A few cats out of the Burghley 2016 bag.

[RichB]

Ed, you will be pleased to know that the event was highlighted in the Lagonda Club's monthly newsletter today so that may bring in some interest.

[Jon39]

That must be a far more exclusive club than AMOC, Rich.

Was Groucho Marx ever a member? -

[Ed50]

RichB said:

Ed, you will be pleased to know that the event was highlighted in the Lagonda Club's monthly newsletter today so that may bring in some interest.

Yes indeed,Roger mailed me a copy over the other day.

[RichB]

Jon39 said:

That must be a far more exclusive club than AMOC, Rich.
Was Groucho Marx ever a member? -

Of course not, indeed I considered not joining myself

[Ed50]

The 200 TH Car has now registered to attend and we are still 7months away.

Come on its going in the right direction but please lets have loads more.

I promise you won't want to miss this…………..


Here's another little gem for you to bid for in the Auction.

Steve Wright of SKW Images has kindly offered to do a professional photo shoot of your car whist at Burghley and present it back to you in a high quality frame.

I'm sure if we Auction this lot first it will leave plenty of time for you and Steve to search out some beautiful locations within the Grounds for some pictures.

Steve will again be our resident photographer for the day so why not refresh yourself and take a step back in time at some he shot last time.

www.skwimages.com

Them follow the links to Motor Sport and then Burghley.

Edited by Ed50 on Tuesday 5th January 20:34

[Ed50]

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...

[tonyhall38]

what else you doing Ed....

[Ed50]

tonyhall38 said:

what else you doing Ed....

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

[Y100]

Ed50 said:

tonyhall38 said:

what else you doing Ed....

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

[Ed50]

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…….

[tonyhall38]

Happy memories of that car....which reminds he still owes me my royalties on that one....

[Ed50]

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……..

[Ed50]

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

Just a bump for the DB7 owners.

[Ed50]

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……………..

[Ken Figenus]

I just still LOVE these pics from last time Ed - no problems re-issuing

[Gavc]

Calling V8Pete. You might have lost your bet with a certain Ed50 on what cars he has mustered up!!!
As he is chauffeur currently I shall let him delight you with Glee on his in his words a simple challenge!!

[Ed50]

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……..

[SELON]

Coolest GB badge I've seen.



Beautiful country park to stroll around...


I can see from the list that the V12 Virage is a rare as a Vulcan...(to those who don't know, these are in no way similar to the later DB9.2 )

Hopefully at least one of the original Virages will be there again for me to drool over.

This year I will bring a picnic. AdamV8V picnic looked sumptuous...

To those who haven't met Ed, he will personally have a word with the powers that be to ensure the weather is perfect.
Will also bring a proper camera.

[Ed50]

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…...

[SELON]

Cheers Ed, that'll be worth seeing on its own!