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morris and austin day at brooklands
this ev ent is on sunday march 11 2012
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Re: morris and austin day at brooklands
i hope to be there if the weather's nice!
not that i'm a garage-queen, (far from it!) but if i'm going to do a 250 mile round trip, i don't want to spend it sat in my car hiding from the rain!
not that i'm a garage-queen, (far from it!) but if i'm going to do a 250 mile round trip, i don't want to spend it sat in my car hiding from the rain!
Re: morris and austin day at brooklands
Just a quick reminder that this event is tomorrow.
Hope to see lots of lovely Minors there.
Hope to see lots of lovely Minors there.
HughC
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Re: morris and austin day at brooklands
See you both theredalebrignall wrote:see you there dennis
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Re: morris and austin day at brooklands
Turns out I won't make it, found out yesterday the MOT ran out on the 1st
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Brooklands visit
Just returned after a great visit to the Austin/Morris day at Brooklands in Surrey.The selection of Minors was impressive and they looked resplendent in the sushine but I couldn't find a ''million'' amongst them. However,there were several other marques which made it a worthwhile trip.
Re: morris and austin day at brooklands
Excellent day. Brilliant turn out, loads of lovely cars and great weather.[frame][/frame]
HughC
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Re: morris and austin day at brooklands
A Grand Day Out.
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Re: morris and austin day at brooklands
My dream car.[frame][/frame]
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Re: morris and austin day at brooklands
Had a great day at Brooklands myself. Bluey performed flawlessly, 240 miles, not a beat skipped, and not a drop of oil used!
Good turn out of young members:
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(I'm sure Ashley won't mind me borrowing his picture!)
Good turn out of young members:
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(I'm sure Ashley won't mind me borrowing his picture!)
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Re: morris and austin day at brooklands
Oh, I did pass a Brown (?) van on the M40. It was on the hard shoulder. I feel really bad for not stopping, but he did wave as if to say 'carry on we're fine'. Can't help but regret not pulling over just in case i could have helped.
If you're on here, let me know you're ok!
If you're on here, let me know you're ok!
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Re: morris and austin day at brooklands
Hi,
er it was me on the M40! I had just found out how far you can travel at a steady 70ish with no oil in the gearbox before it started to sieze... The sound effects were pretty horrible! The oil droplets onthe back doors, which I thought was engine oil turned out to be the clue to a gearbox leak...
Yes there wasn't much you could have done really, we were just brewing up a nice cup of tea whilst waiting for recovery.
Amazingly I put some oil in it yesterday and it drove home last night nice and quietly. Sort of wounded but not dead, so it may manage a few days of local running about before I get chance to swap the gearbox over.
It was still a really good day out
er it was me on the M40! I had just found out how far you can travel at a steady 70ish with no oil in the gearbox before it started to sieze... The sound effects were pretty horrible! The oil droplets onthe back doors, which I thought was engine oil turned out to be the clue to a gearbox leak...
Yes there wasn't much you could have done really, we were just brewing up a nice cup of tea whilst waiting for recovery.
Amazingly I put some oil in it yesterday and it drove home last night nice and quietly. Sort of wounded but not dead, so it may manage a few days of local running about before I get chance to swap the gearbox over.
It was still a really good day out
cheers
Iain
Fairmile Restorations.
'49 MM, '53 convertible, '55 van, and a '64 van.
Marina p.u., '56 Morris Isis Traveller, a '59 Morris JB van, a'66 J4 van, a '54 Land Rover, Land Rover 130, Renault 5, '36Railton, '35 Hudson, a Mk1 Transit and a Sherpa Camper...
A car can be restored at any time, but is only original once!
Iain
Fairmile Restorations.
'49 MM, '53 convertible, '55 van, and a '64 van.
Marina p.u., '56 Morris Isis Traveller, a '59 Morris JB van, a'66 J4 van, a '54 Land Rover, Land Rover 130, Renault 5, '36Railton, '35 Hudson, a Mk1 Transit and a Sherpa Camper...
A car can be restored at any time, but is only original once!
Re: morris and austin day at brooklands
Nice to see that @BrooklandsMuseu Tweeted a link to the Young Members on their own Facebook page. Over 1,800 people attended on the day. Not a bad turn out.
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Re: morris and austin day at brooklands
It did occur to me that it could have been you Iain. Sorry to hear of your troubles, I've had a gearbox run dry myself, it didn't take long for it to get very loud in all gears!IaininTenbury wrote:Hi,
er it was me on the M40! I had just found out how far you can travel at a steady 70ish with no oil in the gearbox before it started to sieze... The sound effects were pretty horrible! The oil droplets onthe back doors, which I thought was engine oil turned out to be the clue to a gearbox leak...
Yes there wasn't much you could have done really, we were just brewing up a nice cup of tea whilst waiting for recovery.
Amazingly I put some oil in it yesterday and it drove home last night nice and quietly. Sort of wounded but not dead, so it may manage a few days of local running about before I get chance to swap the gearbox over.
It was still a really good day out
I didn't even have an oil can in the boot (haven't needed to since i rebuilt the engine!) so couldn't have even offered you a top-up! It was as i passed that i thought you might have just run out of petrol, and if that was the case, i had a gallon in the boot that could have got you on your way.
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Re: morris and austin day at brooklands
Just posted a couple of videos on youtube. First time for everything! Link below:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lxmGo4x_ ... re=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lxmGo4x_ ... re=related
cheers
Iain
Fairmile Restorations.
'49 MM, '53 convertible, '55 van, and a '64 van.
Marina p.u., '56 Morris Isis Traveller, a '59 Morris JB van, a'66 J4 van, a '54 Land Rover, Land Rover 130, Renault 5, '36Railton, '35 Hudson, a Mk1 Transit and a Sherpa Camper...
A car can be restored at any time, but is only original once!
Iain
Fairmile Restorations.
'49 MM, '53 convertible, '55 van, and a '64 van.
Marina p.u., '56 Morris Isis Traveller, a '59 Morris JB van, a'66 J4 van, a '54 Land Rover, Land Rover 130, Renault 5, '36Railton, '35 Hudson, a Mk1 Transit and a Sherpa Camper...
A car can be restored at any time, but is only original once!
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Re: morris and austin day at brooklands
There's me at 1:03
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Re: morris and austin day at brooklands
Thanks for the posting and link - we're at 1.33!