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bertie
Joined: 18 Oct 2009 Posts: 73 Location: Coventry, West Midlands.
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Posted: Sun Sep 05, 2010 11:36 pm Post subject: The Coventry Run! |
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Hi all. Well, the run finally came about .It was a loooong day, but well worth the preparation. Any negative thoughts I had about Bertie not making the run were well and truly dispelled as the day started, he did 60 miles or so in pretty adverse conditions like a dream . There were 750 entries from fabulous classics to the falling apart, each and every one the pride of their owners eye, and Bertie did us proud . What really made the day was that although there were so many better classics there, every time we looked back, people were thronging around him, pointing, taking pictures and when we were there requesting to sit in and get the feel of oldendays motoring. To be brutally honest, I had a fear that he was going to be totally outclassed and we would feel vaguely out of place...not a bit of it. Everybody was out to enjoy the day and all had a common interest...the old days had returned! Pictures to follow, so many classics and to choose what to post will be dfficult! Thanks for reading, much editing to do! TTFN..
Well, as I said, it was quite a day. the preparation...all polished and touched up..
fuelled (£15, bless!)
and his number
The alarm went off at 6.30 AM , flask/sandwiches/crisps done and away by 7.30, arrived and in place by 8.15...
We were early, and avoided the inevitable rush, but the spaces started to fill up shortly..
At this point, they came in in droves, and before long throngs of people were milling around
Then, the Lord Mayor gave an unheard speech after a similarly poorly broadcasted briefing to the drivers ( megaphone playing up!) and before we knew it, the drive had begun. Bertie went faultlessly over the next 2 1/2 hours , forging through driving rain, past broken down classics, holdups and covering 60 miles in the process in an immaculate fashion . We got a little damp as we discovered his windscreen leaked a bit at both lower corners and his vacuum wiper needed some manual assistance every now and again , but problemwise-that was it. My new concern was that his horn would burn out as so many people had braved the weather to wave at us as we drove by. My endearing memory of the event was the smile on people`s faces as we drove by, honking at all and sundry under umbrellas who were stoic enough to support us by waving the union jack. We arrived back, and the sun came out ...perfect timing!
Now comes the difficult bit ...so many wonderful old cars, which to choose to post on this great site. In the end, I`ve decided to include the beasties which caught my eye, as the last thing that any person reading this would want to see is 60 or so pictures of parked up cars..so here goes, forgive my indulgence...
So many there, so much to choose from. The coventry festival of motoring site will shortly have good pictures of all cars there, and you tube has already got a good selection of video/pictures up. Well, that was about it for us. A long day! We drove Bertie back to where he`s garaged and let him cool down..
So there it is, any doubts I had about Bertie`s reliability were well and truly put to rest on that unforgettable day. The next project is the bodywork. Many thanks for reading this, catch you all soon...
Last edited by bertie on Fri Sep 10, 2010 7:58 pm; edited 1 time in total |
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bertie
Joined: 18 Oct 2009 Posts: 73 Location: Coventry, West Midlands.
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Posted: Thu Sep 09, 2010 7:12 pm Post subject: Update on The Coventry Run |
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Hi all, just to say I`ve added what happened on the day and several pictures of the great cars there . Please enjoy.. |
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Joined: 27 Apr 2005 Posts: 22429 Location: UK
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Bellisin
Joined: 19 Dec 2010 Posts: 16
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Posted: Tue Dec 28, 2010 5:43 pm Post subject: |
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The car looks stunning. You had nothing to fear.
If I could get my Hampton looking anything near as good I would be one happy motorist.
Stuart |
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