Bristol Classic Car and Motor Show 2005

[matthewsemple]

Bristol Classic Car and Motor Show 2005

http://tinyurl.com/3vj2x

This great event features both classic car clubs and dealerships displaying new vehicles. There are also traders and autojumblers.

Last year the MG M Group put on a small display of MG 'M' cars and hopefully we can do the same this year. So why not bring your MG Metro, Maestro or Montego to Bristol to take part in this great event.

Bristol is a great engineering capital, being the birthplace of the world's first suspension bridge, steam driven iron-built ship and the first and only passenger-carrying supersonic aircraft. It's also the home of Wallace and Gromit and Holby City.

So make weekend of it if you are travelling from further afield. If you are interested post below or e-mail me if you would like further details - matthewsemple@hotmail.com


Date: 12th June 2005
Time: 9am to 4pm
Venue: The Downs, Bristol
Cost: £5 per car (proceeds go to Barnardo's)

Read a review of last year's event (http://www.angelfire.com/home/mat99v/BCS2004.html)

[Tickford 500]

Count me in ;)

[hornmeister2000]

I'll definitely be there :beer:

[MGTurbo469]

if my car is even half ready you can count me in, possibly with another Maestro Turbo from Swansea if he has the time. Bristol is a very pleasant place and hopefully in June, the sun will be shining - reminds me of my younger days :laugh: It is the day after my 22nd birthday however so if I look like I am in pain please tell me its my own fault and slap me.

Fantastic! :D

[philippope]

I'll be there again with Maestro Turbo number 96. It was an excellent day out last year - highly recommended. It would be nice to get a good number of our cars there.
Phil

[carnumber19]

i will be there, possibly in the race car or in another MG Maestro 2.0 Efi i have for sale.

Phil

[matthewsemple]

Update:

So far we have Four MG Maestro Turbos, three MG Maestro 2.0is, one MG Montego Turbo, one MG Montego EFi and my MG Maestro 1600.

It is not too late to join us but you must e-mail asap for my details so you can send me your cheque.

Deadline: Cheque to me by 25th May at the lastest

[philippope]

Sorry, Matthew, looks like I won't be able to make it after all, due to family commitments - hope you all have a good time, it was excellent last year.
Phil :(

[matthewsemple]

Last chance to enter your MG in the display - but you must post your cheque today and e-mail me to let me know you are coming.

I will be sending off the group entry form to Barnardo's by the end of the week.

Phil - sorry you can't be there this year - hope to see you at MG Saloon Day and next year. Luckily I have another black Turbo for the display!

[John S]

I hope to go next year with my Turbo completely finished. Have a good time. I'll look forward to seeing some nice pics to remind me what I've missed! :thumbup:

[carnumber19]

Matthew,

defo coming, in a black 2.0 efi


will post cheque Thursday to reach you friday. Reg i will confirm as well. I havent picked up the car yet though!!

Phil

Last chance to enter your MG in the display - but you must post your cheque today and e-mail me to let me know you are coming.

I will be sending off the group entry form to Barnardo's by the end of the week.

Phil - sorry you can't be there this year - hope to see you at MG Saloon Day and next year. Luckily I have another black Turbo for the display!

[matthewsemple]

defo coming, in a black 2.0 efi

will post cheque Thursday to reach you friday. Reg i will confirm as well. I havent picked up the car yet though!! Phil

Excellent - I'll look out for your cheque and as soon as I have the reg. no. I'll be sending the form in. A black EFi will be good. We also have one Azure Blue and two Flame Red EFis.

Looks like we will now have twelve cars - Five EFis, Four Turbos, Two Montegos and the MG Maestro 1600.

[matthewsemple]

Not long now until this great show. We will have twelve cars on the stand and the entry passes have been sent out by Barnardo's.

We also have a spare pass so if anyone who has not booked wants to display their car, please contact me via e-mail - matthewsemple@hotmail.com

Current line-up: 4 MG Maestro Turbos, 1 MG Montego EFi, 1 MG Maestro 1600 and no less than 6 MG Maestro 2.0EFi including a racecar!

So if you want to display your car next to that impressive line-up, let me know.

[Jonathan]

Thanks for going to so much trouble to organise an MG display Matthew, a very good day out despite having to leave at some silly hour this morning to reach Bristol before 0900.

I know some of you will be expecting some photos so here they are: http://www.maestro.org.uk/pp_gallery/showgallery.php?cat=514

One thing though. Matt/Tony... is there something we should know about? All this interest in a load of Fords? :laugh:

http://www.maestro.org.uk/events/BS120605/BS120605_000.jpg

[hornmeister2000]

Yes, thanks Matthew - it was a great day out. And nice photos too! I've got some but they're still on my camera. I'll try and post them in the next couple of days...

[ChrisM]

"MAT 99V" - Kept your new car quiet, Matthew :toothy:

[D87 SMW]

"MAT 99V" - Kept your new car quiet, Matthew :toothy:

Aye - me too. :toothy:

;)

Looked like a nice day out, I like that blue Morris in the Gallery... :spanner:

[hornmeister2000]

http://homepage.ntlworld.com/neilshorney/cars/main.htm

[matthewsemple]

Thanks everyone who came along including those that came to see the stand. The stand got a mention in the local paper:

Bristol Evening Post (http://www.epost.co.uk/displayNode.jsp?nodeId=144936&command=displayContent&sourceNode=144919&contentPK=12631477&moduleName=InternalSearch&formname=sidebarsearch)

Usual journalistic errors - according to the article it seems the MG 'M' Group has merged with MMOC :eek:


I will be posting up some more pictures on my website and a full review will appear in Forward!

[E_T_V]

Ahh well at least it is complementary unlike the MG1600 article which is good for both clubs and the cars in general which is the important thing.

Looks like a good day was had by all. Did you get a listing of who was there and in what to show the turnout?

[matthewsemple]

Yes, I have a spreadsheet with the entrants for the stand in 2004 and 2005.
I will be starting a list for 2006 soon. Now that I have discovered that we were the second biggest stand, I am going to aim to be the biggest next year.

A full show report will be appearing in Forward! in the Autumn ;)

In the meantime, I have posted a few pictures here (www.angelfire.com/home/mat99v/BCCS05.html).

[carnumber19]

Matt, well done for organising a good day out, look forward to the next one!

[matthewsemple]

Here's the picture that appeared in the Evening Post alongside the article in the link in an earlier post.

MOTOR FANS HAIL CLASSIC CAR SHOW A BIG SUCCESS

16:00 - 13 June 2005

The Evening Post-sponsored Classic Car Show once again proved a popular attraction with an impressive line-up of motoring history. Everything from the humble Austin Seven to a mighty Pontiac Trans Am muscle car was represented at the show on Clifton Down on Sunday.

One of the biggest club stands at the show was the MG Maestro Owners Club, which has a loyal following.

Club spokesman Matthew Semple said: "This year's line-up was the best we have ever achieved and to get four of the rare turbo-charged versions together at the same show is fantastic."

The Bristol and district branch of the Morris Minor Owners Club also had an impressive display, with almost every model, from saloon, convertibles and vans, on show.

[carnumber19]

Here's the picture that appeared in the Evening Post alongside the article in the link in an earlier post.

for some reason, Baggy trousers and madness :cool: sprung to mind! not sure why though? :worried: