Any Gordon Keeble Owners Out There?

Any Gordon Keeble Owners Out There?

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Huntsman

8,026 posts

249 months

Thursday 26th June 2014
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What time is dinner on Saturday evening?

Dress code?

V10Mike

584 posts

205 months

Thursday 26th June 2014
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B7trr said:
Morning V10Mike.

Oil change aside, you could give Alan Slawson a call on 07831 163158, he's the chap who rebuilt my diff and a few others on Keebles, he might be able to advise you better or at least tell you the chances of making the trip. Hope it helps and best of British!
Thanks for the tip -I've spoken to Alan, he suspects the pinion bearings. Advice is to change the oil, drive gently and pray!! I may be lucky.

Hope to see you at the weekend!

V10Mike

584 posts

205 months

Thursday 26th June 2014
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Huntsman said:
What time is dinner on Saturday evening?

Dress code?
Dress code is lounge suit (not Black Tie). From memory, I think it's at 19:30.

GK52

154 posts

139 months

Thursday 26th June 2014
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I think smart casual/jacket will suffice. Hope so because that's all I'm bringing!

Huntsman

8,026 posts

249 months

Thursday 26th June 2014
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GK52 said:
I think smart casual/jacket will suffice. Hope so because that's all I'm bringing!
Excellent, pink trousers and stripey blazer it is!

Mellow Yellow

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885 posts

261 months

Thursday 26th June 2014
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Good luck Mike, was trying to wait until the weekend for the big reveal but just got these and I'm really pleased with the colour and windscreen fit, felt the need to share it.





Long way to go yet, one way ticket booked to collect it at 4pm tomorrow so that's decision time. The guys are on it until late tonight.

TX GT

19 posts

136 months

Saturday 28th June 2014
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Well - it was an excellent day yesterday; for those that couldn't make it:

http://vimeo.com/99401704

Both myself and Ch.74 look forward to meeting more 'Keeblers' in Winchester and Eastleigh tomorrow...

Vette Number

20 posts

181 months

Sunday 29th June 2014
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Excellent day at Beaulieu good to see so many GK's and GK folk. Hope the weather held for the rest of the weekend.

Mellow Yellow

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885 posts

261 months

Monday 30th June 2014
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As I said, so close:




Windows all now working, thanks to GK52s Dad. Hoping to do the big reveal at Goodwood pre '66 Throughbreds on 3rd August.

Big thanks to everyone involved in organising the weekends events, fantastic to see so many GKs and great to meet so many owners although sorry to have missed a couple.


Edited by Mellow Yellow on Tuesday 1st July 13:22

keeble kid

116 posts

170 months

Thursday 3rd July 2014
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Hi everyone,the 50th was great and I met so many nice people but managed to miss so many too!Excellent show and hats off to all the organisers.I saw this car (G-K 55)which I have liked for a long time,it is how I hope no.11 will finally look.Number 76 looks nice Mellow hope to see it one day.

keeble kid

116 posts

170 months

Saturday 5th July 2014
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Hi everyone,another one of my favourites at the 50th was no.45 once owned by my friend Charles Wells,I think Black suits the Keeble very well and if I was not going for Italian Red this would be the colour.Present custodian John Moodie was very friendly and welcomed my questions.The uprated engine though not one for purists is a chevy that just shouts Power!I for one could not believe the interest there was shown in our cars,the amount of people that told me they actually wanted a Keeble really surprised me.Such a shame only 100 were made.

GK52

154 posts

139 months

Wednesday 23rd July 2014
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So Mellow, Any more pics with your blingy new wheels?

Mellow Yellow

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885 posts

261 months

Wednesday 23rd July 2014
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GK52 said:
So Mellow, Any more pics with your blingy new wheels?
Been out of the country but hoping to collect it first weekend in August. Charles inspected it a couple of weeks ago, when he was in the area, and gave a positive opinion. Can't wait to get it back, hoping to get to Goodwood Pre 66 Thoroughbreds and Open day, more photos then.

GK52

154 posts

139 months

Wednesday 23rd July 2014
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Mellow Yellow said:
GK52 said:
So Mellow, Any more pics with your blingy new wheels?
Been out of the country but hoping to collect it first weekend in August. Charles inspected it a couple of weeks ago, when he was in the area, and gave a positive opinion. Can't wait to get it back, hoping to get to Goodwood Pre 66 Thoroughbreds and Open day, more photos then.
Look forward to the photos. I'm travelling back from France overnight with GK52 and family otherwise I'd have been there to witness the grand unveiling. Starting to market 52 from the first week in August.

DonkeyApple

54,919 posts

168 months

Friday 25th July 2014
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Had a very good day yesterday being ferried from London to the Cotswolds to pick up my new Rangie (an 89 this time) by No22.

Belting hot day and climbing into a car with vinyl seats while wearing shorts reminded me of my childhood in the 70s and the trauma of getting into a school friends Austin 1300. Strangely a very similar pale blue also.

It's a rather wonderful car for rolling into your local pub for a pie and pint on a day when you should be in the office.

Heaveho

5,278 posts

173 months

Saturday 26th July 2014
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GK52 said:
Starting to market 52 from the first week in August.
Excuse the directness, but whereabouts roughly on price do you intend to be on that?

Mellow Yellow

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885 posts

261 months

Friday 1st August 2014
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76 passed MOT yesterday, off to collect tonight, all being well should be at both Goodwood Breakfast Club (8-9:30ish) and GRRC Goodwood House Open Day on Sunday.

Mellow Yellow

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885 posts

261 months

Sunday 3rd August 2014
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As seen at Goodwood today:


GK52

154 posts

139 months

Monday 4th August 2014
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Very nice- even the tyres are shiny! Let's see how long you can keep it that way...

The tyres at least...

52 back and now for sale.

Edited by GK52 on Tuesday 5th August 08:47

keeble kid

116 posts

170 months

Tuesday 5th August 2014
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Yes very nice indeed,what size rubber are you running Mellow?I think the greys/blues/silvers show the lines a lot more than the Red I was going to have for 11 - whats the opinion of the other keeblers?Some more pics of 76 would be nice.