RE: Mercedes-Benz Sunday Service - Report

[Tallbut Buxomly]

Cotty said:

They were in Surrey?

Interesting. I heard a rumour that it was so evil and loud that the sound hung on the air all day long.....

[Waugh-terfall]

Aizle said:

swerni said:

So hands up who was stuck at the wrong end of Wellington Way, waiting for the barriers to open.

I was stuck there until Waugh-Terfall and others went the long way round and sent a text to say they were in.

Turned around and went the long way round, only to be met by the line of traffic that had been let through the gates.

Ended up about 2 places in front of my previous position.

Realised we'd made the same mistake in December!

[HereBeMonsters]

Aizle said:

swerni said:

So hands up who was stuck at the wrong end of Wellington Way, waiting for the barriers to open.

I was stuck there until Waugh-Terfall and others went the long way round and sent a text to say they were in.

Turned around and went the long way round, only to be met by the line of traffic that had been let through the gates.

Ended up about 2 places in front of my previous position.

Serves you right for trying to jump the queue!

[Aizle]

HereBeMonsters said:

Serves you right for trying to jump the queue!

It worked, I made 2 places!

[minicab]

iva cosworth said:

The Stratos was a kitcar)

just assumed it was a real one!

Just got the tickets in the post for Goodwood Revival next weekend, another outing for the Jensen. Unbelievable she has done more miles this week than she has in the past year! Anyone else going?

[Waugh-terfall]

Aizle said:

HereBeMonsters said:

Serves you right for trying to jump the queue!

It worked, I made 2 places!

I made about 40!

[Codswallop]

beach kid said:

Car of SS = XJ220

Great morning, Thanks PH!

I love XJ220s, so it was great to see one, but that particular one lost cool marks for not having the flippy headlights. They just make the front so much sleeker than the fixed headlights.

[bobberz]

That Honda is a Z600, the "sporty" version of Honda's first everyday car, the N600. Quite rare, but also a very affordable classic.

[davebmw325]

Hi peps.

The little orange Honda that was out on sunday was a z600 twin air cooled
600 cc built in approx 1972. Here is a link to show how it started out before my friend started the project.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rs75thTAfEg&fea...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UYbuTTHtbQQ

thanks for the intrest.

[y2blade]

davebmw325 said:

Hi peps.

The little orange Honda that was out on sunday was a z600 twin air cooled
600 cc built in approx 1972. Here is a link to show how it started out before my friend started the project.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rs75thTAfEg&fea...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UYbuTTHtbQQ

thanks for the intrest.

bloody superb I love it when something like this becomes the most talked about car of the meet

[nick_mcuk]

adeelster said:

All you PHers I salute you. The various cars on display were awesome, and not just the outrageously expensive hypercars. The 205 GTI, the weird orange Honda, the 911s, the Mustangs, Garlick's TVR (an exhaust note from the depths of hades itself)...all fantastic.

Glad you like my little 205....I was worried that she was going to be out of place with all the expensive stuff....but it seems that she still has what it takes to make people stop and look

Planning a full strip and bare metal respray over the winter....so hopefully she will look fresher than the day she came off the production line....

[HereBeMonsters]

nick_mcuk said:

adeelster said:

All you PHers I salute you. The various cars on display were awesome, and not just the outrageously expensive hypercars. The 205 GTI, the weird orange Honda, the 911s, the Mustangs, Garlick's TVR (an exhaust note from the depths of hades itself)...all fantastic.

Glad you like my little 205....I was worried that she was going to be out of place with all the expensive stuff....but it seems that she still has what it takes to make people stop and look

Planning a full strip and bare metal respray over the winter....so hopefully she will look fresher than the day she came off the production line....

I assumed you had already done that. Looked immaculate - don't change a thing!

[nick_mcuk]

HereBeMonsters said:

I assumed you had already done that. Looked immaculate - don't change a thing!

Nope just detailed the crap out of it!

[HereBeMonsters]

nick_mcuk said:

HereBeMonsters said:

I assumed you had already done that. Looked immaculate - don't change a thing!

Nope just detailed the crap out of it!

Well if it looks that good, don't sacrifice the originality.

[nick_mcuk]

HereBeMonsters said:

Well if it looks that good, don't sacrifice the originality.

I would love to but its had a couple of knocks in the past (have copies of the insurance claims in the history file I got with the car) which plus there is a little bit of rust coming through in a couple of places....so rather than trying to match 3 or 4 different shades of Peugeot Alpine White I am going for the full strip and respray in single stage 2 pack paint.

My thoughts are that once its done properly it will last another 20+ years....oh and I need her to look her best for October next year as she is what I am turning up at my wedding in!