Mk1 Golf Owners Club @ RetroRides Gathering 8th August 2010

Got back in just over 1 and half hours ago from Retro Gathering at Haynes Motor Museum at Sparkford Somerset, well it's been a long day, with a 6.00am start and too many speed cameras on the damn A37 for you to truly get a car wound up…it's a good job the M5 allowed for some timesaving  :wink:  :mrgreen:

Thoroughly enjoyed today, a great mix of all types of Retro cars and a fair few Mk1's in all sorts of club displays and in the retro car park. On the track there was some spirited drifting going on…..with one poor car rolling over  :? ….did anyone get a photo of it?

Anyhow, was nice to meet everyone, Mixerman I'm sorry you couldn't make, bad news to hear about the mk1  :? , hope everyone enjoyed the show, see you some time soon at another show, here's todays photos, with the first 3 borrowed from Tim Hales earlier post…………….
























For some, it was a tiring day, now if she'd eaten a gammy burger energy levels would have kept her going  :mrgreen:

Just wanted to gay thanks to gammy for his hospitatility…….i even made it back without stopping after those burgers! Great to meet my first Mk1 members in the flesh and have a good chat. Goodvibrations i will have a look for that carb set up for you asap and thanks to you and your misses for putting up with the threesome lol!….not like that!

Will be adding some pics tomorrow!

Thanks

Shepp

Looks a good show. Just love the Chevette, spots on the beige saloon chevvy (as we called them back in the day)

Early-1800 said

Looks a good show. Just love the Chevette, spots on the beige saloon chevvy (as we called them back in the day)

We called 'em "Vauxhall Shove-it"

Great pics BTW gammy.

Fantastic pics Sir. love all the mk1s first but… That Dolomite is Beautiful was it a sprint dont recognise the colour
but defo sprint wheels ?

corkycampaign said

Fantastic pics Sir. love all the mk1s first but… That Dolomite is Beautiful was it a sprint dont recognise the colour
but defo sprint wheels ?

I love the dolly! I grew up with them as a kid. Thats what the old man always had. I don't recognise it as being a factory colour either. It doesn't have the sprint badge on the front :dontknow:

some nice pics there, loved the cortina with the black center bonnet, liked the Talbot samba convertable too

chris

Thanks for the comments  8)

Shepp, those burgers have a 24 hour delayed response  :mrgreen: ………………………………………kidding  :wink:

I was taking a good look at this mk1 and its modified turrets, it really was sitting on its arse  8O  8O

Looks lie a brriliant meet.

Shame i missed it.

Cracking motors in there

http://s45.photobucket.com/albums/f57/T4VWM/retro%20meet/?albumview=slideshow

Good pics there was lots of nice cars

GAMMYGOLFGTI said

 
I was taking a good look at this mk1 and its modified turrets, it really was sitting on its arse  8O  8O

This is Oli's car, his a regular at the berks meet  & there has been alot of work on this car to get it a low as it is.

oi. he's not welcome on here you know.

im soooo gutted about this one….

not happy at all really wanted to go lol..


ahhh well. ill be along to a few more

many thanks for hospitality gammy , got hit over head with a hammer when the daughter saw her photo.

good show though

mixerman/richard, i wll be going to volkfest wales be there between 9-10
haydn

Nice to have met everyone!

Gr8 pics gammy, shepp… anytime x

let me know about the carb setup.

p.s. grey import i've heard !

Excellent display of cars on Sunday ladies and gents. I was drooling over them all day.
Seen it was a club stand, and have now joined up 8)
Some other stunners at the show too.

Nice one.

Danny

spotless said

Excellent display of cars on Sunday ladies and gents. I was drooling over them all day.
Seen it was a club stand, and have now joined up 8)
Some other stunners at the show too.

Nice one.

Danny

Welcome to the club Danny, glad you liked the display, love your car in your newbie post……. truly retro  8)  8)

Just been reading Retro rides forum and borrowed a few photos from the track action……





Moments after a error of judgement that rolled the Escort    



The damage……………. :?

Hey Guys.

Great day, good show, nice to meet some more new faces, and BIG SHOUT to Gammy for all his efforts, cups of tea and cracking burgers!

Here's the pics i got, Cheers Rich

Just a few I took :






And a horny little Polo

Hi guys

A few i gathered on the day!


































a bit bent!!

Hope you like