This grand old lady of the Victorian age was in steam and added extra interest to the day.
Despite the windy day and the forecast rain showers, there was a good turn out of cars of all ages.
The blacksmith was hard at work.
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This annual car show is held in the grounds of Ryhope Pumping Station in Sunderland. This grand old lady of the Victorian age was in steam and added extra interest to the day. Despite the windy day and the forecast rain showers, there was a good turn out of cars of all ages. Here's a car I lusted after when it was introduced, and still do. The nearest I got to it was the Cortina GT. As well as the cars there were some autojumble stalls, but I didn't find anything to encourage me to get my hand out of my pocket. The blacksmith was hard at work. It's amazing how quiet this engine is. Those beams weigh in the region of 40 tons each and they move effortlessly and almost silently. This is also a day to meet folks we see only occasionally as well as those we meet more often. I managed to snag this new (to me) steering wheel. Before After
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These cars belonged to a late car club member and I am showing them to help his widow.
The only information I have is here. If you are interested please use the contact information on the page linked above. Please direct anybody who may be interested to that page. Thank you. Yarm Station saw 6 MGs and one Toyota join up for this run. One B GT, one roadster, 3 MGFs and our ZR set off not knowing exactly where we were going. Three different destinations had been mentioned and we'd packed up a picnic. It turned out that the plan was to go to the Wensleydale Creamery for lunch. This wasn't our plan so we followed along to Hawes where ate our sarnies before meeting friends for a drive though some of the back roads. Despite the rain, torrential at times it was a good day even though the sunroof decided that today was the day it would start to leak. Ho hum, another job on the list. The ZR is now under a car cover until this rainy spell passes.
We found some mucky roads Autumn, season of mists and mellow fruitfulness, and rain and wind and wind and rain. OK you get the idea. This run was always organised by Peter Ebdon, late chairman of the Centre. This year it was organised by his widow, Lyn and run in memory of Peter. The turnout of cars shows how highly regarded Peter was. As we set off in the 1971 MGB GT it was cool and windy but dry and we wondered if we should have chanced going in Numbum. Later we were glad we made the choice we did. It was an uneventful run up the A1M to Dobbies Garden Centre to meet up with a decent sized group of 39 cars. We arrived with plenty of time to grab a cuppa & a bacon sarnie, and thought we would be one of the first there. We thought wrong. After great value refreshments and a natter, we set off about 11 o clock for the 43 mile run for lunch. The video cam was running all day and the idiot light said it was recording, but I've got the beginning and end and nothing at all of the great roads in the middle. One of these days I might get to grips with modern technology. The food at lunch was good but it was rather disappointing to have to wait over an hour to be served. All the meals were pre ordered and they knew our arrival time so there really wasn't any excuse for the delay. It's a good job we topped up at Dobbies or we would have passed out with hunger. At least the conversation was good. I reckon the view across the valley would have been super without the rain. As we followed a route book, we had no idea where we were. Thank goodness for the sat nav that got us to a road we recognised. We hope our fellow travellers got home OK. A big thank you to Lyn and all who helped her. It was a fitting tribute to Peter.
Another MGB stolen. If you have any information contact the police or Oliver at the email address below. Pictures to follow, hopefully.
1966 MGB GT Reg: PRO 879D (notably with front plate on bonnet) Light blue/ silver, good condition, wire wheels, blue dash, wooden steering wheel, black leather interior. Stolen from outside my flat in Bethnal Green, East London between Tuesday 8th - Wednesday 9th (pm) October 2013. Any other advice to better my chances of recovering my car would be gratefully received. Pictures below. This is a stunning and very distinctive car. Somebody must know what happened to it. Any information: [email protected] A local enthusiast has just created a new forum for all MGs. It's worth a look. As it's new and just getting going it's a bit light on content but that will improve with time, especially if you sign up and add some yourself.
I spent some time digging around in the garage for something I'm sure I have but cannot find. That's the story of my life. In the process I found some things I didn't know I had so they're up for sale.
A pair of straight intake Cooper cans for early MGBs in good straight condition but in need of a repaint, a pair of Midget or Austin Healey Sprite air filter housings and an air cleaner for the ZA & ZB Magnettes. They can be found on the MGB, Midget and Magnette parts pages |
AuthorHi, I'm Owen and I've been having fun with MGs since 1970, starting with my 1937 MGTA. Since then I've had three Y types and a couple of Z Magnettes. I now have a 1971 MGB GT along with the TA and my wife and I are still having fun Archives
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