East Anglia Owners meets

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Hi all, starting this thread for us Alpine owners in the East Anglia region covering Essex, Suffolk, Norfolk and Cambs. Idea is to have a monthly meet one Sunday morning a month. If you can start off saying who you are and where based and your model. Look forward to meeting up!

I am Stu, based Castle Hedingham north Essex and have a Pure with matte blue wrap.

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suggested meeting here...(opens 10am Sundays)

https://krazyhorse.co.uk/pages/cafe

How about Sunday 14th August?

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Hi Tim, September then hopefully

So apart from miserablegit (Andrew) can anyone else make Sunday 14th August?

demolitionman13 (Gary), Liam22 (Liam) and MorganP4SS (Ian) are you able to make it?

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ok great, see you guys there at 10am.

Might drop them a quick line to let them know we are coming....

as its on an industrial estate we should be able to find a space for us to line up...

I have intake hose kit arriving tomorrow from Life110 so will have a crack at fitting next week

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MorganP4SS said:

Good for me and I'll be there for 10. Probably a stupid question but I presume the cafe is open then as well? I'm a regualr visitor to KH but never been there on a Sunday before ...

yes Ian, says open Sunday from 10am but I will drop them a line just to confirm in case their are closed for holidays or something

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Buzzzen said:

Rowland, central Bury St Edmunds (convenient eh). 22 A110, Fire Orange, Black roof (wrap). Will do my best to come down...

Good stuff

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So tomorrow I will be installing this...

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Induction kit fitted!

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Jalpine754 said:

Will try, if still planned.

Yes Jamie, hopefully see you and your new wheels on Sunday 14th then

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now running without the engine cover....

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Jalpine754 said:

Love this……

Cheers Jamie, I prefer it too.

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AlexNJ89 said:

I should be able to make it down.

Nice one, hopefully see you Sunday then.

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Yep see you guys tomorrow then 10am

For those that can't make it, hopefully see you in September.

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Miserablegit said:

It’s quite a popular place so it might be worth getting there a bit earlier to park before those wuffians on motor bicycles arrive.

Will try. Assume we can always park opposite or somewhere where we can line up as it's on industrial estate and it being Sunday

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Great to meet you guys and to see six Alpines together on the road was lovely

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Miserablegit said:

Great to see you again and meet a few new faces.

I enjoyed the cafe so much I drove past it again by taking the wrong turn and ending up on the a14 in the wrong direction!

Oops. Stag bap for afternoon snack then lol

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Dunmow Des said:

Des (the elder) from Newmarket here.
My first ever post (if it goes through!!!) on any forum ... yikes!!
Great to meet you guys yesterday morning. I look forward to our next encounter.

welcome to the forum Des!

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Buzzzen said:

Great to meet you all and not an anorak in sight!!

Really interesting people so the Alpine clearly appeals to better types..

Apologies for the random routing in search of breakfast, but perhaps ICE next time?

Still pressing buttons to see what comes up on the display but yesterday I discovered pressing both + & - audio buttons mutes the sounds.. Small steps..

Looking fwd to next meet. Rgds Rowland

yes certainly a nice bunch of normal people lol.

the up and down on the end of right stalk cycles through things like the turbo and gas %, compass, revs, settings menu etc. useful stuff.

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Dunmow Des said:

Me again ... well, NOT "Dunmow Des" anymore ... I think "Vintage Des" is more appropriate: as in wine, obviously.

Probably "vintage cars" is more appropriate though. Recently/still owned include:
1903 6HP De Dion-Bouton - terrifying at 30mph into Brighton!
1913 Delage - gorgeous.
1916 Talbot 25/50 - first car to do 100miles in the hour (watch Percy Lambert on YouTube at Brooklands February 1913).
1932 Talbot 105 Team Car - winner of Alpine Trial in 1932.
1973 Citroen SM - owned since 1978.
And everyone NEEDS a few projects!!

A bit of a French theme there, topped off with the Alpine, the best pure (ha ha) drivers' car since the Elan.

thats quite a collection there Des. very nice