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Join us on stand 5-387 at the “Resto” show.
Sponsored by Lancaster Insurance this year’s show proved as popular as ever. We had a stand in Hall 3 this year not our usual place in hall 5. Opposite the ‘Pride of Ownership’ stand and across the walkways from Marcos International and the Lotus Owners Club I got the impression that we had a stand in a more prestigious part of the show than usual. The only downside we could see was the placement of one of the support columns towards the edge of our plot. In the end we made good use of it as it provided more ‘hanging space’ for some of the diplay panels.
As you can see we had three cars on the stand, a Mk4 Cortez (modified) a Mk3 convertible and a Mk3 coupe. All very good examples, they drew in a steady flow of visitors over the three days. Thanks go to all the Club Members who helped set up on the Thursday, man the stand over the three days and take the stand apart on Suday as the show finished.
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The club took the opportunity for a double-header weekend: The AGM at the National Kit Car Show, Malvern, and the 40th anniversary celebration at the National Metro and Mini Show, British Motor Museum, Gaydon.
This proved to be a success, especially for the members who drove down from Tyneside. As one of them said “having two different shows on consecutive days made the long journey worthwhile”.
As well as dozen members’ cars we were also joined by a Mini-Jem and the “Bangers and Cash: Restoring Classics” team – watch out for more news about the Bangers and Cash Midas later in the year.
With the club’s are located near the doors to the museum and backing on to the arena, we drew plenty of attention and members were kept busy all day.
As part of the club’s 40th anniversary celebration, our current treasurer, Colin Oberlin-Harris, presented the club’s founder and first club secretary, Colin Spencer, with one of our anniversary caps.
With so much to see around the show, not to mention in the museum and the collections halls, we hope that the club returns again next year.
