dugong Posted September 5, 2016 Share Posted September 5, 2016 I had to 'have a word' with a Jag XK8 who tried to muscle in to our display of automotive perfection*... It might have had something to do with us wandering on to the JEC stand with the Autoshite banner that year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davidfowler2000 Posted September 5, 2016 Share Posted September 5, 2016 Time for me to put my bit in... This is but a summary. The full Flickr gallery has the full story as well as a veritable slideshow of Eddy Ramrod being pushed in to the concourse arena. Scotland meets at Happendon... And arrives at Shady Oak. We lost two but gained another... Beds were made. Some took longer than others... Cheshire's Field of Dreams... Anyways. IT'S SHOWTIME!!! Eddie goes in... Aaand comes back out again... And now for some snaps of the rest of the show... brownnova, KruJoe, Squire_Dawson and 18 others 21 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dollywobbler Posted September 5, 2016 Share Posted September 5, 2016 Glad you snapped the 'Autoshite' P6 (the faded red one of many P6s). Saw it on the way in but by the time I actually managed to venture over to it, it was there no longer. The CMS camper sequence is particularly enjoyable. Twiggy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rml2345 Posted September 5, 2016 Share Posted September 5, 2016 Watching Andy CMS tent the 205 was almost worth the trip on itself. Made it back as well in the end without actually effing to pea seed so relief all round. Will upload and do pics in a bit. KruJoe, eddyramrod, Skizzer and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anonymous user Posted September 5, 2016 Share Posted September 5, 2016 I do like the slidey side door BMW thing, it does look a bit like something that Dutton might have designed on a good day, but I'm sure that the engineering involved is significantly more complex than a few bits of dexion and a couple of cupboard bolts. Junkman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghosty Posted September 5, 2016 Share Posted September 5, 2016 Yep - they're electric. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skizzer Posted September 5, 2016 Share Posted September 5, 2016 Many likes for all the pics. I'm sure that blue Merc 500SEC was for sale last year as well - I seem to remember it wasn't too unreasonably priced and I was rather tempted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Felly Magic Posted September 5, 2016 Share Posted September 5, 2016 Rapunzel camping it up in a small French hatchback is much LOLZ. Bloke on the PA clearly sounds like an asshat, perhaps at next year's event, shiters could hijack it, and have expert commentary from Billy Cavcraft and his sidekick the LBD Junkman and chaseracer 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BavarianRetro Posted September 5, 2016 Share Posted September 5, 2016 Yep - they're electric.It's an urban (internet) myth that the toothed belt that is used to lose the doors is actually an M20 timing belt. It isn't. I presume people checking the applications for the M20 timing belt see "Z1" in the list and jump to the conclusion that it's for the doors. Ignoring the blatantly obvious M20 engine under the bonnet. Ghosty and cms206 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rowver Posted September 5, 2016 Share Posted September 5, 2016 Glad you snapped the 'Autoshite' P6 (the faded red one of many P6s). Saw it on the way in but by the time I actually managed to venture over to it, it was there no longer. The CMS camper sequence is particularly enjoyable.Sorry, I did leave in good time. I'm a teacher and it was first day back today. I had lots of stuff to do in prep. Yes, I know I've just had six weeks off before anyone says anything! If it makes things any better, I spent the whole six weeks doing car stuff and repairing my garage. Nice to chat to junkman and almondp6/brownaustinallegosorryvandenplas1500man again. I don't know your forum name. A jolly good show though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghosty Posted September 5, 2016 Share Posted September 5, 2016 IMG_0522 by max_burton, on Flickr GREEN VAN anonymous user, Cleon-Fonte, strangeangel and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Six-cylinder Posted September 5, 2016 Share Posted September 5, 2016 IMG_0522 by max_burton, on Flickr GREEN VAN He was afraid to come in the ring with the red C15 though! DodgyBastard 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brownnova Posted September 5, 2016 Share Posted September 5, 2016 Rapunzel camping it up in a small French hatchback is much LOLZ. Bloke on the PA clearly sounds like an asshat, perhaps at next year's event, shiters could hijack it, and have expert commentary from Billy Cavcraft and his sidekick the LBDThe awful commentary created lots of laughs... wouldn't have been quite the same without him!! rml2345 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Six-cylinder Posted September 5, 2016 Share Posted September 5, 2016 The awful commentary created lots of laughs... wouldn't have been quite the same without him!! It's is a bit like pain you don't know how bad it was until it stops! chaseracer 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LimitedSlippedDisc Posted September 5, 2016 Share Posted September 5, 2016 Best one of the day was when he asked if Mongolia was in central Africa. sporty-shite 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mat_the_cat Posted September 5, 2016 Share Posted September 5, 2016 One of my workmates was at this show, and somehow KNEW that this club had brought along a fine collection of motor vehicles, without even seeing a banner. Fame at last! eddyramrod, KruJoe, chaseracer and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ifc63 Posted September 8, 2016 Share Posted September 8, 2016 I believe that Crown wagon belongs to an occasional poster on here, or someone he knows. A few cars down from it was a blue Corolla estate that brownnova and I both seemed to remember there being a post about. He has a Celica Sunchaser IIRC?As you say, "an occasional poster". I've had a lot of other things going on this year but still try to keep up to date with things. Mine is the blue Corolla estate, out of 7 Toyotas it is the only roadworthy car I've got at the moment. It belonged to an old geezer last year, I hope he hasn't carked it. The occasional poster you're thinking of will be ifc63, who seemed to be kind of in charge of the Toyota stand last year. They were a great bunch of lads, much better than the mardy Vauxhall lot that couldn't bear to be beside us.Peter Hunter owns the Crown estate as well as a 1967 Crown MS55, a 1973 Crown Custom Coupe and a couple more old Toyotas stashed away somewhere. Also, there's nobody 'in charge' of the Toyota stand, we just turn up and muddle along. Ian (ifc63) used to bring an old guy in a Corolla I think. I think he's the spares specialist for the Toyota Enthusiasts Club, and he is indeed, a really great fella.I've done two shows this year - the early Tatton show where I took Colin in his 1978 Celica Liftback and this Cholmondeley. Colin didn't want to go to this as he's really gone off his legs recently (he's 91 next month !) It is still in the hands of old Sid'n'Doris. I recognised them today from a good chin-wag I had a couple years back. They were just clambering aboard to leave as I left. P1170085.JPGSid'n'Doris ! I'll call them that next time (It's actually Peter and Audrey but your version fits just as well ) Yeah, you're right. Tatton Park 2014: DSCF0831 by max_burton, on FlickrGhosty, if I recall you were stalking me that year as you'd also snapped me in the red Sunchaser at Buxton or somewhere. Dave_Q, eddyramrod and Ghosty 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ifc63 Posted September 8, 2016 Share Posted September 8, 2016 On a side note, I've been with the Toyota Enthusiasts Club for nearly 11 years now and I have noticed a definite shift to the interest and attention paid to our cars at shows over that time. Up until about 5 or 6 years ago we were very much in the same situation a lot of AS drivers are probably experiencing now at car events. We were shunned, overlooked and generally made to feel unwelcome if we parked our 'Jap Crap' next to some old boy who'd opened his cheque book and bought a shed load of parts from a supplier to restore his 'classic'. I say restore, but it should be renew as most of the cars of MGB/Stag/E-type brigade then must only have comprised about 30% of their original parts. Try telling them you're keeping a 30-year car on the road where parts back-up especially for body items dried up when the car was about 8 years old Maybe we were pioneers of the Autoshite movement and that's why our members readily accept old cars of any description parked next to ours. We're all driven by the same thing, keeping an old banger on the road and enjoying it Here was our rather small show offering this year at Cholmondeley. holbeck, Junkman, chaseracer and 14 others 17 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghosty Posted September 8, 2016 Share Posted September 8, 2016 You're right IFC! I'm the one in the orange shirt in the photos. I put this in news 24 but I'll stick it here as well - here's our favourite Acclaim in 2007, courtesy of me age 11! DSC00445 by max_burton, on Flickr oldcars, eddyramrod and Junkman 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ifc63 Posted September 8, 2016 Share Posted September 8, 2016 You're right IFC! I'm the one in the orange shirt in the photos. Ahhhh, THE orange shirt, I saw you in the arena earlier lurking very close to a brown Allegro. Let's just say this, you cut a very......errrr.....distinctive figure Ghosty 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dollywobbler Posted September 8, 2016 Share Posted September 8, 2016 I was going to go over and have a chat with the Toyota boys, for fairly obvious reasons, but sadly my Rover broke down and it kind-of derailed my day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brownnova Posted September 8, 2016 Share Posted September 8, 2016 Mine is the blue Corolla estateThink I followed you most of the way from Chester to Chumley... Was hoping you were going to the show as I couldn't remember where the entrance was 😂 There was another very similar Corolla estate going the other way in one if the villages too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ifc63 Posted September 8, 2016 Share Posted September 8, 2016 Think I followed you most of the way from Chester to Chumley... Was hoping you were going to the show as I couldn't remember where the entrance was There was another very similar Corolla estate going the other way in one if the villages too! You were indeed ! I think I only noticed the Eunos behind me when we got stuck behind that white van on the back road into Cholmondeley. I'd put my hand up to the driver of the other Corolla when I saw it but he probably thought I was just some sort of nutter. I drive Crewe to Chester everyday for work and haven't seen it around before. There is a red (going on pink) estate of the same style knocking around the area I see on occasions, he doesn't wave either brownnova 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerzy Woking Posted September 11, 2016 Share Posted September 11, 2016 I'm sorry that although booked, I decided to stay on in Croatia and Austria for another week, getting home this afternoon.. Even sadder was the fact my phone went bang losing all the photos of prime AS vehicles on my trip through all the countries that were once Yugoslavia. Surprising how many Mk II Golf's (both VW and TAS built) survive over there. Here's to actually coming along next year! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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