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Title: Federation of Historic Vehicle Clubs - Sun 22 April - Drive it Day Post by: Tony oily bike on December 27, 2011, 05:33:43 PM A day you're likely to see Historic Vehicles being driven, as its the Drive it Day as organised by the FBHVC
http://fbhvc.co.uk/drive-it-day-2012/ The associated clubs http://fbhvc.co.uk/members/ Title: Re: Federation of Historic Vehicle Clubs - Sun 22 April - Drive it Day Post by: Tony oily bike on April 20, 2012, 06:22:04 PM Looking at the weather forecast for Sunday, it might end up being called "Drown it Day"............... :-\
Title: Re: Federation of Historic Vehicle Clubs - Sun 22 April - Drive it Day Post by: renegade53 on April 20, 2012, 07:45:40 PM i was thinking of going to brooklands, but not till about 930 don't want the breakfast, but if its p ing down i wont
Title: Re: Federation of Historic Vehicle Clubs - Sun 22 April - Drive it Day Post by: Tony oily bike on April 21, 2012, 06:21:55 AM It had crossed my mind about going too................. but the weather has put a dampener on it.... ::)
Here's the Brooklands link for the Drive It Day gathering http://www.brooklandsmuseum.com/index.php?/events/details/fbhvc-drive-it-day1/ Title: Re: Federation of Historic Vehicle Clubs - Sun 22 April - Drive it Day Post by: renegade53 on April 21, 2012, 05:47:55 PM well if tomorrow is like today i'll be going to brooklands
Title: Re: Federation of Historic Vehicle Clubs - Sun 22 April - Drive it Day Post by: Tony oily bike on April 22, 2012, 01:59:55 PM Well, the weather was good in the morning, so Dslam and I took out some old two wheelers, I was wing-man on a 61 year old BSA, while he man handled an 87 year old Rayleigh Model 15 deluxe of 2 and 3/4 HP (and believe me, the 3/4 is very important............)
Some piccies under another thread http://www.mankymonkeymotors.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=11107.0 Title: Re: Federation of Historic Vehicle Clubs - Sun 22 April - Drive it Day Post by: renegade53 on April 23, 2012, 06:21:45 PM right piccy time this driver later became the front seat passenger when i took the triumph up test hill
Title: Re: Federation of Historic Vehicle Clubs - Sun 22 April - Drive it Day Post by: renegade53 on April 23, 2012, 06:24:14 PM i think these old bentleys are a beautiful design with or without a blower stuck on the front.
Title: Re: Federation of Historic Vehicle Clubs - Sun 22 April - Drive it Day Post by: renegade53 on April 23, 2012, 06:25:43 PM shiney grille
Title: Re: Federation of Historic Vehicle Clubs - Sun 22 April - Drive it Day Post by: renegade53 on April 23, 2012, 06:27:10 PM a pair of honda v-tech powered mga's
Title: Re: Federation of Historic Vehicle Clubs - Sun 22 April - Drive it Day Post by: renegade53 on April 23, 2012, 06:29:07 PM .
Title: Re: Federation of Historic Vehicle Clubs - Sun 22 April - Drive it Day Post by: renegade53 on April 23, 2012, 06:30:01 PM nice mk1 escort
Title: Re: Federation of Historic Vehicle Clubs - Sun 22 April - Drive it Day Post by: renegade53 on April 23, 2012, 06:30:43 PM clean anglia
Title: Re: Federation of Historic Vehicle Clubs - Sun 22 April - Drive it Day Post by: renegade53 on April 23, 2012, 06:31:36 PM panhard 1
Title: Re: Federation of Historic Vehicle Clubs - Sun 22 April - Drive it Day Post by: renegade53 on April 23, 2012, 06:32:29 PM panhard 2
Title: Re: Federation of Historic Vehicle Clubs - Sun 22 April - Drive it Day Post by: renegade53 on April 23, 2012, 06:33:21 PM panhard 3
Title: Re: Federation of Historic Vehicle Clubs - Sun 22 April - Drive it Day Post by: renegade53 on April 23, 2012, 06:34:34 PM old steam engine, great to smell the smoke from it
Title: Re: Federation of Historic Vehicle Clubs - Sun 22 April - Drive it Day Post by: renegade53 on April 23, 2012, 06:35:47 PM the winner of the cape town rally that left from brooklands on new years day
Title: Re: Federation of Historic Vehicle Clubs - Sun 22 April - Drive it Day Post by: renegade53 on April 23, 2012, 06:36:41 PM racing jag
Title: Re: Federation of Historic Vehicle Clubs - Sun 22 April - Drive it Day Post by: renegade53 on April 23, 2012, 06:38:58 PM frontenac special, i saw this some time ago at a derehams inn meet
Title: Re: Federation of Historic Vehicle Clubs - Sun 22 April - Drive it Day Post by: renegade53 on April 23, 2012, 06:40:02 PM escort van on test hill
Title: Re: Federation of Historic Vehicle Clubs - Sun 22 April - Drive it Day Post by: renegade53 on April 23, 2012, 06:41:13 PM xk on test hill
Title: Re: Federation of Historic Vehicle Clubs - Sun 22 April - Drive it Day Post by: renegade53 on April 23, 2012, 06:42:19 PM frontenac on test hill
Title: Re: Federation of Historic Vehicle Clubs - Sun 22 April - Drive it Day Post by: renegade53 on April 23, 2012, 06:43:12 PM rover p5
Title: Re: Federation of Historic Vehicle Clubs - Sun 22 April - Drive it Day Post by: renegade53 on April 23, 2012, 06:43:58 PM triumph spitfire
Title: Re: Federation of Historic Vehicle Clubs - Sun 22 April - Drive it Day Post by: renegade53 on April 23, 2012, 06:44:54 PM lagonda
Title: Re: Federation of Historic Vehicle Clubs - Sun 22 April - Drive it Day Post by: renegade53 on April 23, 2012, 06:46:18 PM toyota sports 800
Title: Re: Federation of Historic Vehicle Clubs - Sun 22 April - Drive it Day Post by: renegade53 on April 23, 2012, 06:47:13 PM mg
Title: Re: Federation of Historic Vehicle Clubs - Sun 22 April - Drive it Day Post by: renegade53 on April 23, 2012, 06:48:22 PM valley gas
Title: Re: Federation of Historic Vehicle Clubs - Sun 22 April - Drive it Day Post by: renegade53 on April 23, 2012, 06:49:02 PM clean old volvo
Title: Re: Federation of Historic Vehicle Clubs - Sun 22 April - Drive it Day Post by: renegade53 on April 23, 2012, 06:49:59 PM v8 pilot
Title: Re: Federation of Historic Vehicle Clubs - Sun 22 April - Drive it Day Post by: renegade53 on April 23, 2012, 06:51:16 PM riley alpine
Title: Re: Federation of Historic Vehicle Clubs - Sun 22 April - Drive it Day Post by: renegade53 on April 23, 2012, 06:52:27 PM lagonda foreground frntenac background
Title: Re: Federation of Historic Vehicle Clubs - Sun 22 April - Drive it Day Post by: renegade53 on April 23, 2012, 06:53:31 PM jag and harrier
Title: Re: Federation of Historic Vehicle Clubs - Sun 22 April - Drive it Day Post by: renegade53 on April 23, 2012, 06:58:51 PM and finally aston martin
more pics here http://www.flickr.com/photos/renegade53/sets/72157629512574014/show/ test hill action here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rV30w8Uu0PI my two trips up test hill forgot to record the first one, must get a mounting made up for the camera in the mk1 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kZLXHoZsoPs Title: Re: Federation of Historic Vehicle Clubs - Sun 22 April - Drive it Day Post by: Manky Monkey on April 23, 2012, 08:31:41 PM Looks like a good meet Dave. Nice pics as always.
I'll have the black Lagonda please. Title: Re: Federation of Historic Vehicle Clubs - Sun 22 April - Drive it Day Post by: renegade53 on April 24, 2012, 05:07:49 PM cheers andy i liked the lagonda, apparently he arrived in a bentley realised that the test hill was gonna be used so went back for the van that carried the lagonda.
Title: Re: Federation of Historic Vehicle Clubs - Sun 22 April - Drive it Day Post by: Tony oily bike on April 25, 2012, 04:47:19 PM Brooklands.........................
I've been visiting Brooklands simply to look around as well as attend meetings/gatherings for something like 20 years. The drive up the Test Hill used to be a real honour, as it was only for (and I may get this bit wrong) 'pre-war' (or some similar designation) vehicles, so as a spectator, if the Test Hill was open, you could be sure of seeing some interesting kit using it. For those that don't know, the hill starts off at one gradient, increase to steeper gradient, and then increases once more before the crest. The idea was that it was a challenge to majority of contemporary vehicles. (as in in it 'Tested' the vehicles) Over the years, the museum has been including 'modern' stuff within its displays, that don't really have a direct Brooklands connection, but I guess draws more folk through the turnstyles, and as time has moved on, it seems the old Test Hill is now open to a multitude of modern vehicles. Before Mercedes Benz World was built, the area it now covers included an old runway, and this had an annual 1/4 mile Sprint for the Vintage Sports Cars, with vintage motorcycle invited along as guests, so lots of ancient mechanical wellie-giving, tyre-smokin', Castrol R-burning fun. Nowadays its a lot lower key and shorter to boot!............. alas................ the 1/4 mile: tis now but a memory............ :'( |