A few cats out of the Burghley 2016 bag.

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The Old and the New………..all in one day.

Another GT 12 kindly registered to attend Burghley today,its new owner tells me its only just been handed over………

Then to the other end of the time line out of the Blue came a 1930 International to join in with the celebrations……….

What next I wonder...

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tonyhall38 said:

what else you doing Ed....

Organising a firkin great Catering Tent to keep you in Bacon Rolls and Cheese Burgers…….

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Come on chaps its Friday night the start of the weekend so lets have a few more of you sign up please.

There's loads of you still to convince to join in so lets see if this little shout out can interest a few more.

I met I lovely chap at Santa Pod in the summer who does a lot of painting for the Dragster scene and on talking to him he showed great interest in joining us at Burghley.

Since our initial meeting Paul Whitehouse has kindly offered to do a private commission of some ones pride and joy so this will be another lot for the Auction.

Paul will be displaying some of his varied work at Burghley, so please spare a minute or two on passing his display and have a word,he's a great guy with an outstanding talent.

You like planes as well…………Pauls your man.

www.paulwhitehouseart.co.uk

Somewhere in his portfolio is a very nice picture of a beautiful green DB9 once owned by a certain Mr Hall…….

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Calling all DB7 Owners………………..

Chilton Aston have generously donated various parts for me to sell,raffle or auction with all proceeds going to my Virgin Money Giving page that culminates at Burghley in July.

Below are some of the parts and if anyone is interested in making a charitable offer for anything or indeed all please email me in the first instance……[e-mail]

Should you have any technical question surrounding these parts please contact David Lea at Chiltern of 01442 833177 as he will be pleased to assist,also many of these parts are featured with photographs on their website under the parts department.

www.chilternaston.co.uk

Here are some of the parts offered,

Part No, 698860………DB7 Series 1 Red 4 pce Over mat set c/w Winged logo.

Part No, 25-84722……DB7 1997 Onward Red half wood Airbag type steering wheel.

Part No, 78-27238……DB7 Driving Dynamics Boot Spoiler for the i6.

Part No, 36-85747……DB7 i6 Locking wheel nut set,fits series 1 and 2.

Part No, 41-85475……DB7 Vantage Metallic Manual Gear Knob.

Part No, 42-86000……DB7 Vantage Metallic Gear Knob Automatic.

Part No, 25-85507……DB7 Vantage Black with Wood topped Airbag type steering wheel.

Part No, 25-85742…..DB7 Vantage Wood topped Airbag type Touchtronic steering wheel.

Set of New Winter tyres Pirelli Sotto Zero …2 off, 275/35 R19 and 2 off, 235/40 R19.

Don't let list prices worry you its all in the cause of charity so all offers considered to help boost the pot.

Once purchased the parts may be collected from Chiltern or myself or if you require carriage its at your cost via David Lea please.

Hope to hear from you……..

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Sh*t that went over the page quick to night.

Just a bump for the DB7 owners.

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Right we seem to have run out of puff a bit on the registration front so come on lets all pull together and get a few more names on the list if possible……...

Its still early days but I'd like to see the 250 reached before February is out if we can,tall order but only time will tell.

The Event is coming together well and with the field thats being assembled for you enjoyment the place should be rammed with all things Astonishingly Aston.

There's an lot of Newbies on the forum since last time so they probably need a bit of encouragement to join in with the spirit.

Maybe a few of those that attended the last time could now shout up with their memories of the day or even the odd picture to help encourage a few more of the newer members to sign up.

Memories can be had by visiting SKW Images here www.skwimages.com and following the link to Motor Sport and hey ho there's a snap or two of the day we had before.

That will be dwarfed by whats in store so please get behind it and stick your names down to keep the momentum going.

Cheers Ed……………..

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Just to let you know,


Mike from Bamford Rose informed me at our meeting today that you will be able to admire his GT 4 Race spec Vantage along with Dave Goldie's Blofeld DB9 project by visiting his stand at Burghley in July.

Thanks Dave for the kind loan of Blofeld……..

Arrgh………One more thing, Mike will also be displaying the magnificent Green V12 Zagato he and Bamford Rose were featured with in a recent edition of Vantage Magazine……..

Mike will also be kindly donating a couple of special Auction lots so please keep your eyes peeled for all the details as they will appear shortly upon there full confirmation.

Finally a quick thank you to Mike for his on going support of this Event.……...:thumb up:


BTW Pete that completes your little challenge,I thank you……..

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Cheers Mike,

I'll have words on the weather front be assured……..

There will be an original Virage on display as Keith Artus is bringing along his award winning Green dream machine that was featured a bit back in Vantage.

Its a corker and well worthy of a look…...

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Andrew Hill made me a poster to help promote the Event……..



What do you think to that.

Best get signed up…….

Edited by Ed50 on Sunday 24th January 13:52

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Whats that then Colin a poster of said picture for the man cave wall or the DB4 GT……….

BTW, the posters will be available on the day with a donation from each sale going to the charity pot.

Another kind gesture by the Artist Andrew Hill………..

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Any body that wants one of these posters for their man cave should email me if they're interested as they will be very limited.

[e-mail]

Edited by Ed50 on Sunday 24th January 13:55

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BTW I'm aware the date on the poster says the 3th and not the 3rd.

It was an early draft and has since been sorted just FYI.

Cheers…….

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Following on from my comments on the servicing thread that is currently rerunning here are a few Companies that will be at Burghley to answer your questions and fulfil your needs.

Bamford Rose.
Bridge Mill Motors.
Chiltern Aston.
David Appleby Engineering.
Ecurie Bertelli.
McGurk Performance Cars.
The Stratton Motor Company.
Trinity Engineering.

Plenty more going on as well I promise.

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Rob,

A short run of them is being produced for sale on the day.

If you want to reserve your copy send me a pm to do so please.

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These wanting to pm me about a poster might be better mailing direct as I think the PH Mailer is up the chute.

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I leave it with you….

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We are now up to 242 cars registered to attend…….

Can we have a quick recruitment drive to try to get to 245 or even 250 by the end of the month.

Come on its good to keep raising the bar….

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Thanks David,

I'll add it to the big list now to make 247………….would be so nice to get to 250 before the month is out.

Don't you just love targets,,,,,,,

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Andrew Hill made me a poster to help promote the Event……..



Any one wanting a copy of this poster ( 594 x 841 ) is welcome to email me to reserve their copy.

There will only be a small batch produced for this event and it will be a case of collect and pay on the day.

The artist has set the price at £25.00 each net with a healthy percentage being donated to the charities of the day.

If you wish to reserve your copy please email me: [e-mail]

Andrew is also producing a run of 10 limited edition Giclee prints of the picture itself on heavyweight fine art paper that will be approx 450 x 600,these will be signed and numbered by the artist.

Number 1 of this extremely limited run will be Auctioned at Burghley with all proceeds again going to the Charity pot.

Edited by Ed50 on Wednesday 27th January 11:13

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Here's a Friday Update………

I've received a donation for the Auction today from David Appleby Engineering that I thought I should share to allow you good folk that may be interested to check your calendar's in
case you fancy a punt at the Auction.


2 x VIP Hospitality tickets to a British GT race day either at Snetterton on the 7/8/2016 or at Donnington Park on 11/9/2016 as guests of David Appleby Engineering/Generation AMR.

A VIP padlock pass which gains access to the circuit,paddock area and exclusively to the VIP area in the SRO Race Centre.

A VIP parking pass to gain access to a dedicated parking area close to the paddock gate.

Champagne upon arrival followed by a full English Breakfast and Continental Buffet.

Selection of Dailey newspapers and magazines to,live TV feed and timing (at selected venues).

Freshly prepared buffet lunch with wine and beer.

Afternoon Tea with cakes and biscuits.

A guided tour of the David Appleby Engineering/Generation AMR Pit garage including a close up look at the 2016 specification Aston Martin GT 4 race car.



A much appreciated and well received donation thank you which should prove to be popular with all especially as it includes the rare opportunity to be part of the
Garage during your visit on race day.

Start saving your pocket money chaps as I 've got loads of stuff up my sleeve to tempt you…...

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A Saturday evening update for you……..

I'm please to tell that you I've had great support throughout from Haymarket (PH) and all,but I can now confirm there publishing division will be with us all on the day.

They've already offered to donate to the raffle and auction and could not have been more of a pleasure to deal with in such a prompt and professional manner .

You will now be able to order all the magazines your hearts desire whilst wandering in a posh field full of Aston Martins,what more could a man want.


Secondly if theres anyone out there that fancies a copy of the event poster please shot me a mail,there £25.00 each with a healthy percentage being donated by the Artist
Andrew Hill to the charity pot.

I'll await the rush as once there gone that will be it and in a few years time you never know the value from this small elite run.

More news further down the line as I have a couple of major things yet to spill the beans about.

Thanks for the continued support and for those that haven't yet decided about coming please get signed up to attend as it will be a better place with you all there………..