Hi,
Just booked a ticket to display my car at this event.
Anybody else coming?
Tom.
http://www.chelseaautolegends.com/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P6YZr...ure=plpp_video
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Hi,
Just booked a ticket to display my car at this event.
Anybody else coming?
Tom.
http://www.chelseaautolegends.com/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P6YZr...ure=plpp_video
Normally, I'd be interested as I live in London. But, the front clam of my car has developed an unsightly stress fracture around the nearside headlamp. So, until I can get the money together to sort that out, I don't think she's up for displaying.
:(
2010 event was great, lots of interest in the car, in the main spectator area.
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2011 it was very them and us. We were shut away with other car clubs (tatty minis and the like) in a remote wooded grass area, nowhere near the posh cars and racers.
Hardly any of the public knew we were there. Would have left early, if we could.
It seemed just a waste of time, although the weather did not help. The chap in his World Cup Escort was a bit fed up too...
I don't think I would go back....
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Struan :mad:
I might be available for Chelsea. I was planning on being on holiday in the UK for the better part of September 1-16 anyway, so I could probably attend, although I expect I'd be somewhat jetlagged. The Donnington kit car show http://www.doningtonkitcarshow.com/index.html is also scheduled that weekend - I may go to whichever event the majority gets behind.
Hi,
Sorry to hear you got parked out of sight Struan.
My seven year old boy is wanting to attend an event in our car so thought we would give this a try as its not too far from us. Will be meeting some of my customers there with their cars as well so bit of a work day too.
Will report back after the event with where we get parked.
Tom
Were they happy to have your car(s) along, as replicas?
Bit awkward for me to get out that weekend, for Donington or Chelsea, but might like to try and do one of them
There was no problem with my car being a replica, although the organisers gave me a display plate stating it was a Lancia Stratos.
To be honest, loads of cars at Chelsea are fakes/replicas/re-creations/kit cars.
The James Dean Porsche was a kit car.
All of the 'Le Mans' GT40s were kit cars.
All of the Cobras were kit cars.
The P4 Ferrari was a Foreman P4.
The very nice 'D' type Le Mans Jaguar parked next to us was not worth £1M, but was a £100,000 re-creation.
Caterhams, Westfields, Robin Hoods arguably, Lotus 7 re-creations....
Everywhere you looked cars were re-shelled, re-creations of earlier models.
You can get into an interesting philosophical discussion. If someone has re-built their MG with a heritage bodyshell, uprating and improving, engine, brakes, suspension, interior trim, there's not much left of the original car.
Is it still an MG....?!
They do get some nice cars though, plenty of Ferraris, Porsches, racing machinery.
Struan
Stress fracture? Put some stickers on it ;-)Quote:
Originally Posted by Elliott
Thanks for comments, so replica status not an issue there.
Not at all sure I can get out that weekend in the first place, but would like to get to this, or maybe Donington.
Mind you, no-one declared them as replicas.....
Struan
I said I wouldn't do Chelsea again, we were stuck in such a remote position last year, but 96 Club have offered me a place on their pitch, by the main entrance so I've taken that up. Hope to see some of you there now and better weather than last year...
I trundled along to our local Classic car do at Margate harbour last night, a surprisingly enthusiastic and knowledgeable crowd including one gentleman who claimed to have driven Henri Pescarolo's Strato's at Le Mans....
Thanet Classics
Struan
I've just returned home from holiday and noticed an invitation to this from HR Owen. Because I own a worn out 4200GT and once took up an invitation for a free car check up and a ride in a new Maserati GTS, they falsely believe that I'm a cross between Abramovic and a Middle East Potentate and send me invites to posh do's. So, as it's free, I my pop along.
:D
Just returned home after having a great day. We were given a good spot to park in the Italian exotics section. Struan,everybody must have tripped over your car by the main pedestrian entrance.http://gfx1.hotmail.com/mail/w4/pr04...thed_smile.gif We hung around by your car a few times to say hello,but didn't manage to meet up. I should have got a contact number for you before the day.http://gfx1.hotmail.com/mail/w4/pr04...ed%20smile.gif
Will do report and pics for newsletter.
Tom.
Thanks Tom,
We will be sending one out in the next few weeks.
I was there too and saw both of this forum's cars and plenty of classic Lancias too.. You really couldn't miss Straun's. I do not think there could have been a better position in the whole show.
Yes, great show this time, but we should have swapped mobile numbers beforehand guys.
Noticeably thinner display this year, spaces between the cars, big empty areas, but the weather kinder and brought the crowds in.
Saw your car Tom and looked for you, but no luck. Spoke to Ian Barkaway (Ferrari man) on the stand but he didn't know where you were.
There's only so long you want to stand with your own car answering the inevitable, 'Is it a real one?' I've lost count of the times I've been told Stratos is favourite car ever....
I always feel a bit sorry for owners parked alongside as everyone wants their picture taken with the Stratos.
Italian lady had a sit in mine for photos, biggest grin I saw all day. She was not slim and I worried how we would get her out again, but she was more agile than she looked... all was well!
Yes, could not have have asked for a better position, certainly made up for last year...
Struan
Great Picture Elliott.
The lady in the stand behind, selling charity stuff for the Chelsea Pensioners, was pleased and impressed that we opened up the car and let people look and sit in it.
She said we were the only ones to do that.
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How do you post a big picture?
I can only do small ones!
Struan
I got on YouTube!
A video has been posted of cars leaving the event. Quick shot of me at 7.07 ,Ghostbusters at 10.10!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JFekQRRgDH4
Tom.
Some nice photos on the PistonHeads forum:
http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/t...unday+2nd+Sept
Looks like a great event, definitely on next years calendar of events attend.
Vince.
You had me scratching my head how the large pic was posted, anyway made a few changes and it looks like we can now post bigger pics.Quote:
Originally Posted by StruanR
If we run out of room I may have to have a re-think......
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Originally Posted by The Slug
Looks like it works :rolleyes:
I guess the pics were posted using [img] tags,.....Quote:
Originally Posted by The Slug
Not sure but we can all post larger now ;)
It's been a challenging year, wettest for 100 years, but at least weather has been better this month!
Going for Gold
Any offers for 1000 tonnes of wheat?
.... and it thankfully didn't rain at Chelsea...
Struan