Manky Monkey Motors

Just received the entry form for this year's show.
Are we up for this again? If you're new to the forum, it's a 2000 vehicle outdoor show, held in the local park in Basingstoke, Hants, jointly run by the Basingstoke council & the Thornycroft vehicle preservation society. It runs from 11am ish to 5pm ish on a Sunday, with free entry.
We've had a pitch there for the last ... 6 or 7 years? displaying some of you lot's projects. It's basically an excuse for a bit of a forum get-together.
Nothing particularly organised -ha, ha, ha!! Nothing organised at all. We're the scruffy lot in the corner of the club display field, eating cake & making the place look untidy.
We'd love to see you, particularly if you bring a vehicle to display & especially if you bring cake. Unfinished projects are just as welcome as shiney show machines as the general public seem to like seeing what goes on "behind the scenes" of a custom build.
We get allocated the same sized pitch every year & have never yet managed a tidy & orderly display, (anyone fancy taking on vehicle marshalling duty?).
Cars, trikes, bikes -whatever you're building, bring it along.
We need some idea of who's definitely going to attend though & with what, so if you can make it, (& can stay the whole day), add your name & vehicle below please.

Manky ....Ford Popular pick-up truck.
               Yamaha XS650 chop.

Manky ....Ford Popular pick-up truck.
               Yamaha XS650 chop.

Old Newbie... Olds Trike pick-up

spanners n, cooky,  + some scrap,,,,

Manky ....Ford Popular pick-up truck.
               Yamaha XS650 chop.

Old Newbie... Olds Trike pick-up


spanners n, cooky,  + some scrap

BikerGran ... Kawasaki GT trike (towed behind daily driver)

Manky ....Ford Popular pick-up truck.
               Yamaha XS650 chop.

Old Newbie... Olds Trike pick-up

spanners n, cooky,  + some scrap

BikerGran ... Kawasaki GT trike (towed behind daily driver)

Archie - probably something or other

Manky ....Ford Popular pick-up truck.
               Yamaha XS650 chop.

Old Newbie... Olds Trike pick-up

spanners n, cooky,  + some scrap

BikerGran ... Kawasaki GT trike (towed behind daily driver)

Archie - probably something or other

kapri  Some old toot or other  ,plus ( probably /usually) Ford Victoria and 23T

Any wonder it never gets 'organised'   ;D

See! It's not just my fault is it!  :P

Manky ....Ford Popular pick-up truck.
               Yamaha XS650 chop.

Old Newbie... Olds Trike pick-up

spanners n, cooky,  + some scrap

BikerGran ... Kawasaki GT trike (towed behind daily driver)

Archie - probably something or other

kapri  Some old toot or other  ,plus ( probably /usually) Ford Victoria and 23T

The Phunkies ... We'll come up with something

Manky ....Ford Popular pick-up truck.
               Yamaha XS650 chop.

Old Newbie... Olds Trike pick-up

spanners n, cooky,  + some scrap

BikerGran ... Kawasaki GT trike (towed behind daily driver)

Archie - probably something or other

kapri  Some old toot or other  ,plus ( probably /usually) Ford Victoria and 23T

The Phunkies ... We'll come up with something

Nathan - Galaxie500 (or maybe a mustang or perhaps something else) + cake :-D

Will bring Eloise the trike,

Hello Sir! Nice to see you back!  ;)

Manky ....Ford Popular pick-up truck.
               Yamaha XS650 chop.

Old Newbie... Olds Trike pick-up

spanners n, cooky,  + some scrap

BikerGran ... Kawasaki GT trike (towed behind daily driver)

Archie - probably something or other

kapri  Some old toot or other  ,plus ( probably /usually) Ford Victoria and 23T

The Phunkies ... We'll come up with something

Nathan - Galaxie500 (or maybe a mustang or perhaps something else) + cake :-D

Pieman - Eloise the trike

Manky ....Ford Popular pick-up truck.
               Yamaha XS650 chop.
Old Newbie... Olds Trike pick-up
spanners n, cooky,  + some scrap
BikerGran ... Kawasaki GT trike (towed behind daily driver)
Archie - probably something or other
Kapri -  Some old toot or other  ,plus ( probably /usually) Ford Victoria and 23T
The Phunkies ... We'll come up with something
Nathan - Galaxie500 (or maybe a mustang or perhaps something else) + cake :-D
Pieman - Eloise the trike
Clive - a bike, not sure what yet. (But need to get back involved!!)

Welcome back to the fold matey!

sorry but unless things improve quckly and greatly i,ll have to drop out of this meet up  :'( :'( :'(

That would be a shame Mike. It's still ten weeks away, hopefully things will have changed for the better, well before then.

10 weeks?! Aaaargh!!

Just over 8 weeks now

Yeah, thanks for that Tel!
Got to check with the organisers about insurance documents. Because the show's jointly run by the Thornycroft preservation society & the local council, they like to have lots of paperwork to check. The guy I've always dealt with is retiring from running the club display field this year. He was always happy to just wave us in without worrying about forms. I need to check the new guy's equally easy going.

go on count me in i'll bring the insanely stupid R1 powered raptor quad  ;D

It's 8 weeks away Daz -you think you'll still be alive on it by then?! Crazy thing. And your quad.

Manky ....Ford Popular pick-up truck.
               Yamaha XS650 chop.
Old Newbie... Olds Trike pick-up
spanners n, cooky,  + some scrap
BikerGran ... Kawasaki GT trike (towed behind daily driver)
Archie - probably something or other
Kapri -  Some old toot or other  ,plus ( probably /usually) Ford Victoria and 23T
The Phunkies ... We'll come up with something
Nathan - Galaxie500 (or maybe a mustang or perhaps something else) + cake :-D
Pieman - Eloise the trike
Clive - a bike, not sure what yet. (But need to get back involved!!)
Big Darren - insanely stupid R1 powered raptor quad

Any more info on this Andy

I was chatting to another forum member by PM about it only last night Terry. Going to be a busy week for me at work cos my usual partner's on holiday, but if I finish early enough tomorrow, I'm going to call at the old organiser's house & clarify it with him. I'll let you know.

Right, I spoke to the old organiser of the club display area this afternoon.
All we need is registration numbers & insurance company name & policy number for any road going vehicles, (those that are actually registered & insured). Unfinished projects or off road vehicles don't need anything.
It's purely to give the council bods some details to keep them happy. So I need to pass on a list to the organisers a couple of weeks before the show.

Can't remember, does that include my car as I'll be towing the trike?

Or just the trike?

Just the trike Bobbi.

Hoping to bring Scarlett and her tot rod.

Cool! It'll be good to see you again mate.

are you riding up doc ??? do we need to bring insurance papers or do you just want policy numbers added 2 the list

Manky ....Ford Popular pick-up truck.
               Yamaha XS650 chop.
Old Newbie... Olds Trike pick-up
spanners n, cooky,  + some scrap
BikerGran ... Kawasaki GT trike (towed behind daily driver)
Archie - probably something or other
Kapri -  Some old toot or other  ,plus ( probably /usually) Ford Victoria and 23T
The Phunkies ... We'll come up with something
Nathan - Galaxie500 (or maybe a mustang or perhaps something else) + cake :-D
Pieman - Eloise the trike
Clive - a bike, not sure what yet. (But need to get back involved!!)
Big Darren - insanely stupid R1 powered raptor quad
The Danns - '57 Chevy

91 chevrolet s10 and maybe the Morris if I can get it there

Manky ....Ford Popular pick-up truck.
               Yamaha XS650 chop.
Old Newbie... Olds Trike pick-up
Spanners n, Cooky + some scrap
BikerGran ... Kawasaki GT trike (towed behind daily driver)
Archie - probably something or other
Kapri -  Some old toot or other  ,plus ( probably /usually) Ford Victoria and 23T
The Phunkies ... We'll come up with something
Nathan - Galaxie500 (or maybe a mustang or perhaps something else) + cake :-D
Pieman - Eloise the trike
Clive - a bike, not sure what yet. (But need to get back involved!!)
Big Darren - insanely stupid R1 powered raptor quad
The Danns - '57 Chevy
91 chevrolet s10 pick-up & maybe the Morris if I can get it there

Great Chris. Only about 2 weeks away now -maybe we ought to start getting organised?!

I always thought the Manky stand was a 'fly by the seat of your pants' type affair.  ;D

 ;D Yeah, we're the scruffy bunch, making the place look untidy.

Thought this was as organised as it gets. ;)

 :D Fancy the job this year Dave?

Willing to help where I can  :)

Great -you're in charge!  ;D

 :o Err, umm, oh, f### !
Just remembered, I'm allergic to organising.

Where do you want me to park this mate?

Yeah, anywhere behind the porta loo's mate !   Next.....  ;) ;D ;D ;D

 ;D ;D ;D

 ;D

Manky ....Ford Popular pick-up truck.
               Yamaha XS650 chop.
Old Newbie... Olds Trike pick-up
Spanners n, Cooky + some scrap
BikerGran ... Kawasaki GT trike (towed behind daily driver)
Archie - probably something or other
Kapri -  Some old toot or other  ,plus ( probably /usually) Ford Victoria and 23T
The Phunkies ... We'll come up with something
Nathan - Galaxie500 (or maybe a mustang or perhaps something else) + cake :-D
Pieman - Eloise the trike
Clive - a bike, not sure what yet. (But need to get back involved!!)
Big Darren - insanely stupid R1 powered raptor quad
The Danns - '57 Chevy
Chris - 91 chevrolet s10 pick-up & maybe the Morris if I can get it there
Brock - freshly rebuilt slingshot dragster + race truck, awning &, (hopefully), kettle
Loony Senior - VW trike

Manky ....Ford Popular pick-up truck.
               Yamaha XS650 chop.
Old Newbie... Olds Trike pick-up
Spanners n, Cooky + some scrap
BikerGran ... Kawasaki GT trike (towed behind daily driver)
Archie - probably something or other
Kapri -  Some old toot or other  ,plus ( probably /usually) Ford Victoria and 23T
The Phunkies ... We'll come up with something
Nathan - Galaxie500 (or maybe a mustang or perhaps something else) + cake :-D
Pieman - Eloise the trike
Clive - a bike, not sure what yet. (But need to get back involved!!)
Big Darren - insanely stupid R1 powered raptor quad
The Danns - '57 Chevy
Chris - 91 chevrolet s10 pick-up & maybe the Morris if I can get it there
Brock - freshly rebuilt slingshot dragster + race truck, awning &, (hopefully), kettle
Loony Senior - VW trike
stumpy st1100 trike

It'll be great to see you mate. I need your registration number, insurance company name & policy number please Stumps, tonight if possible, (got to give the organisers a list tomorrow). Same goes for anyone else that hasn't already given me their details please, (just road going show vehicles, not tow cars or part built projects).

Absolutely nothing organised for this this year. If anyone can help, we need a couple of frames to hold the MMMotors banners, (we used steel tubing last year, but it's ben cut up & used for something else since then). I can measure them up if anyone can make something.

Are we going to bother with the information boards for each vehicle? (half you lot don't bother filling them in). If so, then we need about 20 A4 sized plywood boards with wooden stakes attached to push into the ground in front of each vehicle. Also 20 A4 sheets of paper with the MMMotors logo printed on the top & basic details to be filled in -owner's name, vehicle type, engine type & size, any points of interest etc.

Hopefully Steve & Lesley will be bringing their race truck again, with it's awning &, most importantly, kettle. Anything else?

I should be able to help with the frames for the MM banners.
PM me with the details Andy

I can drop the banners round to your place if you like Dave. No car tomorrow cos it's being MOT'd, but can drop by on Thursday afternoon.

I may try to get there, long haul from home, depends on the other half, will be a saloon car or my motor home, kits off the road (again) with Cakes, the missus makes exceedingly good cake :o

Cake you say? Welcome along Sir!

Manky - Ford Popular pick-up truck + Yamaha XS650 chop
Old Newbie - Olds Trike pick-up
Spanners n, Cooky + some scrap
BikerGran - Kawasaki GT trike (towed behind daily driver)
Archie - probably something or other
Kapri -  Some old toot or other
Chris - Ford Victoria and
Anton - '23 Ford T bucket
The Phunkies - '32 Ford roadster
Nathan - Galaxie500 (or maybe a mustang or perhaps something else) + cake :-D
Pieman - Eloise the trike
Clive - a bike, not sure what yet. (But need to get back involved!!)
Big Darren - insanely stupid R1 powered raptor quad
The Danns - '57 Chevy sedan
Chris - 91 chevrolet s10 pick-up
Brock - freshly rebuilt slingshot dragster + race truck, awning &, (hopefully), kettle
Loony Senior - VW trike
stumpy - st1100 trike
Muffin - Reliant trike

Manky - Ford Popular pick-up + Yamaha XS650 chop
Old Newbie - Olds Trike pick-up
Spanners n, Cooky + some scrap
BikerGran - Kawasaki GT trike (towed behind daily driver)
Archie - probably something or other
Kapri -  '28 Ford pick-up
Chris - Ford Victoria 
Anton - '23 Ford T bucket
The Phunkies - '32 Ford roadster
Nathan - Galaxie500 + cake :-D
Pieman - Eloise the VW trike
Clive - Suzuki Savage
Big Darren - insanely stupid R1 powered raptor quad
The Danns - '57 Chevy sedan
Chris - 91 Chevrolet S10 pick-up
Brock - freshly rebuilt slingshot dragster + race truck, awning &, (hopefully), kettle
Loony Senior - VW trike
stumpy - Honda ST1100 trike
Muffin - Reliant trike
Loony/Tom - Yamaha XS650 chop

Great. See you there Clive.  ;)

Andy, why do they need insurance details only for show vehicles. and not for other vehicles driving on the field towing 

No idea Terry. It just keeps the council bods happy. The show's jointly organised by the Thornycroft preservation society & Basingstoke council -I think they just like to have some paperwork to look at. You joining us this year?

Not sure yet was thinking riding up with three mates, but wont see them until sat to ask for there insurance details.
so what do they do if some one just turns up in there motor and say there with a car or bike club

As you know from previous shows, they give us a bunch of vehicle passes, which we're supposed to show at the gate to get in. In practice, to date, we've never been asked for them, but as I've said earlier, there's a new guy in charge of the club display field this year, so it might be different.
I'm still dealing with the old organiser as he lives a few streets away from me, (I used to deliver his mail). I've told him I'll gather as many details as I can but that we never really know till the day who'll show up & we often have unfinished & therefore unregistered vehicles.
If you fancy coming, PM me your reg number, insurance company name & policy number please, (better to have it & you not show, than the other way round), then I'll pass on your mates' details if/when you get them.

So, at the moment, we've got:

Dragsters  -  1
Cars  -          8
Quads  -       1
Trikes  -       6
Bikes  -        3, possibly 4

 ;D
Only coming to see the tot rod ;)

Put me down Andy, Goldwing Trike.I will let you know my insurance details thank

Okey doke.

Manky - Ford Popular pick-up + Yamaha XS650 chop
Old Newbie - Olds Trike pick-up
Spanners n, Cooky + some scrap
BikerGran - Kawasaki GT trike (towed behind daily driver)
Archie - probably something or other
Kapri -  '28 Ford pick-up
Chris - Ford Victoria 
Anton - '23 Ford T bucket
The Phunkies - '32 Ford roadster
Nathan - Galaxie500 + cake :-D
Pieman - Eloise the VW trike
Clive - Suzuki Savage
Big Darren - insanely stupid R1 powered raptor quad
The Danns - '57 Chevy sedan
Chris - 91 Chevrolet S10 pick-up
Brock - freshly rebuilt slingshot dragster + race truck, awning &, (hopefully), kettle
Loony Senior - VW trike
stumpy - Honda ST1100 trike
Muffin - Reliant trike
Loony/Tom - Yamaha XS650 chop
Terry T - Honda Goldwing trike

Received 24 vehicle entry passes in the post today, with a note saying Please ask your members to write their registration numbers on the passes. I assume they'll check at the gate, but that should only apply to vehicles actually being ridden or driven in. The local Police Station's right opposite the entrance gate & the marshals are always under pressure to get everyone onsite & the road cleared as quickly as possible. So it all gets a bit hectic. I'm guessing we'll just play it by ear on the day as we normally do. A bit late to get the passes posted out to everyone now, so we'll do the same as usual -I'll give everyone my mobile number & when you get close, give me a shout & I'll nip up to the gate with a pass for you.

Manky - Ford Popular pick-up + Yamaha XS650 chop
Old Newbie - Olds Trike pick-up
Spanners n, Cooky + some scrap
BikerGran - Kawasaki GT trike (towed behind daily driver)
Archie - probably something or other
Kapri -  '28 Ford pick-up
Chris - Ford Victoria
Anton - '23 Ford T bucket
The Phunkies - '32 Ford roadster
Nathan - Galaxie500 + cake :-D
Pieman - Eloise the VW trike
Clive - Suzuki Savage
Big Darren - insanely stupid R1 powered raptor quad
The Danns - '57 Chevy sedan
Chris - 91 Chevrolet S10 pick-up
Brock - freshly rebuilt slingshot dragster + race truck, awning &, (hopefully), kettle
Loony Senior - VW trike
stumpy - Honda ST1100 trike
Muffin - Reliant trike
Loony/Tom - Yamaha XS650 chop
Terry T - Honda Goldwing trike
Doc 'n' Scarlett - Totrod

Be good to see you guys.

Manky - Ford Popular pick-up + Yamaha XS650 chop
Old Newbie - Olds Trike pick-up
Spanners n, Cooky + some scrap
BikerGran - Kawasaki GT trike (towed behind daily driver)
Archie - probably something or other
Kapri -  '28 Ford pick-up
Chris - Ford Victoria
Anton - '23 Ford T bucket
The Phunkies - '32 Ford roadster
Nathan - Galaxie500 + cake :-D
Pieman - Eloise the VW trike
Clive - Suzuki Savage
Big Darren - insanely stupid R1 powered raptor quad
The Danns - '57 Chevy sedan
Chris - 91 Chevrolet S10 pick-up
Brock - freshly rebuilt slingshot dragster + race truck, awning &, (hopefully), kettle
Loony Senior - VW trike
stumpy - Honda ST1100 trike
Muffin - Reliant trike
Loony/Tom - Yamaha XS650 chop
Terry T - Honda Goldwing trike
Doc 'n' Scarlett - Totrod
Stumpies guest Vmax Chris on his trike

Archie & Spanners -are you bringing anything?

possibly me with trike  ;D should know wednesday

plan B is looking good as long as no jobs come in for the weekend  ;D so see you there sunday.

does anyone going need any carpet? i can bring grey or black foam backed, good for door/roof panels. if anyone wants somes let me know before friday pm and i will load some on to the van  ;)

Manky - Ford Popular pick-up + Yamaha XS650 chop
Old Newbie - Olds Trike pick-up
Spanners n, Cooky + some scrap
BikerGran - Kawasaki GT trike (towed behind daily driver)
Archie - probably something or other
Kapri -  '28 Ford pick-up
Chris - Ford Victoria
Anton - '23 Ford T bucket
The Phunkies - '32 Ford roadster
Nathan - Galaxie500 + cake :-D
Pieman - Eloise the VW trike
Clive - Suzuki Savage
Big Darren - insanely stupid R1 powered raptor quad
The Danns - '57 Chevy sedan
Chris - 91 Chevrolet S10 pick-up
Brock - freshly rebuilt slingshot dragster + race truck, awning &, (hopefully), kettle
Loony Senior - VW trike
stumpy - Honda ST1100 trike
Muffin - Reliant trike
Loony/Tom - Yamaha XS650 chop
Terry T - Honda Goldwing trike
Doc 'n' Scarlett - Totrod
Stumpies guest Vmax Chris on his trike
Twisted - Reliant trike

It'll be good to see you again Craig -though my own project, the Pop, is looking distinctly iffy at the moment. Might have a plan B for that too, but otherwise, not looking like it's gonna be MOT'd in time for the weekend.

Wouldn't be Basingstoke without the pop arriving on a truck!! :) :) :)

 ;D It'd be ironic if it didn't make it now it's road legal wouldn't it. No truck available this year. You got a spare helicopter you can air lift it in with mate?

:D

Doubtful. Can't get the bike mot'd until monday

O.K, no problem mate.

Manky - Ford Popular pick-up + Yamaha XS650 chop
Old Newbie - Olds Trike pick-up
Spanners n, Cooky + some scrap
BikerGran - Kawasaki GT trike (towed behind daily driver)
Kapri -  '28 Ford pick-up
Chris - Ford Victoria
Anton - '23 Ford T bucket
The Phunkies - '32 Ford roadster
Nathan - Galaxie500 + cake :-D
Pieman - Eloise the VW trike
Clive - Suzuki Savage
Big Darren - insanely stupid R1 powered raptor quad
The Danns - '57 Chevy sedan
Chris - 91 Chevrolet S10 pick-up
Brock - freshly rebuilt slingshot dragster + race truck, awning &, (hopefully), kettle
Loony Senior - VW trike
stumpy - Honda ST1100 trike
Muffin - Reliant trike
Loony/Tom - Yamaha XS650 chop
Terry T - Honda Goldwing trike
Doc 'n' Scarlett - Totrod
Stumpies guest Vmax Chris on his trike
Twisted - Reliant trike

Any preference on what cake?
Hopefully i'll have time on Saturday to do some baking.

Yeah, my preference is ...lots.

I'm bringing some bananas!

What time you people getting there to set up?

Mr & Mrs Brock are bringing their race truck, which has an awning on the side, so we won't have the annual gazebo wrestling session this year. Decided not to bother with vehicle information cards this time cos half of them don't get filled in anyway. So it's just a matter of arriving & parking up -& Mr Newbie's been volunteered as parking captain, cos he's always there first.
All vehicles have to be onsite by 10.00 ish. So somewhere between 8 & 9 would do it.

I've been WHAT !? :o
I plan to be there about 8:30, though if it's chucking it down, might be a bit later.

That's easy Dave just stand there drinking coffee and talking to some one, and let them park where they want, 8)

no towcar this year + trailer hasnt come back from the last person that ,,borrowed,,, it ..

 ;D

Manky - Yamaha XS650 chop &, (possibly), Ford Popular pick-up
Old Newbie - Olds Trike pick-up
Kapri -  '28 Ford pick-up
Chris - Ford Victoria
Anton - '23 Ford T bucket
The Phunkies - '32 Ford roadster
Nathan - Galaxie500 + cake :-D
Pieman - Eloise the VW trike
Clive - Suzuki Savage
Big Darren - insanely stupid R1 powered raptor quad
The Danns - '57 Chevy sedan
Chris - 91 Chevrolet S10 pick-up
Brock - freshly rebuilt slingshot dragster + race truck, awning &, (hopefully), kettle
Loony Senior - VW trike
stumpy - Honda ST1100 trike
Muffin - Reliant trike
Loony/Tom - Yamaha XS650 chop
Terry T - Honda Goldwing trike
Doc 'n' Scarlett - Totrod
Stumpies guest Vmax Chris on his trike
Twisted - Reliant trike

2 down -Mr Spanners, plus BikerGran can't make it.

Don't look like the weather will be right for the forty foot span vw trike but will leave making a disicion until tomorrow night, Eloise and I will be along about 9ish

Not sure we would have the room :o Unless you stick it up on a pole and we can shelter under it. ;D

CANCEL OR CARRY ON?

We have problems people.

Had a call from my brother, Mr Brock, this afternoon. Unfortunately he & his good lady Lesley won't be able to make it, which means we won't have a freshly built dragster to show off -but more importantly, means we won't have the use of his race truck either, with it's awning, seating & kettle.

The Met Office forcast for Sunday is a 78% chance of rain, with wind.

My own truck ain't gonna make it either.

So, worst case scenario- we spend the day stood in the rain, with nowhere to shelter, with a reduced dispaly. Hardly the end of the World I know, but as it's a group thing, it's down to you guys to decide if we go anyway, or give it a miss this year. Opinions please?

Trip down to hayling instead?

I'll give it a miss then hope to catch up at the Hot Rod Drags in September then.

I'll take Scarlett to Sparkford instead.

I'll post pictures of the Tot rod soon.

just about to leave work. trike is loaded and ready to go. will see what happens tomorrow and go with the flow.

Bbc wearher says it should be dry by about 10-11.
I have a pop up gazebo (with side panels) I can bring along. Its only 3x3m but its offers some shelter. Also have a small butane burner for the kettle.

I vote for still go.
If the group choice is to miss it this year then i'll probably do a trip to Hayling.

My vote is to go. its the only time some of us get to meet

Manky - Yamaha XS650 chop
Old Newbie - Olds Trike pick-up
Kapri -  '28 Ford pick-up
Chris - Ford Victoria
Anton - '23 Ford T bucket
The Phunkies - '32 Ford roadster
Nathan - Galaxie500 + cake :-D
Pieman - Eloise the VW trike
Clive - Suzuki Savage
Big Darren - insanely stupid R1 powered raptor quad
The Danns - '57 Chevy sedan
Chris - 91 Chevrolet S10 pick-up
Loony Senior - VW trike
stumpy - Honda ST1100 trike
Muffin - Reliant trike
Loony/Tom - Yamaha XS650 chop
Terry T - Honda Goldwing trike
Stumpies guest Vmax Chris on his trike
Twisted - Reliant trike

O.K guys. I'll check in again later in the day, but unless you hear differently, we're still going.
The postcode for your SatNavs is  RG21 4AG  but there are already yellow "TransporT festival" signs out on the Basingstoke ringroad.
My mobile number is 07952-509223. Give me a shout when you get near the gate & I'll nip up with a vehicle pass for you. I'll aim to be there for about 8.30 -9.00 We don't have much to set up this year, so it's just a matter of parking pretty. The show officially runs from 11 - 4. See you tomorrow.

Gazebo is in the car. I'll bring the stove and kettle and I think I have some dissposible cups and spoons.
Guess we'll also need tea, coffee, sugar, water etc, too.

Much appreciated Nathan. I'll see if we can pinch Loon's water container & I'll buy tea, coffee etc later. We may be depleted this year, but we'll carry on, because we're British, dammit!  ;D

That's the spirit!
Have packed a couple of folding chairs, some chocolate rice crispy cakes, flapjacks, a big brolly and the wellies in the pickup. All I need now is to find my thermals and fill the thermos and I'm ready for the British summer. ;D

ohhhhh bloody weather ..... 110 miles in wind and rain ?? or roast dinner couple of cold beers .... um see what it looks like in morning .... 78% chance roast dinner and beer ... good luck guys are you local ???

According to her indoors, today is supposed to be the worst of the weather down hear in Gloucester and its supposed to be better in Basingstoke tomorrow .Was planning of popping up and fitting faces to names.

Other half is in the kitchen at the moment baking us a ginger cake and I bought a fruit cake incase you dont like ginger. Raining on and off here but if we can keep the van near to our plot you are all welcome to take shelter in it. Will add extra carpet and foam in tge morning.  Would be good to see you merv and stumpy you can have dinner and beer any time its not everyday you could in a wet muddy field with a bunch of monkeys ;D

Hopefully see you tomorrow then, all being well

I bought an assortment of sweets today, with an appropriate theme! That should keep you guessing. And no, they're not large gobstoppers to keep me quiet X :P

Ive got a couple of tarts to bring along to keep you all happy ;)

See you in the morning

It'll be fine -what could possibly go wrong?!

Trikes all loaded ready to go. see you in the morning

See you there matey.  ;)

Manky - Yamaha XS650 chop
Old Newbie - Olds Trike pick-up
Kapri -  '28 Ford pick-up
Chris - Ford Victoria
Anton - '23 Ford T bucket
The Phunkies - '32 Ford roadster
Nathan - Galaxie500 + cake :-D
Pieman - Eloise the VW trike
Clive - Suzuki Savage
Big Darren - insanely stupid R1 powered raptor quad
Chris - 91 Chevrolet S10 pick-up
Loony Senior - VW trike
stumpy - Honda ST1100 trike
Muffin - Reliant trike
Terry T - Honda Goldwing trike
Stumpies guest Vmax Chris on his trike
Twisted - Reliant trike

Just got home from this event, the rain stayed away so not to bad weather wise after all. It was nice to meet and talk to other monkeys face to face instead of just through the forum,
It was nice to meet you lot, a good day that flew by

Have to agree, EXCELLENT day in GREAT company, well done all involved :)

My old man said thanks for letting him put his race bike on the stand he had a good day and enjoyed meeting you all

Thanks to all who managed to attend today. Turned out to be a great day and despite a gloomy weather forecast, the sun shone on the righteous,
Luckily we must have been very close to them  ;D    Always nice to meet and chat with fellow Monkeys and interested public.  
No pics from me as I forgot to charge the camera  :-[  but I am sure others will post soon.

You didn't introduce us Chris ?!

Yeah I suck introducing people. Haha

Evenin' chaps.  ;D
Well, I woke up this morning to the sound of rain on the window & could quite happily have turned over & gone back to sleep. Wasn't feeling enthusiastic at all, but arrangements had been made & people were making the effort to come along & do their bit, so the show had to go on.
I'm so glad we went ahead with it though. By lunchtime the grey clouds had blown away to leave a warm, sunny afternoon & it turned into a cracking day out. As always, you lot did us proud! We definitely have the most varied, interesting mix of machines & probably the most welcoming, well informed hosts on hand to chat to Joe Public too. The punters do seem to like the weird stuff we bring along. Every machine on our pitch had it's share of admirers & I spoke to at least 3 different show goers who told me they like our corner of the field cos they never know what they're going to find there!
You did splendidly gentlemen, as you always do. Thank you.  :-*

For once, I actually managed to escape for a couple of hours & have a mooch around the rest of the show & even managed to hand over photographing duties to Janie, (just sorting out the pics now). I did try to chat to all of you, but if I missed anyone, erm, Hello!

Special thanks this year go to:
Mr Olds for making up the website banner supports at short notice, as well as creating this year's MMMotors trophy, (every year we make a trophy & decide on the day who to give it to & why).
Mr Galaxie for the quietly efficient catering & providing the gazebo, (the pecan pie was fabulous mate).
Mr Twisted for transporting my own project to the show & back at very short notice.

Every year I approach the show thinking Never again, it's too much hassle to organise -& every year I leave thinking That was great! Let's do it again next year!
Thanks for a brilliant day.
   

I had a great time today, despite not being around for the last couple of years. You guys made me realise what I've been missing.  I enjoyed every moment.  What a fantastic turnout we had too!!!  Our pitch was busy with curious folk all day.  Thank you all. X

Janie, (Colboys Chick)'s piccies.

Chris, (Forgotten)'s Dad's Suzuki sidecar outfit.

Chris's Chevy truck.

Nathan's Ford Galaxie.

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We always lose a few names from the list as the date approaches, so had some space to fill on our pitch. 3 guys drove past in a T bucket, a Landrover forward control & a Morris Oxford. They had nowhere to park & interesting vehicles -so we invited 'em in!

Joe's Rover V8 powered T bucket.

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Anton's Buick V6 powered T bucket.

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Chris's Ford Victoria.

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The Landie.

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The Morris.

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The Pieman.

Pecan pie, apple pie, ginger cake, fruit cake, donuts & a selection of sweets. A nice balanced diet.

Terry T's Honda Goldwing.

Craig, (Twisted)'s Reliant.

My own XS650 Yamaha.

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Stumpy's ST1100 Honda.

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Dave, (Old Newbie)'s Reliant.

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Gerald, (Pieman)'s VW.

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Dave, (Psycho T)'s VW.

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Kapri's model A Ford.

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Some Manky bloke, Kev, (Kapri), & Anton.

Chris, (Forgotten)'s Dad's Suzuki.

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Aft'noon officers.

Simon, (Muffin)'s Reliant. You tart!

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Time for bed. It's been a long day.
Tomorrow I'll show you the rest of Janie's photos, but here's a couple of a very happy Craig, (Twisted), receiving this year's MMMotors trophy -for enthusiastic newcomer.  ;D

cheers for a super day everyone. it was great to meet you all and put some faces to names. thanks for all the info and ideas for my trike to and for the trophy  ;D very happily received and now proudly on display on my living room shelf with my show plaque  ;). just 364 days to go to the next one  ;)

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Thanks to everyone for making it a thoroughly enjoyable day.

Nathan

Forgot to ask who won the pocket billiards tournament ?  ;) ;D

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Glad there was good weather and you all had a good time!  Damned if I won't come next year without the trike (I just couldn't face getting up early enough to get it loaded and on my way in time to be there for 10)

Doesn't seem right not to be there at least for a while!

You were missed Bobbi. So was Clive, who couldn't make it on the day. We always lose a few from the list as the date approaches, but that's inevitable when you try to get any far flung group together in one place.
Nice to see Chris, (Phunkie Hiboy), Merv, Bob, (Baychimp), Chevy Rick, Jay Jay & a whole bunch of non Monkey mates who dropped by to say hello.
Next year we'll get organised!

More of Janie's photos.

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Left hand drive mark 1 'Tina.

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Same colour I plan to paint my truck.

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Waitrose are planning to open a store in Basingstoke & are apparently looking at sponsoring the transport festival, (Sainsburys used to at one time).

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A Thornycroft lorry. They were a major employer in Basingstoke for nearly 100 years, specialising in heavy lorries like the famous "Mighty Antar" tank transporters. The show's jointly run by the local council & the Thornycroft Preservation Group, so there were quite a few in attendance.

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Star of the show was this gorgeous Thornycroft tourer.

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Filler caps in the cab. On the dashboard of this Humber & behind the driver's head in this Austin 7.

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Love the flared lip on the doors. I'd really like to something like this on the T bucket Mr Loon & I are planning.

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Haven't seen this Hillman before. Interesting.

All original fittings, including this oxygen mask & pump.

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Ooh! Shiny twiddly bits!

Little Austin patrol van's in unusual Wiltshire Police colours.

Buses. Lots & lots of buses.
This one's showing a local route, via Hatch, Hook & Blackbushe Airport.

Janie's sister trained as a bus mechanic.

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This one would've gone right past the cottage I used to live in in Guildford, Surrey.

Apparently it's legal to drive a double decker on a normal car driving licence, as long as you don't carry more than 8 passengers.

Beautiful.

Baby Bedford is the first coach owned by local company Mervyns Coaches. This'd make a fantastic people mover.

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The Barge Inn was demolished to make way for the new Basingstoke town centre in the 60s -which was demolished to make way for the newer town centre in the late 90s.

3 shillings!  Woking is my home town.

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Only 1 seat, but 2 doors.

Anyone remember those pale blue 3 wheeled invalid carriages from the 60s & 70s? I wonder if any have survived?

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This belongs to Sandra and Dean of the New Forest, who maintain the Hearse Register.  Their collection is mainly hearses but depending on the outcome, this ambulance could have been transporting a body, so not too different!

JJ :)

I really liked it Jay Jay. Unrestored & used -the ambulance, not you!
There was an old Daimler hearse at the show. The owner said he plans to drag race it later this year.

That's because you need to exit quickly when you are about to be run over by a lorry!

We met this vehicle and its owner at the Newbury meet. It was interesting talking to him.

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Never seen one of these Ford Anglia conversions before.

89 pounds, 12 shillings & sixpence, from Friary Motors, based where the Audi/Volkswagon dealership is now, in Hatch, just outside Basingstoke.

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Beautiful aluminium bodied Bristol in untouched "barn find" condition. It's driven regularly & has belonged to the same guy for 47 years.
He described it as like bringing your favourite Grandfather back to life -same voice, same wrinkles, same fun.

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The photos have turned out great Andy, must have taken you hours to photo shop the idiots that stopped in front of me, each time I raised the camera to face. Honestly it was becoming a joke!!!!

Yeah, it was nice just being the photographer's assistant for the day for a change. We definitely need a pointy, people mover stick!

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Two tone Standard "ute"'s an Australian export, imported again.

Meanwhile, back in Mankyville, Butch Kev & the Sundance Loon, ready to ride.

Didn't realise how long we'd been away -people were beginning to pack up for the journey home by the time we got back.

Dave & Gerald, comparing their VW trikes.

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Anton, guarding the cake, (a very important job).

Big Darren.

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Chris Junior & Chris Senior in the Victoria.

Last of the Summer Wine on tour.
3 old geezers heading home to the South Coast. Same time next year chaps.  ;)

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Seeya.  ;)

Time to play, pack away the toys.
Big Darren on his Yamaha R1 powered quad.
Obviously we don't condone such hooliganism on the council's freshly mown grass, but it was on the neighbouring Southern Modified Car Club's pitch, so nothing to do with us.

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Gerald, (Pie man), being marginally more sensible on his VW.

That Manky bloke, on his half built XS650, Dave & Craig.

Janie, wondering if she can nick it & push it home before I notice.

Thanks for the photos hon.

And many, many thanks to everyone who came along. Another top day with the toppest of people.  :-*

That's because you haven't been taught Chevy Rick's technique of moving people along. I am sure he will be more than willing to teach you!  ::)

I can't tell you myself on here as Mr Manky Monkey would go into meltdown and the computer would do the same trying to replace lots of letters with *!?% and #.

Great photos Janie. I didn't realise it was Andy's camera you were using. Good job I didn't drop it while you were eating Galaxie500's delicious chocolate pecan pie.

JJ  :)

Origami time , how to fit 6'2" into a 4' space.

well it looks like a great day was missed .
i think  now is the time for me to retire from the scene ..

I missed chocolate pecan pie!



- me neither, horrible!

Rare and an oddity. Friary used to be at Hatch just outside Basingstoke and specialised in converting Vauxhall Velox and Cresta into estate cars.
Fords were usually done by a sister company Abbots of Farnham. Consul, Zephyr and Zodiac.
My first real big rebuild was an Abbot Consul

Weren't they a double act in the 50s?

 ;D  Abbot and Costello
That would be a V8 MGB estate  :D

goy the show plaque in post today many thanks ;D

My pleasure Sir.

sorry i couldnt make it , looks like i missed a good day out , next year im sure the trike will be ready and can come meet some new peeps,

 ;D Hiya. Hurry up or Craig's trike will be on the road before you! Yup, we expect to see you, bright n early, next May.

A few of Chris Junior's photos, pinched from FarceBook.

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That's ok JJ, I told him they were your sticky finger prints!!!  ;D