Local Car Meet Photos - Tonight

[trigger]

That Cresta is a home brew from a 4 door body converted to a 2 door, Oldford can tell you more as it's his friends car.

[RobT]

Did you speak to the lad with the Metro Trig, looks a tidy example.

[oldford]

Alot of the panels on the Cresta were homemade by the previous owner.  When its present owner got it, he spent 5 years restoring it, doing all the welding and fabrication himself, the mechanical work and all of the bodywork and painting.  The  car is like new and is real credit to his patience and hard work.  The interior is just as good as the exterior, which has been retrimmed in soft leather.

[HillmanImp]

Looks like a great night Trig. I would normally think that the black and red Jag looked shit but with a BAD numberplate, WTF else are you going to do with it? I would have side exhausts and sell crack out of the muthafucka!

[trigger]

Yo pop makers!, I organised another one of my car meets this morning at a 1950's style diner near Colchester, I'd never been to the diner before but I'm not one to turn down a fry up, which was bloody lovely too, massive plate full of sausages, eggs, hash browns, bacon, toast, beans, tomato and mushrooms all for £5, can't grumble at that.

 

Anyway it wasn't the biggest meet ever due to the time of year, many people have there classics on sorn and it was raining first thing which didn't help but there was a nice turn out never the less.

 

A few of us meet up at the local Tesco's for a convey down, That's Oldfords mint Sierra there, the 63 Fairlane was running a bit hot and gassd me out on the drive down the A12.

 

 

 

 

This Mustang belongs to a lad over on the blue forum who met us at the diner.

 

 

 

Unfortunately the clientele was a bit poor.

 

 

 

A older chap from Thetford, which is about 60 miles away, came down in this lovely 1970 XJ6 4.2.

 

 

 

 

These are the rest that turned up, The Sierra was lovely.

 

 

 

 

 

 

This is my mates daily driver, saved from the scrapyard back in 1989 and still going strong.

 

 

 

 

This 80's are here again.

 

 

[Impmadman]

Never thought I would see the day when a mark 4 cortina was considered to be a classic. Quite possibly the worst car I ever owned, and something would literally fall off it every week.

[Lord Sterling]

That Silver Sierra is really very nice. I'm really starting to get the horn on for early Sierras.

[Ghosty]

That Silver Sierra is really very nice. I'm really starting to get the horn on for early Sierras.

 

Lord Sierra doesn't have the same ring to it, though...

 

Also, Fox Racing wheels on a foxbody - intentional?

[fordperv]

Get one mo you won't regret it

 

May I suggest the username Lord jellymould-ghia

 

Some cool Cars there trig

[vulgalour]

I think if Lord Sterling got a jellymould we'd have to rename him Senor Sierra.  The Jag is excellent for being that grey-brown colour, I'm sure a Dulux colour chart would call it Harvest Mushroom or something.  The red 'tina is also lovely, especially with the matching slot mags.

[Split_Pin]

I like that shape of MUstang a lot. I had an orange Corgi one and a bigger Police Bburago one as a kid.

[trigger]

I've just been reminded, anybody local we are having another meet this Tuesday (3rd) at the Shipwreck pub at Shotley marina again from 7pm, It would be great to see some more shitters there, it should be another good turn out again.

 

These were at the meet last month amongst many others.

 

 

 

 

[trigger]

Yo! Just got home from our best meet yet, absolutely jaw dropping amount of cars came along, I was so proud!.

 

Here's a selection of cars that came.

 

"Oldford" of this parish came in this amazing Capri Turbo Technics Cabriolet belonging to his boss, he'll tell you more but it's only just came back on the road after a 20 year break.

 

 

 

 

 

This is that 14000 mile Volvo, it's a ex-press car so i was told.

 

 

The owner of this had a panic at the end when his lights decided not to work!

 

 

My mate who co-runs the facebook group with me owns this Taunus.

 

 

Not seen a Mk1 GTE in years.

 

 

 

This 205 was a monster, it's running a 306 GTi-6 engine and gearbox but bored out to a 2.1 and with a pretty impressive set of trumpets under the hood.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Spottedlaurels Laurel again.

 

 

This Transit goes like a rocket.

 

 

Zetec powered Fiesta.

 

 

I loved this ST24, great cars.

 

 

 

 

This little Elf looked cool on these wheels.

 

 

 

Dez of Retro Rides arrived in his newly built hot rod, finished this morning! Mot and tax exempt having no wheel guards or glass, running a Iveco diesel engine.

 

 

 

 

The Capri owners club joined in too.

 

 

 

 

Our mate Earl (RoadworkUK) arrived in his Rover (good to meet you Chris)

 

 

 

Some of the cars at one point.

 

 

 

 

 

This Saab was cleaner than a clean thing on cleaning day.

 

 

I wasn't too sure about the wheels on this Tina.

 

 

 

 

 

 

and lastly i had a play with my tripod but I haven't got the hang of it yet.

 

[Bucketeer]

Great variety there Trigger.

Looks like it's going from strength to strength, congratulations.

Any pics of the Suncream Locust?

[trigger]

Cheers, I never took a photo of the Sumbeam for some unknown reason, there was a few cars I missed annoyingly but a mate did get a photo of it.

 

[Bucketeer]

Oh crikey.

I think I need some 'alone time' now.

[trigger]

We were lucky enough to have a few good photographers turn up.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[RoadworkUK]

A properly triumphant evening. I only bowed out before ten 'cos my phone had done a Samsung and her indoors didn't know where I was.

 

Brilliant turnout, though, and I look forward to meeting and chatting to more folk on further visits. Nice to meet Adam with the Volvo (who, it seems, has an impressive chodfleet tucked away) and my mate Alex with the Porsche. It's for sale, you know....

 

Very excellent work Triggles.

[wuvvum]

Fucksticks, completely forgot about this.  What a twat.

 

Next month!

[michael1703]

Shit and blime! Good turn out trigster!

 

My other half work in shotley and I told her about this and she was up for bombing up there in one of our shitters but we ran out of time

 

I will try and come next month, might be in a Sherpa sport/scimitar/rover p4

[trigger]

Well, what i can i say, tonight's meet was fantastic, we counted over 70 classic and retro cars at the meet tonight, Well chuffed, thanks to Wuvvum, oldford, RoadworkUK, Dugong & Hairnet for all coming down too, I hope you lads enjoyed it and that the journey was worth it!

 

Here's a few photos, I didn't photo everything but I'm sure some of the other chaps have though.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[trigger]

These aren't my photos but here's a few more from Facebook.

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Jon]

It's always funny to see an Aussie Ford or Holden in British pictures - just looks out of place, though no different to old American cars, I suppose. That HZ ute looks tidy and doesn't seem too expensive at £6500 (thanks for the hi-res pictures, Trig!). Looks to have WB Statesman wheels on, which I could give or take, personally. Being the HZ, it should supposedly be far superior to previous models handling-wise, what with its Radial Tuned Suspension (!) and associated badge mounted proudly on the dash.

 

I'd say something about great photos but the phrase is getting a bit monotonous!

[Angrydicky]

This looks a good meet. Will try to get to the next one, if I'm not working.

[trigger]

Anyone local who's free, the next one's on tonight if you fancy it. There's a few Autoshiters going too.

[wuvvum]

Not going to make it tonight unfortunately - only just got in from work, and sat nav reckons if I left now I wouldn't get there till gone 9 - and that's without getting stuck behind any Tesco lorries on the A140.  Will have to drool over the 190E another time.

[Mr Lobster]

This does look good, wish it wasn't about eight hours away from me...

[RoadworkUK]

I'm afraid it's a "I'm sorry, I'm hopeless" from me, too. I'll be at the next one, 4sho'.

[Angrydicky]

Is anyone from here popping along to this tomorrow? Unfortunately I've lent the Maestro to my dad so I can't bring that, but could bring the Somerset.

[trigger]

It would be good if you could come along Dicky! We have a few 'shitters that come along now, Wuvvum, Oldford, Dugoug & Spottedlaurel as well as Earl.

 

This will probably be our last evening meet for the year as the nights are drawing in now as I think there's going to be a good turn out.