Monthly Classic Car Pub Meet - Leeds / Harrogate / Wetherby

[RetroMat]

Hi all,

For anyone interested, there's an open to all Classic Car meet, this coming Thursday - 7pm - at The Smith's Arms, Beckwithshaw (nr. Harrogate), HG3 1QW.

So far, ten of us are going, including the owners of a MG RV8, a TR6 and possibly a '50s Cadillac - as well as a few modern classics - XKR / MGF etc.

Everyone is free to join us. It's a free and non-commercial Classic Car group. From May we're meeting regularly on the first Thursday of every month - always at a pub in the North Leeds / Harrogate / Wetherby areas.

Also, on Sat 21st April - at 3pm - we're meeting at, The Punch Bowl Inn, Marton cum Grafton,, North Yorkshire, YO51 9QY.

There are more details of our group and these meets here:

The Smiths Arms:

http://www.meetup.com/classic-cars/events/57104582...

Punch Bowl:

http://www.meetup.com/classic-cars/events/58708182...

Many thanks,

Mat

Edited by RetroMat on Tuesday 10th April 00:58

[RetroMat]

Hi Al,

Yes, realised PH is the best way of getting the word out. Hopefully, more and more should join now! (Might go back to having a fixed venue though - see how it goes.)

Glad your TR is back from its winter hibernation. Look forward to seeing you again!

Mat

[RetroMat]

Hi Ian,

It would be great to see you again. It's not a proper classic car meet unless at least one Alfa turns up - especially if it's a 105!

Mat

[RetroMat]

Gib,

Hope you can make it. Enjoy the drive there if you do!

Al,

That's the style!

The Sud Sprint might be my all-time favourite car. 1.5 Green Cloverleaf was my first ever driver. So pretty - so 'alive'!

Had another 2, plus a 33. Shame they've all but rusted away.

Can't remember the last time I saw one on the road... Oh yes, I can. It was my last one... totally dead... being towed away to someone who broke it for spares. Sad. (But I've kept a few spares. I know I'll own another one, one day!)

Edited by RetroMat on Tuesday 10th April 00:58

[RetroMat]

Hi Nigel,

For Thursday's meet, it's 7pm. If this is too early, just turn up whenever you can. The meets normally go on for 2-3 hours.

Mat

[RetroMat]

Hi Ben - good luck in the 'Rallye' - sounds a great adventure!

Hi GTiVR6 - would be great if you could make one of the meets. The more the merrier!

[RetroMat]

Thanks Al. That's great.

[RetroMat]

Graham - everyone's more than welcome to come along.

And for what it's worth, personally, I reckon the Z4 is an instant classic!

[RetroMat]

Nige - never mind. Hope to meet you next time.

[RetroMat]

Thanks for coming along tonight, Al. Great to meet up again. The TR sure picked-up many admiring looks and comments.

Thanks to everyone else who turned-up, as well.

Think things should grow nicely over the next few meets.

Agree completely with your comments about seating / cars. (That's why I initially went for the Square & Compass.) It's surprising, you'd think that choosing a suitable pub would be easy, but there doesn't seem to be a perfect choice.

I'll have a look again at the Bingley Arms. And David and Guy (Volvo Amazon) recommended a place on the main road near Pool. We can keep trying out a places until we find a place we all really like.

[RetroMat]

Yes, that's the place, Al.

I'm going to recce a few places. See if I can pick up a good vibe from somewhere.

[RetroMat]

Hi Matt,

That sounds like a nice pub, but we already have another monthly classic classic car gathering - a weekend one - at the Punch Bowl Inn, which is very close by, in Marton cum Grafton. The next one of these is on Sunday, 20th May at 4pm.

If you'd like to join us, the full details here:

http://www.meetup.com/classic-cars/events/61880582...

The weekday evening ones, we always hold close to Leeds or Harrogate.

The next one of these is Thursday May 10th, 7pm. At The Dexter pub, Wigton Lane, Leeds.

Again, the full details are here:

http://www.meetup.com/classic-cars/events/60255442...

People don;t have to sign-up but it helps to know who is coming, for the sake of numbers.

Regards,

Mat

[RetroMat]

Hi Andy,

Sorry, I've only just seen your post.

The date of the next meet is Thursday 6th June, 7pm.

I'm waiting for a venue to get back to me, so I'll know for sure where it's being held by this coming Friday. But in any event it will be either in Roundhay or Chapel Allerton, Leeds.

I'll post an update just as soon as I can.

Mat

[RetroMat]

Venue confirmed for June as being:

The Queens Arms
Harrogate Road
Chapel Allerton
Leeds
LS7 3PT

Thursday, June 7th, 7pm.



And thanks Nige, re the message about Sunday. I'd love to come along, but a few of us are going down to the Jaguar Heritage Museum in Coventry this Sunday.

[RetroMat]

Hi Mark & Adam,

Yes, we're at the Harwood in Pannal, on Thursday.

Hope to see you there.

Mat