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Apr 14, 2007 12:21:49 GMT
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It must be a record...to go to a show, get back, upload the pics AND do a short piece before lunchtime. The reasons are twofold. Firstly it all took place five minutes drive from home, and secondly I was at a 40th birthday party last night and feel utterly dreadful. Ah well, here goes... Arrived at Hopwood Services at about 10:45, expecting maybe 50 cars. Was most surprised to see this.....  Whoa....Longbridge produce everywhere. Here's some of the best ones.  Stunning 1750 Allegro, truly magnificent (if you'd have told me 20 years ago I'd be using words like 'magnificent' when referring to one of these, you'd have been locked up)  Sebring-kitted BGT   Nice pair of modified Landcrabs.  There's something about a Clubman with two-up-two-downs...  HOW rare? Prototype Austin Ant, from 1968 ;D  Lovely old pair of Wolseleys...a 6/110 and a 1500. From there I sprinted on up ahead of the convoy to Cofton Park, bumped into a few old friends from a Mini club I used to be a member of (which was nice), and carried on snapping, getting ever more dehydrated and feeling generally Uncle Dick.  Another mint All-Aggro.  This A40 was stunning. The more I see them, the more I want one, and this was just about as perfect as you'll find.  This one's more like the one I'll invariably end up with though, proper original Rat-Look   Really early cable-change 1500 Maxi.  At this point it was getting unbearably hot, and with a head that felt increasingly like Giant Haystacks had been sitting on it, and a mouth as dry as Julie Andrews' gusset  ....I headed home. Check out the rest of the pics here: s116.photobucket.com/albums/o11/BrianDamaged/Pride%20Of%20Longbridge%2014-4-07/?start=0 |
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Apr 14, 2007 12:36:00 GMT
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curse word it  Couldn't make it. Looked fantastic too Seen a few driving about though  |
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Apr 14, 2007 12:43:06 GMT
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Brilliant! Love the super-early Maxi |
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slater
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Apr 14, 2007 12:46:01 GMT
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Nice one, i wish i lived nearer to Brum!
any metros?
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Apr 14, 2007 13:13:39 GMT
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Only a couple, both of which I'd snapped at Weston Park.....plus the 6R4-alike and Mk2 VDP in the photo album :-)
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Apr 14, 2007 13:48:17 GMT
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Wow! Good to see such support for this event. Shame my Metro is stuck out on the road waiting for me to finish 2CV repairs...
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Apr 14, 2007 13:48:21 GMT
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Cool pics.
I cant help but be attracted to BL stuff of the 70s/80s!
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Apr 14, 2007 15:56:04 GMT
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I can't either. I've got a real Wedge urge at the moment - Princess or TR7. This can't be healthy!
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1986 Citroen 2CV Dolly Other things. Check out my Blog for the latest! www.hubnut.org |
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Apr 14, 2007 17:32:17 GMT
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plums, when was this???
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1987 Maestro 1.6 HL perkins diesel conversion 1986 Audi 100 Avant 1800cc on LPG 1979 Allegro Series 2 special 4 door 1500cc with vynil roof. IN BITS. HERITAGE ISSUES.  |
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dimebar
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Apr 14, 2007 17:40:56 GMT
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I can't either. I've got a real Wedge urge at the moment - Princess or TR7. This can't be healthy! I am just loading my pics of today now so will get them up asap but as soon as your see the TR7 that turned up quite late you will make your mind up me thinks  |
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jdmini
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Apr 14, 2007 17:42:35 GMT
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i've been looking at tr7's too....but seem too dear for me to insure.
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Apr 14, 2007 19:03:23 GMT
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Today, at Cofton Park. To be honest, it still fills me with sadness to see the place as it is now. I took one shot across the park (I think it's in the Photobucket album somewhere) as I was walking in where people were enjoying themselves as they have for generations, only this time in the background is a barren wasteland where there used to be a factory. I didn't post it up here as this ain't the place for pontificating about the parlous state of the British Manufacturing Industry, I figured I'd let the cars speak for themselves. Suffice to say that as i was walking back to the car, a battered Escort Van came up Groveley Lane, speakers on the roof blasting out Pomp And Circumstance, liberally plastered in BNP stickers. Left a sour taste in the mouth...... |
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Last Edit: Apr 14, 2007 19:08:26 GMT by briandamaged
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dimebar
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Apr 14, 2007 20:38:27 GMT
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Apr 14, 2007 20:42:55 GMT
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I think I used to own that VP 1500!!!!!!
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1974 Lancia Beta Saloon
1975 Mazda 929 Coupé
1986 Mazda 929 Wagon
1979 Mazda 929 Hardtop
1982 Fiat Argenta 2.0 iniezione elettronica
1977 Toyota Carina TA14
1989 Subaru 1800 Wagon
1982 Hyundai Pony 1200TL 2-dr
1985 Hyundai Pony 1200 GL
1986 Maserati 425 Biturbo
1992 Rover 214 SEi 5-dr
2000 Rover 45 V6 Club
1994 Peugeot 205 'Junior' Diesel
1988 Volvo 760 Turbodiesel Saloon
1992 Talbot Express Autosleeper Rambler
2003 Renault Laguna SPEARS OR REAPERS
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dimebar
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Apr 14, 2007 20:43:31 GMT
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I think I used to own that VP 1500!!!!!! Really it was minty fresh |
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Apr 14, 2007 20:45:10 GMT
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Hmm, maybe not then... I did have a brown VP1500 and that reg is familiar, but mine was not gonna win any shows in a hurry.
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1974 Lancia Beta Saloon
1975 Mazda 929 Coupé
1986 Mazda 929 Wagon
1979 Mazda 929 Hardtop
1982 Fiat Argenta 2.0 iniezione elettronica
1977 Toyota Carina TA14
1989 Subaru 1800 Wagon
1982 Hyundai Pony 1200TL 2-dr
1985 Hyundai Pony 1200 GL
1986 Maserati 425 Biturbo
1992 Rover 214 SEi 5-dr
2000 Rover 45 V6 Club
1994 Peugeot 205 'Junior' Diesel
1988 Volvo 760 Turbodiesel Saloon
1992 Talbot Express Autosleeper Rambler
2003 Renault Laguna SPEARS OR REAPERS
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Apr 16, 2007 10:49:11 GMT
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Brian, do you think this will be a yearly event?
If id kept my eye on the ball I could have taken my shonky Rover, I might have even given it a clean too.
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1987 Maestro 1.6 HL perkins diesel conversion 1986 Audi 100 Avant 1800cc on LPG 1979 Allegro Series 2 special 4 door 1500cc with vynil roof. IN BITS. HERITAGE ISSUES. |
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Apr 16, 2007 12:13:13 GMT
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Brian, do you think this will be a yearly event? If id kept my eye on the ball I could have taken my shonky Rover, I might have even given it a clean too. Yeah, according to my local rag the Rover Community Action Trust are set to run the Pride Of Longbridge Rally every year at around the the time of the anniversary of MG Rover's demise. ;D |
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Apr 16, 2007 12:17:12 GMT
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Ill have to pop along next time, it looked fun!
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1987 Maestro 1.6 HL perkins diesel conversion 1986 Audi 100 Avant 1800cc on LPG 1979 Allegro Series 2 special 4 door 1500cc with vynil roof. IN BITS. HERITAGE ISSUES. |
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Apr 16, 2007 12:18:16 GMT
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Stunning 1750 Allegro, truly magnificent (if you'd have told me 20 years ago I'd be using words like 'magnificent' when referring to one of these, you'd have been locked up) Another mint All-Aggro. Allegros are looking pretty tasty lately, especially that top one ;D And i wonder what the woman in the Maestros laughing at? lol |
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....I headed home.
Couldn't make it. Looked fantastic too 
