Southern Meeting - Sat 1st April

The Departure Lounge at Alton has an Italian Car Day on Saturday 1st April. This is a lovely country venue (cafe in a field) just outside Alton, Hants. I've been a couple of times before and it's a good opportunity to meet fellow enthusiasts , get a coffee and a breakfast and have a leisurely couple of hours looking at Italian cars and talking to to people.

If anyone in the southern area would like to go along let me know - I hope to be there with my car - and it will be a great opportunity for a southern get-together.

Peter C

Hi Peter,

Yes I hope to be there too with my car this year, I was there last year but on my push bike :D

Cheers Chris

Chris - Good I look forward to meeting you. What type of Strat do you have?

Likewise Peter, will be good to get to a few events again, it's been a while!
It's a dark blue Hawk HF3000 Stradale.
I did enjoy having a look around your LB last year, a real credit to you, very well built and presented.
Hopefully we can get a few more from the south there, would be good to have a 'southern pub meet' too, once the warmer weather gets here.

Hi
Im interested in going as its very close to the Island.

Ian

Hi Ian - that would be good . It'll be great to get a few cars together in the south.

Hi
Will be great.
Is there anything to do, or just turn up?

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Originally Posted by Iowstratos

Is there anything to do, or just turn up?

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As it's a southern meeting, your first job's to get a round of shandies in. ;):p

Cloth cap and whippet jokes, incoming...

My first job is to get a visa for England!

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My first job is to get a visa for England!

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What's hot and steaming and comes out of Cowes backwards?

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What's hot and steaming and comes out of Cowes backwards?

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- the old ones are the best ones !

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As it's a southern meeting, your first job's to get a round of shandies in. ;):p

Cloth cap and whippet jokes, incoming...

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Now come on chaps give us namby pamby southerners a break - just beccause we dont get snow down here and have hotter drier summers it doesnt mean we cant hold our shandy like the best of 'em!

Might rip up there on my bike, check out your cars.

Hi Sean - it would be great to meet having been following your progress with great interest.

P

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Originally Posted by Stratos Fear

Hi Sean - it would be great to meet having been following your progress with great interest.

P

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Thanks, I will try make to it, however it is GF birthday, but it should be ok

Just a reminder that next Saturday (1st April - dont read anything into the date please !) ) is the Italian Car Day at the Departure Lounge Cafe in Alton, Hants . If there are any Southern members who would like the chance for a Stratos chat please call in a see us.

Thanks

Peter C.

I will be there, if its dry i'll be on my bike, and its part Italian.

I'm hoping to come along to see a few cars and meet a few people. I don't have an Italian car (not a built one, anyway), so I'm hoping I'm allowed to park my Spanish runabout somewhere?!

I see that it starts at 10am, when do you think is the best time to visit?

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Originally Posted by JJ990

I'm hoping to come along to see a few cars and meet a few people. I don't have an Italian car (not a built one, anyway), so I'm hoping I'm allowed to park my Spanish runabout somewhere?!

I see that it starts at 10am, when do you think is the best time to visit?

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This will be my 1st time at this venue 10ish sounds good, Spanish runabout sounds interesting could be anything from a Seat to a Pegaso :)

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Originally Posted by sean999r

This will be my 1st time at this venue 10ish sounds good, Spanish runabout sounds interesting could be anything from a Seat to a Pegaso :)

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Well the Pegaso has got a flat battery and the Hispano-Suiza has got a flat tyre, so this time it'll have to be the Seat Leon I'm afraid.

Hi all
I hope to be there if i can get the CV boot done in time, and a ferry booked!

Ian

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I'll be coming with Paul (PAB56) and we will aim to be there around 10 am - but anytime between 10 and 11 will be optimal.

Hope to see you there Ian with CV boot (and everyone else of course ) !

P

Hi all
I’ll be a bit late as the boat I wanted is not running.
I hope the 9am boats not held up by the weather!
Save a place please.
Ian

Good turn out of Strati at the Southern Italian car meet - despite the weather!!

Nice to meet you all and put faces to names 😁
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It was good to meet some of the Southern contingent : Ian Gear (IOW stratos), Jon Evans (JJ990) and Chris Deering (STR4705) and a good turnout of 3 cars . Paul Burgess (PAB56) travelled to the event with me. The event itself was surprisingly well attended considering it rained for the first 2-3 hours - and we could not park on the sloping field so the hard-standing at the entrance area got a bit crowded - even for thos who ignored the parking restriction ! Later in the morning a lovely fabric-bodied 1928 Lancia Lambda turned up with petrol feed problems but the owner didnt seem too fazed by it.Attachment 20836

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Peter starting to get ideas of what to buy next after his Stratos is sold...
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Certainly easier to get into than a Strat!

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Rare to see a Lambda that's not had the top chopped off!

Monocoque construction, monoblock V4 and sliding pillar suspension.
The only Lancia I've ever driven.

Sorry I was not able to make it, last minute family commitment put an end to the plan

- we thought it was the weather put you off coming over on your bike !

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- we thought it was the weather put you off coming over on your bike !

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The weather was worse here in Dorset. No Dad had a fall late Friday night ruined my sleep, he's fine though.

Glad your Dad ok - I'm sure there will be other opportunities to meet up.
P