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Post by ASL642 »

Hi, what is it about guys? stomachs and cars?!!! :lol:

I know there are going to be catering facilities but cant tell you just how many and when they're opening. Suggest you PM pcg 520 (Andrew Stone) or andrew.stone@mmoc.org.uk.

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Post by ASL642 »

Sorry that should read pgc 520. :oops:

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Post by leafie »

Sadly :( I won’t be able to attend this year because of health problems but I hope you all have a good time.
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Post by bigginger »

Awwww. You'll be missed, Marina wheels and all
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:D
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Post by pgc520 »

If you scroll down you will find a thread with the types of food that are available. :D
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Post by rayofleamington »

Hope you're still ok Iain! Whiplash can take a few days to develop.
I had a big crash at the weekend (not in ther Minor) and am a bit stiff and bruised - although not nearly as bad as my passenger! :(

As a result I am unlikely to get the pick up MOT's for the national - front suspension is nearly finished but it needs a lot of welding.
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Post by dalebrignall »

ive sent off my form now so ill be going
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Post by ASL642 »

Great news, see you there Dale, safe journey! :D

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Post by Stubee »

Well I've committed to going now, setting off early Sat and camping overnight. Anyone else travelling from SW up the M5 on Sat morning? Looking forward to it.
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Traders

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Anyone know what traders will be there this weekend?
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Post by wibble_puppy »

ESM and Bull Motif and JLH, are the ones I know about :)

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Traders at the National

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We have abour 30 stalls + the car boot sellers on Sat. Should keep you busy. :D

CLUB SPARES

MASONs Autos

Andrew PARFITT

MGM

IAN ALLEN

R PLANT Oxford parts

TOM ROY

MIDSUSSEX

D POWELL Tools

Minor Developments

T HOLLOWS

MINOR SURPLUS

Ian MACKENZIE Restorations + Display

M WALLIS

PJ COVERS

ESM MMC BATH

MINOR MEDICS

NEWTON COMMS

CHARLES WARE

Bull Motiff

Birmingham Morris Minor Centre
JLH Restorations

POOKS BOOKS, Plus about another 6-8 stalls whos trade names I haven't got to hand.

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Post by paulharker »

IaininTenbury wrote:I'll be there with the stall, but the van is looking unlikely after last night...

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Think it'll live again, but probably not in time for the national :(
Nooooo!!!!! :cry: :cry: :cry:

BPA 165B (aka 'the Shed') was my first car - very sad to see what's happened & hope you're ok Iain! Been meaning to track you down for a while now to ask how it was, & someone on another forum that I post on regularly is rebuilding a van & to cut a long story short, this came up in the conversation.

Both myself & the previous owner (friend of the family) miss this car - hope you'll be rebuilding it! Here's some of the very few pictures that I have:

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I'm sure that you will recognise the venue :wink: :D
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Post by Rasputin »

I recognise it,the red pickup with the chairs behind is mine! :D
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Post by rayofleamington »

Aha - I recognise the van in that '2-tone' colour scheme
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Post by paulharker »

Yes, it was rather distinctive..... Rose Taupe is the original colour though, but it was light blue when I bought it in '97 as my first car, with the intention of carrying out a rolling rebuild. I still miss it & hope to have another Moggy again one day!
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Post by IaininTenbury »

Hi Paul,
Nice to hear from you again. Sorry about the van, but it will be rebuilt! It got named 'Gaffa' soon after we bought it due to the temporary repairs onthe van body, and the name stuck even after the gaffa tape was replaced with metal... We did the JOGLE run in 2004 in Gaffa when I proposed to Rebecca at John O'Groats. We then used Gaffa as honeymoon transport in 2006 doing a tour of the Outer Hebrides before going on to John O'Groats again and doing the JOGLE Run. Seemed appropriate really....
I sort of continued doing the rolling resto theme which is why more colours of primer appeared as time went by and it only got the shiny top coat last November, the week before it went on the club stand at the NEC (probably the car with the freshest paint at the show!) so was doubly miffed about the accident. Even more so that I hadn't upped the insurance value after the paint job and the new bits went on... It even broke the dynamo that I fitted 4 days before the accident :roll:

Anyway, I've had lots of support from folk in the club and have now got nearly all the bits I need. Found a bonnet and bumper at the National Rally, and now the insurance assesor has seen it I can get stuck in with the repairs. It has been declared a write off, but I insisted on keeping it, so I'll find out what they'll pay out in due course.

Happier days:
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Even happier ones:
Wedding and honeymoon trip round the Hebrides and John O'Groats:
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Btw sorry for hijacking this thread, but its a bit late now for whos going to the national anyway... :)
cheers
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Post by IaininTenbury »

Nice to see the Avoncroft pictures, oddly I didn't get any at the time which showed the van I bought later! Was a good weekend that one.
cheers
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Marina p.u., '56 Morris Isis Traveller, a '59 Morris JB van, a'66 J4 van, a '54 Land Rover, Land Rover 130, Renault 5, '36Railton, '35 Hudson, a Mk1 Transit and a Sherpa Camper...

A car can be restored at any time, but is only original once!
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