Event SF17 - Bubble Car Museum: insert photos/memories here

[dollywobbler]

Daz - you'll be pleased to know after you left DW took to hiding all the Top Gear magazines in people's cars so they at least didn't get chucked in the bin immediately. I found two on top of the stuff in my boot last night, then I got home and found about six more behind the driver's seat!

 

Well, I'm a socialist. I believe in spreading the wealth*. I took one manual myself. I also made curtains out of some of the magazines.

[hairnet]

Dresden is bloody nice too. Not been to the others.

google them - theres reason why

[hairnet]

 

Whoops.

ouch - im hoping cms doesnt post a pic of his knees

[gdhaydock]

Didn't take many pictures, but in the bubblecar museum I got several flashbacks to visiting my grandparents houses as a child. The mock up  rooms they had done could have been lifted straight out of one of those houses

 

 

 

 

 

 

[gdhaydock]

and here's one that should belong on the "giffer trinket" thread

 

[alcyonecorporation]

Got one of those in my Amazon. 

[Ghosty]

Plah-stic!

[alcyonecorporation]

Also, I'm grateful to ruffgeezer, 3VOM (Bob, I think?!) and beko1987 for sorting out the 305's indicators. They were stressing me out to fuck and I was sick of having gaffa tape on the cluster to hold it together. I don't mind a bit of shonk but I like stuff to not have tape hanging out like the Amazon once did. 

The brakes are also shocking so I hope dollywobbler and beko1987 weren't put off too much. Some new rotors and pads are on the way. 

The incremental stuff will continue on the 305 and culminate with the dent in the rear three quarter being knocked out and the NOS door panel from FOAD being fitted. 

Peugeot made three incremental changes to the S2's cluster and the moment CFG has a cluster from one of dodgytom's scrappers, bulbs out of the nob_van and a holder out of a LHS unit a specialist from Holland sent me. 

[Ghosty]

3VOM is Bob, yes.

[KruJoe]

 
Bloody hell... time hasn't been kind to our chins!
 

[wuvvum]

Plah-stic!

Badum-tish!

[hairnet]

 

Bloody hell... time hasn't been kind to our chins!

 

lmfao and the big chin at the back wasnt a good look wasnt it

 

LOLDUNGONG

[stripped fred]

Had a great time at shitefest. Excellent company, great location, interesting automobiles, great weather, nice and relaxed. I'd like to do it every weekend! Oh, and I want to see lucky again. The way she wolfed down that burger was class. I don't think she chewed once! RichK's drone was awesome. I want one! Oh, and a cheap jag x300 if such a thing exists...

[cms206]

Left all my stuff in the car last night bar what I was wearing when I left Lincs.

 

 

SUNBURNT_CMS is driving to work in shorts in torrential rain.

 

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[beko1987]

 

The brakes are also shocking so I hope dollywobbler and beko1987 weren't put off too much. Some new rotors and pads are on the way. 

 

They were fine, it pulled up straight, just a bit vibratey. Driven much worse on much newer cars!

[RichardK]

 

 

 

[John F]

Right, here we go... photos from the air museum and bubble car museum.

 

 

Zippy sez: earthquake bomb replicas are for licking:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pillboxes are also for licking:

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Guest Hooli]

Brilliant effort to go there & not get any pics of Just Jane.

[davidfowler2000]

Afternoon peeps. As stated above, Scotoshite mostly were all home between 7:30 and 8pm last night. Another great weekend and already can't wait for the next one. As usual it was great to catch up with some old faces and meet new ones.
 
I'd also like to add that I'm very disappointed that people kept referring to catsinthewelder by his real name to the point I now remember it. I was perfectly happy just knowing him as Mr Cats.
 
Anyways here's my photographic account of the weekend's proceedings.
 
Full Album : https:[email protected]<script data-cfhash='f9e31' type="text/javascript">/* */</script>/albums/72157684688416715/page1
 
Scotoshite Assembled at 0700hrs at Happendon Services

Scotoshite Assemble by David Fowler, on Flickr
 
Coincidentally right next to this mint* Mondeo

Shonky Mondeo by David Fowler, on Flickr
 
And took a bit of a detour to Tebay for breakfast

Tebay Breakfast by David Fowler, on Flickr
 
First stop, the Lincolnshire Aviation Museum. We lost Adrian somewhere round Leeds but he caught up an hour or so later

R.A.F East Kirkby by David Fowler, on Flickr
 

Lancaster at R.A.F East Kirkby by David Fowler, on Flickr
 
We found a Volvo!

R.A.F East Kirkby by David Fowler, on Flickr
 
Just love the old P.A system in the control tower

"Tannoy" by David Fowler, on Flickr
 

R.A.F East Kirkby by David Fowler, on Flickr
 
Anyways, TO THE FIELD OF DREAMS!

Shitefest 2017 by David Fowler, on Flickr
 
chaseracer's Dyane's oil catch can...

Edd The Duck by David Fowler, on Flickr
 

Wobbler by David Fowler, on Flickr
 

Shitefest 2017 by David Fowler, on Flickr
 
Julian appears to be enjoying himself

Shitefest 2017 by David Fowler, on Flickr
 

Shitefest 2017 by David Fowler, on Flickr
 
Andy cms feeling nostalgic

Andy Pines for a Long Lost Love by David Fowler, on Flickr
 
That beige BX

Sterling Motor Group by David Fowler, on Flickr
 
The Assiciated Massivs (Scotoshite Volvo and Midlands) Kitchen and Lounge Area Solutions Inc

The Associated Massivs Kitchen and Lounge by David Fowler, on Flickr
 

Volvo Plastic Bike by David Fowler, on Flickr
 
There was an awful lot of this

Shitefest 2017 by David Fowler, on Flickr
 

Joe's Jack by David Fowler, on Flickr
 
mat_the_cat enjoying some lunch

Shitefest 2017 by David Fowler, on Flickr
 
The E79 EPN Owner's club

Shitefest 2017 by David Fowler, on Flickr
 
I drove 304 miles to a field in Lincolnshire to take a picture of a Dyson in a field at a car event

Dyson by David Fowler, on Flickr
 

Shitefest 2017 by David Fowler, on Flickr
 
Me and Andy cms took Julian's Megan (correct spelling) for a run. We didn't like it.

Shitefest 2017 by David Fowler, on Flickr
 
beko valeting services

Shitefest 2017 by David Fowler, on Flickr
 
alcyonedugongatanabe behind some Stellartois! (pr Tortoise in a Northern Irish accent)

Shitefest 2017 by David Fowler, on Flickr
 
Packing...

Shitefest 2017 by David Fowler, on Flickr
 
The SVM returning home on the A66. We lost Adrian again at Scotch Corner after stopping for a Burger King

The Journey Home by David Fowler, on Flickr
 

The Journey Home by David Fowler, on Flickr
 

The Journey Home by David Fowler, on Flickr

[John F]

Hooli, on 05 Jun 2017 - 1:00 PM, said:

Brilliant effort to go there & not get any pics of Just Jane.

 

I did, but I'm clearly a crap picture uploader... see the rest below.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Spare oil can clipped under the engine cover of the bus (see previous batch of pics for a frontal shot of the bus):

 

 

 

1950s Scania for the sctsh and other Swedish lickers:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

There was an English Electric Canberra nose section in the museum that visitors could sit in... whoever would have thought they had an oven on board??

 

 

 

"Good afternoon ladies and gentlemen, my name is Zippy and I am your captain today on this reconnaissance mission over the Soviet fleet. Your ejector seat is underneath your arse. Please note that this is a non-licking flight, I will be happy to point out aircraft components that are for licking after the mission is complete."

 

 

 

A bonus giffertastic Acclaim was parked behind the Lancaster. The aircraft's old pilot stipulated in his will that the Acclaim should be displayed together with the Lancaster after his death, and thus it was so.

 

 

 

 

Lanc's bomb bay with Acclaim in background:

 

 

 

Yank proto-Landy parked outside:

 

[Guest Hooli]

The Council Estate landed back at INLAWS_CMS_TOWERS at 8ish. I will do a photo post when I get round to it over the next few days, but for now - some faces of Shitefest.

 

 

 

 

Best pic of the thread

[taxi paul]

It was nice to meet you and your fellow Scots, one who I gave a chair and 850 handbook to. I couldn't understand a bloody word he said!. Sorry about stereotyping you with your Irn bru stash and assuming everyone in a volvo was Scottish and had square sausage in their pockets. I should know better cos I have been on a course.

[John F]

And now the bubble car museum:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This weird French moped / tupperware combination actually had PEDALS to provide additional propulsion. WT actual F?

 

 

 

Pedal shot:

 

 

 

 

 

And for the female equivalent of mat the cat (Samantha the pantha?)...

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This could not have been more French if it had been insouciantly smoking a Gitane and blocking ferry ports with burning bales of hay whilst trying to surrender to ze boche:

 

 

 

You want more proof? ONIONS and GARLIC.

 

 

 

Invacar spaz chariot:

 

 

 

Very scary display dummy... pay him and he might not kill / rape you:

 

 

 

Apparently the last Suzuki of its kind anywhere in the world, according to the museum's booklet. Wonder if howmanyleft.co.uk agrees? lolz.

 

 

 

Y tho? With chickens.

 

 

 

Fap!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Late 4-wheeled Bug prototype:

 

 

 

Shame about the face...

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I experienced much wantage for this:

 

 

 

There was another Ligier parked outside...

 

 

 

Hmm...   does that badge on the door say "PACK" or "PRICK"?

 

 

 

And then back to shitefest. I didn't get many pics since i) I assumed everyone else would get loads, and ii) alcohol, but this was one of the many fine exhibits on display in this year's Field of Dreams^TM:

 

 

 

And here's a serving suggestion of just how awesome you could be on campsites ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD if you bought an LT camper like this one, which is coincidentally for sale:

 

 

[rml2345]

It was nice to meet you and your fellow Scots, one who I gave a chair and 850 handbook to. I couldn't understand a bloody word he said!. Sorry about stereotyping you with your Irn bru stash and assuming everyone in a volvo was Scottish and had square sausage in their pockets. I should know better cos I have been on a course.

That would be I! Chair and handbook much appreciated, sorry about the uninteligibleness...

Having once again become separated from the rest of the SVM due to incompetence I made it home around 2030pm where something called rain had asserted itself once again. Many many thanks to all those made it the absolute best weekend of the year and it was grand meeting many new faces and catching up with more familiar ones.

So... When is SF18?

[Captain Flimble]

Looks like it was an ace weekend. Sorry I was unable to attend, (family commitments), but I was very pleased the previous weekend to make the acquaintance of the beige BX beater, er, I mean beauty*

 

I did, however, get to a 1940s weekend in Brighouse, where I saw this nice paratrooper cycle:

[John F]

I bet there weren't as many people as fat as that old trout on the left in the white top back in the 1940s.

 

Hasn't she ever heard of rationing?

[gdhaydock]

Is she in the queue for Greggs?

[John F]

She could be in several queues at once.

[alcyonecorporation]

Listen, none of us are particularly spry, so less with the fat bloater comments. 

[John F]