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6 and a bit hour round trip today... 100% worth it. 
 

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Rather chuffed to get my first ever drive in a Lancia, and then to get to drive a second Lancia so soon! Also my first tractor drive! Thank you so much Mr & Mrs 6-cyl. 

 Great to see many friends, and meet new ones. 

And good news @chaseracer my front number plate survived the journey back! 
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3 hours ago, Yoss said:

That field is remarkably smooth, even my Skoda which is a bit stiffly sprung sailed round no problem.

It feels slightly less smooth on a rear-steer dumper with no suspension and a seat about 4' up in the air...

Good to see your Skoda, even if just in passing!  Been a while since I saw an early Favorit on the road.

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I thought that went very well. Measured up the air filter box on both the Xm and the E32. The E32 box looks slimmer but longer. Must have another look at the space available in the CX.

Must have tried most of the field cars, going clockwise, but couldn't quite get used to the 2CV gearchange; quite unlike anything I've tried before. 

The Skoda went very well.

Trevi gives a whole new meaning to "making a mad dash". We should be grateful it still exists and is working, although it's going to need a lot of bodywork over the years.

Next time,  hopefully, the CX will be ready to attend the Field 

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Sorry I couldn't make it, I'm gutted tbh. I got stuck in a closure on the M62 and it took me three and a half hours to get from the southeastern foothills of the Peak District to York - I got to the yard at 1pm, having felt home at 9:20.... As a result I was significantly down on time stripping the scrapper 205, 100 miles the wrong way, and I didn't get home til 6pm. I'd have had to do a significant doubleback to get back on the M1. 

The 205 was well worth stripping and I've been waiting about two months for the parts, so I can't complain, but it's a massive shame I couldn't make it down. 

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Sad not to camp - until I got to my real bed!  Amazing drive home, no traffic, almost every light was green, 85 miles in two hours without exceeding 50 mph. 

My hat smells of Petter exhaust - I knew I was right to say Diesels are rough and noisy.

The DS.  Definitely super.

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Been a bit obsessed with these since reading of them in Car magazine as a rumour.

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I could sit here all day.

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Classy.  Everyone loves the Trevi. Why did no one buy them?

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Marvellous

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Best high level brake light ever!

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Friends in   a    THE  field

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Less is more

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And on the way to the field, the first time I have seen a VW type 3 Karmann Ghia since 1973.(Whilst bicycling to Santa Pod) 

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55 minutes ago, Asimo said:

I could sit here all day.

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Classy.  Everyone loves the Trevi. Why did no one buy them?

Best high level brake light ever!

Friends in   a    THE  field

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Less is more

And on the way to the field, the first time I have seen a VW type 3 Karmann Ghia since 1973.(Whilst bicycling to Santa Pod) 

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yes.

i dont think they were cheap?

yes

yes

yes

type 34 razor edge

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15 hours ago, Six-cylinder said:

Then there was the reveal from behind the grey fog, the Visa Cabriolet is home.

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12 hours ago, wuvvum said:

It feels slightly less smooth on a rear-steer dumper with no suspension and a seat about 4' up in the air...

Good to see your Skoda, even if just in passing!  Been a while since I saw an early Favorit on the road.

 

8 hours ago, Six-cylinder said:

Was I asleep dreaming or did a dumper pulling a 1 ton horticulture truck loaded with people drive by!

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Looks like I left too early. I did wonder what everybody was going to do for the rest of the evening. Seems obvious now! 

Had a great time and though I tried finding out who was who, I know I missed a few. Who was the young lad who took my Skoda for a spin just before I left because that was the most fun I've had in ages? Most people were a bit more sedate which is not surprising when the owner is sat next to you but I may* have been encouraging him on a bit and may* have mentioned that it ought to be possible to get the back end out a bit. Whoever you were, thanks. 

Maybe next time I'll look at staying overnight. And I'll bring the Triumph. 

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Just back and unloaded, no breakdowns this time ?

Many thanks to Chris and Clare for hosting another wonderful weekend and everyone else who came for making it one.  Highlight for me was bumbling around the field on the tractor with Daisy sat on my lap steering and a selection of random chod overtaking.  The fact that we'd just fixed the infernal Chinese device added to my sense of bliss ?

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Obviously it broke again the next day ?

Weather was ace too and I drank just the right amount of Mrs C's famous cider ?

Chips were ace ?

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10 minutes ago, Yoss said:

I've just noticed there is a car missing from all of these pictures. I didn't take any either, I don't know why, I must have just been distracted every time it came near. I even drove it, but still no pics. 

@TheDoctor's R8. Somebody must have some pictures. It's not like it's subtle or anything. 

 

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