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General Category => Microcar Events => Topic started by: Jonathan Poll on November 25, 2010, 08:55:02 PM
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Hi Everyone,
As usual, my parents will try and do another Pyrenees rally, but only if it gets enough interest. The past rallies have been really fun, we have had extremely rare cars ( both known felbers and a libelle ). If you want to know more, here is the site:
http://pyreneesrally.weebly.com/index.html
Jonathan
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Thanks for this great pics !
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You're welcome :)
You should go to our rally in your Peel or TG500 ;)
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NIce pics Jonathan. I can see why the bigger kit type three wheelers go on it, I dont think my Inter or Thumper would like those hills much! Is this the event that drives on to the Spanish rally? How many miles is that?
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NIce pics Jonathan. I can see why the bigger kit type three wheelers go on it, I dont think my Inter or Thumper would like those hills much! Is this the event that drives on to the Spanish rally? How many miles is that?
Hi Bob,
We have always onnected it to the spanish rally ( for whoever wants to ) but I am not sure about this rally. I don't know what you mean by " how many miles " but i guess you mean from our rally to manresa? If so, google maps says this:
Time: 4 hours 23 minutes ( add more for the small engines ;) )
Distance: 278 KM
You can make it in an inter, but I don't know what a thumper is. An isetta has done it, and a schmitt.
Jonathan
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Message to Insight - I presume there will be a mention of this iin RCN107. Jean
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inspiring photos !!! what great cars . was the avolette on the run or just parked up . have only seen pics of avolettes in museums - BEAUTIFULL !!
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inspiring photos !!! what great cars . was the avolette on the run or just parked up . have only seen pics of avolettes in museums - BEAUTIFULL !!
The Avollette was driving!
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By the way, my dad said that this rally will not be connected with Manresa... Whatever it is, my parents are still going to manresa! ( and hopefully me )
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So I take it that its just a Pyranees rally then, do you have dates yet? Sorry to confuse you but Thumper is just a pet name for my Isetta.
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So I take it that its just a Pyranees rally then, do you have dates yet? Sorry to confuse you but Thumper is just a pet name for my Isetta.
No, we dpnt have any precise dates, but on the site it says about juin.
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Dear Jean
Within an hour of Johnathan posting the item I had written and set it in the magazine.
No hanging about at Micro Towers.
Chris Thomas
Deputy Editor Rumcar News
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So I take it that its just a Pyranees rally then, do you have dates yet? Sorry to confuse you but Thumper is just a pet name for my Isetta.
Hi Bob,
No fixed dates yet, depends on interest. Once enough people/cars my mum will book the venue and publish the dates.
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No hanging about at Micro Towers.
Micro Towers, the only towers that you can build within permitted development in your rear garden being under 4 meters high! Also available Mini Mosques, free glass with every second order. We'll be round in the Regal, soon as, to lay the footings. Also funeral directors, stiffs a speciality. Slater Nazi. (Apologies MPFC)
Pyrenees Rally - since it is an enthusiast organised event I get the impression it evolves to match the performance of those working vehicles that attend so while the mix might be Lomax to Avolette the idea is to have fun in the sun. The crucial element is to arrive with something that works as Nick is not looking to provide running restoration support. Talking to peeps that have been it seems to rather hark back to the older way of mucking about with cars, a good trough into the bargain followed by some shandys or a sherbet rather than standing about in a field hoping someone is going to be impressed by your weird car. The French are not really into classic cars as such and most could not give a baguette if it is a mega rare Dundridge Willywhomper worth thousands. They are going to think you are very silly and/or have too much money. Why would you not want the ubiquitous small white van? Get Thumper over there!
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Dundridge Willywhomper , I'm restoring one of those at the moment! Its the left handed whimwham model with mushy nibblet synchromesh. Vary vary rare!
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Dundridge Willywhomper , I'm restoring one of those at the moment! Its the left handed whimwham model with mushy nibblet synchromesh. Vary vary rare!
Oh, isn't that the unknown prototype ;)
;D
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i didnt know there was one ;)
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i didnt know there was one ;)
Don't tell me you don't know the whimwham version ;)
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What? Dickie never heard of the Whimwham? They was built in Sussex , a small village called Piltdown, mine is suspended on sky hooks in the workshop as we speak. I bought a tin of tartan paint off ebey that I am going to paint it with, should look good when finished!
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you missed my point it was only the UNKNOWN prototype that i didnt know about ;D
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first thing you should do bob is get a round tuit also available on ebay . discussed on this site before but essential for any restoration particularly when enthusiasm wanes in this cold weather :)
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What? Dickie never heard of the Whimwham? They was built in Sussex , a small village called Piltdown, mine is suspended on sky hooks in the workshop as we speak. I bought a tin of tartan paint off ebey that I am going to paint it with, should look good when finished!
Don't forget to restore ther mushy nimlet!
Ok, but the whimwham is the prototype ;)
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Marketing was a failure, allegedly, as no pretty women could be found with an ape jaw for a photoshoot. If only they had waited for the multi racial society!
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Marketing was a failure, allegedly, as no pretty women could be found with an ape jaw for a photoshoot. If only they had waited for the multi racial society!
Mind you, a fellow with a dog's head and Captain's hat would have caused a sensation, but where could such a monstrosity be found?!
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Well Piltdown fooled the "scientific" community for 40 years and Mr Hitch has been stringing us along for about the same time, maybe big Revelations are afoot,, my guess is that he is a hoax and is really from Essex! All the characteristics are there, wideboy car dealer :D, has a few pennies in the Postoffice ;), could big Al really be Basildon man?? :D :D
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The name is Bond. Basildon Bond.
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Well Piltdown fooled the "scientific" community for 40 years and Mr Hitch has been stringing us along for about the same time, maybe big Revelations are afoot,, my guess is that he is a hoax and is really from Essex! All the characteristics are there, wideboy car dealer :D, has a few pennies in the Postoffice ;), could big Al really be Basildon man?? :D :D
It is no secret. My dad was bought up in Ilford, went to school at Brentwood and Grandad retired to Frinton - inside the gates! That is why I know about dodgy Essex types. Great Grandfather was a builder turned property developer. The one before that built railway viaducts. So there you have it I am a bit of a Jock, a Scauser, Welsh and Essex. All the places I refuse to buy cars from! The mid point between is Oxfordshire where Hobbits like Root live.
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But surely Root is an Ent?!
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But surely Root is an Ent?!
Not sure. The test is when you get 'hasty'. If you create a far amount of carnage or throw Isettas into the backs of vans that is Entish behaviour. So is not being very visable at events while being rather obvious. Hobbits just spend much of their life having a good time of it and apparantly hardly ever work despite having a rather middle class lifestyle - very Oxfordshire. We have rather hobbity meetings where we eat, drink, talk and be merry every Sat plus various pub nights. The main reason Root is not present is he does not move very well so maybe he has Hourn tendancy. I would like to be Tom Bombadil but there we are.
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Dear Jean
Within an hour of Johnathan posting the item I had written and set it in the magazine.
No hanging about at Micro Towers.
Chris Thomas
Deputy Editor Rumcar News
Hi Chris,
I saw on the mag that you put on our rally, but we forgot to send you the contact details! For anyone who is interested, please send an email to PyreneesRally@gmail.com
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