wuvvum Posted July 31, 2021 Share Posted July 31, 2021 Skoda has made it without cooking itself. catsinthewelder, BorniteIdentity, RoadworkUK and 10 others 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schaefft Posted July 31, 2021 Share Posted July 31, 2021 This and a Clio. BL Bloke, Austat, uk_senator and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catsinthewelder Posted July 31, 2021 Share Posted July 31, 2021 Alfa 156 ahead, Citroen DS behind that's been following me since Melton Mowbury. Until broken Ginetta corner, now E220d and Rover 100 Feel bad about not stopping to help @Tommyboy12 MondeoBlues 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommyboy12 Posted July 31, 2021 Share Posted July 31, 2021 1 minute ago, catsinthewelder said: Alfa 156 ahead, Citroen DS behind that's been following me since Melton Mowbury. Until broken Ginetta corner, now E220d and Rover 100 Feel bad about not stopping to help @Tommyboy12 Don't worry about it! Theres not much can be done unfortunately as the bearing seems to be toast. Just annoying that the recovery company is saying 2pm to get to me! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MondeoBlues Posted July 31, 2021 Share Posted July 31, 2021 Just reached broken Ginetta corner sdkrc 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soundwave Posted July 31, 2021 Share Posted July 31, 2021 Well, I'm finally in. Got to say, in all that queueing, the Rover kept its cool a hell of a lot better than I did. 😄 RoadworkUK and cort1977 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wesacosa Posted July 31, 2021 Share Posted July 31, 2021 its worth it when you get in. some fab cars Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghosty Posted July 31, 2021 Share Posted July 31, 2021 Holy expletives. I've not long woken up cause I fell off my bike last night and I'm aching all over. Sounds like it might have been for the best though... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spurious Posted July 31, 2021 Share Posted July 31, 2021 Yea, I was lucky, got in about half 10 or so, just ahead of @dollywobblerin the Matiz. But there seems to be about 4 portaloos for everyone here. Hegarty would be better handing the management of this to someone used to running these things. Traffic management was a bit of a mess too. They could sponcer it if they want. Cars are great though! Us three are enjoying ourselves Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stripped fred Posted July 31, 2021 Share Posted July 31, 2021 Great show so far although feel like our white micra is a bit sub standard in the spectator field! Loads of wonderful cars here. I am boring my 12 and 14 year old sons with all my car knowledge! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
egg Posted July 31, 2021 Share Posted July 31, 2021 Wish I was there, can some please grab a pic of this Mondy? theorganist, ProgRocker and Six-cylinder 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N19 Posted July 31, 2021 Share Posted July 31, 2021 This one? R114, Coprolalia, theorganist and 11 others 13 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
egg Posted July 31, 2021 Share Posted July 31, 2021 Thanks! wesacosa, N19, sdkrc and 2 others 2 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommyboy12 Posted July 31, 2021 Share Posted July 31, 2021 6 hours later... Still in the same lay-by 95 quid Peugeot, Mally, Floatylight and 17 others 20 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meggersdog Posted July 31, 2021 Share Posted July 31, 2021 Queue to get in was crazy. There was an MX-6 infront of us and three 205s infront of him. An XS, GLD and a GTi. Nicole and Papa in their tee shirts were really nice.Didn't see Nutmeg wagging her tail at any car in the concours so don't know what won as we left early to avoid the rush . Some poor sod had a bad day. T-boned at a junction just before Essendine. Looked an older car but it was buried deep in a hedge and ditch. Six-cylinder, uk_senator and Dick Longbridge 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wesacosa Posted July 31, 2021 Share Posted July 31, 2021 38 minutes ago, Tommyboy12 said: 6 hours later... Still in the same lay-by they didn't come at 3 then.. scandalous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
High Jetter Posted July 31, 2021 Share Posted July 31, 2021 I thought you might have a few stop and chat / commiserate as you're not far away from your target. Have they arrived yet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spurious Posted July 31, 2021 Share Posted July 31, 2021 Few snaps of my favourites Chatted to the lad who owned the Fiat, nice fellow and it's got a digital dash too! Winner winner. Should have been in the concours to be honest. Couple of Pandas, this one is still red Sharp looking VW. I think I recognize it from Twitter. Maluch ☺️ And the Audi hidden beside a lovely Skoda Estelle. I think it was having a hard time with the traffic. This little Extra is ace RayMK, Dyslexic Viking, uk_senator and 12 others 15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3VOM Posted July 31, 2021 Share Posted July 31, 2021 6 hours ago, Schaefft said: Traffic's not moving much at all, at least we had time for breakfast. Count back 5 cars from Schaefft's big black thing and that was me. I won't be rushing back for the next one. I hit the queue 2.5 miles back and it took an extra 1 hour 10 minutes to get in. Overheard someone claiming they queued for two hours. Add the long queues for the toilets and the total randomness of what was where, apart from the Concours exhibits. richardmorris 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soundwave Posted July 31, 2021 Share Posted July 31, 2021 I took quite a few pics, was going to start a dedicated photo thread but I'll stick a few of my personal highlights here instead. 🙂 As has been said by others, queues were fairly obscene. Although I was frustrated at the time, now I've seen the whole setup, I'm not entirely sure what they could have done differently. Nevertheless, I enjoyed my first FOTU. Some of my favourites were: uk_senator, LightBulbFun, theorganist and 7 others 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soundwave Posted July 31, 2021 Share Posted July 31, 2021 I think my "car of the show" is a two-way tie between the blue MG Maestro and the gold over gold with gold wheels Tercel. LightBulbFun, RayMK, egg and 7 others 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soundwave Posted July 31, 2021 Share Posted July 31, 2021 Austat, Fat_Pirate, brownnova and 10 others 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soundwave Posted July 31, 2021 Share Posted July 31, 2021 Six-cylinder, richardmorris, LightBulbFun and 9 others 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJ0063 Posted July 31, 2021 Share Posted July 31, 2021 Now home, sunburnt and knackered. Thought the cars were great, live music was horrendous and traffic management was shite.. I kinda get the build up coming in, happens at most events but when I tried to leave I was made to sit for 10 minutes until a van with a flashing light could usher me 200 yards down a straight road that I then had to tail on to 20 other cars when I could have gone on my own and been gone in 30 secs. Bit odd. Also felt really bad for a chap in front of me in an immaculate 5dr Corsa B, original dealer plates, flaps etc the lot - Looked great and he clearly planned on showing it, just got sent round to the normal car park by the ushers who then laughed and said “he surely isn’t wanting to show that” so the poor bloke was left to park in the public car park out to the side. Some really nice cars about today, I didn’t take any pics bar one of my own e30 but really impressive stuff there, very nostalgic! richardmorris, uk_senator, Essex V6 and 4 others 6 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meggersdog Posted July 31, 2021 Share Posted July 31, 2021 Yeah, can't be trusted to drive out on your own . When the white van turned off we very nearly followed him just for a laugh. Thought it would be funny slowly driving around the grounds with hazards on following that van but the gatekeeper gave us a stern look. theorganist, Tickman, uk_senator and 2 others 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TripleRich Posted July 31, 2021 Share Posted July 31, 2021 Made it no problems but got a bit worried in that bloody queue. Thankfully the temp didn't get much above half and the Granada ran fine. Apart from getting in it was a fab day out, so much variety. EML, LightBulbFun, brownnova and 11 others 14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wesacosa Posted July 31, 2021 Share Posted July 31, 2021 some lovely stuff both in concourse and in the main car park. I don't think I have seen a Cherry Europe since about 1988 and not sure I have ever seen a Tercel other than in a brochure or on Breaking Bad BL Bloke, rob88h, BorniteIdentity and 8 others 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr_Bo11ox Posted July 31, 2021 Share Posted July 31, 2021 This looks like the stuff of dreams. Is that white Allegro an Innocenti Regent? catsinthewelder and LightBulbFun 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Surface Rust Posted July 31, 2021 Share Posted July 31, 2021 3 minutes ago, Mr_Bo11ox said: This looks like the stuff of dreams. Is that white Allegro an Innocenti Regent? Yes it was and immaculate as well! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Surface Rust Posted July 31, 2021 Share Posted July 31, 2021 The Proton was the concours d'ordinaire winner. Must have been a tricky choice, loads of lovely chod everywhere. I was so excited I forgot to take a pic of my shonky Acadiane. LightBulbFun, RayMK, BL Bloke and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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