Event BL Cars at Milton Keynes Museum Sunday 30th Sep

[Six-cylinder]

BL Cars at Milton Keynes Museum Sunday 30th September.

 

I am guessing a number of forum members will be there. My plan is to take along our silver MG Metro MK1 if anybody wants to say Hi.

[Craig the Princess]

We'll be there in the yellow Allegro estate. Looking forward to it.

[RayMK]

If I can drag myself in to action and can load my scooter in to the car (modern, not BL), I'll drive over for a dose of BL.

[MarvinsMom]

liked cos i like the mark 1 mg.

 

we cannot come out to play cos we are hoping to get the 75 back with a working clutch, and like the Prinnie above the black mini 1000 can stay in the lock-up while it readjusts its fuggin' attitude.

 

still, hope any shitters going have a nice day out. and remember, the rest of the collective NEED pictures!

[trigger]

I was hoping to be there but the Marina is still in pieces with the steering rack off and the Ital is still at the in-laws.

[flat4alfa]

I had a FB prompt wake me up this morning stating you are attending an event in Milton Keynes

 

I suggest fake news

[RayMK]

BL Cars at Milton Keynes Museum Sunday 30th September.

 

I am guessing a number of forum members will be there. My plan is to take along our silver MG Metro MK1 if anybody wants to say Hi.

 

Thanks for mentioning this.  I enjoyed several hours of wandering around groups of Allegros, 1800s, Maestros, Montegos, Maxis Metros, Farinas and the occasional Marina, Triumph 2000/Toledo/Dolomite, Rover SD1 etc.  It really was a nice mix of cars and well attended.  A Daimler SP250, Bond Equipe and a Vauxhall Victor FA added further (non-BL) interest. The bacon butties were also delicious.

 

Adding photos via my Mac is a pain - no USB port or card reader.  I'll see what photos are posted by others and may add one or two of mine if they've survived camera shake.

[Six-cylinder]

I made it and I am hoping Quicksilver will put up his usual fine collection of photographs.

[Noel Tidybeard]

your metroid looks nekid without any stripeage!

[Craig the Princess]

I made it and I am hoping Quicksilver will put up his usual fine collection of photographs.

Good to see you 6C. 206 cars might not have been the final total so a fantastic turn out. On Daddy Duty so only one pic

 

[Six-cylinder]

your metroid looks nekid without any stripeage!

 

Our Metro is only one owner before us and the Lady instructed the garage when it was new to change the red carpets for grey and remove the decals!

 

The good news after all these years the unused red carpets are still with the car unfitted. 

[quicksilver]

Good to see you 6C. 206 cars might not have been the final total so a fantastic turn out. On Daddy Duty so only one pic

 

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I reckon around 250 in all - Tom said he lost count at 220, everywhere was full and I'm sure there was a lot more stuff than last year as it spilled out into the courtyard and the extra parking behind the fence. Plenty of photos to sort so it'll probably be a couple of days before I get them all uploaded.

 

My top 3 faves were the Mumford Marina, the Apache and the Stag estate.

[Zelandeth]

Our Metro is only one owner before us and the Lady instructed the garage when it was new to change the red carpets for grey and remove the decals!

 

The good news after all these years the unused red carpets are still with the car unfitted.

I'd give my right arm to have that on the drive. Or even sit in it for that matter.

 

Hell I miss my old W plate miniMetro HLE...

 

Never quite been able to explain to my other half how important the soundtrack is with these cars is, nor how much of a nostalgic memory trigger the pinion whine from the gearbox is...

 

I was a relatively inexperienced driver when I had mine, I'd love a shot of another one now to see if they're half as good as I remember to drive. I do remember go-kart driving position, telepathic handling that only the Activa can come close to matching, a ride not like anything else (bouncy but somehow not jarring at any time), and in the un-servoed form in my car, the brakes requiring a good old shove.

[Six-cylinder]

I'd give my right arm to have that on the drive. Or even sit in it for that matter.

 

Hell I miss my old W plate miniMetro HLE...

 

I'd love a shot of another one now to see if they're half as good as I remember to drive. 

 

Not a problem as we don't live very far apart and having looked at our area weather forecast decided to keep it taxed for another month. PM me.

[quicksilver]

Photo time. There must have been a lot more worth taking pictures of this time round as it's taken quite a while to upload them all. Here's a few highlights, starting with the various club stands.

 

The yellow Maxi corner. We had 12 in total.

Yellow Maxis by Adam Floyd, on Flickr

 

Plah with map pockets

1974 Vanden Plas 1750 by Adam Floyd, on Flickr

 

Early MG Maestro

1983 MG Maestro 1600 by Adam Floyd, on Flickr

 

Cosy camper

1987 Austin Maestro 500 City Tandy camper by Adam Floyd, on Flickr

 

Ex Tony Pond works rally car

1987 MG Maestro 2.0 EFi rally car by Adam Floyd, on Flickr

 

Oldest Monty estate left

1985 Austin Montego 1.6 HL estate by Adam Floyd, on Flickr

 

Woop woop, dat's da sound of da police

J844 KHG - Lancashire by Adam Floyd, on Flickr

 

13 Maestro Turbos turned up to celebrate the 30th birthday. Looks weird with round lights,

1989 MG Maestro Turbo by Adam Floyd, on Flickr

 

An awful lot of car for £295

1997 Rover 420 GSi by Adam Floyd, on Flickr

 

Glorious beige baseness

1987 Rover 213 by Adam Floyd, on Flickr

 

More base with only 8 valves

1995 Rover 214i 8v by Adam Floyd, on Flickr

 

Loads of R8s but this was my favourite

1996 Rover 420 GSi Tourer by Adam Floyd, on Flickr

 

Interesting* colour scheme

1998 Rover 218 VVC Coupe by Adam Floyd, on Flickr

 

Like Basil Fawlty but greyer

1967 Austin 1100 Countryman by Adam Floyd, on Flickr

 

Apache! It's the one Sam Glover was selling on here a few years ago.

1976 Austin Apache by Adam Floyd, on Flickr

 

Gorgeous early Metro. MOT history says 5500 miles.

1981 Austin MiniMetro 1.0 L by Adam Floyd, on Flickr

 

Vantastic

1986 Austin Metro 310 City van by Adam Floyd, on Flickr

 

Some good stuff there but I'm just getting started. More to come from the delights of the Open Class (i.e. everything else BL).

[quicksilver]

Right, time for some Open Class goodness

 

A surprise to see one of these

1961 Daimler SP250 by Adam Floyd, on Flickr

 

When did you last see an Oxbridge estate?

1966 Morris Oxford 1600 Traveller by Adam Floyd, on Flickr

 

Look at the arse on that

1971 Austin 3-litre by Adam Floyd, on Flickr

 

Proper old money class. Six-cylinder wanted to drive home in it. I wanted to be driven home in it.

1967 Austin A110 Westminster by Adam Floyd, on Flickr

 

1.2 B-series POWAH!

1955 Austin A40 Cambridge by Adam Floyd, on Flickr

 

Car of the Show. I don't even like Minis but had to admit this is lovely.

1966 Austin Mini Cooper S by Adam Floyd, on Flickr

 

Jaaag owner mixing with the BL plebs

1994 Jaguar XJ6 3.2 by Adam Floyd, on Flickr

 

Star of Dollywobbler's latest video

1971 Rover P6B 3500 by Adam Floyd, on Flickr

 

Stunning and very blue Marina

1978 Morris Marina 1.8 Special by Adam Floyd, on Flickr

 

Late reg madness. Nice to see a lot more Triumphs this year, still no Acclaims though

1981 Triumph Dolomite 1500 HL by Adam Floyd, on Flickr

 

First time I've seen 600s plural at a show, a whole two of them!

1998 Rover 620 SLD by Adam Floyd, on Flickr

 

Giffer Princess got a bit hot and bothered

1980 Austin-Morris Princess 2 2.2 HLS by Adam Floyd, on Flickr

 

Marina floppytop

1974 Morris Marina 1.8 TC Mumford Convertible by Adam Floyd, on Flickr

 

Stag estate, see cars you didn't know existed

1972 Triumph Stag estate by Adam Floyd, on Flickr

[quicksilver]

There were even some non-BL interlopers, mostly confined to the car park though

 

1992 BMW 318i Touring by Adam Floyd, on Flickr

 

1987 Volkswagen Passat GL5 estate by Adam Floyd, on Flickr

 

Citroen at a BL show, restoring the balance of the universe after we took the Maxi to the Chevrons Rally

1996 Citroen Xantia Activa Turbo by Adam Floyd, on Flickr

 

1997 Ford Escort 1.8i Ghia Cabriolet by Adam Floyd, on Flickr

 

The show field got infiltrated by a Vauxhall!

1961 Vauxhall Victor Deluxe by Adam Floyd, on Flickr

 

 

That's all for now. Plenty more on Flickr though.

[NorfolkNWeigh]

Thanks for posting these pictures, I only took 3 photos, knowing yours would be more comprehensive and better!

 

Got to agree with you about that Cooper S, I'm far from a Mini fan but even I could see that joining the A110 Westy in my post Lottery win garage.

 

The red Triumph estate even comes back as a Stag when you check the number, WTF?

 

Here's my pics

Electric steel sunroof on Stag estate.

Recaros in factory perforated vinyl in Stag estate.

In museum. When I was a lad, we had one of these with the top cut off as our family trailer. From the age of 11 , I'd tow that trailer, behind the S1, along the beach at Aberaeron collecting driftwood for the fire, whilst my mum was shopping. She'd drive it home then I'd have to reverse it round the garden and cut the wood up.

Kids might learn the Nurburgring on the PlayStation these days, but I reckon my education was more useful.

[Mrs6C]

The red Triumph estate even comes back as a Stag when you check the number, WTF?

 

The story of it is here...

http://heritage-car-insurance.canddi.download/stagestate.pdf

 

Here's an interesting extra... the story of the photoshoot for it...

http://jjpautophoto.co.uk/2015/10/this-stag-estate-is-now-weekend-runner/