Christmas Meet - 16th December - Peak District

Volvo 300 Mania meetings dates and events

Christmas Meet - Date Decider...

9th December
2
14%
16th December
7
50%
23rd December
2
14%
30th December
2
14%
6th January 2008
1
7%
 
Total votes: 14

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Post by SteveP » 16 Dec 2007 08:16 pm

Hope everyone's had a safe trip back and have thoroughly defrosted now! Good to see some new faces, shame about Poole's Cavern running the Santa thing, though... Cracking scenery for some photo's though, here's the best of mine: (large versions are on the v3m flickr account http://www.flickr.com/photos/15628951@N07/)

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Post by Ricatron » 16 Dec 2007 08:18 pm

well after that bedford rascal drove us away me and sarah headed for manchester on the really nice road back.

really good road but could have been 30/40 miles longer? :D

good day and nice to see some faces. good group of people.

hope we can get some pics up 8)

cheers for the parcel shelf foggy, i never realised how cool the shape is!


where did you guys head to when i headed the wrong way.


shimon could you get some contact numbers or email for titan please? i didntget a chnce to get them and he works in a industry i want t get into.
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Post by Ricatron » 16 Dec 2007 08:19 pm

pics go up asi write asking for pics nice. oops
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Post by petefarrell360 » 16 Dec 2007 08:19 pm

Well, got home at 6:30pm, left at 6:30 am, which isn't bad really!

Cheers for a great day guys, nice to see some new and old faces.

Some spectacular pictures should be appearing from the peaks.

At least the Volvo heaters are good, needed it as it was a pretty nippy day when we got up to the Cat and Fiddle!

Pete

*Edit, pictures appeared as I was posting. Some really good shots there, stunning scenery.

Mick, I didn't realise you were going back to the Cat and Fiddle, thought you were following us back!
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Post by mickt » 16 Dec 2007 08:39 pm

Got back OK Happy Xmas to all
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cheers mickt

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Post by foggyjames » 16 Dec 2007 09:13 pm

Great to see you guys. Apologies for my late arrival!

I have a few pics, but they're rather like Steve's, and my hosting is broken :(

cheers

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Post by pookie » 16 Dec 2007 09:16 pm

Hi guys

Just registered on this site. To say how much I enjoyed meting you all earlier today and what a nice bunch of people you are. You made me and Abdul so welcome Thank you very much.

Pookie ( Red 855R )

And a good meet too. Hope to do it again?

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Post by petefarrell360 » 16 Dec 2007 09:51 pm

It was great to see a good turn out for a cold day and so close to this Christmas melarky!

Got a nice shot or two of your 855 Pookie with the sun on the roofline, I'll post them up later.

A really good road that up to the Cat and Fiddle, and I didn't see the best bit from what I heard, as we went back the way we came.

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Post by d3k4y0 » 17 Dec 2007 12:07 am

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I think that's my best shot of the day, I'll have to wait for the film to be developed now!
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Post by petefarrell360 » 17 Dec 2007 12:59 am

These first two are probably my favourites, Pookie's 855 with the sun setting over the roof.
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The sun setting behind the line up.
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Ricatrons 343 outside the Cat and Fiddle.
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Following Mickt to the Cat and Fiddle.
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The sun setting near the Cat and Fiddle.
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Inside Poole Cavern.
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Anyone would think it was Christmas or something........
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I know several people were very upset that the queue was so long at the Poole Cavern to see Santa and missed out on meeting him. :lol: Sadly these things happen!

A great meet guys. Somewhere in the region of 300 miles for me, well worth it! The vario performed perfectly, it's probably the furthest it has ever been from where it spent most of it's life in Aylesbury! I thought it would get a bit annoying on the motorway as 75 mph is about 4500 rpm, but it was fine! It coped really well with the twisty roads and hills, pulling up them really strongly.

Let's start thinking about arranging something next year.

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Post by Cornholio » 17 Dec 2007 11:15 am

Looks like a great day. I'm so sorry that I couldn't be there.

Some really, really nice pictures there. :D
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Post by trabitom99 » 17 Dec 2007 11:34 am

Looks like the next photo comp will have to be titled "Volvo line-ups with frosty background" :-)

Some superb photography there!

Tom
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Post by Chris_C » 17 Dec 2007 11:35 am

Awwww, looks like an awesome meet! Wish I could have made it, but seems like it was a great day! Thanks for the pics guys, some truely awesome ones.
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Post by Ricatron » 17 Dec 2007 12:15 pm

it was a really good turn out! good work shimon to get the other guys there.

pookie, your a really interesting bloke. i reckon you will have some good stories about you old motors and to hear your 850R is a 300bhp monster got me interested :twisted: i like the idea of a T5 with that power.
good body work too.


i cant see some of the pics at work but what i can see the pics are great!

got to ask but does anyone have any 850 parts? (sorry non 300)
rear wiper motor and bits?
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Post by shimon340 » 20 Dec 2007 01:24 am

hi guys

I didnt have internet connection the last few days but now do! hooray!

just wanted to say thanks to everyone for a fantastic meet! great to see everyone again!

pics look fantastic! definately some for the front cover of the VOC mag maybe?

I've got some pics to post too but need to figure how to remove the number plates first :)

sudnay was another special day as my 850 clocked over 150,000 miles on the journey to pooles cavern :)

looking forward to the next meet already!

kind regards

shimon
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