vulgalour
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Jul 19, 2024 20:22:23 GMT
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Right then you lovely lot, I got an invite out of the blue from logicaluk that there was a big meet happening literally just over the water from me in the Humber Bridge car park. Regular meet, and was promised it was big and varied, a promise that was certainly delivered upon. Ages of stuff attending was incredibly wide, from things like a 1930s taxi to 1990s Novas, and newer stuff than that I can't remember in this paragraph, so read on to find out.
This Trabant was perfect, wouldn't change a single thing.
One of several Novas in attendance, what a little gem.
Trevor in a delicious shade of purple.
I do love a Z car, and this one was exactly how I'd like one. Ford really got the proportions and scaling right on these so they look like a small American car without looking like a cartoon.  
Equally appealing for different reasons is this Marina in... a colour. Not quite brown, not quite orange, not quite the same colour all over. Excellent.  
A Hillman estate car, not a van, an estate car. If you look carefully you can see it has rear doors. Remarkable and I assume ridiculously rare.
 
A lovely blue Montego.
Gorgeous little Volvo PV544 (or maybe a PV444, I'm not sure) 
A superb Maserati Ghibli burbled in, the very first time I've ever seen one of these in person and my goodness, what a machine. Photos do not do this justice, it had the subtle presence of an exquisitely tailored Italian suit.
 
Another treat was when this Talbot arrived. I couldn't tell you more than that and sadly this is the only legible photo my camera wanted to take. 
Nova with white trims alert! Superb.
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logicaluk
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Jul 19, 2024 20:27:37 GMT
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It was really good to finally meet you. This was the only other pic I took of the evening.  If you or anyone else is interested there's another one next Friday at Cottingham parks golf course. Usually from 5 till when ever. Dan |
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vulgalour
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Jul 19, 2024 20:33:49 GMT
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There was so much to take in for it being my first time at the event. They had excellent marshalling, and there was food and drink to buy on site too. Well laid out, and easy to navigate. Here's one of my all time favourite cars, the Riley RME. 
Next to it was this cheeky little ADO16 that was probably a bit spicy. The wheels work amazingly well and it was so clean you could likely eaten your dinner off it.
 
Another treat, for me, was this Morris Oxford. True stodge, and all the more appealing for it.
I was trying to work out what the Alvis was - I'd guessed wrongly as Aston Martin and Peerless, similar styling and era you see - and got to enjoy an handsome MG Y trundle past followed by that Citroen CX which I'd only ever seen photos off, stunning colour choice.     
Going more modern was this Toyota CROWN Athlete (I think) looking very nice on the wheels and ride height picked out for it.
I always love seeing these Consul Capris, and this was a particularly pleasing colour combo.
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Jul 19, 2024 20:37:25 GMT
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I like the huge wheel padlock on that Hillman estate!  |
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vulgalour
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Jul 19, 2024 20:37:54 GMT
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Since we're heading into the American section, let's have something a bit like this with this glorious slab of custom niceness. Pretty sure I've seen this in a magazine some years ago, it's another Z car so of course I'm going to like it.   
Quite possibly car of the show for me was this Plymouth Fury wagon, I would have happily taken it home if I could, what a machine.
 
Nearby was this gargantuan 1959 Cadillac, a ridiculously proportion behemoth of a machine that is absolutely perfect in every way.   |
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vulgalour
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Jul 19, 2024 20:44:20 GMT
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Hit create post a bit soon there, oops... anyway, here's a much more sensibly proportion Dodge, which was a close second for that car of the show for me, I could just imagine pottering home in this in absolute comfort.   
Quite keen on this two tone Pontiac Bonneville, it ticks many boxes for me. 
Also keen on this Ford Fairlane. 
Two very different takes on performance cars here with this Triumph TR7 and Ford Model A (I think?) hot rod.
 
As we depart from the Land of the Free(dom Fries), we must venture forth in the weird and wonderful world of the rest of the world... But first, here's the brightest yellow Chevy Camaro you're likely to see today and a massive military truck I don't know enough about to identify.   |
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vulgalour
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Jul 19, 2024 20:55:58 GMT
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Not a looker the Renault 8, so it made up for it by being quite possibly the cleanest example of one of these ever.   There was a Clan Crusader! A jolly little Toyota Hi-Ace camper, and a very orange Beetle. Oh and a Ferrari I guess.
 A super little Austin Metro was in attendance, quite a lot of stickers, including the yrmc.co.uk/ so young people are interested in old cars, don't let anyone say otherwise. There was also the ancester of the Metro, sort of, with a lovely little Austin Seven (or maybe it's a Ruby?) nearby.   Then there's Frank. That's the blue Triumph Acclaim here next to a bright yellow Triumph Stag. Frank belongs to logicaluk and I've read about him for years, it was great to finally meet the little monster and even get to sit in the fun seat (although not for actual shenanigans this time).  I have a serious soft spot for these old Ford Cortina estates, hits me right in the nostalgia.
 These Toyota Starlets are really cute, and this one was the Glanza edition according to what it said on it, I don't know, I'm just a dumb BL fan. What I do know is I liked this very much.  We then went back in time to the late 1930s for this Austin 12/4 based taxi in what looked to be almost entirely original condition. Blue leather inside, with black coachwork and the hint of a gold coachstripe down the side.  
Forward in time again to some nice foreign vehicles variously. I have run out of brain to tell you what they are, sorry.  |
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vulgalour
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Jul 19, 2024 21:01:35 GMT
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It was definitely a bit of a whim to attend, every time in the past that logicaluk has tried to get me out to some event or other I've been too busy or too skint or too in another part of the country but this time I was at a loose end and free to womble over. I'm really glad I did, it felt a lot like an old RetroRides meet, very chill atmosphere, weird mix of classics, modifieds, ancients, and miscellany, and a decent age range with attendees too. Excellent marshall work, as previously mentioned, and just a generally well put together feeling to the whole event.
What's amazing is it's absolutely free to attend (unless like me you have to cross the river and pay the toll, of course) and you don't normally expect this level of competence for this size of event without some sort of fee.
I wasn't even in the weirdest car there because a Bond Bug turned up.
I reckon the Princess did well and who knows, since there was someone doing video on the entrance and exit I might even turn up in some videos somewhere. Definitely gave me that personal recharge and boost I've needed as lately my life has been pretty chaotic and a little bit miserable, this cheered me right up.   |
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Jul 19, 2024 21:07:34 GMT
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This is superb Back in the early sixties when I was 12/13 I spent a week caddying for my uncle on golf courses all over Fife, the only real reason I agreed to do it was because he was driving us about in a Maroon/Black RME thought it was cool then and it's still cool now |
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Black is not a colour ! .... Its the absence of colour
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Jul 19, 2024 21:48:14 GMT
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ChrisT
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Looks like an impressive array of vehicles, may have to make and effort and come up for next months meet.....
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Jul 20, 2024 10:06:27 GMT
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Looks like a good meet with an amazingly diverse selection of vehicles buuutt....
Somebody needs to have a word with the person who put those modern alloys on a Citroen CX.
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Jul 20, 2024 10:58:16 GMT
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Yes, I was wondering what they are from originally - a modern Citroen, perhaps?
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stealthstylz
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Jul 20, 2024 11:26:25 GMT
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Looks like a good meet with an amazingly diverse selection of vehicles buuutt.... Somebody needs to have a word with the person who put those modern alloys on a Citroen CX. It's quite a "famous" local car. Can't remember what the story is now apart from it's got a turbo engine of some sort and is reasonably fast. Been like that (chameleon paint and alloys) for donkeys years. Looks like an awesome meet. Is there anywhere where it'll show when the next ones are wouldn't mind a ride out to that. |
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vulgalour
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Jul 20, 2024 11:33:57 GMT
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Jul 20, 2024 11:37:58 GMT
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Ford really got the proportions and scaling right on these so they look like a small American car without looking like a cartoon. Seems like Volvo did so, too!  Gorgeous little Volvo PV544 (or maybe a PV444, I'm not sure) compared with this btw.
Nope, 32 Ford, according to the grille. |
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Jul 20, 2024 12:33:28 GMT
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1947 Dodge, surely?
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Jul 20, 2024 19:39:38 GMT
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Damn, I must get to the next one. This is just 5 miles down the road from me and I keep missing it.
I've seen that CX at quite a few shows now over the years and the black Consul Kustom too.
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Jul 21, 2024 15:20:45 GMT
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Lots of great stuff there! Thanks for posting the pics. A Hillman estate car, not a van, an estate car. If you look carefully you can see it has rear doors. Remarkable and I assume ridiculously rare.
us little Volvo PV544 (or maybe a PV444, I'm not sure)
That Hillman looks very much as though it could have started life as a WW2 era Tilly that was then converted postwar. Volvo looks to be a 544, as it appears to have a regular, one piece curved front screen. Rear lights and other details make it an early one, as later 544s had bigger rear lights & wheels matching the equivalent age Amazons. 444s had a split front screen. Further to other comments above about PVs, in old Volvo circles, they are considered to be essentially a copy of '46 Fords, whereas Amazons were very inspired by '55 Chryslers. There was so much to take in for it being my first time at the event. They had excellent marshalling, and there was food and drink to buy on site too. Well laid out, and easy to navigate. Here's one of my all time favourite cars, the Riley RME. I was trying to work out what the Alvis was - I'd guessed wrongly as Aston Martin and Peerless, similar styling and era you see - and got to enjoy an handsome MG Y trundle past followed by that Citroen CX which I'd only ever seen photos off, stunning colour choice. s I always love seeing these Consul Capris, and this was a particularly pleasing colour combo.
RM is either a B or an F - light blue Riley diamond badge signifies the 2 1/ 2 litre engine (chassis is also longer, for the larger engine). 1 1/ 2 litre RMAs & RMEs had a dark blue badge. The Alvis looks like a Graber body (Swiss coachbuilder whose work inspired the TD to TF 21 series cars which had Park Ward bodies). If so, probably a TC 108G The Ford is a Consul Classic - the Consul Capri was the coupe version that had a completely different roofline (without the reverse rake rear screen that the 2 & 4 door saloons had). |
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logicaluk
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Jul 22, 2024 11:29:44 GMT
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Here are the rest of the east Yorkshire thoroughbred car club social meets for the rest of the year.
Fri 26th July – Cottingham Parks Golf Club
Fri 9th August – Humber Bridge
Fri 16th August – Cottingham Parks Golf Club
Weds 21st August – The Ferry Inn at Brough
Fri 30th August – Cottingham Parks Golf Club
Fri 13th September – Humber Bridge
If anyone is interested I organise a meeting on the first Monday of the month, currently at Toby Carvery near Willerby next to the shell garage on the A164. From 6pm all car lovers welcome.
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