Talbot Posted July 31, 2022 Share Posted July 31, 2022 Quite amused that I managed to have a car there that was so absolutely unexcptional and ignorable that I don't think anyone took a photo of it. Literally everyone was walking straight past it. Does that mean I acheived the brief? Sunny Jim, Kiltox, juular and 2 others 2 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiltox Posted July 31, 2022 Share Posted July 31, 2022 2 minutes ago, Talbot said: Quite amused that I managed to have a car there that was so absolutely unexcptional and ignorable that I don't think anyone took a photo of it. Literally everyone was walking straight past it. Does that mean I acheived the brief? I mean what did you expect taking a 71 plate Maserati? 😉 rml2345, Lacquer Peel and Talbot 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spottedlaurel Posted July 31, 2022 Share Posted July 31, 2022 5 minutes ago, wuvvum said: Did anyone manage to get a decent pic of @Grey the Floydian Sergal's (formerly my) beige Alpine? The one I took didn't come out very well. I didn't, but there was a point at the end of the day when it was being lined-up with the Horizon and Solaras so somewhere there'll be a group shot. As to be imagined, it wasn't the quietest affair.... wuvvum, Lacquer Peel and Dick Longbridge 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soundwave Posted July 31, 2022 Author Share Posted July 31, 2022 14 minutes ago, Talbot said: Quite amused that I managed to have a car there that was so absolutely unexcptional and ignorable that I don't think anyone took a photo of it. Literally everyone was walking straight past it. Does that mean I acheived the brief? Mine is much the same, nobody ever takes pics of it. I'm putting it down to there being a far better and near identical example in the concourse. Also possibly due to Rover R8s just not being a very interesting car even by FoTU standards, unless they're totally mint. Still, I like it do that's what matters. What car were you in? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soundwave Posted July 31, 2022 Author Share Posted July 31, 2022 1 minute ago, Spottedlaurel said: I didn't, but there was a point at the end of the day when it was being lined-up with the Horizon and Solaras so somewhere there'll be a group shot. As to be imagined, it wasn't the quietest affair.... Rumour has it the tappet noises are still echoing around the castle grounds... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GR8 PL8 M8 Posted July 31, 2022 Share Posted July 31, 2022 48 minutes ago, Kiltox said: I mean what did you expect taking a 71 plate Maserati? 😉 I, um, I took a photo of it. Sorry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrumpyCat Posted July 31, 2022 Share Posted July 31, 2022 Maserati, TVR, Porsche, Ferrari. Yeah, unexceptional. 😆 95 quid Peugeot 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Talbot Posted July 31, 2022 Share Posted July 31, 2022 10 minutes ago, GR8 PL8 M8 said: I, um, I took a photo of it. Sorry. *not actually mine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skcat Posted July 31, 2022 Share Posted July 31, 2022 1 hour ago, Spottedlaurel said: I didn't, but there was a point at the end of the day when it was being lined-up with the Horizon and Solaras so somewhere there'll be a group shot. As to be imagined, it wasn't the quietest affair.... Ive seen the photos! I will give him a poke to upload them! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
High Jetter Posted July 31, 2022 Share Posted July 31, 2022 The Renner 12 gave me the horn. Solid cars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alcyonecorporation Posted August 1, 2022 Share Posted August 1, 2022 2 hours ago, Talbot said: Quite amused that I managed to have a car there that was so absolutely unexcptional and ignorable that I don't think anyone took a photo of it. Literally everyone was walking straight past it. Does that mean I acheived the brief? Smashed it fam, though the tank cannon you showed up with on your 5D was probably out of spec! mat_the_cat, wuvvum and Lacquer Peel 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mat_the_cat Posted August 1, 2022 Share Posted August 1, 2022 2 hours ago, Talbot said: Quite amused that I managed to have a car there that was so absolutely unexcptional and ignorable that I don't think anyone took a photo of it. I had to wait for a gap in the crowd, but i managed to get a snap eventually. BL Bloke, Lacquer Peel, sdkrc and 6 others 5 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alcyonecorporation Posted August 1, 2022 Share Posted August 1, 2022 I forgot - again - to take a pic of my car at the event, though @Schaefft managed it - appreciated. I courageously borrowed* the ladder and no-one seemed to notice, or care. I did, however, manage to lose my jacket in Vanbrugh Hall. I think the sheer variation of guest cars was down to the ground staff rather than the organisers; how you train agency staff to appreciate the relative merits of old Vauxhalls, I've no idea. [The SVX broke down outside an EXTREMELY posh pub after I went for a post-FOTU drink with @Captain Slow; it was so full I had to park on a grass bank. My mate and channel colleague JJ brought a more powerful booster pack before twatting the starter with a piece of JDM wood I use to prop the bonnet up with - they actually work if you give them a chance to lock. The looks of disgust from guests were obvious, and poorly disguised]. Sunny Jim, howe, Lacquer Peel and 7 others 9 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lacquer Peel Posted August 1, 2022 Share Posted August 1, 2022 10 hours ago, wuvvum said: Did anyone manage to get a decent pic of @Grey the Floydian Sergal's (formerly my) beige Alpine? The one I took didn't come out very well. sierraman, BL Bloke and wuvvum 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Talbot Posted August 1, 2022 Share Posted August 1, 2022 7 hours ago, mat_the_cat said: I had to wait for a gap in the crowd, but i managed to get a snap eventually. I trust you noted the extreme cleanliness of the car and a distinct lack of rubbish in the footwells. um... hang on... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
juular Posted August 1, 2022 Share Posted August 1, 2022 29 minutes ago, Talbot said: I trust you noted the extreme cleanliness of the car and a distinct lack of rubbish in the footwells. um... hang on... Papped twice. Essentially famous m7.84. Talbot, davidfowler2000, Sunny Jim and 1 other 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Talbot Posted August 1, 2022 Share Posted August 1, 2022 ye gads that does look tatty. But it did do 450 miles yesterday in one hit in superb comfort and nearly 40mpg, so... Lacquer Peel, Sunny Jim, Scruffy Bodger and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mat_the_cat Posted August 1, 2022 Share Posted August 1, 2022 12 hours ago, Talbot said: I trust you noted the extreme cleanliness of the car I did. I deliberately didn't wash mine either, as it struck me in previous years that my memory of the cars present was not of them showroom fresh, but dirty and well-used. I think it just looked like I couldn't be arsed though! But doesn't this Cortina look so 'right'? 500tops, rml2345, N19 and 12 others 15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GR8 PL8 M8 Posted August 1, 2022 Share Posted August 1, 2022 4 minutes ago, mat_the_cat said: I did. I deliberately didn't wash mine either, as it struck me in previous years that my memory of the cars present was not of them showroom fresh, but dirty and well-used. I think it just looked like I couldn't be arsed though! I didn't wash mine either, although it looks deceptively shiny in photos. In fact I am yet to wash it in 8 months of ownership! I was slightly embarrassed when someone wanted to see under the bonnet and were greeted by a small Saharan sand dune on top of the slam panel... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
High Jetter Posted August 1, 2022 Share Posted August 1, 2022 Don't you have rain there? Lacquer Peel 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lacquer Peel Posted August 2, 2022 Share Posted August 2, 2022 10 hours ago, mat_the_cat said: I did. I deliberately didn't wash mine either, as it struck me in previous years that my memory of the cars present was not of them showroom fresh, but dirty and well-used. I think it just looked like I couldn't be arsed though! But doesn't this Cortina look so 'right'? The Stellar looked just right to me, just as it was driven in. mat_the_cat, MorrisItalSLX and LightBulbFun 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captain_70s Posted August 4, 2022 Share Posted August 4, 2022 I attended this, tacked onto the end of a holiday on the Derbyshire border. Good show, don't think anybody realised my car was there, on account of there being about a dozen 700/900 series Volvos attending. Gompo, drewd, wesacosa and 9 others 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rod/b Posted August 4, 2022 Share Posted August 4, 2022 Prime Sport Quattro replica donor that yellow Audi Lacquer Peel 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zelandeth Posted August 4, 2022 Share Posted August 4, 2022 I have much want for that Proton... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
High Jetter Posted August 4, 2022 Share Posted August 4, 2022 The Innocenti failed MOT on June 16th for 'headlamp aim too high. Again, on June 22nd, for 'headlamp aim too low'. 3rd time lucky on June 24, but a sudden appearance of the advisory 'corrosion to some body panels'! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N19 Posted August 4, 2022 Share Posted August 4, 2022 1 hour ago, High Jetter said: The Innocenti failed MOT on June 16th for 'headlamp aim too high. Again, on June 22nd, for 'headlamp aim too low'. 3rd time lucky on June 24, but a sudden appearance of the advisory 'corrosion to some body panels'! Odd as I thought most places would PRS headlamp aim? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wuvvum Posted August 4, 2022 Share Posted August 4, 2022 1 hour ago, N19 said: Odd as I thought most places would PRS headlamp aim? They would have done, except one of the beam deflectors had fallen off. N19 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
High Jetter Posted August 4, 2022 Share Posted August 4, 2022 1 hour ago, wuvvum said: They would have done, except one of the beam deflectors had fallen off. Both sides, tho... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wuvvum Posted August 5, 2022 Share Posted August 5, 2022 1 hour ago, High Jetter said: Both sides, tho... It was a bit pointless them adjusting one headlight when the other one was going to fail anyway... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hairnet Posted August 5, 2022 Share Posted August 5, 2022 8 hours ago, captain_70s said: who knows what tomorrow brings............ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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