Retro Cars Show July 2nd

Volvo 300 Mania meetings dates and events
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Post by pettaw » 01 Jul 2006 08:09 pm

Sounds like a plan, although it means I have to drive past the pod to get there. Which turning are you talking about? And does anybody else think it'll work?

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Post by SteveP » 01 Jul 2006 08:30 pm

Not a bad idea, although I have absolutely no idea of any 'landmark' sites on that road, a pub or something?! Any ideas?
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Post by 340GLT » 01 Jul 2006 11:41 pm

I'll be in the convoy from watford services so any of the more local members know anywhere?? Pete?
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Post by foggyjames » 02 Jul 2006 12:20 am

I'm leaving here at 8am or so, so see you lot around 10 at the Pod.

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Post by pettaw » 02 Jul 2006 10:35 pm

Well, a good day today. Bl**dy hot, but I'd rather that than torrential rain :) Lots of interesting cars running down the dragstrip, the most interesting was a jet powered car complete with massive afterburner that ran a 6.5sec 1/4 mile and just about managed to deafen everyone watching. :)

We then popped round to Chesh's place to collect a few bits and have a drink, so thanks to him, I now have a few more bits to take my projects forwards. His directions to get home worked perfectly, apart from massive traffic on the M1 :? such is life. Still, all home safely :)

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Post by petefarrell360 » 02 Jul 2006 11:55 pm

Well, I finally made it there at around 1 pm, scorched in the sun, suffered along with many others from the effects of hayfever, but had a great time. It was interesting to watch the array of retro cars on the track and see the others on display, some of the most interesting were sadly parked in the general car park! A certain Foggy managed to park in the Retro Car Park though!

We had a good line up on the grass afterwards, I'm sure someone will post their pictures up later. Sadly Adam had already left.

And also........ on the way out of the Pod after we'd gathered ourselves together and into a line, we'd only just left the main gate as I noticed Foggy's n/s rear tyre had rapidly deflated itself, much light flashing, horn blowing and arm waving later, he stopped to make a tyre change! It's becoming a bit of a habit of his at meets, being the centre of attention and changing tyres!

Cheers to Chesh as well, was good to see eveyone and have a cool quiet drink in the evening.

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Post by SteveP » 03 Jul 2006 12:03 am

A good meet - but I am now looking rather like this - :oops:

Very damn hot, but lots of interesting cars - pics coming later, probably tomorrow morning as I'm knackered now! :lol:
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Post by foggyjames » 03 Jul 2006 12:23 am

Steve "el tomato-faced gringo" P did indeed look somewhat red!

I'd forgotten about my puncture...just one more item to add to the list of things to buy for the 360 I guess :(

Pics time!
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'88 360 Turbo Intercooler
'85 360 GLT
'81 343 GLS R-Sport
'79 343 DL
'70 164
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Post by petefarrell360 » 03 Jul 2006 12:31 am

Good pics Foggy. At least you got the best side of the GLT, which for once was still clean from the BKV, well, cleanish, apart from the dead flies mashed into the front! They all look really good, and it's good to see more saloons, as I was last to park in the line up, I thought we'd encase the two saloons with the hatchbacks to be creatively arty!
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Post by SteveP » 03 Jul 2006 01:07 am

http://spainter.110mb.com/retrocars/

Here's mine - sorry for the occasional crap pic, I got bored of bothering sifting through to remove them!
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Post by petefarrell360 » 03 Jul 2006 01:40 am

Good pics that man, means I can see some of what I missed due to arriving late! I have now updated my desktop background with one of the line up!
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Post by Chris_C » 03 Jul 2006 10:36 am

Bugger, if I'd had known... I was bloody close to there with Fake yesterday too :(

Looked like a good one guys, and running on the same flat twice foggy? Do you not like those rims? ;)
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Post by andyb » 04 Jul 2006 12:57 pm

Posted: Thu Jun 22, 2006 12:05 pm Post subject:

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I know this is on my brother's (huskyracer) to do list
Well he was planning to go along, but late on the saturday evening his car developed a bad exhaust blow around the manifold :cry: , we had a go at patching it up but no luck the reason we could not fix it was revealed the next day when we removed the manifold. :shock:

How it should be.
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How it was.
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He asked me to pass on his apologies for not makeing it i know he wanted to catch up with a few of you guys.

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Post by foggyjames » 04 Jul 2006 08:22 pm

Oops! I'll give him a call next time I'm headed down to the Crooked Billet for a VOC meet, but remind him to charge his phone up :lol:

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'89 740 Turbo Intercooler
'88 360 Turbo Intercooler
'85 360 GLT
'81 343 GLS R-Sport
'79 343 DL
'70 164
...and some modern FWD nonsense to get me to work...

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Post by petefarrell360 » 06 Jul 2006 12:48 am

Shame Husky and his brother didn't make it. Also a shame that Dave and Adam had left before the photo line up happened.

Anyway, here are the promised pictures and video evidence of one Mr FoggyJames in his latest V3M meet stunt. Poor bloke, providing the entertainment everytime in one form or another.
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Oh dear, what's this!?
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Flat again..........

Click on the images below to see some crappy phone cam footage, sound has gone missing........I blame photobucket for that!
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