Manky Monkey Motors

Basingstoke- Thorneycroft Society Transport Festival 2015 will be on Sunday the 10th of May.
For those who don't know this is FREE, for both exhibitors and public and usually has very good attendance.

And WE is there!

Don't put folk off Andy.
Manky Monkey Motors always has the friendliest and most diverse group of people and vehicles at the show. Bikes, trikes, hot rods, yanks, dragsters etc. oh, and that Manky mobile. ;)

Is there any where to camp?? If so I may make the effort, 

Unfortunately, as this is a one day event, I don't think there has ever been any official event campsite.
There is however a camping site a few miles out of town. Never been there so I cannot say what it is like, but here is a link to their website.
http://www.inwoodcamping.co.uk/index.html

i plan to be there and riding to the event this year  ;D

will be there , trike as well. ;)

A bit early to start a list, but I'm sure we'll be our usual disorganised rabble, nearer the time.  :P

could be  100E this time  ;)

Ooh, got a new motor Mike?

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too much work on to be out within time i,m afraid ,,she,s bordering,, on do or scrap,, its a cying shame she,s been sat out on an old airfield for aroud six to eight years all weathers in a sh1te enviroment , :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'(

I'll try and get down with the RBS.. might have to leave a couple of day's earlier to get there though  :P

I was going to message you to see if you had any pics of a T with an A grille, doh, you actually have one!  ;D

grill needs lowering to sit level with the cowl to look really good, or fit a T rad and shell....

The entry form for the Basingstoke show arrived in the post this morning.

Bugger it - I'll be there - trike, no car!  (I may regret this)

I'm gonna hold you to that Bobbi!  :)

Have to qualify that - if it pours, I WON'T be there!

 :D

me neither Bobbi, not driving down in the roadster in the rain... unless I get that seat lowered and a hood made,,,,,,,,,

I'll lend you an umbrella!

Pah -lightweights!

Be there this year, on the savage! Probably a bit ambitious to say I'll be there in the beetle, I mean who in their right mind would commit to going to a show when their car isn't even finished.....................



..............oh wait!! :D :D

Most of us I reckon!

 ;D ;D

What details do you require and by when this year Andy ?

I was only thinking last night we need to get a move on with this. Are we up for doing it again?
The form needs to be in by the end of this month & they want more info this time-

Reg number
Make & model
Date built
Engine make & size
Owners name
Address
Insurance company
Policy number
Expiry date

I'll check with them & see if we really need all that.

Certainly be interested, if there's a place for an old cx500 trike. Bit rough round the edges ( middles not much better) but slowly getting improved. Bit of an oldie just like me. :)

Bring it in doesn't matter what it looks like.  its yours and paid for so come on down. more trikes the better ;D

Excellent. And reading up about last years, seems that a supply of cake is equally important :)

Oh yes Jaffa cake and jam doughnuts and if you got one a large gazebo  ;D

Right, as usual, I'm completely disorganised.
The entry form for our pitch has to be in by the end of March. That gives us about 2 weeks to come up with a list of who's going.
I've spoken to one of the organisers today & all they need is your name, vehicle type, (Reliant trike for example), registration number & the name of your insurance company if you have it -as always we welcome unfinished projects cos the public are always interested to see the "behind the scenes" bit of building a vehicle, & obviously you won't have a registration number or insurance for those.
The show's held in the War Memorial Park in Basingstoke, Hants, about a mile from junction 6 of the M3, 30 miles West of London.
Around 900 vehicles on show, from motorcycles to buses to traction engines to cars of all types -& us.
If you've been before you'll know we're never organised. We turn up, park the vehicles in a vague semblance of order, struggle with a gazebo, then sit about, eating cake & generally making the place look untidy.
If you'd like to join us, you'd be very welcome. If you've got something half built that vaguely resembles a custom or classic vehicle, bung it in a van or on a trailer & bring it along. It's a good excuse to put faces to forum names & check out everyone's projects in the flesh. No entry fee & the possibility of free cake -who could resist.
You'll need to be at the park for around 8.30 ish so we can sort out the parking, (the show officially starts at 11, but as there's no gates & it's free entry, people begin arriving earlier), & we'd like you to stay till the end, which is 4.30 - 5pm, so we don't get gaps in our display if people leave early.
If you can genuinely make it on Sunday the 10th of May, add your name to the list please.

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

Dad and I will be in the model A.

Right-o.

Manky- Ford Popular pick-up.  Yamaha XS650 chop.
Lunatic & Psycho Triko- 1928 model A Ford sedan.

Manky - Ford Popular pick-up.   Yamaha XS650 chop
Lunatic & Psycho Triko - 1928 model A Ford sedan
Olds - Olds pick-up trike

Manky - Ford Popular pick-up.   Yamaha XS650 chop
Lunatic & Psycho Triko - 1928 model A Ford sedan
Olds - Olds pick-up trike
Terry T gl1000 trike

Manky - Ford Popular pick-up.   Yamaha XS650 chop
Lunatic & Psycho Triko - 1928 model A Ford sedan
Olds - Olds pick-up trike
Terry T gl1000 trike
Markju  Honda trike

Thank you gentlemen.  :)

Manky - Ford Popular pick-up.   Yamaha XS650 chop
Lunatic & Psycho Triko - 1928 model A Ford sedan
Olds - Olds pick-up trike
Terry T gl1000 trike
Markju  Honda trike
Clive - Suzuki Savage

Right chaps, we've got less than a week to get this sorted. Are we having a pitch this year or has it run it's course now? It's getting harder & harder to find dates when everyone's free to do these things & 6 of us isn't really enough to make it worthwhile. Have we reached the end of the line with this one or is there a large contingent out there who just haven't gotten around to putting their names down yet? I'm happy either way, but need to know so I can let the organisers know.

I can't commit because I just don't know if I'll be fit enough to drive that far.   :-\

i,ll be there if i,m fit n, mobile

as long as work dont get in the way i will be there. ;D

Manky - Ford Popular pick-up.   Yamaha XS650 chop
Lunatic & Psycho Triko - 1928 model A Ford sedan
Olds - Olds pick-up trike
Terry T gl1000 trike
Markju  Honda trike
Clive - Suzuki Savage
Twisted - T.M.S Titan trike

Does T.M.S mean Twisted Monkey Spanner Titan trike. That would look great on the registration document.

What you going to do then Andy, Run it this year and see what happens on the day ???

Tough choice ain't it. I need to give the organisers a figure & a list of names etc. It's a big space to fill with just 6 of us. Maybe after nearly 10 years we've just run out of steam for it? I'm not sure.

Maybe if you miss a year (this year or next year if this year doesn't go well) there might be a bit more cash and a bit more optimism about?  Or a few more forum members who don't have one foot in the grave?

Seems a real shame. It's always a good show (and it's free)
 Last year we just about filled the space, (with a couple of guys joining in when we got there.).

I know I haven't got anything to bring but I was looking forward to coming and meeting up, it will be a shame

I know what you mean - I would probably turn up as a punter in the daily driver, and come along and say hi.

It's up to you guys really. 6 vehicles would look awfully lost on that pitch but I guess we put more effort into presenting them. There are small clubs there & we don't have to go all the way back to the edge of the field.
If we're doing this I need names, vehicle types, registration numbers & insurance company names as soon as possible please.

If anyone else wants to put themselves on the list, now's the time to do it chaps!

This may be putting people off. didn't have to give that info to wheels day or any other meets I have planed this year ???

Yeah, I spoke to one of the organisers Terry & we can just give a list of names, vehicle types, registration numbers & insurance company names. The show's jointly run by the Thornycroft preservation group & the local council. Being seen to collect a little paperwork together keeps the council bods happy.

Not sure why there's this paranoia about giving them insurance details? Darren's had the same reluctance from people displaying on his stand. It's all out there on the motor insurance database anyway. Some large shows insist clubs have their own public liability insurance now.

I think it's because of the cost of insurance for an event.  At an event near me, the entry form has a bit where you have to sign to say that you have public liability insurance for your exhibit (ie vehicle or engine) up to some incredible amount.  Don't know what happens if there's an accident and it turns out you haven't - one year an automatic car that had been left running, dropped inot gear and ran into an old lady breaking both her legs!

I'll pm my details over shortly just in case it's still on. :)

Got all my info at work.  I'll send it over tomorrow.
Spoke to stumpy earlier.  He said he would come but cant post at the moment because hes driving round the m25

What's he doing driving the m25 and how do you know about it, wink wink  :)

Yeah,as Loon says, Big Darren's organising his own pitch this year for the B/stoke Riders Group, (he usually brings along some crazy arsed quad or mini-trike). His fellow bikers are very wary of giving their details even though it's only to keep the pen pushers happy & the info's publicly available anyway.
Bike club pitches are dealt with by a different organiser than car club ones though. Our guys are a lot more easy going, know us & know we're fairly harmless -apart from the year we fired up 2 dragsters & caused pandemonium -"very entertaining. Please don't do that again".
Chatted to Mr Loon & we can probably pull in a couple of local guys to help fill the gaps so it may be more of an interesting stuff stand rather than purely MMMotors. With more space to play with, maybe we can finally come up with a more imaginative display?

I will be there Mr monk when are you going to decide yes or no ?

I guess it's Yes.  :)

details sent  :D

Well seeing as iv never been before..and I can dig out my foot from the grave I'd love to try and make it ? Trouble is I'm at my worst early in the mornings ?.. :'(

Sorry about that. It filled the stand up though. I can't make it this year but I have nearly finished my blown Triumph sprint/drag bike project.
If there is space I will bring it along next year but I will leave the fuel at home. Promise ::)

I'd forgotten yours Andy! Yeah, that certainly made an impression didn't it! I was actually referring to Brock & Dave 2 Lanes in their drag cars -maybe we're not quite the perfect show entrants I like to think we are!
Mr S- are you stinkier in the mornings then?
Alright chaps, I'm supposed to have the entry form in by the 1st of April -Wednesday? So all those who are serious about coming along, PM me your name, vehicle type, reg number & insurance company name as soon as you can please & add yourself to the list so we have some idea of who & what's coming.
The organisers know we always bring a bunch of unfinished projects & we always get allocated the same sized pitch, but I need to give them some sort of list.

Morning all
having seen work schedule for May, I should be able to make the show with Eloise.

Hiya. That'd be great. Numbers are seriously down this year & I'm not even sure my own 2 vehicles will make it in time, so the more the merrier.

Be a shame if your pop doesn't make it. Reading the write up about the build was the only thing that kept me sane during a recent hospital visit where I was confined to a single room for days on end.
Was looking forward to seeing it in the flesh so to speak. :)

Maybe Andy can push it there, I don't mind steering it. :D :D

We'll make it, one way or another.  ;)

.Please note - Times on poster are suggested times for general public.

The vehicle passes have arrived. Got a dozen, but can have more if we need 'em.
C'mon -you know you want to take part.  ;)

180 mile each way on the A303 ?? On a Sunday?? with all those traffic jams and road works?? I'll try and Mrs will be co pilot, lets hope its dry.

It'd be great to see you.  :)

110 miles each way for us.yikes! Weather permitting we are going.I 'll make sure my AA membership is up to date! Would like to camp on Saturday night, but not worth carting all the gear for one night.

Don't know if the finances stretch to it Rod, but lots of Travel Lodge type hotels around Basingstoke. Would be good to see anyone who can make it.
It really is just a matter of parking up & having a natter to fellow forumers for the afternoon - nothing more organised than that for our pitch, but everyone's welcome.
Looks like we'll be mainly bike & trike orientated rhis year. My own Ford Pop ain't gonna be roadworthy in time, but my part built bike will be there.

Right chaps, a week to go till this show & I have to say we're seriously down on numbers this year. We've got a large patch of grass & very few vehicles to fill it with.
So can we have a definitive list please of just who's coming & what they're bringing. We also need some ideas for display/decor/ways of making the pitch look busier - on a budget of about 2 pounds 50.
I'll pick up more passes from the organisers to make sure we've got enough so anyone who fancies coming along with something vaguely customised, complete or unfinished project, you'd be more than welcome.

Manky-                                    unfinished Yamaha XS650 bobber.
Loony/Tom-                           unfinished Yamaha XS650 bobber.
Olds-                                        Reliant trike.
PieMan-                                  VW trike.
Twisted-                                  Reliant trike.
PD-                                           unfinished Triumph 3TA bobber,
                                                 (if we can persuade him to let us borrow it).
Loony Senior-                        1928 model A Ford sedan.
Loony Senior's mate-            tuned Vauxhall VX220.
Chris Forgotten's Dad-          Suzuki sidecar racing outfit.

Who else? Markju? Clive? Archie? Baychimp?
Muffin promised his Reliant trike but I haven't seen him for a few weeks so I'll chase him for it.
C'mon guys. We need you from around 8.30am till 5pm on Sunday the 10th of May.

Yes I'll be there. Bring some cake as well!

Humph. I would like to formally protest at my Olds trike being labelled a "Reliant trike"  >:( Grumble mutter sulk .
But I will still bring cake  ;D

Depends on my elbow now Andy.

Mistook it for your *rse? Broken bones are no excuse Clive -walk it off man! :)
Dave, your Humph is duly noted -sorry.
Mark, whatcha bringing?

Honda cx trike

You got the humph Dave >:( at least your on the list. ive been deleted ???

Who's this terry t bloke  ;D

Manky-                                  unfinished Yamaha XS650 bobber.
Loony/Tom-                           unfinished Yamaha XS650 bobber.
Olds-                                     Olds trike.
PieMan-                                 VW trike.
Twisted-                                Twistedmonkeyspanners trike.
PD-                                       unfinished Triumph 3TA bobber,
                                                 (if we can persuade him to let us borrow it).
Loony Senior-                        1928 model A Ford sedan.
Loony Senior's mate-              tuned Vauxhall VX220.
Chris Forgotten's Dad-            Suzuki sidecar racing outfit.
Markju-                                 Honda CX trike
Terry T-                                 Goldwing trike
Clive (perhaps)                      Suzuki Savage

Certainly not deleted Terry! Just my goldfish memory, that's all. You're one of our show stalwarts & always welcome -x

Thank you  ;D

I am going weather permitting, dont fancy 110 miles of wetness,(oo er)

Hopefully see you there Rod, :)

O.K, Mr Muffin's in with his black Reliant trike.

Welcome aboard Sir!

 8)

i'll have to miss it again Andy

Tsk, you're just not trying mate.  :)

Manky-                                  unfinished Yamaha XS650 bobber.
Loony/Tom-                           unfinished Yamaha XS650 bobber.
Olds-                                     Olds trike.
PieMan-                                 VW trike.
Twisted-                                Twistedmonkeyspanners trike.
PD-                                       unfinished Triumph 3TA bobber,
                                                 (if we can persuade him to let us borrow it).
Loony Senior-                        1928 model A Ford sedan.
Loony Senior's mate-              tuned Vauxhall VX220.
Chris Forgotten's Dad-            Suzuki sidecar racing outfit.
Markju-                                 Honda CX trike.
Terry T-                                 Goldwing trike.
Clive (perhaps)-                      Suzuki Savage.
goose-                                   Honda cx 500 trike.
Muffin-                                   Reliant trike.

Had a surprise birthday pressie yesterday, daughter has booked us a few nights away on a cruise liner. Timings are going to make it a bit tight to make Basingstoke as well.
If you can leave me on the list as I'm going to do my best to squeeze it all in. :)
Just wanted to let you know just in case it proves impossible.

Fair enough matey.

Jacko, (Janie's Dad), & two of his mates will be joining us with their 3 VW trikes.

I'm (more accurately, my bike) will be a no, but I'll try to pop over for a catch up during the day

O.K Clive.  ;)

lots of trikes to see then  ;D weather looks like it will be getting better towards the end of the week. COME ON SUNSHINE. 8)
what time are we meeting and have you got the postcode/road name where we have to enter by to get to our spot?

Early you need to put the gazebo up  ;D
about 8  9 starts at 10
Crossburough Hill
RG21 4AG
see you there 8)

Manky-                                  unfinished Yamaha XS650 bobber.
Loony/Tom-                           unfinished Yamaha XS650 bobber.
Olds-                                     Olds trike.
PieMan-                                 VW trike.
Twisted-                                Twistedmonkeyspanners trike.
PD-                                       unfinished Triumph 3TA bobber,
                                                 (if we can persuade him to let us borrow it).
Loony Senior-                        1928 model A Ford sedan.
Loony Senior's mate-              tuned Vauxhall VX220.
Markju-                                 Honda CX 500 trike.
Terry T-                                 Goldwing trike.
goose-                                   Honda CX 500 trike.
Muffin-                                   Reliant trike.
Jacko & his mates-                  3 VW trikes.

Possibly another model A Ford.
As always, a few have dropped out & a few have joined. So the current tally is:

2, possibly 3 bikes,
10 trikes,
2, possibly 3 cars.

One day we'll get organised with a huge marque, potted palms, scatter cushions & caterers, but as always, not this year.
We need a gazebo, seating & a table, posts to fix the banners to, (4 metal or wooden poles about 4 feet long that we can cable tie the banners onto). Can anyone help?
I'm gonna have to rent a van for the weekend, (Loon & I have got 2 half built bikes to move), so can pick stuff up in the Basingstoke area early on the Sunday morning. Any ideas/suggestions anyone?                                     

What about the banner frames from last year or have they been built into the pop ?  :D
I will bring two or three folding chairs. Can't help with a gazebo or table.

Every year I knock up something to hold the 2 banners, then it ends up being cut up & used for something else.
Every year it gets to 2 days before the show before I realise we haven't got anything for this year.
Maybe we can employ several small children to hold them.

?

Yeah, they've been canabalised for something else Dave.

i can bring cable ties, gaffa and pvc if that helps?  ;) oh and cake  ;D

You into bondage then Craig :o

Gaffer & Jaffas -perfect!

Cable ties might be useful if you've got them Craig. Thanks.
Bunch of broom handles bought from local hardware store -banner mounting problem sorted.
Is there a collective noun for broom handles? A Trigger of broom handles maybe.
Van rented to cart 2 half built Yamahas there & back -one year we're actually gonna make it there with everything moving under it's own steam -but not this year.
Only other requirement is a gazebo of some sort. We've got the patented Loony Marque of Many Shapes, (I swear it ends up a different size & shape every time we put it up), but to be honest, it's a lot of hassle to sort out, although it does provide many hours of entertainment. Anyone got one of those pop-up jobbies? Yeah, I'll probably regret asking that.
I've arranged another dozen vehicle passes. Anything else we need?

who isn't? ::) :-X

ok will stuff some in my ruck sack andy. and mine pops up all the time but people seem to get annoyed when it does it in public  :o ;)

*sigh*

Its ok Craig , that sigh^^^^ is only Andy remembering his used to pop up like that, he's old now! ;)

Can somebody pls add me to the list .
Andy, can you arrange a pass for me.
Thanks

Oh I see -first you insult me, then you want an invite to the party!  :(
O.K Rodney, what're you bringing?

Manky-                                  unfinished Yamaha XS650 bobber.
Loony/Tom-                           unfinished Yamaha XS650 bobber.
Olds-                                     Olds trike.
PieMan-                                 VW trike.
Twisted-                                Twistedmonkeyspanners trike.
PD-                                       unfinished Triumph 3TA bobber,
                                                 (if we can persuade him to let us borrow it).
Loony Senior-                        1928 model A Ford sedan.
Loony Senior's mate-              tuned Vauxhall VX220.
Markju-                                 Honda CX 500 trike.
Terry T-                                 Goldwing trike.
goose-                                   Honda CX 500 trike.
Muffin-                                   Reliant trike.
Jacko & his mates-                  3 VW trikes, (think Last of the Summer Wine on wheels).
Rod-                                      ?

Well guv, its all I got in the world, me trike.

Right-o.
No time to post out the passes now, but I'll send everyone my mobile number on Saturday. Just give me a shout when you're in the queue at the gate & I'll nip up with a pass. The marshals know us now though & usually just wave you through if you say you're with the Manky mob.



Manky-                                  unfinished Yamaha XS650 bobber.
Loony/Tom-                           unfinished Yamaha XS650 bobber.
PD-                                       unfinished Triumph 3TA bobber, (if we can persuade him to let us borrow it).
                                                 
Olds-                                     Olds trike.
PieMan-                                 VW trike.
Twisted-                                Twistedmonkeyspanners trike.
Markju-                                 Honda CX 500 trike.
Terry T-                                 Goldwing trike.
goose-                                   Honda CX 500 trike.
Muffin-                                   Reliant trike.
Jacko & his mates-                  3 VW trikes, (Boom, Rewacco & Desperate Dan Preying Mantis -think Last of the Summer Wine on wheels).
Rod-                                      Reliant trike.

Loony Senior-                        1928 model A Ford sedan.
Loony Senior's mate-              tuned Vauxhall VX220.
Loony Senior's other mate-     1920s model A Ford pick-up.

Will the broom handle hammer in Andy ??? if I remember the ground was rock hard?

Spoke to one of the organisers this afternoon & he says it's fine for vehicles but softer than last year after rain in the last couple of days. I was thinking of cutting a length of metal tube with a disc welded on one end & a handle, to act as a post banger-inner.

A pub gas bottle with the neck cut off and a couple of handles welded to the side.

Yeah, that kinda thing.

Which is just as well cos signal's a bit iffy around the entrance!

Sorry peeps, cant make this now.My back is playing up today, and 200 miles on a hardtail trike  wont help it improve ! Annoyed I cant make it, enjoy yerselves.
Rod

Sorry to hear that Rod.
would have been nice to see your trike for real instead of on here   ;D
you need a springing seat like Craigs just fitted  :o

Hoping to be able to make it after all, better do seeing as I've had a shave so as to look presentable :)


Andy, are you going to pm your mobile number in case we need it to get through the gate?

Gutted you cant make it rod but hope you feel better soon mate.
See you all in the morning.  :D
Anyone coming down got a set of feeler gauges they could bring with them? Might try setting a couple of things whilst down there ;)

Sorry it's so late guys -spent the evening throwing my bike back together enough to get it loaded in the back of a van for tomorrow.

Right. Rod, would've been nice to see you mate, but entirely understandable. Get well soon.  :)

Mark, I'll bring your hoodie order along then. I'll also bring a big box of T shirts, patches, stickers & baseball caps, should anyone want anything.

Chris, ("Forgotten" here on the forum), & his Dad are bringing along their racing sidecar outfit after all, which means we have a small gazebo.
So if you could still bring your folding chairs along Mr Olds, that'd be rather handy.

As far as I know, this is the final line-up:


Manky-                                  unfinished Yamaha XS650 bobber.
Loony/Tom-                           unfinished Yamaha XS650 bobber.
                                                 
Forgotten's Dad-                     Suzuki outfit.

Olds-                                     Olds trike.
PieMan-                                 VW trike.
Twisted-                                Twistedmonkeyspanners trike.
Markju-                                 Honda CX 500 trike.
Terry T-                                 Honda Goldwing trike.
goose-                                   Honda CX 500 trike.
Muffin-                                   Reliant trike.
Jacko & his mates-                  3 VW trikes, (Boom, Rewacco & Desperate Dan Preying Mantis -think Last of the Summer Wine on wheels).

Loony Senior-                        1928 model A Ford sedan.
Loony Senior's mate-              tuned Vauxhall VX220.
Loony Senior's other mate-     1920s model A Ford pick-up.

Not too bad a selection really.
Weather's been showery for the last few days, but forcast to be nice tomorrow. The yellow Transport Festival signs are out on the Basingstoke ring road, so should point you in the right direction. See earlier posts for the postcode. If you have to ask someone, you're looking for Crossborough Hill, right opposite the Police Station.
Oh yeah, phone numbers. You'll probably be waved in if you tell the marshals you're with the Manky Monkey mob. Our pitch is usually on the left as you come in.
My mobile number- 07472-397438. I'll PM you all that & Loony's number as well.
If you're asked for a vehicle pass, pull over & give me a shout & I'll nip up to the gate with one.
We'll be leaving Loony's place somewhere between 8 & 8.30, so if you're there somewhere between 8.30 & 9 that should be fine. All vehicles need to be in place by 10ish.
And whoever gets there first gets put in charge of the parking  :)
Have a safe journey everyone & we'll see you in the morning.

Have a nice everyone.

Finally home & settled with a very large & well deserved pizza after the annual logistical mayhem of moving unfinished projects & rented vans. I'm absolutely shattered, so will post the photos tomorrow, but just wanted to say well done chaps. A fantastic turnout & a brilliant day. Warm sunshine, (I'm definitely feeling sunburnt now), & possibly the largest crowds ever.
As always, we were busy all day & every vehicle got a thorough looking over by the punters -people do seem to like the special brand of weird stuff we bring along.
Thank you to each & every one of you & all the bods that came to say Hello. I'm very proud to call you a bunch of proper Monkeys.  ;D

Excellent day. Bit sunburnt but that's life. Always nice to put faces to names.
Looked at the photos I'd taken and half of them, and I blame the camera here, we're taken on the wrong setting so are rubbish. Obviously not my fault. :)

All that aside, great time with some great people.

Mark

Had a brilliant day at Basingstoke,  great to put names to faces , nice to meet everyone,  looking forward to the next  meet  ;D

Just like to say a big thank you to Andy for putting this annual show on for us. as already said its good to put names to faces and have a good chat. hope you all got home safely. and see you all at popham 

Yeah I organise the whole show just so the MMMotors Jaffa Cake Appreciation Society can hold their annual general eating, meeting.

Hi Folks
Hope you all arrived home safely. Rick and I had a great day (well Rick did once his fan belt was located - well done Muffin).

It was great to see all the interest that Joe Public was taking in the Manky pitch and even gone 4pm, the crowds were still quite large.

Getting off the site was quite slow but all the cars from the public car park were flowing in our direction which prevented the vehicles on site getting out at the first road junction. It improved slightly once another bod went down to help direct the traffic but I bet it was still slow going getting out of the main field.

As Terry said, thanks to Andy for organising it and sorting out all the paperwork, and thanks to all those who brought vehicles. The pitch looked impressive and it was down to you making the effort to get your vehicles/gazebo/chairs there. 

It was lovely to see everyone and I look forward to seeing even more faces next year.

Cheers, JJ   8)

well i missed  ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, but i have 300,ish, days to get sorted again

Thanks Andy.
Despite having less cars this year, the trikes, bikes and model A's certainly pulled in a lot of interested folk during the day.
Those I spoke to seemed genuinely interested in our vehicles.
Possibly the biggest attendance ever and it was great to see all the Monkeys who managed to get there.

cheers everyone  ;) had a great day. loads of people to talk to and lots to see. was so busy looking at at stuff and talking that i didn't snap to much but here's a few of what i did get.

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love this, you couldn't get your bum any closer to the deck if you tried

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these campers you cant rent out on a twenty four basis all very clean and tidy.

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and i thought this ambulance would make a nice camper, nice big windscreen and character.

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these next two scared small children at 300 yards  :o they were very loud and throaty. the seat on the bike was even big enough for my rear end. :D

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What a great event for manky monkey motors, good to see fellow mankys. Hope you all arrived home safely, here are just a few photos of the many exhibits on display.


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excellent pics.

thanks.

I had my own little Manky reunion in Wareham today - met Cunningplan and family in the pub, down here on holiday from the Rhondda!

Really? Haven't seen Tony for a while. I trust he's well? Was that planned or some sort of cosmic coincidence?

We share an interest in photography so we meet on Facebook, and he messaged me that they were coming, so not quite cosmic!  Met his wife and daughter and his son's children, lovely people!

You need to watch them people from up the valleys ;)

Were Rick & I the only ones with a camera?
O.K, 300 photos, beginning with all the random ones of our own pitch.

Trouble. Olds & Jacko, (Janie's Dad).

Chris Senior, Chris & Terry T.

Jacko's VW trike, (a Preying Mantis kit produced by Desperate Dan's trike shop).

One of Jacko's mate's VW, (either a Boom or a Rewacco kit).

Baychimp & Muffin on the left, Chris Senior sitting on his Suzuki combo, with Michelle, (Mrs Muffin), next to him.

Pieman's VW trike, based on a camper van subframe I believe & Terry T's Honda Goldwing trike.

2 Honda CX500 trikes.

Markju's & Goose's.

Michelle in the middle, (Muffin's Mrs). The girl on Muffin's trike refills the vending machines at the Post Office depot where I work. I had no idea she was into bikes. That's her partner on the left.

Michelle, Baychimp & Muffin on the left. Pieman on the right.

Chris's Dad on his old GS Suzuki racing sidecar outfit.

My unfinished XS650 Yamaha chop in front of Loony's Dad's 1928 model A Ford.

A couple of Jacko's mate's trikes.

Jacko's VW. Markju on the far left.

Pieman's Vee Dub.

Basil's V8 Mustang.

Loony, Chevy Rick & Loony's Dad, Dave.

My half built XS chop.

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Craig, (Twisted)'s Reliant trike behind the MMMotors banner.

Dave, (Loony Senior), & Chevy Rick with Dave's model A Ford.

I had to knock those banner supports up the afternoon before the show after we lost last year's ones.

Local biker & Brit bike expert Paul with Lunatic.

Chris's Dad on the left.

Jay Jay, Terry T & Mrs Merv, (?), sitting down.

Loony Senior in the black MMMotors shirt.

Mr & Mrs Pieman.

Chris's Dad, Chris & Lunatic.

Loony Senior's mate's Vauxhall VX220.

His other mate's 1920s model A Ford pick-up.

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Mr Olds sat on his trike.

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Marcus, (Lunatic), & Dave, (Olds).

Tom's Xs650 in the foreground. Mine behind.

Craig on the far left, Goose on the right.

Tom's XS, being built by Loony.

Michelle, Muffin & Paul with Mr Muff's trike. We reckon we built it probably 10 years ago.

Baychimp & Twisted on the left, Goose on the right.

Tom/Loony's XS650.

Pieman's VW trike.

Pieman, Jay Jay, Markju, Michelle & Terry T.

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Markju's CX500 Honda with Goose's behind it.

Chevy Rick.

Baychimp & Goose with my Xs650 Yam'.

Chevy Rick & Muffin.

Craig, Goose, Michelle & Baychimp.

Jacko engages reverse gear, with help from Terry T.

Basil on his Mustang engined trike.

A slightly fuzzy Olds on his.

Dave sat in his model A with Marcus, (Loony), on the right.

Markju, Muffin & Michelle.

Goose, Markju & Terry T.

  :)  Great People photos Andy  :)

Great people Rick!

Dave & Marcus trundle home in the model A, following a first World War Thornycroft lorry & a road roller -a very slow traffic queue, (about 5mph!).

Almost right past the site of the Thornycroft factory, where this lorry was built 100 years ago.

The show's jointly run by the Basingstoke Council & the Thornycroft preservation group.

Time Tunnel?

Right, that's enough for now. I'll post the main show pics later.
Oh yeah, we eventually decided to award this year's MMMotors trophy, (very kindly produced by Mr Olds), to Chris's Dad, builder, owner & former racer of the Suzuki sidecar outfit. For no real reason, other than he's been persuaded to come along by his son Chris for the last couple of years & really enjoys it. We like to encourage enthusiasm. :)

Excellent photos. Every time I take a lot of photos I think about getting a better camera, but I can't be trusted to use the one I've got, and that should be easy to use.

Mine was donated to me by Merv when my Nikon wore out. A little slow for moving vehicle shots, but fortunately we lot don't move very fast.  :P

A damn good turnout considering you wondered if you should pullout for lack of exhibits!  Well done everyone!

13 trikes, (one VW appeared while I was in the other show field. No idea who it belonged to).
3 cars.
3 bikes, (a Goldwing also appeared at some point while I wasn't looking).

Not at all bad. I'm still determined to have a really professional, organised looking pitch with some sort of theme to it one year. Probably not next year. Or the one after that :P
Just once it'd be nice to get everything there under it's own steam instead of having to rent vans, borrow trailers etc. One day.

Show pics in no particular order.

I know them. They knew me very well. We chatted for 15 minutes.
I've no idea who they are.

I love bristols. F'nurk.

Aluminium bodied Bristol really divided opinion between the "Restore it immediately" & "Don't ever restore it" camps.
I think it's beautiful exactly as it is. Fortunately, so does the owner.

Jaguar based kit car was pretty cool.

As was this Volvo Amazon.

Late entrants arriving. The show's pre-entry only & I didn't see these on the show fields, so maybe they'd just turned up en spec & were directed to the public carpark.

John Mould's a local millionaire car fan with a huge collection of model A Fords & British classics. He made his money from demolishing the runways at Greenham Common airbase & selling the rubble to the Highways Agency to build the M4.

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The finish on this Ford Corsair was stunning.

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