vulgalour
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Apr 26, 2015 14:58:37 GMT
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Today, Mike ferried us over to Hartlepool for the Northern Bygone Society meet being held, possibly coincidentally, on Drive It Day. We went in the Triumph, I had wanted to take Blake and the Xantia but my back was being impossible so driving and dog handling was totally out of the question for me. What follows are some pictures and some words of the day. OFF WE GO. We arrived and while there were many lovely things to witness, there was a little gem that had caught my eye on the way in that had nothing to do with the meet. The meet was much more of the chromed classics variety. This Humber Sceptre was lovely and on only its second owner who was a very personable chap. Not entirely sure what this was. My suspicion is it's a Beetle underneath with a Porsche mimicking bodyshell on top. I'd welcome some info on it. I like early Beetles and this one was rather smart. Striped furry seat covers looked at home inside. The indicator upgrade was quite smart too being some almost invisible motorbike repeaters. There were a number of Escorts there, as there always are at these events. This one stood out for just being a normal looking Mk1 Escort 2 door with vinyl roof. It even still had the brightwork around the side windows. This C reg SAAB was very tidy and on the best wheels. Another unusual Ford to see is the Mk2 Cortina, quite surprising to see two of them parked up together.
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vulgalour
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Apr 26, 2015 15:09:32 GMT
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Triumph GT6 and a Rover P6. Timewarp Bedford CF camper, complete with 2' tidemark and repainted door hinges in a slightly different white to the rest of the van. This is how I remember them growing up and this is how I like to see them preserved, shiny ones look nice but never as I remember. A more different Bedford CF camper in the form of this fabulous Dormobile. Wolseleys. Understated Rover 90. Fuzzy cat. I was having trouble focusing the camera thanks to my back giving me grief. Nice old Capri. It may be a one owner car with only 30,000 miles on the clock, but the paint wasn't perfect and the price was decidedly salty for this 440 auto. Mk1 Spitfire. If it had a roof it would be a GT6, I am told. The GERMANS. Apparently French and British, perhaps this is the European Union in car form?
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vulgalour
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Apr 26, 2015 15:17:07 GMT
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vulgalour
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Apr 26, 2015 15:25:18 GMT
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vulgalour
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Apr 26, 2015 15:34:56 GMT
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qwerty
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Apr 26, 2015 15:38:22 GMT
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I believe the Porsche replica will be rear engined Skoda underneath.
Excellent photo's and write up.
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vulgalour
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Apr 26, 2015 15:42:26 GMT
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Last Edit: Apr 26, 2015 17:37:33 GMT by vulgalour
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Apr 26, 2015 15:47:49 GMT
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Very nice pics, That big wolsley looks damn nice too!
That "traficators in use" sticker on the a30 makes me laugh tho. No-one knows what traficators are nowadays. More likely to get rear ended while the other cars trying to figure out what traficators are haha
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vulgalour
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Apr 26, 2015 15:49:47 GMT
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vulgalour
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Apr 26, 2015 15:55:59 GMT
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Hadn't considered the 'Porsche' could be a Skoda, would make more sense given the E registration on it. ---- Superb Sunbeam Stilleto. The fat rear tyres and the noise it made coming in hinted at something interesting in the back. I know next to nothing about the Stilleto/Imp so I couldn't tell you what might or might not have been in it. Austin Seven and a very tidy Triumph Acclaim, both cars of the people. 2CV sounded really healthy and looked great in black and yellow. The two-wheel conveyance next to it was, quite literally, a work of art and very impressive even if you don't like that sort of thing. Rider had a matching helmet. Unbelievably sparkly combo. This SAAB was another late arrival but worth getting a couple of shots of on the way out. Then we went home and followed this tidy Mk2 Escort 1300 almost all the way back. Was a great day out, looking forward to the next one when I'll hopefully take one of my own cars.
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vulgalour
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Apr 26, 2015 16:05:08 GMT
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No-one knows what traficators are nowadays. More likely to get rear ended while the other cars trying to figure out what traficators are haha I've witnessed someone with trafficators on a Minor in Sheffield trying to negotiate a junction. Other car uses didn't seem to even think to look for them and got very cross with the poor driver of the old Morris.
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Seth
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Apr 26, 2015 17:57:10 GMT
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Great photos and variety Bumper on that Spitfire surely too high to be a Mk1?
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Follow your dreams or you might as well be a vegetable.
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Apr 26, 2015 18:13:49 GMT
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Sorry but I couldn't see the screen so hit and miss! And I was thinking a certain somebody would have a connection to this one! Now the owner of one of these mk2 cortinas is known by my parents. Not only did they live near to my grandparents buy the chap also bought my mothers old mk1 3 door cortina and restore it. And he still drives it as his daily! I don't think I have ever seen a mini let alone a clubman estate have white walls and pull it off, till now! Yep it's a chop top!! And the skoda based car which is why there are so very few right hand drive skoda rapids left! XK140 or XKi150? I know this is an MG but could remember what when somebody asked me, and it never had and model badges 1995 MG RV8 3.9L Surely that number plate size and font size is illegal? Too Small? 1966 Caddilac Coupe D Vill And the next set of meets and shows orginised by The Northern Bygone's Society are as folloys: MaySaturday the 9th. County DurhamHistory & Heritage Forum 10 am - 3 pm New College Durham DH1 5ES Saturday 23rd & Sunday 24th. Oakleaf Sports Complex 10 am - 3 pm Oakleaf Sports Complex, Newton Aycliffe, County Durham DL56qz Sunday 31st. Darlington Railway Museum 11 am - 3 pm Darlington Railway Muesum, Station Road, Darlington DL3 6ST JuneSunday 7th Blackhall Colliery Community Centre 10 am - 3 pm Heseledn Road Blackhall Colliery, NORTH OF Hartlepool in County Durham TS27 4LG (PLEASE NOTE Blackhall Colliery and Rocks is under Durham County Council and has wearside Phone numbers but as Peterlee is a new town post had to come from Hartlepool Sorting Office hence the Teesside postcode!) JulySunday 12th. Rover's Rugby Football Club 10 am - 3 pm West View Road Hartlepool, TS240BP Sayurday 18th North Road Park Darlington 12 noon - 4 pm North Road Park Cumberland Street (off North Road A167 near Morrisons) Darlington AugustSaturday 1st. Chilton Gala Day 11 am - 4 pm Chilton Primary School Field. Chilton, County Durham DL17 0PT Sunday 23rd. Newton Sycliffe Scouts Club 10 am - 3 pm Scout Centre, Bluebell Way, Newton Aycliffe, County Durham DL5 7PW September Sunday 6th. Wolsingham Show 10am - 4 pm Wolsingham Show ground Saturday 12th. Chilton Flower Festival 10 am - 3 pm Wheatsheaf Pub, Chilton High Dtreet. Subday 20th. Greatham Sow 10 am - 3 pm (plus auto jumble )
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vulgalour
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Apr 26, 2015 18:43:41 GMT
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You know how on another forum you said we were ships that passed in the night? I was looking through your shots thinking how I must have been right behind you with where people are stood and what cars are where. Then, in those last two pictures with the Edsel you can see me on the right in the hat and shades and the black-and-white shoes. So close!
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Last Edit: Apr 26, 2015 18:43:55 GMT by vulgalour
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Apr 26, 2015 19:05:58 GMT
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Was going to take the Mustang over but ended up in Darlington A&E with my wife instead :s Looks like a really good turnout, a lot of the usual suspects there and some stuff I've never seen before! I'll be at a few of the Northern Bygones days hopefully, especially the Aycliffe one as it's five minutes away from us.
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Apr 26, 2015 19:19:36 GMT
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No-one knows what traficators are nowadays. More likely to get rear ended while the other cars trying to figure out what traficators are haha I've witnessed someone with trafficators on a Minor in Sheffield trying to negotiate a junction. Other car uses didn't seem to even think to look for them and got very cross with the poor driver of the old Morris. this is the thing, the world has moved on. They were only used pretty briefly, and people who used them back then have probably forgotten about them too! The sticker would have been better off saying " warning, alternative signalling in use" or something along those lines. That said, they still sell those stickers at loads of autojumbles, including beaulieu ..
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Geordie
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Course I'm out of my mind...........it's dark and scary in there!!
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Apr 26, 2015 19:51:46 GMT
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I washed three cars, cut the front lawn and weeded the back garden......I wish I'd known this was on :-(
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Apr 26, 2015 23:09:15 GMT
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Why do you think I posted the dates and locations for he rest of them at the end of my photo post? So you know where and when the rest are.
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tdk
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Fantastic cars there, thanks for photographing so many! I'll take the red Saab 99, please. A small point, but a pity it was a carpark kinda location, those cars deserved a nicer setting!
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andyw
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One of three Probes in attendance. The third one was modified and interesting but the only picture I got of it was so out of focus as to be no use. The grey Probe belongs to me It was a e-bay purchase back in 2009 for £102 - destined for the scrap yard really I put it back on the road with help from club mates. I'd do a thread on it but didn't think that there would be much interest in it tbh. The other two belong to my mate Mal - he owns 6 in total. The red one is a recent purchase with only 21k on it. It is a the most basic Probe you can get with no sunroof which given the fact they rust quite a positive these days. The gold 24v is has around 40k on it and was one of two cars he owns that we had on the UKPOC stand at the NEC Classic Motor Show last year. The Sunbeam Stiletto belongs to my mate Dave - he restored the car from a rusty shell. I remember the day we collected it from Southport, no engine, no sills, no floor and he paid £125 for it. Most of it turned out to be made from expanding foam, took him nearly 8 years to finish it.
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Last Edit: Apr 27, 2015 10:01:51 GMT by andyw
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