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General Category => Microcar Events => Topic started by: Jean on May 28, 2010, 11:28:36 AM
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SUNDAY 25TH JULY 2010
This year the Open Day will revert to a one day, low key event on the Sunday only and anyone is invited with or without a microcar. However, anyone travelling a long distance is more than welcome to park a caravan or pitch a tent in our field overnight. There is a water point but that is all, none of the other refinements usually found in an official camp site, there is however a toilet block within the farm yard... For those wishing B&B accommodation there are three places in Hawkenbury including the local hostelry but they do tend to get booked up in the summer. Email me for details. Should we have any visitors on Saturday we will light the BBQ as usual and you can cook your own grub, both Saturday evening and breakfast the next morning if you wish. We look forward to seeing all the regulars and maybe some new faces too. Jean and family
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Sadly there is a very good chance that work in Cumbria will keep me away again, but fingers crossed!
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Sadly there is a very good chance that work in Cumbria will keep me away again, but fingers crossed!
Hey, that's my line. Not looked yet but is the same weekend as the MOC rally. Might be worth going down to do both especially if it avoids standing in a field in the middle of nowhere getting bored. I have a chum at Hawkhurst.
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MOC 16 - 18 July Mr H so bring something interesting to RUM.......
and I don't mean Cyphus... In fact where is Stuart? not seen too many postings of late?
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Yep not a clash this year, which is probobly good for the most folk. I am tempted to bring something down as it goes. A lot of folk I have not seen for yonks and a lot of cars I know not a lot about so the old grey matter can have an outing too. Still sorting dates as a lot going on.
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Ooh 'eck! All of a sudden I realise its only a fortnight countdown to one of the two highest spots of my micro year! Yep, it's the Open Day in 14 days time! :o I'll be there, come what may as usual, & depending how things pan out, possibly even with a vehicle. :o Though if its anything like three years ago, I sharn't know exacally how I'm doing it until 24 hours beforehand, but as in other years gone by, I'm fully prepared to walk there.... ;D
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Well its only a week away now, who's going?
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Latest newsflash from here is that I've managed to blag the van from work!!!! ;D Oh goody, now I don't have to walk it, plus it also means I can bring something along doesn't it.... ;) Alas, the Bamby woun't fit in this Vivaro, so I can't bring that (but fret not, that'll be at the National where I've got a lwb high-top Sprinter on order). The Comtesse has already been to the Farm is it twice now? Plus that's a bit buried under the pile these days. Hmm, I suppose I could always bring along my more recent something-small-&-as-yet-unseen. (A certain Mafia knows what I mean...) 8)
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Dear Bob and Stuart
I shall be there to see fair play from all who enter the farm gate. As usual I will be there with a guest and without my trusty Elswick. Knowing how Bob does not like to be reminded of such vehicles, I am sensative to his needs.
I look forward to seeing you all again in person.
Chris Thomas
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VERY unlikely for me, deadline imminent!
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Knowing how Bob does not like to be reminded of such vehicles, I am sensative to his needs.
Still doesn't stop me though does it...... ;)
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Hi Jean
I wil Probably miss this event, as I will not have a microcar to bring, my Trojan was damaged by a lawn mower ( you read it right ) and seeing how the diffucty was last year when I was not allowed to bring my van onto the site I will not try it again.
Mike
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Mike, whats wrong with bringing your Goggo Coupe?
Chris and Stuart, I thought I had already mentioned the fact that I quite like the Elswick Envoy, I wish you would bring it along because I havent had a chance to look one over in the flesh before. Is it a runner? Its those six wheeler kit cars of yours that I'm not a fan of. Stuart, are you going to bring this orange think you have been dropping hints about all year? I'm kind of hoping that its an Outspan Mini and not a Peel. I love them although strickly speaking they are not microcars being basicly a mini with a huge fiberglass orange on top!
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Stuart, are you going to bring this orange think you have been dropping hints about all year? I'm kind of hoping that its an Outspan Mini and not a Peel. I love them although strickly speaking they are not microcars being basicly a mini with a huge fiberglass orange on top!
Just took a closer look at my star turn & it's turned out to be blue & white! I think I've gone coulour-blind! :-\
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Ah the orange bit was cryptic then. Have you bought a new tent for this year? By the way the number plates on Thumper are those white plastic letters type which I dont like and am replaceing them with pressed aluminium ones, do you want the old ones?
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Hi Bob
The Goggo engine is in pieces, I was planning to bring down the Trojan, till it was damaged by my local council, then I thought I give my CA van a run down to Jean's day, but seeing as Chris is on the gate I don't think I bother getting in another row with him - ( like last year ) maybe I will get the car repaired in time!!!
Mike
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Hi Mike. I didnt realise you had the goggo striped down. Bad luck with the lawn mower. Do bring the van if you dont have a microcar running, there will not be a problem, firstly there will be no issue with space this time and secondly we will all jump on Chris! ;)
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Hi all ,
Well Bubbly wont be coming with me, but sitting peacefully in the garage , but I shall be giving her an outing this weekend .
I shall be bringing her photos to Staplehurst just to show if anyone asks me . She is red , VERY photogenic
& loves people waving at her. Its just a bit too far for me to bring her without a trailer.
Just give me a job to keep me busy please , so I dont miss Bubbly being there.
Looking forward to the meet , & a FAB day out.
Jackie
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Yes please Bob on Thumpers old plates. :-* Mucho Ta in advance. Tent-spotters will either be pleased or dismayed to hear that the amazing disintergrating tent modeled by me last year no longer exists, though the backup, the World's Smallest Tent as modeled by me at the Peel Rally does! Mind you, for this year I'm buying a £15 camp bed from Argos & dossing down in the stables. Far more civilised than a bit of canvas & a lot less mucking about at gone midnight spending twenty minnites pumping up an airbed only for it to go flat again instatly (last year again) Well, in the gloom I didn't notice there was two bungs which had to be inserted. Nor did I notice until four days later! I can see now why everyone has a camper van given half a chance..... ;)
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My leg has once again become infected so all bets are off until I can get it settled again. I had thought to bring the Larmar down but one of the things that is bad for my leg is driving and standing for long periods. Annoying as it had been so much better recently but I probobly therefore overdid it working. Certainly got bruised moving panels for the monocoques. Still it seems Root has made his own arrangements so at least that is a bonus.
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Myself and Mr Baylis will be down on the Saturday to help set things up, I may be camping the night if Mrs P doesn't come otherwise I will nip back home and sleep in a real bed and return Sunday with the Memsahib. I think I may have mentioned it but I will bring said Memsahibs G-wiz so we can all have a go!
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Hi Bob
My Nissan has been returned from the panelbeaters, after a Bus hit it outside my house ( as you know were are not on a bus route - the bus took a wrong turning and hit my car!! )
The Bus company were quite adament and thier driver did not admit to the accident, it was at night, but fortuantly I had a witness, and the car was repaired ( I have not had much luck with my cars recently !!) .
So therefore I have a towbar and can bring down my 1951 Mochet or whats left of it so you can see what I've bought, It needs wheels, a windscreen, a seat, and headlights - it has its original Zurcher engine and was registered in Paris ( for Stuarts benifit ) .
If I can park it on the Lawn - it cannot be moved off the trailer because it has no wheels - what do you think?
Mike
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You havnt had much luck with your cars lately have you! Hit by Lost buses, scratched by lawn mowers, I would put your Newly repaired Nissan round the back before it gets savaged by a stray garden strimmer! :D About bringing the mochet, I cant see a problem, after all you bought the Coronet the other year and it stayed on the trailer. Thats exactly the kind of rare micro we all want to see. Having said that I'm not actually in charge, just one of the helpers but as I said before, space will not be an issue as its just a scaled down open day this year.
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hi Bob just watch for those injuns if camping .praps u need a tepee for the weekend. no ! not a toupee ! show the injuns youre already scalped u will be safe then ;D
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A man goes into the doctors and says I'm really worried, one minute I think I'm a wigwam and the next minute I think I'm a tepee, the Doc replies, "I know whats wrong with you, your too tense!! " Boom Boom!! :D :D
And less of the cheek young man! I would have thought that with a name like Dick you would keep your head down! ;)
But, yes, I will watch out for the injuns and the cowboys for that matter. Are you coming down for the openday? If so try not to eat biscuits whilst driving. ;)
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Messerschmitt game of old on long runs on motorway. Boredom, biscuits, hungry. Therefore what more sensable thing to do than to drive three abreast and throw biscuits through the open windows of the middle car into the one the further side. This still only takes up a carriageway and increases the attention of the drivers. Needless to say if you did it now you would probably be hung drawn and quartered by health and safety who would rather you fell asleep looking for the next parking area on our poorly supplied motorway network supported by expensive signs telling you to stop. My favourite being on the M42 where no possibility of pulling off exists for some 20 miles after the sign, great I wish you had not reminded me I am tired, pass the bikkies, now where is a car with an open window.
Yes I am frustratedly looking at the computer unable to play. Sounds like a good turn out too. Bummer.
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Mike your Mochet would be more than welcome and of course it can stay on the trailer in the paddock (dare not call it lawn after what the rabbits have done!) no problem. As Bob says its much more low key this year. Jean
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shame but absolutely no chance of making it to Jeans ( i have never been , but would love to) i am sitting here contemplating the next 2 weeks work involving travelling nearly 3000 miles inc. weekend return home . i do love Scotland but my god its a long way to go to work when your based on Wirral :-\ quite honestly the thought of travelling several more hundred miles over a weekend is daunting . please take plenty of picture for us up north - thanks ;D
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Shame we shan't see you this time round, may be next year. Of course if you are ever down this way you are more than welcome to pop in. Jean
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So long boy you can take my place got my papers I've got my pay
So pack my bags and I'll be on my way to yellow river
Put my guns down the war is won
Fill my glass high the time has come
I'm going back to the place that I love yellow river
Yellow river yellow river is in my mind and in my eyes
Yellow river yellow river is in my blood it's the place I love
Got no time for explanation got no time to lose
Tomorrow night you'll find me
Sleeping underneath the moon at yellow river
Cannon fire lingers in my mind I'm so glad that I'm still alive
And I've been gone for such a long time from yellow river
OK, so subsitute "School House Farm" for "Yellow River" & you get the gist of the above quiote. ;) The van's all loaded now with three set-peices of intrest from me as I add a couple of Groombridge relics to the pile. Want to know more? Come & see on Sunday....
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Ho Ho, that brings back memories Stuart, I used to sing that with a band in1975! Suprised one of your tender years knows it. Wasnt it by a group called Christie of something?
My bags are no where near packed, dont even know if the Wiz will go on the trailer! Just checked the weather and its not looking so good now. ???
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Dawn, with Tony Christie?
God I'm sad!
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dont even know if the Wiz will go on the trailer!
Why don't you drive it there, then you can test how many miles you can get on one charge.
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Thats a good idea seeing as you are coming with me. When it runs out of charge on the M20 you can push. :D
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Hi Jean , Mike ,Andy , Cris & ALL & at School House Farm ,
Thanks SO much for a LOVELY , informal ,& informative open day Lots of Micros fun & gossip .
If you were not there you REALLY missed out , the weather co operated as well .
There were Lots of STARS of the show, but my eye was taken by a delightful Frisky & a Mochet & naturally the
Inter which I actually saw running ! All be it back to the museum . Excellant work chaps.
Wish I could have bought Bubbly but NEXT TIME ..............
THANKS AGAIN EVERYONE FOR YOUR HARD WORK ,Can we have some pics please ?
It WAS FAB Jackie
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Ditto to the above. A great day out once again. Frisky? Even I missed that?! [or did you mean the one in the bubble shed?]
Many thanks to the Hammonds for once again hosting a delightfull event.
I also enjoyed seeing Mike Shepherds Mochet, I had forgotten how small they are in real life and how nicely the bodies were crafted. Captain Cyphus , young Planty and myself as stewards camped there the night before so as to be on duty bright and early , the Saturday evening proved to be quite a giggle. Mike Plant having "lost" one of his tent poles spent an hour proping the tent up by means of twigs,bits of string tied to and adjacent fence etc, he also had Mike Cook cycling backwards and forwards to the Farm house gathering cellotape and beanpoles which the youngster unceremoniously snapped in half to support his temporary structure! When he had just about finished and Mr Cook had made half a dozen journeys to help him I wandered over to inspect the work, standing alongside the tent I looked down and saw a bright yellow tent pole laying on the ground, I said "Whats this then?" Having discovered the "missing" item just sitting there in full view there followed much profanity and steam bellowing from the ears of both Mikes!! :D Most amusing!! This followed by a nice pub meal and a good jaw with the family and other early arrivals finished the evening off perfectly. The nights sleep on the camp field wasn't so good though, earlier young Jamie aged 12 whilst pitching his tent near to mine said " Bob, shall I make you a cup of tea in the morning?, to which I replied yes, that would be nice. I was awakened from deep slumber by a voice through the tent fabric saying "are you ready for the tea now?", the time was 4.50 am!!! Funny how kids lose all sense of time when camping! My reply, " ask me again in three hours!" All good fun though. As Jackie said, lets have some photos posted up.
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Behold! The first pics of Open Day 2010.... :)
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I would just like to say thanks to everyone for a lovely day and making us feel so welcome. It was good to meet you all at long last!
Wayne :)
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It was good to meet you too Wayne along with your good lady. The mystery essex collector is no longer a mystery! ;)
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Yes your right Bob, I had to come out sooner or later!
It was really nice to see you on Sunday, enjoyed talking to you and hope to see you again in the not to distant future.
What a coincidence with the two Lesley's sharing the same name, you must have all thought there was something funny going on!