Cumbria Meet Pics (quite a few, so beware!)

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Cumbria Meet Pics (quite a few, so beware!)

Post by Dan the 480 Man » Mon Aug 20, 2007 4:10 pm

Well, it's all over bar the drying off (still!). The car covered 690 miles in total, didn't miss a beat. The jouney was comfortable despite the 'low-ness' of the car-and i only got uncomfortable because i went 5 hours without getting out the car :lol:. She was sweet as a nut there and back. She was averaging 37.1 to the gallon on the way there & back (most of the time anyway ;))

I saw about 12 480's on the road...those being the ones at the meet :lol: I saw one 480 on the whole journey, and that was on the M6 near Junction 20, a flamer coming off the motorway being driven by a woman, she didn't see me though, i was 6 lanes away!

Despite the awful weather, it was a really enjoyable weekend away. The cars of the stars museum was...interesting. Some cool cars, but the museum wasn't very big. Still good to see screen classics though. The campsite was nice-wash/shower facilities were nice (anything dispensing hot water got a thumbs up :lol:)-pub was a little small and the eating area was small, but it was ok. Campsite was nice too, despite being saturated.

We didn't do the convoy drive as planned-the weather was soo bad, that the descsion was made to head back to base to find a warm Pub & get some food, but the drive to the museum in Keswick was nice with plenty of good scenery so that made up for it-plus we got a good group photo, and it must have looked cool as a bystander in Keswick town centre as 11 480's cruised through....'wow, look at all those Daddy! What are they?'. 'Why, they're Honda Aerodecks son' :lol: It was really good to meet alot of new people-and catch up with some familiars too-everyone who turned up was really positive the whole weekend, and not one sad face :D. And a big well done to BarnsleyGT junior-she remained dead happy all weekend with all that rain :D

And this really is going to sound odd, but i don't care-i actually feel a little emotional (told you...odd)-it was soo good to see so many 480's together-old & new. I'm always fairly enthusiastic about the car, but this definately gives the enthusiasm an extra kick-it was a really great meet with some really great people-of which i'm really glad i met. So here's a big :cheers: to all of you-thanks for coming :D

So, enough rambling, the pictures! There are more here, but i'll pop a selection below.

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And this seemed to follow us everywhere :lol: ;)
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And this had to go up...marvellous rainhat come tent sack VDG! :lol:
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No offence if i missed any out, just didn't want to hog all the bandwidth!
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Post by VanDerGraaf » Mon Aug 20, 2007 6:24 pm

Top stuff Dan!! :hopping:

Shame I forgot my umbrella.... :wink:

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Post by Roo » Mon Aug 20, 2007 6:27 pm

Superb meet, superb pics, everything was superb!

who's moderating the moderator? :lol:

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Post by Big Brother » Mon Aug 20, 2007 6:29 pm

Roo wrote:who's moderating the moderator? :lol:
no one, that was me
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Post by Roo » Mon Aug 20, 2007 6:52 pm

volvo-bigbrother wrote:
Roo wrote:who's moderating the moderator? :lol:
no one, that was me
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Love the line-up pic Dan, Just a shame the TT isn't there.

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Post by Roo » Mon Aug 20, 2007 7:10 pm

Just a couple of snapshots from the meet. The rest are on my PB account.
Strathclyde Park
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The meet in progress.
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Post by piper1st » Mon Aug 20, 2007 8:08 pm

HAHA!!

it's weird seeing pic's of dry 480's in Strathclyde park! :rofl:

My camera (or my photography) isn't that good, so just a few from me!

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The entrance to my tent ...

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Then the return convoy ...

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The red Arrows ...

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Post by Roo » Mon Aug 20, 2007 9:05 pm

Nice pics. :D

Like the last one, wanted to get one like that on the way down.

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Post by Derek » Mon Aug 20, 2007 10:23 pm

i wish i had known about this meeting so i could have went as going by the photos and what people have said it was incredable. never thought i see another 480 turbo so close to home never mind a bunch of them down strathy (owen080808,murf,roo,piper1st) sorry but i couldent rember your names. it looked amasing seeing your cars going down the road at the sametime. AHH i wish i'd went.

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Post by Dan the 480 Man » Mon Aug 20, 2007 10:23 pm

Some more good pics...the entrance to the tent just brings back so many soggy memories :lol: who was the black 480 in the Strathclyde park then? Did i miss one all weekend :lol:

Motorway pic was a good one too!
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Post by JohnTurbo » Mon Aug 20, 2007 10:30 pm

2nded on the tent pic!! Has any one else come down with a nasty runny cold?

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Post by Derek » Mon Aug 20, 2007 10:34 pm

it was me my name is derek just got registered on the forum nice to see someone noticed my car

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Post by Roo » Mon Aug 20, 2007 10:42 pm

Derek wrote:it was me my name is derek just got registered on the forum nice to see someone noticed my car
Welcome, it was good to see another 480 and yours is a fine example. :D
I'm sure there will be more meets for you to attend.
Dan the 480 Man wrote:Some more good pics...the entrance to the tent just brings back so many soggy memories :lol: who was the black 480 in the Strathclyde park then? Did i miss one all weekend :lol:

Motorway pic was a good one too!
Your not seeing things Rohan, Derek and his turbo were in Strathclyde Park where we all met on Friday.
JohnTurbo wrote:2nded on the tent pic!! Has any one else come down with a nasty runny cold?

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Yup and also a killer sore throat! Worth it though. :D

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Post by Big Brother » Tue Aug 21, 2007 5:57 am

Roo wrote:
JohnTurbo wrote:2nded on the tent pic!! Has any one else come down with a nasty runny cold?

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Yup and also a killer sore throat! Worth it though. :D
Thats why I prefer a B&B to camping ;)
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Post by JohnTurbo » Tue Aug 21, 2007 7:00 am

volvo-bigbrother wrote:
Thats why I prefer a B&B to camping ;)
You miss half the party that way!
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Post by VanDerGraaf » Tue Aug 21, 2007 8:05 am

volvo-bigbrother wrote:
Roo wrote:
JohnTurbo wrote:2nded on the tent pic!! Has any one else come down with a nasty runny cold?

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Yup and also a killer sore throat! Worth it though. :D
Thats why I prefer a B&B to camping ;)
Perhaps instead of VBB you should be known as VB&B from now on! :lol:

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Post by Roo » Tue Aug 21, 2007 8:24 am

VanDerGraaf wrote:
volvo-bigbrother wrote:
Roo wrote: Yup and also a killer sore throat! Worth it though. :D
Thats why I prefer a B&B to camping ;)
Perhaps instead of VBB you should be known as VB&B from now on! :lol:
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Post by piper1st » Tue Aug 21, 2007 12:48 pm

Just got some more pic's off my phone ...
Dan the 480 Man wrote:the entrance to the tent just brings back so many soggy memories :lol:
JohnTurbo wrote:2nded on the tent pic!!
:lol: Back by popular demand ... a pic of the INSIDE of my tent after the gazeebo fun on Saturday night!

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Post by Rachel » Tue Aug 21, 2007 5:41 pm

Ah Dan....the pics are look great. All the 480's look gorgeous together. Shame about the damp weather, but it didn't seem to dampen spirits. My 480 is sad not to have been there too, but maybe one day. Big love to all and their 480's.....group hug Image

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Post by owen080808 » Wed Aug 22, 2007 12:40 pm

Well some time later and i have pics to share! They're just some camera phone snaps but give a good idea of the experience.

Meeting at Strathclyde Park
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Le-Mans style start and we're off, at least until we had to stop for sweeties that was...
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Nice borders scenery on the way down
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After arival, tents set up it was soggy already
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Leaving the site on saturday morning, damp but nothing beats a convoy!
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Kev in front and Ross behind, 3 red 480's in a row :D
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Stopped for refreshments
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Got some odd looks for sure when this many 480s drove through small towns
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I like this picture because of the name on the shop, i hadn't even realised till i got home: spooky!
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And the final convoy back to Scotland again
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Was a really good meeting, really glad we made it down, but if this is summer weather, can we have next years meet (dare i say it?) in a b&b?

The car performed well the whole time, but i was aware of a slight oil leak, some spirited driving on the road from the site to the motorway (great fun!) seems to have made it worse, and i must appologise to Ross and Murf for covering the front of their cars with a thin film of my engines vital fluid. The oil light was just coming on as i got back to glasgow, and now i'm off outside to see if i can sort it. Looks like its either the oil feed to the turbo or perhaps the oil pump itself, so i may be back online to ask for assistance!

Hope to see you all soon, thanks again Dan for organising.

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