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Jun 17, 2014 19:16:07 GMT
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Way back in the mists of time Retro Rides was a small community, a fair number of us managed to meet up each year at different events, the community knew who owned what and where they lived. Fast forward ten years (as it really been that long) our little community has grown, the range of shows we go to has grown, the diversity of people has grown and the diversity of cars too. I find myself now days seeing people that have a hundred posts and I realise I know nothing about them, what they drive, where they live, what shows they go to. So I figured it was time to rectify that, and to make a nice introduction for new people to the community. So here we are, a thread for introductions, it will be stickied and added to over time, in years to come we will look at this top post and thing wow, 2014 is it really that long ago... To keep things easy I reckon we can use this as a template : Name : (Only needs be your first name, or you can live by your forum handle... just a warning though from experience of having people come up to me at shows and say "Are you (stumbling pause) ... Hotwire?" your forum name can be awkward  ). Location : (Not too detailed just general area) Retro/Interesting Cars Owned : Shows Regularly Attended : Instagram, Twitter, Facebook pages : (For those who have a social presence they wish to promote, that is Facebook pages, not your personal Facebook account ) What are you hoping to do here: (Are you here looking to buy a car, or find people to go to shows with, or just say hello and show off your car, or something else?) Anything else we should know?: (Do you run a garage? A show? Draw cars? Or anything else car/retro related) Unless some smart curse word gets in first see my post below this one for example. If you click the little gear thing in the top right you can get a link to your intro post and put it in your signature if you are feeling fruity. Hurrah! LETS GO! |
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Last Edit: Jun 29, 2014 19:16:54 GMT by HoTWire
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Jun 17, 2014 19:16:18 GMT
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Name : David Location : London at the moment, but I tend to move because I get bored easily Retro/Interesting Cars Owned : Datsun Sunny B310 CoupeShows Regularly Attended : Retro Rides Gathering, Crystal Palace Sprint, Volksworld, Various race meets at Brands Hatch and East London RR Meet Instagram, Twitter, Facebook pages : The Low Set Instagram, Retro Rides Gathering Facebook, Retro Rides Facebook, The Low Set FacebookWhat are you hoping to do here: Rule the world and live out my dictatorial dreams apparently Anything else we should know?: I take no pleasure in moderating this forum and I just want to see some awesome cars, both ones we found and ones we're building, so far we're doing pretty good |
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Last Edit: Jun 17, 2014 19:16:43 GMT by HoTWire
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sonus
Europe
Posts: 1,386
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Jun 17, 2014 19:34:34 GMT
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Name : Niels
Location : Trondheim, Norway
Retro/Interesting Cars Owned : Currrently my TVR Vixen V8, lost my Zetec powered MGB GT Project in a fire this January. I've also had a '86 alfa Romeo GTV 2.0 and Citroen AX GT.
Shows Regularly Attended : Cars & Coffee in Trondheim. Hope to bring the TVR to some UK shows in the future.
What are you hoping to do here: Get inspired by other people's dreams and hopefully be able to inspirer someone else to complete or start their project!
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Current
1968 TVR VIXEN S1 V8 Prototype
2004 TVR T350C
2017 BMW 340i
Previous
BMW 325d E91LCI - sold
Alfa Romeo GTV - sold
Citroen AX GT - at the breakers
Ford Puma 1.7 - sold
Volvo V50 2.0d - sold
MGB GT - wrecked by fire
MG ZT 1.8T - sold
VW E-golf Electric - sold
Mini Countryman 1.6D -sold
Land Rover Discovery TD5 - sold
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adam73bgt
Club Retro Rides Member
Posts: 4,792
Club RR Member Number: 58
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Jun 17, 2014 19:39:24 GMT
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Name: Adam Location: Coventry or sometimes Ipswich Retro/ interesting cars owned: 1973 MGB GT and 1993 Jaguar Sovereign 4.0 (links to build threads in sig)   Shows Regularly Attended : Retro Rides Gathering.. ( need to get to more  ) can also be found at weekly Dub Club meets in Cov Instagram, Twitter, Facebook pages : Nothing noteworthy really until I get a better camera than my phone What are you hoping to do here: Build an awesome rotary MGB and get more people driving cheap luxo barges as dailies  Anything else we should know?: If you go into a Halfords and see a life size cardboard cut out of a guy smiling at you, its likely to be me  |
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Jun 17, 2014 19:44:13 GMT
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Name : Nick Location : Martock, Somerset (been here for years) Retro/Interesting Cars Owned : 1967 Vitesse 2L convertible with Megasquirt EFI and Toyota 5 speed  1996 Audi A6 Avant 2.5TDI. Not sure if it's really retro but at 263k and rising it's certainly well used! Recently sold my 1972 Triumph 2.5 PI Mk2 (also Megasquirted) Shows Regularly Attended : Not a great show goer - usually go to the Thornfalcon show, various things at the Bath & West and the RRG if it's anywhere near here Instagram, Twitter, Facebook pages : stick to forums. Club Triumph & Sideways Technologies mostly. What are you hoping to do here: Enjoy the massed creativity and hopefully contribute a bit as well. |
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Last Edit: Jun 17, 2014 21:59:39 GMT by vitesseefi
1967 Triumph Vitesse convertible (old friend)
1996 Audi A6 2.5 TDI Avant (still durability testing)
1972 GT6 Mk3 (Restored after loong rest & getting the hang of being a car again)
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Jun 17, 2014 19:58:39 GMT
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Name : Real name Austin, people call me Oz or Ozzy.
Location : North Liverpool, somewhere in between Ormskirk, Southport, Maghull and Formby.
Retro/Interesting Cars Owned : '53 Austin K9, 55' Bedford RL, '76 Minivan, '78 VW Bay camper and loads of retro motorbikes.
Shows Regularly Attended : Mostly steam rallies such as Chipping steam fair, Heskin hall, Scorton etc.
Instagram - Oztuning
What are you hoping to do here: Learn, be inspired, meet likeminded petrolheads!
Anything else we should know?:
I run my own motorcycling service and repair business, I was called Austin after my first trip home from the hospital was in a '50 Austin champ jeep, I'm a bit of an anorak for 80's Suzuki motorbikes, especially the first generation GSXR's, I do mail order ultrasonic cleaning....
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Jun 17, 2014 20:09:43 GMT
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Name : Robin Location : Brixham, Devon Retro/Interesting Cars Owned :  Daliy - Nissan Micra K10 Japanese Police car  Long Term resto/ruining - Vauxhall Chevette Bosozoku styleShows Regularly Attended : Retro Rides Gathering and a few local events Instagram: RobinXR4i Instagram - My personal account, but I try to post car related stuff inbetween endless photos of my cats and other random junk. What are you hoping to do here: Share information, learn from others and make friends Anything else we should know?: I work for a fairly large motor factors which gives me access to computer system and techincal information that can be useful for looking up awkward stuff. So if anyone could do with a filter cross referencing, finding out what a certain part no. fits or a variety of other things drop me a PM. If I can help I will. |
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Sierra - here we go again! He has an illness, it's not his fault.
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Jun 17, 2014 20:33:33 GMT
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Name : Will
Location : central Northern Ireland
Retro/Interesting Cars Owned :
A long history of Skoda Rapids and Estelles, and a smattering of Minis, Imprezas, shonky Rovers and a whole host of other bland and terrible 90s bangers.
Currently - 1930 Austin 7 Ulster, 1978 Cadillac Coupe DeVille, 1986 BMW M535i, 1987 Skoda Estelle, 1988 Skoda Rapid, 1990 Kawasaki GPZ500s, 1992 Skoda FavorAt, 1992 Skoda Favorit pickup, 1994 BMW 540i, 1995 Skoda Favorit Estate, 1996 Alfa Romeo 164 Cloverleaf, 1997 BMW M3 Cabrio, 2001 Alfa Romeo 156 SW.
Shows Regularly Attended : Retro Rides Gathering on mainland, Ultimate Car Show over here.
Instagram, Twitter, Facebook pages : avoid as much as possible.
What are you hoping to do here?: Finish a car, sometime, ever. Converse with like-minded people, be inspired, give out a little inspiration if I'm able, remind myself the internet isn't as awful as it is with work.
Anything else we should know?: work at willswheels.co.uk breaking classic BMWs, I don't know as much about cars as people think I do.
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fred
Posted a lot
WTF has happened to all the Vennies?
Posts: 2,957
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Jun 17, 2014 20:37:43 GMT
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Name: Andy - Or Doc, Compo Location: Walsall West Mids Retro/Interesting Cars Owned: 85 Opel Manta GSI, 2000 Fozzer (Probably don't count)!  Shows Regularly Attended : Not too many of late, Going to Pendine sands at the end of the month mind!!  What are you hoping to do here: Just enjoy the immense diversity of rides, enjoy the atmosphere and hopefully one day see my old Vennie appear on here,buy it, then do a mega rebuild Anything else we should know?: Usually find me at weekends down Chase Auto Repairs, Brownhill's being the weekend tea slave, and 'pull that car on the ramp' bod |
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Last Edit: Jun 17, 2014 20:39:22 GMT by fred
'79 Cossie ran Cortina - Sold
2000 Fozzer 2.0 turbo snow beast
'85 Opel Manta GSI - Sold
03 A class Mercedes
Looking for a FD Ventora - Anyone?
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Jun 17, 2014 20:54:26 GMT
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Name : Dan Location : Wandsworth, SW London Retro/Interesting Cars Owned : None at present (sorry - daily is an '05 Octavia vRS)... but over the years I've had five 205 GTIs (most recent one was Retro Cars mag's #Project87), three Capris, three mkIII Escorts, two 19 16v Chamades, two Fiat Coupe Turbos, a Sierra XR4i, a mkII Cortina, a mkII Astra cabrio, a mkIV Escort, a mkV Escort, a mkVI Escort, an 850 T5, an Accord SR, an E36 328i, a 2002 Touring, an MX-5, a 309, a Scirocco, two mkIII Fiestas, a Nova... there are probably some others. Shows Regularly Attended : Goodwood Festival of Speed / Revival / Breakfast Club, Motorsport at the Palace, Wheels Day, Players Classic, Bromley Pageant, Chelsea Cruise, Krispy Kreme (New Malden), London Concours, Salon Prive, RRG, Retro Show, Ace Cafe meets, anything else I can get to Instagram, Twitter, Facebook pages : dbizzle_ on Instagram (personal feed, but is 99.9% car stuff! [don't forget the underscore after 'dbizzle']), denialvibes on Twitter (again, personal account - usually about cars, sometimes just ranting at the telly), SuckSqueezeBangBlow on Facebook (page for my blog), and the blog itself - SuckSqueezeBangBlowWhat are you hoping to do here: I've made some good friends through this forum. So... more of that? (Not in a creepy way.) Anything else we should know?: Alongside the day job, I'm a freelance motoring journalist - I write for Retro Cars, Retro Ford, Performance BMW, Banzai, GoCompare Covered, and PetrolBlog on a regular basis, and have also written stuff for Classic Ford, Performance VW, Classic Car Buyer and Total Vauxhall in the past. It's an all-consuming obsession, really...
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Jun 17, 2014 20:54:40 GMT
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Name : Lee
Location : Lincoln ish
Retro/Interesting Cars Owned :Owned all manor of hot hatches but still own my 205 GTi after 10 years. 2 Land Rover Discoverys and a NSR 125 and a Toyota Auris for when the other break I still have something that works.
Shows Regularly Attended : Retro Rides, Various track days, any other events that I have time off work for that take my fancy.
Instagram, Twitter, Facebook pages : Loudandproud205
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Some days you just need to take a grinder to an inanimate object, just to make your day a tiny bit better!!
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mk14dr
Yorkshire and The Humber
Posts: 4,472
Club RR Member Number: 85
Member is Online
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Jun 17, 2014 22:26:40 GMT
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Name: Dave Location: West Yorkshire Retro/Interesting Cars Owned: Currently: '75 Mk1 Escort,  '96 Volvo 2.3s LPT,  Previously: '83 Chrysler New Yorker,  '91 Golf GTi 8v,  '89 Prelude EX,  '91 Micra K10,  '90 E30 320i,  Also, but no pictures: '91 Sierra 1.8, '88 Nova 1.2 'Sprite', '91 Nova 1.2 'Merit', '91 Golf 1.6 Ryder. Shows Regularly Attended: RRG, Thornes Park, Cholmondeley Castle, Leeds HotRod Meet... What are you hoping to do here: Meet like-minded folks, garner information and guidance when needed and hopefully reciprocate when I can. Anything else we should know?: Nowt really, though, if you ever see anything for sale in or around Yorkshire and need it collecting, storing, or bringing to you, I'm usually up for a road trip.
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Last Edit: Jun 17, 2014 22:58:53 GMT by mk14dr
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Jun 17, 2014 22:36:00 GMT
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hi my name is Dylan Aka breadvan (well it is at the min ) lol i have had my fair share of retro machines over the years but went off them and into classic cycles, now I'm back with a new build a stripped out vw polo bread van 1993 vintage. Not really any plans just mean green and lean in a 1049cc form well for now . follow link for pic as i don't know how to add them www.flickr.com/photos/125390605@N05/with/14445063792/ |
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Jun 17, 2014 22:45:51 GMT
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Name : Adam  Location : Preston/Lancaster PA Retro/Interesting Cars Owned : 1966 moskvich 408, 1980 Wartburg 353, x2 w108 Mercedes 280se and many more, Shows Regularly Attended : tatton park, mighty dub show bug jam and more! What are you hoping to do here: make friends! Haha and gather ideas |
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THE_Liam
Yorkshire and The Humber
If at first you don't succeed... HAMMERS.
Posts: 1,363
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Jun 17, 2014 23:04:17 GMT
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Name : Liam
Location : Leeds
Retro/Interesting Cars Owned : Mercedes 190E, and as of yesterday a Peugeot 309 with no engine. Previous retro tat includes a 205 GTI, 106 GTI, 205 van, 405, several 306 TDs (5 I think), an Alfa 75, an Audi 80 B4, mk3 Golf GTI, Calibra, Citroen AX GTI, and a Fiat Uno.
Shows Regularly Attended : French car show, Pugfest, Leeds classic/hot rod meet, Meadow Farm RR meet
Instagram, Twitter, Facebook pages : Don't really do any of that, but I'm a moderator of 306oc.co.uk and can often be found hanging around there copping abuse for driving ze German car.
What are you hoping to do here: Look at funky old motors, share mechanical knowledge, kill time while trying to look busy at work.
Anything else we should know?: I'm enthusiastic but untalented in the workshop - why use the correct tool when a hammer works for most things?
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Last Edit: Jun 18, 2014 14:50:44 GMT by THE_Liam
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stealthstylz
Club Retro Rides Member
Posts: 14,712
Club RR Member Number: 174
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Name : Matt Location : L double E D S say wut wut when you see us. Retro/Interesting Cars Owned : 1994 Granada TD  2002 Fiat Multipla  1972 Oldsmobile 98  Shows Regularly Attended : Not many, Leeds Cruise every month and other local meets. Instagram, Twitter, Facebook pages : Not yet, should really set one up for work. What are you hoping to do here: Have fun. Anything else we should know?: I own/run the Ironworks in Bradford, a garage where sucking air through teeth is not allowed. Got a stupid/daft modification in your head that people don't want to carry out? We'll do it. Engine conversions/body mods/extreme lowering/fabrication/restoration/paint all done in house along with general maintenance/repairs. All styles of cars covered, we've done all sorts from a big money wide arch 300ZX to budget "make my car stand out" work on a MG ZR. Prices are negotiable, usually based on how much i'll enjoy doing the work. Maybe one day i'll have time to advertise and/or stick a sign up outside. |
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randywanger_
Part of things
Nissan Bluebird P510 SSS Coupe
Posts: 946
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Name : Kieron Location : Chamonix-Mont-Blanc, France (originally Brighton in good old Sussex by the sea) Retro/Interesting Cars Owned : Nissan Bluebird SSS Coupe (Datsun 510 to the yanks) Shows Regularly Attended : Not been to a car show in years! Not into hard parking. I'm more of a track day person, would attend a show at a track though. Instagram, Twitter, Facebook pages : Yes, use all 3. What are you hoping to do here: See some cool old cars and distract myself from the mundane world of IT. Anything else we should know?: I'd rather be snowboarding or mountain biking, but sadly I'm getting too old to punish my body on a daily bases so I'll be moving back to the UK and the Nissan is something to look forward to. |
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jonw
Part of things
Can open a Mouse with a File
Posts: 768
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Name : Jon
Location : Wiltshire, Near Bath, UK
Retro/Interesting Cars Owned : 1ltr 106XN, Alfa 145L Boxer, Mini cooper
Shows Regularly Attended : None. But go to them as I can.
Instagram, Twitter, Facebook pages : NONE. Far to anti-social....
What are you hoping to do here: see cool stuff, have fun
Anything else we should know? Into all things retro. Mainly motorcycles, but also into bicycles, valve radios, cameras, boats and any other form of 'junk' that takes my fancy.
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Suzuki SV650R The good
Triumph T20 The Bad
BMW G650GS The Ugly
Matchless G12CSR The Smokey
Toyota Hybrid One pint or Two?
Ingredients of this post
Spam
Drunken Rambling of author
Bad spelling
Drunken ramblings of inner voices
Occasional pointless comments
Vile beef trimming they won't even use in stock cubes
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tdk
Part of things
Posts: 958 
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Name : Rich Location : Leicestershire and quite often Yerp and Norway. Retro/Interesting Cars Owned : A few BMWs: E30, E34, E39, E46 a TWR spec Volvo 850R, ancient Polo and lots of other stuff, current fleet is a Sinclair C5, Mazda MX-5 and a Porsche 968 Sport. Shows Regularly Attended : Goodwood Revival plus lots of smaller regional shows. Instagram, Twitter, Facebook pages : Twitter is @theduisbergkid, FaceBook is MotorPunk Magazine, I don't do Instagram. What are you hoping to do here: Learn about the eclectic stuff you lot drive and meet strangers for no-strings attached sexual intercourse. I've been disappointed so far in that respect. Anything else we should know?: I occasionally write for a few magazines, including PPC, and make the odd video. I also have my own publication which you can read for free online here - www.motorpunk.co.uk . I enjoy automotive adventures, roadtrips, bangernomics, barnstorming and doing silly stuff like this;  |
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matty2300
South East
Red ones go faster!
Posts: 157
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Name : Matt (old friends call me Hex - don't ask) Location : Warnham (near Horsham) West Sussex Retro/Interesting Cars Owned : Firenza Sport SL, Vauxhall Mangum / Magsuzu and a battered Merc C200 (W202) Shows Regularly Attended : Retro Show, Bromley Pageant, Cranleigh Classic Car show, Capel Classic Car show, Amberly Summer Picnic Instagram, Twitter, Facebook pages : yeah, got a personal Facebook page What are you hoping to do here: See cool cars! Anything else we should know?: Aside from car related things I play guitar in an awful punk band called "ANAS" (yes, its quite close to ANUS)if we are ever playing in a bar near you, sorry... |
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Last Edit: Jun 18, 2014 8:11:36 GMT by matty2300
2002 Saab 93 - Daily
1972 Vauxhall Firenza Sport SL - in storage
1978 Vauxhall Magnum - PROJECT
1993 Vauxhall Cavalier 2.0 GLS - DEAD
1994 Vauxhall Astra 1.4 LS - DEAD
1999 Saab 93 2.0 SE - DEAD
1999 Mercedes W202/C200 - DEAD
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