RetroRides Gathering '12

[mk1_4dr]

After much messing about getting the Whale running and ready, it was with great relief we set off down.

 

 

That is my only pic from Friday, I was too busy setting up camp/buying and consuming booze.

 

Saturday started with a mid-morning rumble to the local scrapyard, something that I'll do a thread for soon as its great yard full of treasure.

 

After spending £20 to do a 15mile (tops) round trip we made it back to the campsite, with more beer and all day to drink it

 

It was still damp underfoot, as proved when I tried to move the Whale which resulted in this...

Open diff then, yeah?

 

Kev felt it necessary to modify the badging to the rear of Ryans Veg-express.

 

Bruce and the Area52 Special Edition.

 

Spent a good bit of time talking to Mark, I didn't realise that the engine in the Escort was such an animal. The colour is MEGA as is the prep and finish. Huge kudos for running it up the hill (multiple times) and not holding back either.

 

Glancing back towards the Whale

 

Oh, whats that?

 

and another

 

At around this time it became apparent that the only course of action was to seriously modify Kevs Prairie to make a more effective track-slag.

 

Hole too small for intended purpose

 

Lets make it bigger

 

A couple of shots from around the campsite before it got dark and I got drunk

 

Then suddenly it was Sunday morning, I popped out for juice and a real coffee before this happened on the roads outside

 

I don't know how I missed the rolling of B5 GSE earlier in the year, sad that this was its last outing

 

UR Quattro Sport was only used 3/10ths all day, a spot disappointing for everyone that had spotted it in the paddock. Still a hell of a machine to be able to witness tackling the hill.

 

As gorgeous as this is, it wasn't running right at all. Fouling up the plugs as its setup to run wide open on fast tracks

 

This, however, ran hard and fast all day. Sounds like thunder too

 

But not asmuch like thunder as this impressive bit of machinary

 

I managed to blag myself a passanger ride up the hill in Marks foxbody too. Very capable machine, that handled better than Mark was expecting

 

waiting patiently

 

for the LOLZ

 

The healey of Doom sounded glorious

 

 

I didn't spend nearly enough time walking around the show itself so I missed much of what was on display

 

 

LoxLee's Capri is pretty darn awesome. The new wheels work well I thought.

 

 

Not the twincam I was expecting. I'm guessing thats a Zetec with a dressup kit?

 

 

Little bit of Kev

 

Humber WoodieRod was of-its-era. In a very good way.

 

I clocked this on the campsite earlier.

 

 

Simply goregous is how I'd describe this

 

 

 

 

 

This 100e looked mean as hell. Well used and abused and very cool with it.

 

 

 

Merc trims and caps seem to suit just about anything

 

 

Chuff me, a Tercel!!

 

 

Air-ride Esprit is too cool for its own good

 

Loved this Olds, possibly more than Pols'

 

 

Best factory paint ever?

 

 

Little and Large, almost comically so.

 

 

Dodge was careworn and all the better for it.

 

 

I want the Whale to sound like this Monarch

 

'Papped'

 

I got driven around site by Mr From Wales

 

 

#69 resting in the shade

 

 

'L' series powered Amazon was novel

 

Mk1 with an LET heart was incredibly fast. Very impressive.

 

As was this Kitten

 

 

 

I only managed a few shots from up the hill, spent more time chewin' the fat.

 

too quick for me

 

 

And it was about this time I decided I needed to pack up the camping gear and think about making a move homewards.

 

It was a simply awesome weekend, again, I didn't get around/see/speak to everyone and everything but I wouldn't change a minute of it.

 

I do however think Ive been seriously 'out-camera'd' as my old point an shoot seems to be taking darker and darker shots as years roll by.

 

Anyway, Roll on RRG'13 at Prescott.

[dollywobbler]

Now while a lot of that stuff doesn't really float my boat, this car is one of the highlights of Retro-Rides at the moment.

 

It's a JPR Wildcat kit and it looked fuggin' awful when the chap got it. It's been seriously improved since and is hard to tell from a genuine one in shots like this. Fantastic stuff.

[Mr Lobster]

Theres some lovely stuff there, ta for posting. Bit gutted to have missed this as its the first one in four years I haven't been to.

 

Mk3 Escort Estate, Mk1 Astra and Mk2 Transit for me please!

[jonny69]

Facebook updates assure me that KFW got home safely in the Prairy, despite the unsilenced exhaust coming into the car through a hole in the floor, out through the top of the rear window and heavily leaking fumes into the car!

[dollywobbler]

Facebook updates assure me that KFW got home safely in the Prairy, despite the unsilenced exhaust coming into the car through a hole in the floor, out through the top of the rear window and heavily leaking fumes into the car!

 

And this is seen as a 'cool' thing? Good grief. Carbon monoxide poisoning is not a good idea. "But it looks cool!"

[Negative Creep]

Facebook updates assure me that KFW got home safely in the Prairy, despite the unsilenced exhaust coming into the car through a hole in the floor, out through the top of the rear window and heavily leaking fumes into the car!

 

And this is seen as a 'cool' thing? Good grief. Carbon monoxide poisoning is not a good idea. "But it looks cool!"

 

Whilst it was funny to see it go up the hill, this is the reason they're on about cracking down on modded cars. Did anyone else see the mk.1 fiesta with the b pillars chopped out?

[jonny69]

Yep, and I gave what was left of the pillars on the Fiesta a tug and they were well wobbly. What was welded looked utterly horrible. Not safe at all. At least Kev's thing was just a bit of fun for the day.

[hairnet]

the prairie was unmodded for the trip to cov after and back to wales.........

 

plug and play boso

 

 

while dave was videoing all i got was this

[Mat.T]

Great pics! The Gold Tercel (Turdcel) belongs to a mate, I took the hiace camper support vehcle

[AnthonyG]

Shame I missed this. That 66 Galaxie 500 is awesome - just the sort of Yank I'd like.

[Mike D]

Nice pics chief! I had an ace time, have you sorted why the battery kept going flat in your car?