo opp on the way

4.1k · July 15, 2012

Superb stuff, guys with cameras and organiser!

4,789 · July 15, 2012

Looks like one of the best motoring events EVAR. Gutted I couldn't make it...

Next year? Please?

9,989 · July 15, 2012

... captions?

"I'm sorry..."

17,923 · July 15, 2012

"Nous somme Le Sweeney, et nous sans petit dÃƒÂ©jeuner!" *

*Pretty sure my GCSE French teacher would be disappointed reading that but it looks right and I am very tired....

28,752 · July 15, 2012

"Nous somme Le Sweeney, et nous sans petit dÃƒÂ©jeuner!" *

Nous n'avons pas le petit dejeuner!

Don't mind me, I'm just jealous that I couldn't come. Next year maybe....

3,549 · July 15, 2012

^

"RÃƒÂ©ussissez vos pantalons. Vous ÃƒÂªtes en ÃƒÂ©tat de l'arrestation."

An 'A' grade in GCSE French (gained in 1994) can be quite handy sometimes

1.8k · July 15, 2012

"Nous somme Le Sweeney, et nous sans petit dÃƒÂ©jeuner!" *

Nous n'avons pas le petit dejeuner!

Don't mind me, I'm just jealous that I couldn't come. Next year maybe....

[pendant] Surely its just dejeurner, not petit dejeurner, as it was dinner they were lacking, not breakfast [pedant]

Sorry.

23,670 · July 15, 2012

Nice to see the 'Council Estate' 740 was there.

Volksy was telling me this afternoon I was a chump for missing this and TBH I would have been better off coming there as ended up spending Ã‚Â£Ã‚Â£Ã‚Â£ going round all the pubs in Leeds with a woman who did not have sex with me at the end of the night, or any point in the night or the morning. *grump*

10,820 · July 15, 2012

Interior of win.

I have to hold my hands up & admit that I don't know what this is.

It is truly shocking, can anyone please help me out?

9,989 · July 15, 2012

That's Phil's new* Hyundai Pony Sonnet 1.3 Tropicana.

4.8k · July 15, 2012

that's the interior of the G reg Pony......really glad someone from here bought that as I was sorely tempted myself when it had one bid with a hour or so to go. Had the bluey not sailed through the MOT again I would have done!

Also gutted to have missed this....forgot until Sat morning!

17,674 · July 15, 2012

Here's few of my pics:

The Autoshite Wiltshire satellite office, and pool car

Vin's magnificent erection

Shed of the Day award winner Mr DW and his prize

The BX with it's new Rover trim. The Atwell museum had 4 others hanging on the wall, not sure if Ian saw those and liberated them...

Pony bonnet crisis averted, phew (one of the biggest LoLs of the day!). I've fallen in love with this car, the beige-ness is even better in real life

The sun sets on Shitefest

And the queue for the weighbridge today

32,451 · July 15, 2012

All you lot who said you'd come along put didn't, I hope your all mighty jealous now! Betaboy (Andy) put on a cracking show even if it did mean he ended up Ã‚Â£200 out of pocket as the numbers were down on what was expected (We did have a whip round this morning for him though).

Here's a few of my photos, mostly which are the same as above!.

I followed this a few miles all excitedly before releasing it was coming to the show!, I've only just found out it's Luxo's car!

1989 Ford Granada Scorpio 2.9i by Trigger's Retro Road Tests!, on Flickr

Oldford's Old Ford.

1991 Ford Sierra 1.8 LX by Trigger's Retro Road Tests!, on Flickr

RobT's new R25, which won best Velour interior.

1989 Renault 25 GTS by Trigger's Retro Road Tests!, on Flickr

The former Bo11ox Croma.

1989 Fiat Croma 2.0 ie Auto by Trigger's Retro Road Tests!, on Flickr

A Delta 1300 that vanished by the time i had come back to get a better photo.

1989 Lancia Delta 1300 LX by Trigger's Retro Road Tests!, on Flickr

Phil just after finding that the bonnet pulls open from the rear after stripping half the front end off, Well done to KruJoe for the biggest laugh of the weekend!.

1990 Hyundai Pony 1.3 Sonnet Tropicana by Trigger's Retro Road Tests!, on Flickr

Andy's collection of Lancia's are amazing, A top guy for letting them sit outside in the rain and damp whilst we got pissed in his garage, also thank you for letting us sit in them too.

Unregistered 1983 Lancia Gamma 2500ie S2 with 78 miles from new by Trigger's Retro Road Tests!, on Flickr

1979 Lancia Beta 2000 Auto S2 by Trigger's Retro Road Tests!, on Flickr

1979 Lancia Gamma 2.5 S1 by Trigger's Retro Road Tests!, on Flickr

Portaloo's and everything!.

1979 Lancia Gamma 2500 S1 by Trigger's Retro Road Tests!, on Flickr

The Ã‚Â£1100 ebay Jag is lovely for the money, a real bargain (i think).

1989 Jaguar XJ-S 5.3 V12 by Trigger's Retro Road Tests!, on Flickr

1978 Lancia Beta 1300 by Trigger's Retro Road Tests!, on Flickr

A Trio Of Lancia Beta's by Trigger's Retro Road Tests!, on Flickr

This M plate is something special.

1973 Lancia Beta 1600 S1 Saloon by Trigger's Retro Road Tests!, on Flickr

A dodgy photo of a dodgy 70's throw back.