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Bubble Car Museum

Posted: Fri Oct 24, 2014 11:55 am
by panky
We'll be there this weekend if anyone wants to pop in and say hello. Camping with a few Commer friends, near Boston Lincs :D

Re: Bubble Car Museum

Posted: Thu Oct 30, 2014 11:01 pm
by irmscher
Don't forget the photos :D

Re: Bubble Car Museum

Posted: Thu Oct 30, 2014 11:31 pm
by panky
Oh OK then :D

What a lovely little place, so much more than bubble cars 8)

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My Auto-Sleeper

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If Darth Vader had a scooter

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This reminded me of the TARDIS, bubbles in space and time

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Nut Shell folding caravan, can you tell what the wheel arches are made from?

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Some lovely bikes on show

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I liked the Berkleys 8)

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What ever this was it was ace

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Dream kitchen

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We missed a trip to see the Lancaster at a nearby airfield but I was busy picking up something for Ted :wink:

Great place with very friendly locals too :D

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Re: Bubble Car Museum

Posted: Fri Oct 31, 2014 11:23 pm
by irmscher
Some great pictures :D I used to have a Maico mobile and an NSU Prima in the 90,s.The commer was a great van and even better as a caravanette better than the Thames Trader of the same period

Re: Bubble Car Museum

Posted: Mon Nov 03, 2014 2:06 am
by IaininTenbury
Looks a good outing at a great location! I also look forward to having a Commer that moves under its own power one day!
Nutshell caravan wings? Looks suspiciously like a bisected washing up bowl, but I may be wrong... :)

Re: Bubble Car Museum

Posted: Mon Nov 03, 2014 9:54 am
by panky
Pretty close, it's half a baby bath :D

Re: Bubble Car Museum

Posted: Tue Mar 03, 2015 6:33 pm
by sid
i've never been to the museum..but i see their National Rally is in June.just wondering if my old Herald would make it that far! :-?

Re: Bubble Car Museum

Posted: Tue Mar 03, 2015 6:49 pm
by panky
I see the rally is near Warwick this year, we were invited to attend last years event, at Wetherby racecourse, with the Commers from Commervanfan. Very interesting and some very unusual vehicles :D We're at the bottom of the photo gallery for the 2014 rally 8)
The museum is well worth a visit if you're in the area.

'just wondering if my old Herald would make it that far!'

You could always borrow a Minor :wink:

Re: Bubble Car Museum

Posted: Tue Mar 03, 2015 7:44 pm
by sid
thanks for that panky..didn't realise the rally is at Hatton :D think my Herald should make it the 36 miles there :) will the Commer club be attending? super vans IMO

Re: Bubble Car Museum

Posted: Tue Mar 03, 2015 9:09 pm
by panky
No not this year. We were invited by a guy with a micro car collection who bought a Commer van of a friend of mine - he's restoring it and is going to cart his bubble cars around in it :D

'think my Herald should make it the 36 miles there '

But will it make the 36 miles back :wink:

Re: Bubble Car Museum

Posted: Sun Mar 08, 2015 9:04 am
by sid
panky wrote:No not this year. We were invited by a guy with a micro car collection who bought a Commer van of a friend of mine - he's restoring it and is going to cart his bubble cars around in it :D

'think my Herald should make it the 36 miles there '

But will it make the 36 miles back :wink:
no problem! it's all downhill from there to my house :wink:

Re: Bubble Car Museum

Posted: Fri Aug 07, 2015 6:00 pm
by sid
panky..i spotted a Commer/Dodge van on the A34 (iirc) this week.red with a white stripe,can't remember the lettering on the side :cry: looked very smart!

Re: Bubble Car Museum

Posted: Fri Aug 07, 2015 6:18 pm
by panky
If it's the one I'm thinking of I know the guy in his Post Office Engineers van :D He would have been heading south after or Commerfest at the weekend.

Re: Bubble Car Museum

Posted: Fri Aug 07, 2015 6:32 pm
by panky
Was this the one

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Re: Bubble Car Museum

Posted: Fri Aug 07, 2015 6:40 pm
by sid
yes,that's the one! :D

Re: Bubble Car Museum

Posted: Fri Aug 07, 2015 7:05 pm
by panky
He was heading home to Devon and the Postbus came down, to the event in Yorkshire, from Scotland :)