'unofficial' Shitefest Pics thread....

[Angrydicky]

I'm super annoyed I couldn't make this in the end, looks like you had a fantastic time. I absolutely love that Talbot Alpine btw, what a wreck!

[Richard]

I didn't take that many pictures, here they are.

 

DSC_4499 by RichardB5, on Flickr

 

Spirit of Shitefest by RichardB5, on Flickr

 

150mph Cartie by RichardB5, on Flickr

 

The world's most dangerous cartie.

 

Analogue Sat Nav by RichardB5, on Flickr

 

Brochure shot* by RichardB5, on Flickr

 

Hang on, lads; I've got a great idea by RichardB5, on Flickr

 

DSC_4536 by RichardB5, on Flickr

 

We took the cars to a giant weighbridge to show them what would happen if they didn't behave.

 

The Leader of the Pack by RichardB5, on Flickr

 

Glam Rock Cops by RichardB5, on Flickr

 

To Tebay and Beyond by RichardB5, on Flickr

 

The Scotland convoy, with added Cleland

 

Talbot Alpine LE by RichardB5, on Flickr

 

I found this the most enjoyable car to drive. These things always did punch above their weight. The 405 was a close second. The first time I was in a car at over 100mph was in an early Alpine with approximately eight children in it, driven by the mother of four of them.

 

Isuzu Piazza by RichardB5, on Flickr

[trigger]

I'm most disappointed with myself for not driving either the Alpine or Y10, every time I thought about it the cars would be out again. Must try harder next year.

[davidfowler2000]

Evening chaps. Times for some photos a la Ecosse-o-merde.

As usual, here's a small selection with the rest at the flickr page - https://flic.kr/s/aHskd5PTx7

 

 

Meeting at Happendon Services on the M74.

 

Chester services regroup after some FTP.

 

Llangollen. Pretty. Very pretty.

 

Most of the Scottish delegation. The rest taking the photo.

 

Some more nutters!

 

We couldn't fathom this one out. Can anyone?

 

Proof that mat_the_cat WAS vertical at one point. Also SVM Assist jump starting the van.

 

Wobbler. Doesn't he look right at home?

 

Dinner time at the Llangollen living room. Cheers for the burgers Trig!

 

FIRE! Do do dooooo.

 

Llangollen Motor Museum

 

The scenic drive to Devil's Bridge with 16!!! cars. Pit stop at Llanwddyn

 

explosive_cabbage fuel services ltd.

 

Scotoshite lines up for the trip home with honourary membership for Will's thunderously fucking mental 205.

 

Seems I have less tolerance for traffic congestion than the rest of the convoy as I had allegedly fucked off in to the distance at Chester. Anyways, here's the first bit of the convoy arriving at Tebay northbound.

 

And the rest of them...

[KruJoe]

Don't be disappointed Trig - you should be proud of yourself for telling the Cortina lickers to GTF, and coming with us instead. The decision of a winner.

 

For everyone who didn't make it:

Must try harder next year.

You had enough warning it would be an epic, and indeed it was. IN YOUR FACE.

[Sloth in a bowl]

For those too lazy to wade through the 300 pictures in my Flicker album (and I can not blame you); link on page 3 of this thread.

Here are a few of the highlights.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Sloth in a bowl]

and a few more...

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[davidfowler2000]

 

 

 

 

I'm rather glad someone got the sign. My photos of the Volvos with it were either blurry or the sign had fallen off.

[Sloth in a bowl]

I may be wrong, but is this Will, mid Satanic rite to invoke more veg power?

 

[davidfowler2000]

Seems the midges at Devil's Bridge were more ferrocious than first thought. I barely felt them...

[Aston Martin]

Starion 

[Skizzer]

Seems the midges at Devil's Bridge were more ferrocious than first thought. I barely felt them...

 

Ouch.

 

 

I've come late to the picture upload business as usual so not much you haven't seen - I've put a few more on Flickr but not hundreds.  Here's a handful anyway.

 

Volvo parking only by Skizzer, on Flickr

 

^ I got the Volvo parking sign too.

 

Perodua Nippa makes Ed happy by Skizzer, on Flickr

 

Lancia Y10GT + men in hats by Skizzer, on Flickr

 

Isuzu Piazza Turbo by Skizzer, on Flickr

 

Talbot Alpine LE - styling by Autoshite by Skizzer, on Flickr

 

Scimitar SE5 and Mercedes W124 300E by Skizzer, on Flickr

 

Douglas Hartley Special, Llangollen Motor Museum by Skizzer, on Flickr

 

^ This was amazing.  Home made by an aircraft engineer in the 1960s, it looked overall as though a Princess had mated with an allotment shed.  The detailing was incredible though - like these tail lights and the razor-thin shut lines.  

 

Honda Accord Aerodeck by Skizzer, on Flickr

 

^ Not getting around to driving this is one of my few regrets of the weekend.

 

Ford Escort mk3 1.6 Ghia by Skizzer, on Flickr

 

^ And another is not apologising to Retrogeezer for actually licking this.  Divorce-worthy.

 

Conrad's Colt was very tasty too:

 

1980s Japanese dashboards: Mitsubishi Colt by Skizzer, on Flickr

 

Remove before flight by Skizzer, on Flickr

 

Rover 214Si: It's a Billy bargain by Skizzer, on Flickr

 

^ Had the honour of meeting the CEO of Cavcraft at last.  Rover is full of win.

 

Mercedes 300E and Citroen BXRD by Skizzer, on Flickr

 

Shitefest Llangollen by Skizzer, on Flickr

[skattrd]

Sorry Skizzer, but if I head down to Wales towards you with work I'll try to br8mg the Honda with me.

Apologies to anyone else wanting a drive in the Honda that missed out due to me loading up and running away for fear it wouldn't restart.

[vulgalour]

Insight!  And that 16. nomnomnom.

[retrogeezer]

yeh, what happened to the Insight?? It wasn't at the museum when I got there at 9.30ish

[beko1987]

Here r my pics

 

 

The first 20 miles of my trip were to meet up with Semi-C at a service station. We promptly got stuck in a closed M40 for probably 3 hours

 

This rolled past a few times

 

 

 

This looked very tidy

 

 

Many hours later we happened upon another service station for the feeling to come back into my legs and empty bladders then fill them again with coffee

 

 

I drove over this roundabout many years ago  with Amy in a Zafira that wasnt mine!

 

 

The first llangollen sign

 

 

The scenery started to appear then

 

 

We arrived, said hello, and exchanged real names which I promptly forgot! The go kart was being resurrected at this point, lined up for a tow from the 205 that never happened

 

 

I then took no pictures until the next day, as I looked over car's I've never seen in the flesh before, talked to people I've never seen before, get introduced to the Brothers Touring's beer supply and pop into town with Bub for food, and I think we saw a morgan or 2

 

Breakfast was then had

 

 

 

The fire came back alight, but burned out fairly soon after.

 

 

The small stick didn't burn much

 

 

Always had a secret horn for these

 

 

This was lovely too

 

 

 

This is a thing of beauty

 

 

The pleasure wagon turned up, loaded to the brim with pleasure!

 

 

This was ace!

 

 

The museum was up next, and immediatly I saw this

 

 

A pre 1925 Hoover (dont know the number). Wasn't in the 'for sale' section sadly

 

Om Nom Nom

 

 

 

 

 

This was a car vacuum (possibly the same age as the car it was with) that went over the end of the exhaust, one set one's car to a fast idle and the back pressure created suction so you could clean your car!

 

 

 

 

Camp was packed up, and a convoy was had! The eye porn scenery started

[beko1987]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

We stopped for a wee/tea/fix the Xsara

 

 

The grandfather jump started the grandson

 

 

 

I never got tired of seeing the 320i propel itself sideways out of junctions!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Devils Bridge was arrived at. Tat swapping picked up a pace, aminly I think because everyones cars were so well packed swapping stuff at llangollen would have been an issue

 

 

Exhausts fitted

 

 

 

 

Scotland started a fire

 

 

A tiny volvo was created

 

 

The car swapping started in earnest on sunday

 

 

I only drove one car, not sure why, just didnt quite feel confident taking peoples cars out on roads I don't know, plus I didnt want to offer the ZX into the pile as the rear calipers are working with hope and grease, and not much else, and it was very, very laden down everywhere. I'll hopefully have it more sorted next year, but tbh I can't imagine people would have jumped to have a chance in a 1.9td with knockety rear beam bushes...

 

I did drive the 205, quite briskly I thought until I took a passenger ride back down and realised I had driven like a pussy (but then there's no better driver of a car than it's owner!) and got taken for a passenger ride by fatha_touring which was fucking brilliant!

 

The 320i with it's green 5 litre removeable fuel tanks

 

 

The scottish corner

 

 

 

[beko1987]

I took a crap panorama

 

 

 

 

 

Woolarding was done

 

 

 

 

We then departed, and I was enjoying the drive home so much I peeled away from Semi C and Trigger who were heading for the motorway, and stayed on the back roads. Then hit a rock, which destroyed the fuck out of the rear tyre

 

 

In hindsight it was possibly better that I hit the rock and didn't notice and take emergency non-thinking evasive action and wipe the biker out who was alongside me (fucking twat) Spare on, carry on

 

for about 40 miles

 

 

cunt

 

 

not even 3 months old. Amy asked next door to put the old wheels I hadnt got round to taking to the tip yet in her boot, then drove to wherever 

 

 

I settled down to read the magazines the chap with the Saab gave me, fucking life saver that was!

 

 

 

Rescue came, and I immediatly emptied my account and we grabbed a travelodge

 

 

 

Had a fry up at Hereford sainsburys this morning

 

 

and polited my now shit running car with a 2 sizes smaller spare and a 1 size smaller front, which was quite soft (but still 32psi according to asda) back towards home

 

 

I said thank you to the Meriva for not shitting itself after suddenly doing 210 miles rather than its usual 4-5 mile trips here and there

 

 

and my (rather small tbh) mileage for the weekend

 

 

No idea about mpg, I had 1/4 the day before I left, chucked £20 derv in before I left to take it to half a tank, was back down to just under 1/4 when we got to Devils bridge, Was filled up very professionally at Devild bridge and have just under 1/2 a tank left now. Meh, dont care!

 

 

[Conrad D. Conelrad]

Unfortunately my film scanner isn't working properly, so these are posted purely because of how authentically 90s they came out. 

 

Shitefest '15 by Conrad Conelrad, on Flickr

A local celebrity.

 

Shitefest '15 by Conrad Conelrad, on Flickr

The day the sky was dusty

 

 

 

Car chase!

[320touring]

Epic pics Beko;)

 

Beer sharing was good! The 320 is the 335, as the 320i stayed at hame this time in disgrace.

 

I dound it odd going to a car meet and everyone was spot on:)

[beko1987]

Ah sorry, been calling it incorrectly all weekend!

[320touring]

Ah sorry, been calling it incorrectly all weekend!

No worries-I cannae even attempt to pronounce Piazza!

[beko1987]

 

 

 

C'mere you slag!

[Richard]

Ah sorry, been calling it incorrectly all weekend!

 

While we're at it the exhaust was a tow bar The exhaust was involved because the hanger gets mounted on the tow bar.

[STUNO]

I've been looking through these pages for an hour or two and becoming quite sad I could not be there. Looks like it was a great weekend.

[trigger]

Seeing that Renault/Cortina photos reminds me of these.

 

 

 

[Fabergé Greggs]

Who's is the Bx with what looks like AX alloys on it ? Never thought about those wheels before but they look pretty tasty. Any more pictures?

[catsinthewelder]

Look closely at the picture again, if you unlick your eyeball you'll see the twigs

[Inspector Morose]

They were only resting on twigs! My BX though, it's on 16v speedlines in real life.

[davidfowler2000]

As we all know, the Kia of much raffling didn't make it home without incident. It lunched it's aux belt at Gretna and subsequently stopped charging. It completely ran out of electrickery right outside 320Touring's brother's house so with the fact there was a spare belt provided, a rescue mission occured...

 

SVM Assist to the rescue

 

Running on stored electricity only

 

Thumbs up!

 

Quick, get it in to the yard before it runs out of magic pixies

 

It ran out of magic pixies. SVM Assist to the rescue

 

Some inconsiderate bastard put a Paramount over the pit. Time to do it the old fashioned way

 

Lying down implements with genuine Stagecoach Itchy Moquette

 

Trying to undo the bottom alternator bolt. Andy failed. My diminutive size came to the rescue. (See the Shiteftest thread)

 

All done and charging!

 

Quick hose down

 

Properly bonnie wee motor this. SVM Approved!

 

More photos at the end of my Shitefest album on Flickr - https://www.flickr.com/gp/55708022@N03/WoG1Th