stevietuck
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So iv been lurking around on here for a year or two now and just love this forum. I'm on everyday checking out my fave build threads and looking through the for sale ads lusting and wishing!! I don't own a retro at the moment but hope to change that once I can come up with the funds. I love the community on here and love to read the likes of bruce and the area 52 guys and what they have been getting up to. So my question is this.... am I alone up here? I live in the north of Scotland a wee town called forres in moray its on the east coast about 25 miles from inverness. Does anyone on here live anywhere near me? if so get in touch please I'm a reasonably compatant home mechanic and have done a few engine conversions in my time plus the usual keeping my car mot,ed and running and I would love to meet up with like minded people in my area. My local area is pretty popular with holiday makers too so if any of you find yourself in my neck of the woods or are planning a holiday up here (there are some lovely b roads up here) please feel free to give me a shout I would love to hear from you. Well I think that's all iv got to say for now folks other than to say apologies for my spelling, spannering is one thing spelling is another!! There is nothing worse than seeing my spelling mistakes underlined in red but not knowing how to fix them!  Thanks for reading hope to hear from someone soon lol! cheers steve  |
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Hi Steve, I'm afraid I can't help with people in your area, after all, it looks a fair distance! Many thanks for the kind words and if you are ever in or near Bristol, please do get in touch - you're more than welcome to stop by Area 52. Likewise, if I'm ever up your way, I'll certainly give you a shout. You're about 540 miles from me so it probably won't be any time soon, but I do want to 'do' Scotlandshire sometime, so maybe in the next year or so I'll plan some kind of road trip. I do hope you find some others more local to you that you can meet up with and help each other out with various car related bits. If you have any kind of garage or workshop space (or even driveway space, but that's probably even more of an issue weatherwise where you are?) then I look forward to seeing you get a retro project of some kind and start a build thread for it. In the meantime, have a shot from the weekend of a retro on the (south) west coast.  |
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Aug 13, 2013 10:17:36 GMT
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ABCarPix is up in Scotland  |
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stevietuck
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Aug 13, 2013 10:22:23 GMT
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Thanks for your kind words bruce, you really should plan a trip up here from what I have read on a few of your threads your a keen walker and Scotland has plenty to offer there.I'm very lucky living in such a lovely part of the world I moved up here from Doncaster some years ago so iv had my fair chare of towns and citys and don't miss them much at all lol! The only thing I do miss is the availability of things,when you live up here you get used to traveling long distances to get what you want or need.I once went all the way to blackpool for an rs turbo van and I'm sick of sellers on ebay telling me I don't live on the uk mainland!! why cant they use royal mail then they would,nt need to charge me stupid money for delivery!!! Anyway thanks again for your reply I'm now off to read your how to take a photo thread as iv just got a half decent camera.Cheers steve. |
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stevietuck
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Aug 13, 2013 10:24:06 GMT
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Thanks Gem do you know where abouts? cheers steve.
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stevietuck
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Aug 13, 2013 10:28:27 GMT
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I just googled him hes in Glasgow which is 175 miles from me but thanks for your input. cheers steve. |
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Aug 13, 2013 11:45:18 GMT
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I live in France now, but am originally from Aberdeen and am back there 2 or 3 times a year. I think there is at least one other member from Aberdeen, and iirc someone else a while back mentioned Peterhead or thereabouts.
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1986 Panda 4x4.
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Aug 13, 2013 19:03:05 GMT
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How do, Stevie. I've been up Moray way once. Wow : how sleepy is Cromarty on a busy Saturday afternoon  ? Jeez, I must have seen almost 6 people. It ain't like that all the time is it? Tell folks they can get there by travelling on the UK's smallest ferry Have you checked out regional groups of various national car clubs? You might find some local activity. |
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stevietuck
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Dave thanks for the info hows life in France? Darryl Ha ha! yeah if your looking for a great nightlife and plenty of shops then F**K off somewhere else lol! this is a local shop for local people! My daughter has just got a house near Cromarty its a lovely wee place eh. Overdrive iv just had a quick squint at your thread before work, good work with the tree removal mate.So where abouts are you then? Aberdeen? Peterhead? I'm heading over that way this weekend to my brothers at Kintore to get the use of the lovely big double garage that he has. I don't have a garage or a drive even and to make matters worse I live on a hill so jacking a car up outside my house can be "fun"!! Right I better go get ready for work thanks to you all for getting in touch cheers steve. |
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Can't help with members up your way as I'm from down south too, Edinburgh:-)
May be up your way in a couple of months to.visit my Great Uncle in Findhorn :-)
Lovely up that way:-)
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ToolsnTrack
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Am i alone up here?ToolsnTrack
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Aug 14, 2013 10:17:20 GMT
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Stevie, I'm in Kinneff, south of Stonehaven.
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ric1
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Aug 14, 2013 12:14:09 GMT
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Aug 15, 2013 11:51:40 GMT
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My girlfriend is from Lossiemouth. She's lived down here (Kent) since was a teenager though, but she still has family there and we visit, we are hoping to go back again in October. I have always lived in or near London, so it's a different world to me, I love it!
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stevietuck
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Thanks to everyone for getting in touch. I think the thing to do is maybe have a look for local car clubs then once iv met some if the folk involved I'll drag them all on here! Bigalan and garrett if you are up this way please feel free to give me a shout. Thanks again everyone. Steve. |
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bobmcr
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Stevie, I'm Aberdeen based too but unfortunately no toys at the moment after moving house. It's good to find out there are more of us up here.
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stevietuck
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Hi bobmcr nice to here from you mate, like you say its good to find like minded folk up here.So do you have any plans for new toys? does your new house have a garage? I'm mulling over the idea of converting my front garden in to parking space just now not that I've mentioned it to my other half yet lol! |
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Aug 18, 2013 17:06:38 GMT
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I'm in udny station bud work as a tech at john clark bmw looking at getting a project soon my friend has a spaceframed morris with a c20xe another a morris stock few of us with retro stuff
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stevietuck
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Aug 20, 2013 10:05:17 GMT
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Corsasean where is udny station?
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Aug 20, 2013 11:47:38 GMT
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Inbetween aberdeen and ellon/ peterhead
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Thanks for reading hope to hear from someone soon lol! cheers steve 
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? Jeez, I must have seen almost 6 people. It ain't like that all the time is it?
