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Chodmodestley - 2nd September 2018 Chumley/Cholmondeley Castle, Cheshire-ish


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Fabulous day. I was worried it might be a bit 'meh' today, and almost didn't buy a ticket. Then I did, and I went, and it was great!

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Great fun winding up the commentator with generally silly happenings. I think that all started when seven of us turned up in the Super Snipe (by which time he'd already called me eccentric again, because I took the 2CV into the Sports Car and Convertibles bit).

 

Then more silliness happened in the 1980s section...

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Was glad to get home though...

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Moar pics.

 

Camper van teapot WIN!

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Trying to hand-crank the Dacia.

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The club in front of us had quality gold.

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Elly in the Sports Cars and Convertibles class. She didn't win.

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The rear of the Humber Super Snipe sevensome.

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"YOUR FRIENDS ARE REALLY ODD. AREN'T THEY ODD EVERYONE? WHY ARE YOUR FRIENDS SO ODD?"

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Peasant Wagons.

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2CV panal telekinesis. Only possible with the right hat.

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Dacia proved immune to the telekinesis hat. It also didn't much like starting, but got there (on the handle) in the end!

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C91 Section.

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Good write-up and photos people. I thoroughly enjoyed the show and seeing old friends again. The only 'bad' point is it marks the end of the season and therefore the descent into winter! I was quietly pleased Mr. Microphone was on top form with his thinly veiled mild insults, ha ha! It was great to see such a good turnout of AS folk and I had a lot of fun, even though I did go a bit quiet in the afternoon (fatigue).

Thanks to Brown nova for organising tickets etc and Krujoe for cups of tea which were most welcome indeed. And I'm glad we packed 7 people in the Humber, next time 4 in the front?!

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This really was a superb day out!

 

Swedish corner:

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The only shot of our “stand” which I took

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Thankyou do so much to those who let me have a go in their cars! Highlight of my day! And to all those who showed interest and wanted to drive mine!

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Still cant quite believe I got to drive a Renault 16!

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Thanks for all being so lovely and accommodating to Sian too, she said what a nice bunch Shiters clearly are! (And to wobbler for increasing the likelihood of us getting a 2CV)

 

 

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It genuinely was the best way to end my long summer break before going back to work tomorrow. From wandering the show to drinking tea in the camper or by the table and chatting. Bring on next year, here’s hoping Mr Commentators survives the official complaint!

 

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A great Chumley as ever, my third, and for some bloody daft reason the second one I've got a lift to (first one - no car, second, Volvo, third - car on SORN).

 

I've learned that manuals aren't as bad as I remember, old Renaults are the best things of ever, Minis are shit, and blue tape is better than red tape.

 

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It was probably the woman with the Fiesta that he didn't recognise and called a Sierra.

 

Can I just echo what a good day it was. We had a lovely crowd of Shitters there to talk to and play in each other's cars.

 

I had a slightly surreal moment on the way home. The bumps through the town centre saw one of the numberplate bolts falling out so a passerby flagged me down outside the kebab shop. He asked me about the car and a chap from the kebab shop was very excited to see an old Renault and another guy walked past who was a Hubnut fan who recognised it straight away. Fortunately the numberplate appears fine.

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There were a few other people with cars.

 

One brought this Taunus:

 

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A nice car ruined by making a circus tractor out of it:

 

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All this is missing is a set of steelies with caps and ditching of those lights:

 

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This example is really nice inside and out:

 

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The Confederate flag was flown above the flag of the Confederate State of Montana

(not sure which flag was flown above the Union flag, but there should never be one):

 

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Choice of colour was deemed controversial by some:

 

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This rare Consul Capri is exceptionally straight:

 

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I would like to see the build sheet of that:

 

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Quite a stunner she is ATCNBE:

 

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Impeccably restored, weirdly not resprayed resale red:

 

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Kujira Crown k00pay OMG JDM Retrodrift:

 

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'68 Catalina nicely celebrates superb coke bottle styling with some ASBO wheels:

 

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As Herr Junkman has indicated other cars were present at this shindig.

 

My highlights included:

 

A beautiful beautiful Facel Vega

 

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Extreme Turquoising

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What I like to think my Mazda looks like

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The man in this was astounded I knew what a Renault 11 was

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The Renault luxury before it went all mad...

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And my personal favourite

It’s not a helicopter, it’s not a Red Indian.... this Apache is an Austin

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Great times! Still grinning even now....

 

That could be the lunacy...

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