Photo's Retro Rides Gathering 17th-18th-19th August 2012

[Pete126]

Just Checking In, got back at 7.18pm not bad for a bis aye!

But I've got to say its been a stonkin weekend, you couldn't order better company to be with, I know that Martin and Veronica from 126Fan in Slovakia enjoyed there weekend and we are looking forward to our road trip to the Maluch World Meet in Slovakia in 2013.

A Big ThankYou, to all you guys and hope you enjoyed the weekend and got home safely without any breakdowns,

The Retro Rides Gathering has got to be one of the Premier Events on the Retro Car Scene, each year it gets Bigger and better but still it retains its friendly and family atmosphere, A Big Thankyou to the organisers David, Keith and the RR Gathering Team without there hard work the event wouldn't exist.

Once I sort out the photos I'll get some posted up,        

[Lina]

Hellooooo!!  Yep, super weekend, wonderful people, excellent atmosphere!!  Nine 126s lined up today, great turn out over the weekend too of all members, whatever the cars!!  Lovely to see people again and to meet new ones!

Made it home just over an hour ago - 5 hours' drive, including a pit stop at Beaconsfield and the car was an absolute trooper for the journey!  Amazed and honoured by it's performance

Gotta go - shattered and NEED BATH!! lol

Lina

[thepuddlejumper]

Arrived home at 8:15 great weekend great to meet up and see old faces and new.  I need to get the 126 there next year.  Weather brilliant fantastic cars a fantastic meet.

Ralph

[Kent126]

Yup I echo everyones sentiments! Great weekend, finally able to put more faces to names and a great time was had by all! Made it home in record time (that would be the rover!) I havent bothered to sort my photo's, I have just uploaded them here;

http://photobucket.com/RetroRides2012

Not sure what is left for this year, but hopefully car will be on the road for next year! )

Tom

[midvillesb]

What a cracking weekend - it was great to meet everyone, sorry I didn't get more time to chat but keeping 4 (5 if you include Clare) girls under control, fed and watered is a bit of a full time occupation!

After a bit of trouble on the way down, the 126 was perfect on the way home (even after being stuck for ages on the M40 in the same jam that Angelo got caught up in), so I obviously need to use it more...

Many thanks in particular to Pete for organising everything. We're definitely up for it again next year and hopefully I'll make it to some other meets in the meantime.

Cheers,

Mike

[ciaoflyer]

Club 126



If you want a bigger image I can email original file to you!

[smallcox]

Hi all,

Just finished unpacking the car and pushed it back into the garage, bit late getting home M40 , son spent half an hour on the ramps at Cheltenham got back at 8 ish

Well you did it again Pete, good atmo and great company and even the twin barbe was entertaining.

Hope to all meet soon,

Steve

[Rusty's Uncle]

 " Smallcox Steve went up the hill
     to inject a little water.
   Turbo cold , it never rolled
     quite like what it ought'a "

Well done for flying the flag there mate 

  " Bis13 is seldom seen getting off the Isle.
           He made trip without a blip
           and gave everyone a smile!
      With a gallon of cider , like Easy Rider,
          he rocked up there in style "

Taking the MIck 

        "Amateb8 was two days late
           turning up on Sunday !
     but all's not bad , a good time was had
      and he made it home before Monday "

[Rusty's Uncle]

   "Kent126 , More Bent126 !!
    arriving from near Dover.
      We were not fooled,
        you had it tooled
    and shaped it like a Rover  "

 Was it air cooled ? 

      "1973/126 was in a fix
    he tried to sort his kit car.
         He lost the race
     so with embarrased face
    he turned up in a sh*t car"

 Who loves ya baby 

     "Ciaoflyer is a tryer.
    Turned up with his trailer.
       Took lots of pics
       but that's his fix.
  Good the weather was dryer !

[bis13]

my car fell to bits and i had to tinker to get home with frequent stops due to heat build up but hey that gives me an excuse to pull the engine out and rip some bits apart...great people, great meet, great memories....i think.

[Lina]

Mick - Great pic of your car by Paul Saunders: http://www.flickr.com/photos/42983542@N02/7816934910/in/set-72157631145640654

Bar Vitelli - so sorry you didn't make it   We did all think we could come get you and get it all fixed! Any news??

Dave - where's mine and Oscar's poem???

And Ciaoflyer - great photo!! Please can I have a bigger version... do you have a link for it (i.e. on Flickr)??

Really missing everyone, had such a great weekend

Lina

P.S. Oh, and where's my gold medal???

[Rusty's Uncle]

     
    "Oscar came along with his Mum
          & a tin of Pokemon.
  The ground on Friday was a bit of a bugger
    but Lina was the best mud-plugger !
    From dawn to dusk with a big smile,
           Lina did it all in style 

 Sunday morning quote:

 Lina -  "Rusty some cars are Personal 4s some are Browns. What model is mine ?"
 Tired me -  "It's a blue 126" 

[ciaoflyer]

Club 126



If you want a bigger image I can email original file to you!

Now available larger on flickr

http://www.flickr.com/photos/ciaoflyer/7826232144/in/photostream

[Pete126]

We'll do it again next year and hopefully with a few more 126's

I think our Gary needs cheering up guys, He did try getting 2 cars down to the show but broke down 40 miles away with an drastic Engine failure



Never mind Gary theirs always next year

[Bar Vitelli]

Ey up...

Sounds like it was a fantastic event - I'm gutted that we did not quite make it.

We flew through the first 120 miles with the Vitelli convoy at full tilt with both the blue and the green car doing brilliantly.  As we got to the final 40 miles I pushed it to 60mph and felt a pop from the back of the car and a sudden loss of power.  I managed to free wheel to the hard shoulder but could not get the car started again.  I tried for about 1 hour and then called the AA who did all sorts until the chap said the fatal words 'I've never seen that before'.

Basically, something inside the engine had managed to cut (or crush) clean through the screw bit of the spark plug.  My big worry is that it will have caused some damage inside that will be expensive to fix if indeed it can be fixed.

To make matters worse we then found out that we did not have the cover we thought we had so had to pay £285 to get recovered (although we did manage to get both cars on the back of the truck).  It took about 5 hours for the truck to turn up and then another 2 hours to get home so we got in about midnight.  We'd not even eaten all day as the food was in the blue car on the back of the tow truck.

As bad as it was I have to say that the first 120 miles where we were tooting along in convoy was just amazing, the cars did brilliant and everyone looked in awe with people even taking pictures from their cars as we drove along!

Down - but not out - so we'll try again next year once we've got the blue car fixed.

Lina - sorry for not getting the bottle of white wine to you - I've drunk it now (drowning my sorrows on the Sunday) - so will bring you 2 next year to make up!