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Bengt Axel
Joined: 07 Sep 2008
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Location: Cheshire
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| Will be there Friday, treating myself (and charity of course!) to my annual Sporting Bears ride. Previous years have seen me in a 1932 Austin 7, 1929 Bentley Speed Six, Bristol 410, Morgan Plus 4 .... |
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ukdave2002
Joined: 23 Nov 2007
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Location: South Cheshire
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If like me you are only going or a day, its worth looking at the Shows Floorplans in advance as there are so many halls its easy to miss stuff.
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Riley Blue
Joined: 18 Jun 2008
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Location: Derbyshire
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| Posted: Thu Nov 15, 2012 11:16 am Post subject: |
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| ukdave2002 wrote: | If like me you are only going or a day, its worth looking at the Shows Floorplans in advance as there are so many halls its easy to miss stuff.
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Just to confuse us, they're using some different halls from last year. |
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52classic
Joined: 02 Oct 2008
Posts: 493
Location: Cardiff.
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I've booked for Sunday as usual. Strangely the ticket price doesn't bother me ('specially with the club discount) but the tenner for parking feels like a rip-off.
Still, it's only once a year so I treat it as a pilgrimage to gather some inspiration for winter projects! |
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Rich5ltr
Joined: 28 Mar 2008
Posts: 681
Location: Hampshire, UK
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| Posted: Thu Nov 15, 2012 7:37 pm Post subject: |
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| I'm going tomorrow and haven't decided if I'll drive all the way and pay £10 or use the train from Berkeswell where it's free to park and costs about £2.50 for a rtn ticket. Swings and roundabouts I suppose. |
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Bengt Axel
Joined: 07 Sep 2008
Posts: 294
Location: Cheshire
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Just got back from a very long day at the NEC. It's absolutely huge, even more so than past years as apparently they have taken over a few more halls that previously have been occupied by Top Gear Live (now on a different weekend)
A few tips;
1. Wear your most comfotable walking shoes
2. Get there early. I got there an hour before the doors opened, drove straight in and went for a nice leisurely breakfast at Wetherspoons. By the time I went out on a Sporting Bears 'Dream Ride' (Morgan 3 wheeler) at 11 o'clock all the incoming roads to the NEC were chocca.
3. GO!!!
Well worth it, if only to mentally add a few more cars to my Lottery Win list (a gorgeous Allard P2 Safari for £75k?) |
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clan chieftain
Joined: 05 Apr 2008
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Location: Motherwell
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| Posted: Fri Nov 16, 2012 11:46 pm Post subject: |
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Mind and take some marina photos if there is a stand there.
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Rich5ltr
Joined: 28 Mar 2008
Posts: 681
Location: Hampshire, UK
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| Posted: Sat Nov 17, 2012 10:36 am Post subject: |
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| Didn't see too many Marinas although I'm sure there were some. Big Ford presence, an entire hall I think. Also a big BMC fwd presence, minis, land crabs, Alegros, 1100s etc. Lots to see. |
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Rich5ltr
Joined: 28 Mar 2008
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Location: Hampshire, UK
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| Posted: Sat Nov 17, 2012 10:39 am Post subject: |
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| riley541 wrote: | | I'll probably be on the Riley Motor Club stand |
Were you one of those 'dodgy dealers' in porkie pie hats? I thought that was a great effort by the Riley RM chaps.  |
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Keef
Joined: 13 Jan 2008
Posts: 371
Location: Sheerness Kent UK
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Riley Blue
Joined: 18 Jun 2008
Posts: 1751
Location: Derbyshire
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| Posted: Sun Nov 18, 2012 12:56 pm Post subject: |
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| Rich5ltr wrote: | | riley541 wrote: | | I'll probably be on the Riley Motor Club stand |
Were you one of those 'dodgy dealers' in porkie pie hats? I thought that was a great effort by the Riley RM chaps. |
That'll have been the RM Club, they're always a bit quirky - Uncle Alec was probably one of them. I haven't been able to go as O/H is unwell. |
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Uncle Alec
Joined: 14 Jan 2008
Posts: 734
Location: Manchester
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| Posted: Mon Nov 19, 2012 10:45 am Post subject: |
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Hey, cheers Rich. Much appreciated.
We won Best Themed Stand by the way. |
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gillberry
Joined: 27 Nov 2007
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Location: Norwich
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| Posted: Mon Nov 19, 2012 11:45 am Post subject: |
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| Uncle Alec wrote: | Hey, cheers Rich. Much appreciated.
We won Best Themed Stand by the way. |
Congratulations - it did look great and nice to put a face to a name |
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clan chieftain
Joined: 05 Apr 2008
Posts: 2041
Location: Motherwell
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| Posted: Mon Nov 19, 2012 1:41 pm Post subject: |
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Great facebook pictures Keef. The 213 Rover and the Anglia van are my favourites but they are all stunning.
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RotaryBri
Joined: 20 Dec 2007
Posts: 465
Location: Warwick
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| Posted: Mon Nov 26, 2012 1:48 am Post subject: |
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| marina estate wrote: | | Mind and take some marina photos if there is a stand there. |
Just for you Larry.
When the guys on the stand asked me why I was interested in the Marinas I said that I was taking the pictures for a man in Scotland and they said 'oh that will be Larry'.
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