Out
and about on a Chilly New Year's day!
Steve
King's Flying 9
We are a hardy
bunch in the Standard Motor Club. Despite the weather being such that
Brass Monkeys were tucked up in bed, some of us were out in our
Standards at various social events:
1. First, here is
a report by Steve King:
I attach a couple
of photos taken at an event yesterday. This is an informal
gathering which takes place each year and yesterday despite it being
a dull day and quite cold I would estimate over 200 vehicles
attended. There were all types including motorbikes.
I took my Flying
9 and Tina was there with her Pennant. There was also a Dolomite. My
car still shows the 2008 bumper sticker and Tina's has a birthday
card for 50 years as it was first registered 1/1/59
2.
Report
from the CVPS New Day's Meet, by Phil Homer.
Lynda
and I decided the Flying 12 could do with a mid-winter run, so we
opted to join a pub meet organised by the Chiltern Vehicle
Preservation Society. It was a 20 mile run to a canal-side pub on the
Grand Union near Leighton Buzzard. As you re probably aware, this car
doesn't work properly if the hood is up, so it was hood down all the
way there, and back.
We
were so cold when we arrived at the "Grove Lock" that we
retreated inside for a warm and a fantastic lunch without bothering to
get the camera out. Here is a library picture taken on a warmer day
(well, if you can call last summer "warm"!):
3. MVPS
New Year's Day Event, by Graham Lockley
Click
on either image to see an enlargement
Hi
Phil and Lynda,
Happy New Year!
Not to be outdone, your Chairman has asked me to send you some
pictures of the local Midland Vehicle Preservation Society, New Years
Day Run, to prove that he does use his Standards!
He and I were accompanied by fellow Standard owners, Malc &
Heather Graham in the Vanguard.
The run took us from Tesco's car park on the eastern side of Coventry
out towards Rugby, via the villages of Brandon, Bretford, Church
Lawford, Kings Newnham, Harborough Magna, Easenhall, Monks Kirby and
Stretton-under Fosse to the Bulls Head at Brinklow.
We seemed to manage to lose most of the other 20 odd participants on
the way, even though we kept to the route, so the wintry picture taken
near Monks Kirby, shows only two ancient Land Rovers accompanying us.
Back at the pub the only other vehicle with a tenuous Standard
connection was the 1930s Dolomite, with the waterfall radiator.
Inside, a roaring fire awaited, plus traditional fish, chips and mushy
peas, washed down with Thwaites "Good Elf", a strong sweet
dark ale of 4.9% or Black Sheep Bittter.
Graham
Lockley
Good
plan Graham, getting the Chairman to drive, whilst the rest of you sup
the real ale!
Phil
Room
for more....If you
participated in a New Year's day event, please give me
a short report and a photo if you can.
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