Land Rover World Show @ Eastnor.

Seemed to be some traders missing this year and a lot more non land rover
vehicles. Bit disappointed in comparison to last year. Got a few useful
bits, but who wants to go and look at toyota hi-luxes and nissan whatevers?
What strings were pulled to allow them on the hallowed turf?

M.

On or around Sun, 19 Jun 2005 16:19:53 +0100, "McBad"
<[email protected]> enlightened us thusly:

>Seemed to be some traders missing this year and a lot more non land rover
>vehicles. Bit disappointed in comparison to last year. Got a few useful
>bits, but who wants to go and look at toyota hi-luxes and nissan whatevers?
>What strings were pulled to allow them on the hallowed turf?
>
>M.
>

4x4 mag is owned by the same publishers. Actually, I thought it was quite
good having the others, gave one something to sneer and laugh at.

Sitting beside the motor on Saturday morning, early (Anchor supplies' bloke
was intent on stacking ammo boxes noisly at 06:30) drinking coffee and
eating a bacon butty, it was quite amusing trying to identify vehicles
arriving by their exhaust notes.


pretty good show, despite the other marques, I thought, although I admit to
not having previous experience to compare with. Damned good film on the
Grumble cinema on sat evening, "Touching the Void". Worth seeing if you
haven't.


--
Austin Shackles. www.ddol-las.fsnet.co.uk my opinions are just that
"Quos deus vult perdere, prius dementat" Euripedes, quoted in
Boswell's "Johnson".

Hello, Austin!

Nice to finally meet you

All I can say about the show ... ?

cFustomers.

Yup. That's right ... there is no F in customers .... just like at the show


--
Neil

Neffalump wrote:
> Yup. That's right ... there is no F in customers .... just like at the show
>
>
Just to bloody hot to tramp around mate.
Steve

On or around Sun, 19 Jun 2005 22:21:18 +0000 (UTC), "Neffalump"
<[email protected]> enlightened us thusly:

>Hello, Austin!
>
>Nice to finally meet you
>
>All I can say about the show ... ?
>
>cFustomers.
>
>Yup. That's right ... there is no F in customers .... just like at the show


yeah, I thought there were relatively few punters about, but then I don't
have a reference value for previous shows or years.

--
Austin Shackles. www.ddol-las.fsnet.co.uk my opinions are just that
"Quos deus vult perdere, prius dementat" Euripedes, quoted in
Boswell's "Johnson".

On Sun, 19 Jun 2005 22:21:18 +0000 (UTC), "Neffalump" <[email protected]>
wrote:

>Nice to finally meet you

A veritable a.f.l meet at last. My count so far:

Austin Shackles
Steve and Lizzie Taylor
Neil 'Neflump'
Graham Gleed
Simon Isaacs
David French
Unknown chap who admitted to lurking as he reckoned he never had
anything to say (odd, doesn't stop the rest of us!).
& Me


The show was rather flat though, maybe the heat, maybe other factors.
I reckon there's just too many shows now and people are being overly
selective - plus there's not as much disposable cash floating around
at present. I still like the Eastnor show though, best venue going
IMO.

Having long since lost the novelty of 'oh look, another Land Rover' I
didn't mind the other Marques being there really, though it is a pain
getting the Toyotas out of the tyre tread.

Meeting up with old and new faces, having a drink, getting sunburnt...
all far better than just talking the same old crap about
leaking-landies.

Now, the poor bloke (big bast*rd though he was) in the go-cart buggy
thing on Saturday night nearly had a _very_ bad show... ;-)

Mother wrote:

> Now, the poor bloke (big bast*rd though he was) in the go-cart buggy
> thing on Saturday night nearly had a _very_ bad show... ;-)

We didn't see his trousers when he got out though.#

Steve

On or around Mon, 20 Jun 2005 10:22:05 +0100, Mother <"@ {m} @"@101fc.net>
enlightened us thusly:
>
>Now, the poor bloke (big bast*rd though he was) in the go-cart buggy
>thing on Saturday night nearly had a _very_ bad show... ;-)

one of the highlights, that was. I could see the expression of panic on his
physog from the 20-odd yards away where I was observing from...



For them as weren't there - this lot were whizzing around with a
go-kart-stylee thing (one of them ones on quad-bike tyres) and not only was
this irritating it was potentially dangerous.

Martyn (for it was he) went and politely asked him to stop. Sadly (for the
bloke, and amusingly for the rest of us) he neglected to put down the axe he
was carrying before doing so.

--
Austin Shackles. www.ddol-las.fsnet.co.uk my opinions are just that
"Quos deus vult perdere, prius dementat" Euripedes, quoted in
Boswell's "Johnson".

On or around Mon, 20 Jun 2005 13:23:58 +0100, steve Taylor
<[email protected]> enlightened us thusly:

>Mother wrote:
>
>> Now, the poor bloke (big bast*rd though he was) in the go-cart buggy
>> thing on Saturday night nearly had a _very_ bad show... ;-)
>
>We didn't see his trousers when he got out though.#

I did remark at one point that I wondered if he had a change of underwear
with him.

--
Austin Shackles. www.ddol-las.fsnet.co.uk my opinions are just that
"Quos deus vult perdere, prius dementat" Euripedes, quoted in
Boswell's "Johnson".

"McBad" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
>
> Seemed to be some traders missing this year and a lot more non land rover
> vehicles. Bit disappointed in comparison to last year. Got a few useful
> bits, but who wants to go and look at toyota hi-luxes and nissan
whatevers?
> What strings were pulled to allow them on the hallowed turf?
>
> M.


Personally i think the heat put alot of people off. I have never been
so hot/sunburnt in my life!. Seemed to be less traders than last year
though. What knobbed me off than anything was the people they had on the
gates, half of them couldn't even speak English. I asked one where to buy
the off road tickets from, got the reply "No speakee English" great me
thinks..........

Anyway bought off road ticket, had the RRC checked for loose bits, secure
battery and whether it was taxed and headed off into the woods. Had just
turned right off main road, driven up track to house and turned sharp
right. As i turned and drove over cattle grid, my path was blocked by a
Ford Galaxy. Passenger runs up to me and asks 'is this the way to the show,
we've been following the signs'. I pointed out that he was about to take
his Galaxy off road and maybe a good idea to turn round and go back to the
main road!!. Nice route through the woods again, plenty of bangs and crashs
coming from underneath, good job i only did the intermediate course. Only
thing i bought was a new front number plate to replace the one i smashed
somewhere offroad. Highlight for me was seeing a Genuine Ex Brixmis G wagon
(you can all stop laughing now!!). Any one know if the bloke on the Ex
military LR stand got his 110 gearbox fixed??.

Dom J

Any one know if the bloke on the Ex
> military LR stand got his 110 gearbox fixed??.

The answer to that question is unfortanatly no, the gearbox that was
purchased only had two setting, neutral and fifth this was discovered about
4pm so by that time it was throw the towel in and get a recovery truck out.
As for
>Unknown chap who admitted to lurking as he reckoned he never had
>anything to say (odd, doesn't stop the rest of us!).
Well that was me in what was probably the heaviest ser3 109 there.
It was nice to finally get a look at the purple 101 and I did like the radio
bodied 101 on the stand as well

Austin Shackles wrote:
> Martyn (for it was he) went and politely asked him to stop. Sadly (for the
> bloke, and amusingly for the rest of us) he neglected to put down the axe he
> was carrying before doing so.

....and being Martyn, who does not do things by halves, it was not a
small axe....

Lizzy

> Hello, Austin!
>
> Nice to finally meet you

Ditto!!

> Having long since lost the novelty of 'oh look, another Land Rover' I
> didn't mind the other Marques being there really, though it is a pain
> getting the Toyotas out of the tyre tread.

Didn't have a problem with the other marques, either, indeed as you rightly
point out, it is nice to have something other than solihulls finest to look
round. All except those blasted "bling bling" H2s that kept driving round.
They were getting irritating.

> Meeting up with old and new faces, having a drink, getting sunburnt...
> all far better than just talking the same old crap about
> leaking-landies.

How is the burn, oh lobster one?

Had a brill time, have to say. You all made me very welcome again and have
to say had one of the best weekends in a long long time. Cheers.

> Now, the poor bloke (big bast*rd though he was) in the go-cart buggy
> thing on Saturday night nearly had a _very_ bad show... ;-)

Laugh, I almost cried! I think he was almost in tears. Very funny. Hat off
to you (101 cap anyone).

> (Anchor supplies' bloke was intent on stacking ammo boxes noisly at 06:30)

I could have strangled the bugger!! Had only been asleep for about four
hours!

> Damned good film on the
> Grumble cinema on sat evening, "Touching the Void". Worth seeing if you
> haven't.

Here here!!

> It was nice to finally get a look at the purple 101 and I did like the
> radio
> bodied 101 on the stand as well

Don't talk to me about Radio bodies!! I have been offered one, and I haven't
slept since!! Will have to go and have a look, but that is usually fatal!
Might be forced to sell the Gs to pay for it, which I really didn't want to
do.

"Austin Shackles" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> On or around Mon, 20 Jun 2005 10:22:05 +0100, Mother <"@ {m} @"@101fc.net>
> enlightened us thusly:
>>
>>Now, the poor bloke (big bast*rd though he was) in the go-cart buggy
>>thing on Saturday night nearly had a _very_ bad show... ;-)
>
> one of the highlights, that was. I could see the expression of panic on
> his
> physog from the 20-odd yards away where I was observing from...
>
>
>
> For them as weren't there - this lot were whizzing around with a
> go-kart-stylee thing (one of them ones on quad-bike tyres) and not only
> was
> this irritating it was potentially dangerous.
>
> Martyn (for it was he) went and politely asked him to stop. Sadly (for
> the
> bloke, and amusingly for the rest of us) he neglected to put down the axe
> he
> was carrying before doing so.
>


and to my colour blind eyes, the axe did appear to be purple.....

--
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Peterborough 4x4 Club Newsletter Editor and Webmaster
Green Lane Association (GLASS) Commercial Officer
Part owner of 1976 S3 LWT, Fully restored, ready for sale! Make me an
offer!
Suzuki SJ410 (Fiancée's) 3" lift kit fitted, body shell now restored and
mounted on chassis, waiting on a windscreen and MOT
Series 3 88" Rolling chassis...what to do next
1993 200 TDi Discovery
1994 200 TDi Discovery body sheel, being bobbed and modded.....
1979 Range Ruster body shell and chassis

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"Mother" <"@ {m} @"@101fc.net> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> On Sun, 19 Jun 2005 22:21:18 +0000 (UTC), "Neffalump" <[email protected]>
> wrote:
>
>>Nice to finally meet you
>
> A veritable a.f.l meet at last. My count so far:
>
> Austin Shackles
> Steve and Lizzie Taylor
> Neil 'Neflump'
> Graham Gleed
> Simon Isaacs
> David French
> Unknown chap who admitted to lurking as he reckoned he never had
> anything to say (odd, doesn't stop the rest of us!).
> & Me
>
>

SWMBO says "OI!!!! What about me???" But then I explined that she doesn't
post here.....

--
Simon Isaacs

Peterborough 4x4 Club Newsletter Editor and Webmaster
Green Lane Association (GLASS) Commercial Officer
Part owner of 1976 S3 LWT, Fully restored, ready for sale! Make me an
offer!
Suzuki SJ410 (Fiancée's) 3" lift kit fitted, body shell now restored and
mounted on chassis, waiting on a windscreen and MOT
Series 3 88" Rolling chassis...what to do next
1993 200 TDi Discovery
1994 200 TDi Discovery body sheel, being bobbed and modded.....
1979 Range Ruster body shell and chassis

Peterborough 4x4 Club http://www.peterborough4x4.co.uk
GLASS http://www.glass-uk.org
Wayfinder Project http://www.way-finder.co.uk