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Post by colinroverp5 on Sept 17, 2008 21:57:53 GMT
As a first timer to the show , has the club members any piece of advice ? We are flying in on Friday morning from Belfast for the day. So has the club got a cheaper price for tickets? Is there any trade stand or Club stand other than the Rover P5 club stand we should not miss? Best place to grab lunch ?etc. or general advice.
Regards Colin
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Post by David on Sept 22, 2008 11:41:08 GMT
First thing Colin is get there early. We have been going for the last few years and still have not managed to see everything - it is massive!
A special club discount offer appeared in the last issue of Take Five - see the events section in the magazine.
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Post by colinroverp5 on Sept 26, 2008 21:41:23 GMT
Thanks for the advise.
Regards Colin
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Post by David on Oct 30, 2008 12:09:39 GMT
Just a reminder to everyone that the Rover P5 Club stand will feature a early MkI P5 along with an award winning 3,5 coupe.
Pop along to the stand and say hi. You will receive, as always, a warm and friendly welcome.
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Post by David on Nov 11, 2008 11:34:05 GMT
THIS WEEKEND FOLKS!
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Post by richardzf on Nov 16, 2008 0:32:55 GMT
Went today. Excellent display orgainsed by Vicki and her ladies and gentlemen, and Ray. Three stunning cars on display on 'our' stand (one of each). Also the RSR, P4 D.G., P6s, the SD1 Club and a club dedicated solely to Coupes. To do it justice, you will have to arrive early and spend all day there. Be sure to wander into the smaller halls and inspect the (unusually coloured: Cameron Green, ex-J.M's car) P5B SAloon for sale at £16,500.
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Post by dorsetflyer on Nov 16, 2008 16:06:43 GMT
Who is JM Richard?
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Post by Kev on Nov 16, 2008 16:45:14 GMT
He means J.Murphy. Big Kev. ;D
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Post by lagain on Nov 16, 2008 22:07:41 GMT
An excellent show. I went on my bike so saved the £8 parking charge and avoided the queuing on the M6 !
Also saw John Murphy's car (Sadly John died a little while ago). It did not look quite as good as I remember from some years back, but with very little work it would be. It is a genuine car and good value. I wonder if it sold.
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Post by richardzf on Nov 16, 2008 22:46:55 GMT
George, Doesn't your Gold Wing&aPrayer have sat.nav? Why would you be queuing on the M6? Surely M25/40/42 would've got you there quicker? Shortly after we left, the heavens opened and there was a goodly downpour. Did you become endampened yourself? I imagine the open roads of Sussex on a bright, sunny, summer's day could be quite fun. A bike in the dark, on a motorway, in the rain? Doesn't sound like too much fun to me!
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Post by dorsetflyer on Nov 17, 2008 16:21:51 GMT
He means J.Murphy. Big Kev. ;D Thanks for the info Kev.
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Post by glennr on Nov 17, 2008 19:44:40 GMT
I actually have a interesting article featuring JM's Car. I believe it was cameron green. I will try to scan it and post it.
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Post by lagain on Nov 17, 2008 19:49:00 GMT
Ah, Richard, ;D brain error, it was the M42 where I would have got stuck if I had been in a car! The M6 was fine. Yes I have recently purchased a sat nav for my Yamahaha and when I needed petrol recently I pushed the symbol and it led me into a cul-de-sac, full of houses ! As for the rain and the dark, I was home by 5.30 !! Next is a picture of the Cameron Green Coupe
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Post by lagain on Nov 17, 2008 20:05:05 GMT
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Post by richardzf on Nov 18, 2008 13:17:22 GMT
George, Since when did Yamaha start manufacturing Golden Wings? Don't Honda mind? How many litres do you have? What does it do to the gallon? I was reading a ROVER car sales brochure last evening from 1931. It covered a bewildering array of models that year. The Two Litre, the Light Twenty and Meteor and the 10/25hp all came with a variety of body styles, which aren't all illustrated. In the specifications it quotes 'oil consumption'. The three engine sizes, 2,023cc, 2,565cc and 1,185cc are claimed to do 1,000 to 1,500 miles per gallon! Yes, gallon, not pint! I'm not sure whether stating this is something that a car manufacturere could have been proud of, some sort of sales promotional tool, or if it was a requirement of the Government of the day to come clean about the car's 'Green Credentials' (or distinct lack of them!) One of the optional extras offered on the Two Litre 'Regal' along with front and rear bumpers, direction indicators and a rear stop light was a 'carella'. Anyone have a clue what a 'carella' might be, or do? Sat. navs., generally speaking are very helpful, but I'm sure the U.S. military (who are forever at it, trying to keep the sats. geo-stationary) squirt out strange 'messages' just to keep us all on our toes. Was anyone resident in the cul-de-sac able to provide you with petrol? Very nice snap of John's (former) car. Am I right in thinking that J.M. made up a framework stretched with gauze that he could drop in behind the grille to stop insects from committing suicide against his radiator?
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Post by lagain on Nov 18, 2008 18:48:12 GMT
Yamaha do not make a Gold Wing, you are correct, it is a Honda. Mine is an FJR 1300, it does nearly 50 miles to the gallon and gets to 60 in about 4 seconds ! It is also exempt from the congestion charge, but sneaky Westminster now charge for parking, which is outrageous. In 30 years of owning japanese motorbikes I do not think that I have ever had one that either used much oil in the engine or dripped onto the floor. The other day I was sitting at a 'bikers' meeting point looking at a manky (1957 and appologies to enthusiasts) old Triumph that was creating its own oil slick in the car park. The proud owner said that he never needed to change the oil, just top it up !
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Post by Warwick on Nov 18, 2008 23:38:46 GMT
One of the optional extras offered on the Two Litre 'Regal' along with front and rear bumpers, direction indicators and a rear stop light was a 'carella'. Anyone have a clue what a 'carella' might be, or do? It wasn't a typo Richard, was it? I can tell you what a corella is. It's a small white cockatoo (parrot) with an orange coloured head. They hang around in large numbers and make a bloody awful noise at dusk and dawn. They eat grubs and beetles that burrow into trees and they have a rather nasty hooked beak that enables them to rip open the wood and get at the insects. They can have a devastating effect on wooden houses, particularly if the cladding or window frames are soft cedar. They will tear the place to shreds looking for grubs. Now, if one was to keep a corella in one's Rover, one could be assured that the decorative woodwork would never become infested with grubs or furniture beetle.
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