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Nov 13, 2017 17:01:48 GMT
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it was a good show except its bloody expensive , TOO MANY POSH BOYS , cheque book restos , lots of different cars , sausage roll £4,50 cornish pastie £7,00, pie £6,50 bag crisps £1,75 ? £47 for 2 days , " i met tim shaw and fuzz , had my arm round them and whispered your works wibblepoo , lol we had a talk , and a bit of crack nice lads , mike brewers what a knob , trying to be funny when he s not . met one or 2 retro rides people there too
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Nov 13, 2017 17:29:17 GMT
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We saw mike brewer hiding behind the curtain on stage at an interval.....couldn’t resist shouting “where’s ED” I agree brewers a bit of a plonker The price issue was ok I thought, worth every penny for a superb event
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Last Edit: Nov 13, 2017 17:31:07 GMT by Mercdan68
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Nov 13, 2017 20:07:58 GMT
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a few times we approached vebdors to ask about thier cars , only to be blanked , one man with an xr2 was standing next to his car , i said that s a fine car is it your s , he gave a look of disgust , locked his car and walked away , posh boy s at the Delorean stand , i spoke to .i think was the chairman , was telling them that a friend in Mahera n ireland had the pre production model Delorean in his garage and one with 1000 miles , he turns and says something to an other posh knob who says , an other likely story from ireland ,another irish man trying to make money i called into see kiearn who owns the cars , also showing the 3 people i was with the auctual cars , he laughed and said there s some jealous people out there , met some cracking older drivers of cars and heard some cracking stories , a good weekend was had
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Nov 13, 2017 20:44:53 GMT
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Whilst appreciating comments re the cost - I don't think it really matters what the event is - pop / rock concert, cup final football, theme park there all hold similar pricing polices yes it's expensive but there are ways of reducing your costs - take your lunches with you if don't want pay the NEC prices - but it's the largest indoor classic event in the UK - you are not going to see this many stands, cars, stalls, traders under one roof - and if you are in the market for any kit you can drive some proper bargains out of the traders - it's a do not miss event for me & SWMBO has is the NEC Restoration Show in March - we make a proper weekend of it - book a decent hotel well in advance so that we don't end up paying premium event rates - meet lots of contacts / friends etc - next years dates are already in our 2018 diary - that said we also help with staffing the Jowett club stand in November and I manage & run the stand for the March Restoration show - it's what you make it but the days of turning up to an event of this size and expecting to do it on a few quid is long gone - Goodwood Festival of Speed & Revival tickets are heading for £80 + per day, hate to think how much it is to do a F1 weekend nowdays !
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Nov 13, 2017 20:47:58 GMT
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Shielsy ^^^ that sort of behaviour happens in most car clubs That’s why I don’t join them And the man with the XR is very typical of the ford scene now, another reason I left the ford scene completely
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Last Edit: Nov 13, 2017 20:48:45 GMT by Mercdan68
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Nov 13, 2017 21:09:13 GMT
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a few times we approached vebdors to ask about thier cars , only to be blanked , one man with an xr2 was standing next to his car , i said that s a fine car is it your s , he gave a look of disgust , locked his car and walked away , posh boy s at the Delorean stand , i spoke to .i think was the chairman , was telling them that a friend in Mahera n ireland had the pre production model Delorean in his garage and one with 1000 miles , he turns and says something to an other posh knob who says , an other likely story from ireland ,another irish man trying to make money i called into see kiearn who owns the cars , also showing the 3 people i was with the auctual cars , he laughed and said there s some jealous people out there , met some cracking older drivers of cars and heard some cracking stories , a good weekend was had I own a Delorean & know all those who were on the stand, trust me none are 'posh boys'. The guy you spoke to is the leading authority in the D' world, he has written a few books on the subject & believe it or not he has owned over 15 different Delorean, one of which is called Pilot 20, it IS a pre production car. It's a strange thing with Delorean, I own a few classics, but oddly, no one ever comes up to me at a show & says 'I've got a mate with one of these' when I'm in my RS, but when in the Delorean, they do. Now the thing is the Delorean community is very small, so you say to the guy, 'oh what's his name, where's he live, er, er, is usually the reply, because they don't know anyone at all. I don't know what it is about the car people just seem to feel the need to BS it up, it's weird. Now if you'd told him your mates name, he would definitely know him. Btw what is his name
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jpr1977
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Nov 13, 2017 21:26:25 GMT
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I did the wiring on this car !! Good to see it still looking so good. Phil. Now.... That is rather lovely...
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Nov 13, 2017 21:26:57 GMT
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i did tell him his name he didnt want to know , kiearn woods is his name in maghera , wee where made as welcome as a fart in a space suit just left standing , lol , that happened at a few club stands , especially the xr2 fiesta boys , But it didnt spoil our weekend
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Nov 13, 2017 21:30:52 GMT
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for any one interested it was only £52 return to fly , some of ye should come here , get a beer a laugh and buy some cars , thanks to every one we met , GOODDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD WEEKEND
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Nov 13, 2017 21:36:30 GMT
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i did tell him his name he didnt want to know , kiearn woods is his name in maghera , wee where made as welcome as a fart in a space suit just left standing , lol , that happened at a few club stands , especially the xr2 fiesta boys , But it didnt spoil our weekend You have my personal invite to the Jowett Car Club stand the next time you are at the NEC - I guarantee you will not find a more friendly / grounded car club - now has for the cars they are bit of an acquired taste but the owners / members are salt if earth people - we don't do 'ignorance' or have a 'only if your face fits' policy in this little club - but I am always surprised at how many clubs do
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Nov 13, 2017 21:41:53 GMT
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i did tell him his name he didnt want to know , kiearn woods is his name in maghera , wee where made as welcome as a fart in a space suit just left standing , lol , that happened at a few club stands , especially the xr2 fiesta boys , But it didnt spoil our weekend You have my personal invite to the Jowett Car Club stand the next time you are at the NEC - I guarantee you will not find a more friendly / grounded car club - now has for the cars they are bit of an acquired taste but the owners / members are salt if earth people - we don't do 'ignorance' or have a 'only if your face fits' policy in this little club - but I am always surprised at how many clubs do Tbh it’s strange you had it on the Delorean stand, it’s a great club & as a rule a right giggle. Not sure what the Ford club was you had issues with, but I was in the RS club for a while, never again, talk about clicky
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Nov 13, 2017 21:44:51 GMT
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was standing beside you listening to you talk to people if only i knew it was you lol , i enjoyed the crack so much ,, too much to take in , my interst was the restoration side of things , wanting to see learn other peoles way of doing thing s , Fuzz townsend told me it took him 600 hours to do a fiat 500 , i said what i done a full body replacement of all panels on mine front panel, inner front panel, 2 inner front wings, repaired the inner inner front wings 4 corners of the front back windows along the roof where the folding roof attached , 2 inner sills , 2 outer sills , 2 inner sill extensions , 2 full quarter panels 2 full inner wheel arches , 2 floors , central tunnl panel full lenght , various other repairs front suspension mounts front wings doors , all in 4 days
Fuzz said would ye not come over to the west brom , i asked if he was offering me a job lol
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Nov 13, 2017 21:48:06 GMT
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You have my personal invite to the Jowett Car Club stand the next time you are at the NEC - I guarantee you will not find a more friendly / grounded car club - now has for the cars they are bit of an acquired taste but the owners / members are salt if earth people - we don't do 'ignorance' or have a 'only if your face fits' policy in this little club - but I am always surprised at how many clubs do Tbh it’s strange you had it on the Delorean stand, it’s a great club & as a rule a right giggle. Not sure what the Ford club was you had issues with, but I was in the RS club for a while, never again, talk about clicky happens in all clubs even here in ireland , thats why l never renewed any memberships
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Nov 13, 2017 22:46:15 GMT
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was standing beside you listening to you talk to people if only i knew it was you lol , i enjoyed the crack so much ,, too much to take in , my interst was the restoration side of things , wanting to see learn other peoles way of doing thing s , Fuzz townsend told me it took him 600 hours to do a fiat 500 , i said what i done a full body replacement of all panels on mine front panel, inner front panel, 2 inner front wings, repaired the inner inner front wings 4 corners of the front back windows along the roof where the folding roof attached , 2 inner sills , 2 outer sills , 2 inner sill extensions , 2 full quarter panels 2 full inner wheel arches , 2 floors , central tunnl panel full lenght , various other repairs front suspension mounts front wings doors , all in 4 days Fuzz said would ye not come over to the west brom , i asked if he was offering me a job lol If you enjoy the restoration side of things and want to see / learn more come to the restoration show at the NEC in March - not has big a show (yet) has the November show but very enjoyable
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@forddan68
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Nov 14, 2017 17:29:19 GMT
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Saw a good few Irish chaps there Shame I never met you shielsy For what it’s worth the Irish fellas know there stuff And own some superb cars , I hope that xr owner felt a bit ashamed of himself.....but as said the ford scene has its fair share of t**ts
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Nov 14, 2017 18:14:19 GMT
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Nath
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Nov 15, 2017 13:25:50 GMT
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How do you get to show a car at this show, Is this something Retro Rides could attend as a club. its on every November, probably not go as a club/group but can get tickets individually, easy to get the train down too. www.necclassicmotorshow.com/
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Nov 15, 2017 16:34:34 GMT
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We like to think we did our best to make everyone welcome on the MATRA stand there. What strikes people about the Bagheera is the 3 seater arrangement. So we invited loads of visitors to have a sit in Kev's car to try out the unusual and comfortable seating position. I usually end up with next to no voice after one of these shows, talking SIMCA & MATRA non stop to visitors. Roll on the March Restoration show where we are hoping to have some rare & spectacular rear engine SIMCAs on our stand.
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luckyseven
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Nov 15, 2017 16:36:47 GMT
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Totally missed the Matra stand! But then, looking at some of the pics it's like I was at a different show to some... seem to have missed about half of it
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@forddan68
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Nov 15, 2017 17:02:33 GMT
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Totally missed the Matra stand! But then, looking at some of the pics it's like I was at a different show to some... seem to have missed about half of it Yep that’s exactly my thoughts just bought classic car weekly and there pics show a good few cars we missed I’m contemplating going up for the weekend next year Best show I’ve been too in many years
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