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[mab01uk]

 

[mab01uk]

Edited by mab01uk, 04 June 2023 - 10:27 PM.

[mab01uk]

 

 

Edited by mab01uk, 04 June 2023 - 10:31 PM.

[stuart bowes]

that clubby with the square lights in post #9 is a real good look I do like that one

[sonscar]

Wow,heady days indeed.Have we,the population,forgotten how to have fun?Steve..

[MatthewsDad]

I stopped going to MG shows when the owner of a cheque book restoration,he admitted that all he had done was pay for it,said whilst pointing at mine"it's not very good is it?".I do not know but I suspect that mini shows are similar.
Also there is a new breed that seem to delight in proclaiming"not legal!,ringer!etc"
This is just my experience,yours may differ.Steve..

Steve I stopped taking my MG to shows as I got cheesed off by people criticising the bodywork in front of me as if I wasn't there. I have totally rebuilt the car underneath including an engine rebuild and it is completely safe and reliable, just tatty on top. Look underneath some 'beautifully restored' MGs and the important stuff hasn't been touched for 40 years. Some people haven't got a clue.

[sonscar]

Mine just horrifies purists with its bronze metallic paint,bonnet bulge,no badges or chrome,rear discs,five link rear,ridiculous exhaust.Been like it for thirty years or so.If it is not supplied by one of the big suppliers then it is rubbish.Steve..

[Chris1275gt]

Some great photos mab01. Some I like some I don’t but who cares their owners obviously like them and good luck to them. I personally are not even remotely interested what anyone may think of mine I like it and most importantly drive it around a lot as it makes me feel good.
You got to love the flared jeans though have they made a comeback yet?

[stuart bowes]

and the shirt collars you can go hang gliding with

 

another highlight from post #10 tubular grille made from wardrobe railings :)  yes mate now that's ingenuity

 

I had an old volvo years ago I cut out the plastic grille and replaced with chicken mesh, it was always the first thing people commented on how good it looked.. how much was that maybe £2.50

Edited by stuart bowes, 05 June 2023 - 09:31 AM.

[cal844]

I find it's the same with the Thistle Run (not slating the Clan, they organise brilliant runs!) we can only do the same runs and shows so many times before we see all the same cars....


Having seen some tatty cars, we all know how much work it takes to build a decent daily mini. The phrase 'built not bought' means so much to me, as I do as much of the work I can, my dad does the welding and paint spraying, we only outsource carburettor optimisation!

[Lowestoftmodder]

I used to take very highly modified cars to mini shows and although I attend the shows my cars now don’t. I got bored of key scratches, cut tyres and the constant snipey comments about originality etc etc
All my cars are built from scrap cars that otherwise people wouldn’t bother with but people don’t usually know that and just assume that I’ve taken a mint rare example and wrecked it to annoy the rivet counters.

I’m not alone in not taking minis to mini shows due to the vandalism.. there’s a big group of us who meet up at international shows.

I’ve got thick skin and don’t care what people think of me but I do care when someone keys a mini because they don’t like what you’ve done.

I was once threatened with a punch in the face form another show entrants husband for painting a cabrio a non standard Colour ( the husband denied this in front of his wife when asked about what his wife had told me).. it was a 94 cabrio that was completely wrecked and rotten to the core before I did what I could to save it.
I’m sure the wife who is well known posts on here and can vouch for this as true
This car was also kicked and had the wing and front panel corner pushed in whilst at mini in the park.. all because it wasn’t red or blue lol

There’s many a story of vandalism at minis shows and lots and lots for the newer bmw minis. I’ve never taken a bmw mini to a mini run etc but I’ve known many people to have cars scratched and cigarettes flicked through windows and onto seats. Crazy!
I’ve got the pictures of the vandalism on my old laptop.. I’ll try and get this booted up and post the,
As many of you will know an old windows computer is fun to boot up so this will probably be in 2039 at some point

[stuart bowes]

haha rivet counters that's such a perfect way of describing them, I can almost hear the adenoidal voice as well "well, actually i think you'll find..."   eugh go away

 

damaging someone elses car for any reason even if it isn't totally pathetic like just the colour is the lowest of the low scummiest thing to do, there needs to be stocks and rotten veg at events for when this happens

 

so basically then the variety we used to see has been completely ruined by boring people who want to see the same mini over and over again all day.  wow thanks.  maybe there needs to be a new show for modified only

Edited by stuart bowes, 06 June 2023 - 09:45 AM.

[stuart bowes]

just to clarify though of course not everyone with a 'standard' mini is boring, no-ones saying that obviously

 

all thumbs are fingers, not all fingers are thumbs as they say

[sonikk4]

Any scene can get staid and boring but these things go through phases. 

 

Back in the heady heady days of jacked up Cortinas, Anglias, Escorts with velour interiors and Jag rear ends to now more reserved exteriors but bonkers under pinnings etc.

 

Yes there are only so many shows you can go to with the same cars going etc but like a lot us know things take time to build , modify etc so if we stop going we wont see these slow builders come through.

 

Mine is taking forever, it will look pretty stock on the outside but lift the bonnet and there will be my SC Seven port built by Oz. The rest of the car will have been my build as shown in my signature and i will be proud to show it. I will be royally pissed if someone tries to scratch, mess with it and god help them if i catch them doing it. The green eyed monster attitude of some people beggars belief and this is why some folk refuse to bring their builds to shows. Now that is a crying shame but i get it.

 

So standard or modified, sleeper or Ratted bring them on, each to their own and if if people havent got a good thing to say then say nothing and walk on past. A bit like FB!!!

[Steve220]

haha rivet counters that's such a perfect way of describing them, I can almost hear the adenoidal voice as well "well, actually i think you'll find..."   eugh go away

 

damaging someone elses car for any reason even if it isn't totally pathetic like just the colour is the lowest of the low scummiest thing to do, there needs to be stocks and rotten veg at events for when this happens

 

so basically then the variety we used to see has been completely ruined by boring people who want to see the same mini over and over again all day.  wow thanks.  maybe there needs to be a new show for modified only

 

That's the exact reason I no longer compete in concourse. I loved the opportunity to compete against some amazing minis, but sadly I heard one of the competitors say under their breath "well, that's not going to win" to someone who i found out was judging the competition, utterly ruin it for me. From discussing with other owners that have wanted to enter, they don't want to "compete with the clique".