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Post by Penguin45 on Sept 6, 2015 20:38:21 GMT
That time of year again. Off to the Rydale Folk Museum up on the beautiful North Yorkshire moors. Despite a scorching summers day, numbers were down amongst the Minor crowd, although we managed to assemble fourteen 'Crabs.   Aerial view.  Dave Young and family brought this MkI over from Czechoslovakia - quite heroic with no servo!   Blue Ute. Not seen this one before. It's a work in progress and it also works for its living.  Lovely Damask Morris with an appropriate registration. Mine'll look like that next year!   Not seen Ron with GOO for a couple of years. Just look at this interior.   Just gorgeous.  Stuart brought this "S" down from the Scottish Borders. Also back on the road this year from a long lay-up.  Seen this one before - turning into one of the "usual suspects".  Pete up from Halifax way.  Laurie brought Penny's DOE out for the day.  Nina's KOW.  The Jordans brought UDM.  Tony Wood's travelling emporium. Remarkable what's stashed in that car!  And our own Foursquare in the police car.  This rather fine Honda 160 was in the back of the Ute. And Tripplescrew turned up in this:  Made some excuse about his 'Crab throwing oil everywhere. Actually, the 800s are getting rare now and offer tremendous value for money and exciting performance. More in a mo. Chris. |
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Post by Penguin45 on Sept 6, 2015 20:49:48 GMT
Better show you some Minors, seeing as they were our hosts for the day.  Slammed, alloys, metallic paint, 1275 motor - I rather liked it!  Local Mini club.     A pink Panther. See? I did that with a perfectly straight face.  I was rather taken with this pick-up.  Posh visitors. The Mercedes was outstanding.   Michael from the Wolseley Forum won best "Non-Minor" with this 1500. Nice car.   There you go - that's the lot. I actually won something in the raffle for the first time ever; Mark Chivers won a colouring-in book. If the LOCI mag is late this time, we know why!  Anyway, grand day out. Chris. |
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Post by peppib on Sept 6, 2015 20:56:26 GMT
Great photos as usual Chris. Good turnout. Mo still has no brakes otherwise I would have been there
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Post by dave1800 on Sept 7, 2015 0:12:47 GMT
And did it come from Durham A pink Panther. See? I did that with a perfectly straight face. Chris. |
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Post by indianajones on Sept 7, 2015 9:21:32 GMT
Awesome photos Chris, cheers. Rover 800 is a classic now? Guess I can take the 623 GSi to car shows in another 10 years?  -Andrew |
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Post by Penguin45 on Sept 7, 2015 16:26:27 GMT
No idea where the Panther came from. If you look more closely, you'll see that the metal trim - handles, mirrors, headlamps etc - are gold. They're actually gold plated. I suppose if you're going to ham it up, why do half a job?
The Rover 800 is 18 years old, so nudging up to the "magical" 20 mark. Whilst it's relatively young, the survival rate is appalling. They go for peanuts on eBay. Perhaps get one while you can!
Chris.
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Post by Penguin45 on Sept 7, 2015 16:43:20 GMT
Ah. Courtesy of Twin 2, I now understand the Durham comment...........  |
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Post by Nick RS on Sept 7, 2015 18:46:37 GMT
Pity the Panther wasn't a DeVille, then you could have compared doors. As it is that one looks like it has cut mini doors, and is that a MG Midget quarterlight?
800s now around the 1,400 mark still on the road and reducing rapidly I believe. Buy one and then spend the next couple of years getting a lifetime's worth of spares while they are still widely available and dirt cheap. When I was in Rover I remember the parts people saying they couldn't get rid of Honda 2.7 engines for £500 because they were so reliable that there was no demand. I wonder if that comment has stood the test of time.
Must get to Hutton next year, the photos always look lovely.
Nick
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Post by tripplescrew on Sept 7, 2015 20:58:11 GMT
Hey Chris whats this lets pick on Strett time cos he turned up in a Rover 800 sterling? Ex ministerial car to the dodgy Tony Blair government. At least I turned up, even though my 1800 is in the sick bay with a suspect broken oil ring. I bought that car as a run around for the winter very cheap it was as well. It turns out to be a better car than I expected & drives perfect. I will be at Otley transport extravaganza this coming Sunday to show it off once more.
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Post by Penguin45 on Sept 7, 2015 23:23:27 GMT
Oh come on - I said nice things about it and I reckon they will be pretty collectible very soon. Nick's made some pretty favourable comments as well.
Personally, I think the 800s were good looking cars, especially the fast back/coupe version, which had a most attractive line to it. Huge boot, plenty of "oomph", not too much electronic rubbish - what's not to like?
Chris.
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Post by indianajones on Sept 8, 2015 1:26:18 GMT
Nothing against 800s here, I was just making the comparison to the 600 she is turning 20 years old next year. Hard to imagine that they're that old already.
I remember seeing people driving them when I was in high school and they would have only been 3-4 years old then.
-Andrew
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Post by dave1800 on Sept 8, 2015 12:17:09 GMT
I'm amazed at Twin 2, I thought only those over 60 would have known this; it was corny back in the early 1960s when the film first came out Ah. Courtesy of Twin 2, I now understand the Durham comment........... |
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Post by tripplescrew on Sept 8, 2015 16:24:19 GMT
You know me Chris only a bit of fun. The 800 has turned out to be a nice car with this being the sterling it is fully loaded & it all works, electric heated leather seats, electric sunroof, 4 electric windows. The 2.0 litre engine coupled to the 4 speed auto box can give modern cars a run for their money off the start line(Not that I have tried this you understand). In fact Mark Chivers commented the seats out of an 800 would look good in an 1800, I have to agree with him. I have become attached to the 800 so much so I haven,t rushed to get the new engine in my 1800, going to do the last couple of shows in the rover. The 1800 engine will get done this winter.
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