Christmas Burger @ 8 Ball Diner 27/11/11 @ 1PM

[Rusty's Uncle]

Could be number one in the charts at Christmas 

Inspired by (Caro) LINA , another sing along 

NOTHING WOULD BE FINER THAN TO MEET UP AT THE DINER IN THE MORNING
SMALLCOX WILL BE THERE , YOU CAN RACE HIM IF YOU DARE IN THE MORNING
JUST ROCK UP IN THE PARK , MEET UP WITH MARKYMARC IN THE MORNING
NOTHING WOULD BE FINER THAN TO MEET LINA AT THE DINER IN THE MORNING
YOU CAN CHECK OUT PETE , HIS 126 IS NEAT IN THE MORNING

[markymarc]

But its in the afternoon you ole bugger!!

[Rusty's Uncle]

Yeah but afternoon ain't no good for the song 
"BILL HALEY AND HIS COMETS carolina in the morning."
check it out on youtube 

"ole bugger" how very dare you ! That is my Son's favourite name for me 

[Lina]

Rusty!!!! lololololololol

Haven't laughed so hard in ages!!!

OMG I hoped no-one would find that song, nor know I'm (Caro)lina dammit!!  Thought that was secret!!

Damn, I need a new secret identity now...

(Caro)lina xxx

[Pete126]

Looks like there's going to be a few of us. I'll be setting off shortly LoL

[Lina]

Brilliant!!  I'm sooooo excited!!  Kinda sad, when you look at it from a third party angle... "going to a 'do' with a bunch of other 126 owners - yeah, great..."  But dammit, I'm excited, sod the critics!

[Lina]

... trying to persuade my son along the same lines...

[Amateb8]

Help! Is 8 Ball Diner opposite the Little Chef? Google mapped it but seem to direct venue to Hollander. No sign that says 8 Ball Diner. Found the Wildberry Restaurant but where is it exactly.

[markymarc]

If you are on the A12 and go past Witham heading to Colchester then keep an eye left for a derelict pub and just past that turning ease up and you will see what used to be a petrol station (poss car sales now?) turn off there. Oposite (onthe right) you will see a BP garage! Hope this helps?

What sort of time is the general ETA?

marc x

[markymarc]

Im going to leave about 12ish!!  If all goes well?

marc x

[markymarc]

Will i need to bring the wide angle lens for my camera to fit ALL the 126s in?

marc x

[markymarc]

I hope every one got home safe? It woz nice 2 see you all & chat away some time. Sorry you had 2 go 'rusty' u didnt miss much as I waitd over 30min for food then cancelled!
This aint no fast food joint!! Id like to say sorry to you guys that travelled into deepest Essex to not get food! There were some lovely cars, but only one luvly driver!! (not me either or you rusty!!)

Take care everyone
Marc x

[dajwid]

Had a great time, Nice to meet you all, amazed to see so many of us there.








Fast Food   (Only 1 hr 10 mins)

Some nice cars in the car park







Focus Club were there !!!!!  


Rover 75 owners club


See what you missed, Pipes and slippers were in abundance

[markymarc]

My pix are pretty much the same but I will add them anyway!!






126s rule xx

[Amateb8]

I got back about 30 minutes ago. It was great to meet you all! Trust everyone got home safely. It was  nice to be able to put a face to the names on all those emails. Lina, I hope the gearbox gets sorted soon. Many thanks to Ladislav, Rusty, Dajwid, and 126blackbird for the 126 Bis parts. Dajwid, you have the patience of a saint! Markymarc, many thanks for your help re directions. The missus relayed your message by text. The google map photos of the place are so out fo date! The link below show the 8 Ball Diner as an empty warehouse with a "To Let" sign.

http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?hl=en&cp=25&gs_id=2&xhr=t&gs_upl=&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.,cf.osb&biw=1280&bih=633&wrapid=tljp132242938688500&q=Witham+%E2%80%93+Essex+%E2%80%93+CM8+3HB&um=1&ie=UTF-8&hq=&hnear=0x47d8e37d4b6fb157:0x8537c50ccbc0a594,Witham,+Essex+CM8+3HB&gl=uk&ei=zqvSTo78O5K4hAf59KC7DQ&sa=X&oi=geocode_result&ct=image&resnum=1&sqi=2&ved=0CB0Q8gEwAA