Don't think Dave will be doing this one Baz, maybe the Hopetoun one....

Bloomin windy, showers but in spite of that a nice relaxing day in good company, really enjoyed meeting all the new guys, and thanks for all the tips and elbow grease on paintwork restoration amongst other stuff lol. Must have been 8 of us showed up in the end.

Real shame about the lad ?Sparky who lost his clutch on the way up though as well as earning what sounds like a nasty hole in his wallet

Going to sort out a mound of pics which I'll post later after doing the shopping My personal favourite was the red Ferrari Dino parked up next to the 355, they are such attention-seekers rolling up late so that the only available space is right in the centre....

We had at least a sheltered spot further down the field but there were only a few moments when it felt safe to open the bonnet, excepting those spivs who have replacement struts of course

Hey guys.

What an eventful day.

Thanks to all who made the effort to attend. Good to see we got parked in a good spot. Just enough space in the end!!

On the way there...

Unfortunately, after ronnie tried to race me, and lost, he lost his clutch pedal.



Me and Barry werent taking any chances...



Ronnie missed Stans chat about getting the car off the road as far as you can and getting out...



In comparison...



All joking aside Ronnie, hopefully an easy fix!!

Me and Baz waited until the AA guy arrived and then headed off to SICD to meet up with the rest.

I'll leave the event pics to the others. Good to see Hubby and Baz again. Nice to meet Duffy and Edinburgh. Didnt get much a chance to speak to the other guys sorry.

Looking forward to the pics!!

Ross

Another good meet guys, great to see some new faces and always nice to catch up with the regulars

really sorry to hear about your car ronnie and hope you get it sorted out soon and will see you at hopetoun house

heres a few pics i took on my phone:

getting ready for the show


show time


My favorite


weather was much better than i thought it would be, just a shame about the wind

hope to see everyone again at hopetoun house in august

Ok here's a few round comparisons...



Sure there are some rogues in there, but a nice variety of styles; not sure about the "olympic rings" one though....

Now an oldie, turning circle of 26 ft, yep, can just as easily flip itself over if going too fast, but still has the original paintwork on the rims even if the body's had a recoat. Not bad for 46 years old!


Now why don't we have more space to work in under the hood...


Couldn't fall in love with this styling even if it has won umpteen accolades...


These were eyecatching:

and



and this Alfa styling over the rear screen is cunningly subtle in spite of the generous overhang



t'other end..



but this was my favourite...



Now a few precious examples...



Roll on Hopetoun...hope all got home safely in the end

Looks like you guys got really good weather in the end

As usual, everyones car looking fantastic! Really wish i was there.

Great job on the paintwork Andrew. Its looking really mint.

Sorry to hear your misfortunes Ronnie. Don't let this put you off coops! So whats the details? clutch slave went? buggered pressure plate? You've just replaced it as well didn't you?

No one showed of their engine bays this year??

Kelv the reason why there were no open jaws is that they would have blown off apart from a couple of minutes calm...
Apart from an odd shower it was fine and the grass was firm, just an odd coffee or two req. to keep out the draught

Incidentally the coffee stall guy who had Italian equipment and tasty stuff on sale expressed an interest in getting into the Hopetoun House scene, having been been rebuffed last year. I took his business card thinking of putting his name forward this year but made no promises of course, wondering if the stalls at Hopetoun are a bit of a closed shop....

Also neglected to post this wee gem of a pic:


Thanks to Duffy [and daughter] for that

Glad you guys had a great day, sorry for messing it up abit.

The pictures taken are excellent

Hopefully meet all you guys again at the next one.

Thanks to everyone for their advice and help at the side of the road and a very special thanks to the guys who waited in the rain with me whilist I stood away from my car, thanks guys

This car really pushes me

Ended up with a tow to Morrisions, to check the motor over, then a TWO hour toe back home where the car sits on the driveway now, hopefully Ill know tonight what happened to it.

When the aa guy got out of the van with a mask on I felt like a small child.

As for the GAZIBO, it was in the back of the car with a chair, but none of my shinning nights in armour would take it for the last half an hour drive, so came back with me and is back in the shed, all that fuss, I know , I know

Sorry I couldnt make it all the way, but I did try , now I have got to get to the bank statement (AA ) before Janice or there will be trouble

Cheers Ronnie

I did Kelvster, it was however not at the meet

Well I was gonna put up some pics but after looking through all the other excellent photos my ones would be just repeating them!

Felt gutted for poor Ronnie,his car was looking fingers crossed it'll be sorted for Hopetoun so it can get a proper showing . As usual it was good to catch up with old friends and meet new ones who'll hopefully make it along to the next meet .

Baz

Some nice pics there,

Sorry to hear about the clutch issue ronnie was looking forward too seeing your coupe again as it was my favorite one last year.

Hubby your car is looking ace with the plus front end now, that bumper I gave you came up well;-)

Liked the bumble bee coupe was pretty cool!

I have lots of pics but I can't find the lead for my phone but however managed to upload them to facebook. Too much farting about to get them up on here from my phone.

Roll on hopetoun

Colin

Ahh that answers it The wind can't be anywhere as bad as Crail...or can it?

I'm not sure about this years arrangement but the management of Hopetoun house were not too keen on external catering before due to obvious reasons. Hopefully it would be different this year though. If its a stall selling exclusively italian produce then its worth putting it forward...

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