New member from Horncastle

Post by **BigStew** » Mon Jul 28, 2008 10:39 pm

Well I took the plunge yesterday and bought my 1st Morris , involved a 500 mile round trip from Horncastle to Anglesey. 1st job is an engine service as it really needs a good tune up , plugs and points etc. Went out for the first time this evening ,it was quite an eye opener as my other car is a Jeep Grand Cherokee 4.7l V8.
Are there any other members in the Horncastle area ?

Post by **bigginger** » Mon Jul 28, 2008 10:40 pm

Welcome to the fold. Enjoy the Mog

Post by **BigStew** » Mon Jul 28, 2008 10:45 pm

Thanx ,also just joined the club.

Post by **ASL642** » Mon Jul 28, 2008 10:46 pm

That's not a nice attitude to take! jellymould yes! in Ireland they call them galloping maggots! but ugly - Never!! Enjoy driving Shrek.

Post by **BigStew** » Mon Jul 28, 2008 10:53 pm

Mind you I said I took it for a drive , as I'm 6ft5'' and 20 stone ,I couldn't really work out if I was driving it or wearing it !

Post by **LouiseM** » Tue Jul 29, 2008 5:20 am

Bigstew,

The MMOC Eastern Regional Rally takes place on Sunday (3rd August) at Revesby Country Fair, Horncastle. Might be worth popping along to meet up with local owners

The Lincolnshire branch is also very active:

http://www.theminorsite.co.uk/lincsbranch.php

Post by **wiglaf** » Tue Jul 29, 2008 1:43 pm

... while I now live in Cambridge, I grew up a bit to the south of Horncastle and went to school at QEGS

If you do go to Revesby, the route over the tops by Winceby is dead fun in a moggy, and you're likely to meet Will Dickson at the rally - his garage in Toynton specialises in morrises and my family have been visiting him for 20 years or so. Highly recommendable.

Happy motoring!

+ Wiglaf

Post by **bmcecosse** » Tue Jul 29, 2008 3:08 pm

I would only go 'over the tops' if you are sure of the brakes !

Post by **BigStew** » Tue Jul 29, 2008 8:19 pm

bmcecosse wrote:I would only go 'over the tops' if you are sure of the brakes !

Funny enough , thats is the route I took for my first run out !

and I'm still in one piece.

Post by **Kevin** » Wed Jul 30, 2008 9:01 am

Welcome aboard Bigstew and I hope you have lost of fun in your new Moggie and in case you dont realise there are quite a few specialists that supply spares at a better price than your local motor factors.

Post by **BigStew** » Wed Jul 30, 2008 10:08 pm

Thanx for the welcome, just got in from giving Shrek a new set of plugs and a tank of fresh petrol as it had been wrapped up in the last owners garage for the pasted year and was running very rough. Well it now runs spot on , just managed to touch 70mph down hill and an easy 60 on the flat ,without stressing things too much. Well Happy

Post by **ASL642** » Wed Jul 30, 2008 10:15 pm

It's amazing what a nice fresh drink can do for these old girls!

Post by **wiglaf** » Thu Jul 31, 2008 11:14 am

bmc, "the tops" 'round Horncastle are rather less deserving of the name than the ones you get in ecosse! It is Lincolnshire, after all... though the slope down to join the Coningsby road's pretty good for screwing a bit of extra speed out if you're thrill seeking!