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« Reply #225 on: May 09, 2011, 12:35:36 AM » |
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Every vehicle entered in the show received a commemorative plaque, about 2" x 3" in engraved aluminium. I collected them from the organisers' tent & handed out as many as I could, but if I missed you & you'd like one, PM me & I'll bung one in the post to you. I think we put on a pretty good display. For the scruffy bunch in the corner, I reckon we did alright. Thank you. See you next year!  |
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« Reply #226 on: May 09, 2011, 05:31:24 AM » |
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Each year we make up a little trophy, then decide on the day what we're going to award it for. This year's was no contest. A very well deserved Long Distance award went to Mike, ("Spanners"), who drove an amazing 250 miles, towing his Reliant trike, just to spend the day with us. In fact he & his lovely lady were among the first to arrive. We really appreciated it Mike. Definitely above & beyond the call of duty. I provided the king Monkey from my ever growing collection of monkey souvenirs, Dave created the base & Loony painted it. If you want to win next year's award, you'll have to join us. Same time, same place next year chaps.  Well earned Mike, nice to have met you both. |
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« Reply #227 on: May 09, 2011, 07:00:13 AM » |
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Well done everyone, your stand was by the far the most interesting  I popped along to have a quick nose around, briefly said hello to Manky, but unfortunately didn't have long to hang around. Hopefully I can meet more of you at the next event. Nathan |
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« Reply #228 on: May 09, 2011, 09:02:09 AM » |
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missed a good one  will defo be there next year with something interesting..... glad the weather held guy's... |
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« Reply #229 on: May 09, 2011, 09:28:46 AM » |
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« Reply #230 on: May 09, 2011, 10:03:28 AM » |
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and there was even jaffa cake's left at the end of the day |
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« Reply #231 on: May 09, 2011, 10:22:01 AM » |
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Melted ones!
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« Reply #232 on: May 09, 2011, 12:32:21 PM » |
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Aye, it were hot enough to melt a Jaffa Cake.
Must admit, my heart sank the day before, when it just poured with rain for hours. Even on the day of the show, it was raining when I woke up & I drove down the motorway to Basingstoke dreading a day of sheltering in our marquee, watching my bare metal truck rusting before my eyes.
Amazingly though, the skies cleared, the sun came out & at times it was actually getting too hot.
I'm having a day off from the workshop today & doing nuthin' -I need a rest now!
Nathan, (Galaxie500), in the T shirt, & Doug, both members of local hotrod club The Guzzlers.
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« Reply #233 on: May 09, 2011, 12:48:14 PM » |
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just been thinkin,,,, did looney and p.d.(ithink) get those pegs under the banner frame.s back out off the ground lol, i thought they were pegging england to the face of the earth  |
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« Reply #234 on: May 09, 2011, 12:55:40 PM » |
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Yup, Loony & PD were our banner erecting team. I gave 'em a couple of 2 foot long metal spikes & a hammer & said just whack 'em in the ground over there & sit the banners over them. I thought all the rain we had the day before would soften the ground up. Apparently not! They were worried they'd hit a gas main! The banners were printed by the guy who does our merchandise & the frames were thrown together from bits of Taz's old garden hammocks. Thanks to Loony for welding them together the day before the show.
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« Reply #235 on: May 09, 2011, 03:06:03 PM » |
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looks like you guys had a brilliant day, enjoying all the pics that have been posted.
that red dumper in the pics, we've got same model at work which is still used!!! hand start diesel! belt driven!!
cheers chris.
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« Reply #236 on: May 09, 2011, 03:10:10 PM » |
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ive got a winget dumper with a lister diesel twin in it it want tidy,ing offered it to a few peeps but no one really wants it appart from the export dealers who just want the engine  |
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« Reply #237 on: May 09, 2011, 05:53:58 PM » |
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a good day had by one and all i think. skipped putting up and bringing down the 2nd gazebo . mike who came along with me has now applied to join and is just waiting on the email addy to be verified as not being a spam application. took some 300 odd pics andy, about half compared to last year. |
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« Reply #238 on: May 09, 2011, 05:58:43 PM » |
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Mike should be able to post now Dave.
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« Reply #239 on: May 09, 2011, 06:23:40 PM » |
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well i went all that way and forgot what i went for  . more stickers,,, and meant to ask if andy had any sweat shirts with him doh me head leaks likea rusty tank  |
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