hairnet Posted March 26, 2021 Share Posted March 26, 2021 travelodge are doing a 15% off till next week theres a travelodge at colsterworth and theres premier inns at melton mowbray south witham and grantham grimthorpe is on the b road between colsterworth and bourne do i sound like ive been there before Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beko1987 Posted March 26, 2021 Share Posted March 26, 2021 2 hours ago, davidfowler2000 said: You're thinking of Chumly. I'm also off work that weekend so I shall figure out lodgings in order to attend. Possibly, can't have been to a FOTU yet then! Still a day trip though, or a kip on dad's sofa but Phoenix will be lonely if I don't come home... Could have a nice svm jaunt down the A1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R1152 Posted March 26, 2021 Share Posted March 26, 2021 2 hours ago, hairnet said: travelodge are doing a 15% off till next week theres a travelodge at colsterworth and theres premier inns at melton mowbray south witham and grantham grimthorpe is on the b road between colsterworth and bourne do i sound like ive been there before ITYM the A151? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hairnet Posted March 26, 2021 Share Posted March 26, 2021 9 minutes ago, R1152 said: ITYM the A151? oh ok i thought it ran out it was squiggly on the map it might have been smaller Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
morrisoxide Posted March 26, 2021 Share Posted March 26, 2021 I do hope this goes ahead. I don't think my Mercury or Oxford will fit in. All being well I'll borrow my Dad's Magentis and park in the normal carpark. Edit: Does not fitting in apply to this show or is that just Chumly? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJ0063 Posted March 26, 2021 Share Posted March 26, 2021 Closest I’ll ever likely be to a car show with me being in Norfuck. Get in. Will likely be the debut show for the e-furty to attend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wuvvum Posted March 26, 2021 Share Posted March 26, 2021 1 hour ago, morrisoxide said: I do hope this goes ahead. I don't think my Mercury or Oxford will fit in. All being well I'll borrow my Dad's Magentis and park in the normal carpark. Edit: Does not fitting in apply to this show or is that just Chumly? The Mercury will be fine. @flat4alfa turned up in a massive Yank land yacht last time. flat4alfa and morrisoxide 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
morrisoxide Posted March 27, 2021 Share Posted March 27, 2021 Brilliant! I'm guessing limited numbers are alowed in the actual show ground (especially these days). Is there a Autoshite stand or do people meet up on the field of dreams after most have left? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wuvvum Posted March 27, 2021 Share Posted March 27, 2021 There are no stands, unless you're in the concours de l'ordinaire. Last time it ended up that a large chunk of the AS massive was parked more or less together, but that was more by luck than by judgment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghosty Posted March 27, 2021 Share Posted March 27, 2021 8 hours ago, beko1987 said: can't have been to a FOTU yet then! I think you've been at a FOD weekender that coincided with FOTU but not the event itself. FOTU has chod parking, visitor parking, and a small invitational concours. beko1987 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beko1987 Posted March 27, 2021 Share Posted March 27, 2021 3 hours ago, Ghosty said: I think you've been at a FOD weekender that coincided with FOTU but not the event itself. FOTU has chod parking, visitor parking, and a small invitational concours. Yes it did, I was at the fod when you all came back after @triggerwon, was a fab atmosphere! I remember now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flat4alfa Posted March 27, 2021 Share Posted March 27, 2021 13 hours ago, morrisoxide said: I don't think my Mercury or Oxford will fit in @wuvvum This is the Country Squire, slotting in next to an Escort. This was one of the rare photos where there wasn't a swarm of folks around it The year before it was an '93 Rover 420 Before that, a '62 Vauxhall VX 4/90 Therefore, bringing the Mercury is ideal 😎 Ian_Fearn, Amishtat, inconsistant and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Talbot Posted March 27, 2021 Share Posted March 27, 2021 That county squire is hilarious. The passenger compartment (front and rear doors) is barely any bigger than the MK2 scrote parked next to it, it's just that the bit from the A-pillar forwards and the C-pillar backwards appears to have been stretched to nearly double what a european car would be. It just looks so out of proportion. Still, Americans don't really do "subtle" do they... R1152 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flat4alfa Posted March 28, 2021 Share Posted March 28, 2021 On 3/27/2021 at 8:13 PM, Talbot said: That county squire is hilarious. The passenger compartment (front and rear doors) is barely any bigger than the MK2 scrote parked next to it, it's just that the bit from the A-pillar forwards and the C-pillar backwards appears to have been stretched to nearly double what a european car would be. It just looks so out of proportion. Still, Americans don't really do "subtle" do they... Much wider though, I had 8-up in that LTD wagon: 3+3+2. The rear deck is vast, you need to climb in, rather than reach in. The engine is 400ci (6555cc) cc So much nicer to drive compared to that mate's Escort Ghia though. It looks hefty but doesn't feel like it to drive, you know where it is on the road and the ancient steering box isn't as vague as you might expect, also having under 4 turns lock-to-lock. Finding a parking space is fun though. This ad shows how much longer the front doors are compared to the rear, also notice the deep screen rake A style of its time. I love the old thing, must borrow it again sometime mat_the_cat, outlaw118, Amishtat and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zelandeth Posted March 28, 2021 Share Posted March 28, 2021 It is vast but surprisingly usable. A mate back up north has (or had, haven't been in touch in about ten years now) an Aussie LTD from the same era which was every bit as green as this one is red. Basically same car save for being RHD and having a slightly different dash design. I tried to buy it half a dozen times! Seeing this one was a nice trip down memory lane. Interior is the best bit though. Yank cars from that era just did "comfy" like nobody else. Amishtat, Slappy, Ian_Fearn and 7 others 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R1152 Posted March 28, 2021 Share Posted March 28, 2021 8 minutes ago, Zelandeth said: Interior is the best bit though. Yank cars from that era just did "comfy" like nobody else. They certainly didn't do "tasteful" though. Talbot 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rod/b Posted March 28, 2021 Share Posted March 28, 2021 If everything goes to plan i’ll be back in the country for this. And if the gods are smiling on me the Saab i bought in Sept 2019 and have never actually seen in the metal will make it along too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R1152 Posted March 28, 2021 Share Posted March 28, 2021 58 minutes ago, flat4alfa said: Much wider though, I had 8-up in that LTD wagon: 3+3+2. The rear deck is vast, you need to climb in, rather than reach in. The engine is 400ci (6555cc) cc So much nicer to drive compared to that mate's Escort Ghia though. It looks hefty but doesn't feel like it to drive, you know where it is on the road and the ancient steering box isn't as vague as you might expect, also having under 4 turns lock-to-lock. Finding a parking space is fun though. This ad shows how much longer the front doors are compared to the rear, also notice the deep screen rake A style of its time. I love the old thing Used to see a few of these in episodes of "Kojak", playing second fiddle to his Buick Century 455. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zelandeth Posted March 28, 2021 Share Posted March 28, 2021 3 hours ago, R1152 said: They certainly didn't do "tasteful" though. Think it's just down to what the tastes were in the areas in the period, I could happily live with it being a bit in your face for the comfort levels provided. Still very much torn on what vehicle to bring. *IF* I've got it roadworthy by then...BX. Let's face it, FotU is basically a celebration of the colour beige...and the car is aggressively beige inside and out. She's not been on the road in a decade though so I could still have a lot of work to do. Invacar...just because they're about as unexceptional from their time as you could get. Xantia...probably not. Seem to remember there were a few there last time, and mine is just so damned scruffy these days because of the state of the paint. Van... definitely in the running. Merc T1 campers used to be pretty common, but they're just about extinct these days. Given the current situation having a space I have control over I can retreat to if needed doesn't sound a bad idea either. Dunno! May well end up being a coin toss on the day... Skizzer 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mat_the_cat Posted March 28, 2021 Share Posted March 28, 2021 I would vote for the van. An Invacar has been there before, but I'd be more surprised if a T1 motorhome had. I'm deliberating on bringing mine for that reason, although the temptation to bring the Stellar again is still strong.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghosty Posted March 28, 2021 Share Posted March 28, 2021 1 hour ago, mat_the_cat said: Stellar You don't have the only engine swapped one any more - the chap that bought the ex-Jude and CMS blue one is putting an MX5 engine in it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flat4alfa Posted March 28, 2021 Share Posted March 28, 2021 1 hour ago, Zelandeth said: Van... definitely in the running. Merc T1 campers used to be pretty common, but they're just about extinct these days. Given the current situation having a space I have control over I can retreat to if needed doesn't sound a bad idea either. It will be two years passed, so I'd say bring along the Invacar again But your point about the Merc being a retreat is a very good one LightBulbFun 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zelandeth Posted March 28, 2021 Share Posted March 28, 2021 8 minutes ago, flat4alfa said: It will be two years passed, so I'd say bring along the Invacar again But your point about the Merc being a retreat is a very good one True...TPA is a very different car to when she was last there too. She had barely done any miles back then and was still largely held together by duct tape and hope! LightBulbFun 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tadhg Tiogar Posted March 28, 2021 Share Posted March 28, 2021 32 minutes ago, Ghosty said: You don't have the only engine swapped one any more - the chap that bought the ex-Jude and CMS blue one is putting an MX5 engine in it. I wonder how that's going to pan out..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
High Jetter Posted March 29, 2021 Share Posted March 29, 2021 7 hours ago, Zelandeth said: True...TPA is a very different car to when she was last there too. She had barely done any miles back then and was still largely held together by duct tape and hope! I guess the ultimate would be to trailer TPA with the T1 - a retreat with home comforts and something to tootle round in as well. dollywobbler, mat_the_cat and flat4alfa 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minimad5 Posted March 29, 2021 Share Posted March 29, 2021 Excuse me stupid-ness, but where and when ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flat4alfa Posted March 29, 2021 Share Posted March 29, 2021 1 hour ago, Minimad5 said: Excuse me stupid-ness, but where and when ? Link at first post Quote Saturday, July 31 at Grimsthorpe Castle in Lincolnshire. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sham Posted March 29, 2021 Share Posted March 29, 2021 I plan to be wandering around this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LightBulbFun Posted March 30, 2021 Share Posted March 30, 2021 16 hours ago, High Jetter said: I guess the ultimate would be to trailer TPA with the T1 - a retreat with home comforts and something to tootle round in as well. what something like this? BorniteIdentity 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zelandeth Posted March 30, 2021 Share Posted March 30, 2021 I think potentially seeing if anyone I know would like to tag along as an additional driver would be easier. For all she's got all the acceleration ability of a cruise liner she isn't a hard vehicle to drive (well...once you've stopped swearing at the dogleg first year anyway). Wouldn't really want to stick someone else in the BX as she would still be largely unproven by then so the potential for gremlins is too high in my mind. On 3/28/2021 at 11:03 PM, mat_the_cat said: I would vote for the van. An Invacar has been there before, but I'd be more surprised if a T1 motorhome had. I'm deliberating on bringing mine for that reason, although the temptation to bring the Stellar again is still strong.... If you brought yours that would definitely encourage me towards taking the van too. I've wanted a look at it for years, and getting a photo of them together would be great. Even if your workmanship puts mine absolutely to shame! There were two motorhomes last time that I remember, a late 70s Toyota and a VW T25. Quite possibly a pre-T25 era VW Transporter too...though they're so ubiquitous that I'd never remember seeing one! mat_the_cat and LightBulbFun 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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