I would like to take this chance to say a big
THANK YOU to everyone who brought their cars along and helped out on the stand during the show.
We had a tremendous response during the show, with a lot of interest shown in the cars and several new club members were recruited.
Neil Franklin brought both his Mk1 and Excelsior, Meredith Phillips brought his Mk2 from the far West of Wales, Chris Nicholls brought his Mk3 Gold Coupe and Stephen Kennedy brought his Gold Convertible. They all had the fun of setting up on Thursday under the NEC's rigid regime.
Setup1 by
Alistair Courtney, on Flickr
Setup2 by
Alistair Courtney, on Flickr
Neil, Meredith and Janet Phillips were the backbone of the stand, attending all three days. They were helped out on Friday by Val Duffin, who also brought along the vital food supplies for Friday; John Orson, who created our paper Midas models and the Midas Family Tree; Alan George and his wife; and Stan, who no longer has a Midas, but volunteered to help out anyway.
Friday1 by
Alistair Courtney, on Flickr
Paper Midas by
Alistair Courtney, on Flickr
On Saturday and Sunday I turned up with Tony Moss and my son James also helped out on Saturday. We were joined by Alan Donowho and Desmond Gorman, with his wife Susan, for both days.
Chris Nicholls joined us on Sunday morning and was kept busy with the interest in his Black Coupe. A bountiful supply of food was provided by Tony's friend Marie, so that the workers were kept well fed and watered.
As usual it was great fun being on the stand and I think that everyone who visited found us welcoming and helpful. Several Midas owners looked in over the weekend and gave us their best wishes, which was greatly appreciated.
Sunday1 by
Alistair Courtney, on Flickr
Sunday2 by
Alistair Courtney, on Flickr
And finally, we should all also give a special thanks to Tony, who thanks to his persistence, managed to get us the stand and then dealt with the organisers in the lead up to the show. He also ran around ordering the club sweatshirts for the helpers - he has some spares so they are available to purchase - and collecting the display boards from the printers, not to mention putting in two days at the show promoting the club and the Midas marque.
Saturday1 by
Alistair Courtney, on Flickr