Pride Of Longbridge Rally 2008.

[The Express Valeter]

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3rd Pride of Longbridge Rally 12th April 2008.

Saturday 12th April 2008 Pride of Longbridge Rally 3 NOW CONFIRMED

The 3rd Annual Pride of Longbridge Rally is now confirmed for Saturday 12th April.
The procession of Longbridge-built and Austin 'chariots' will assemble from 10:00 at the Hopwood Services (J2 of the M42).
At around 11:00 the first cars will leave towards the factory at 'Q' Gate and Cofton Park.
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[Stephen G]

Id Love to go to this. Shame i live soo far away!

[MAESTRO_MONTEGO]

Copied from another forum,

3rd Pride of Longbridge Rally 12th April 2008.

Saturday 12th April 2008 Pride of Longbridge Rally 3 NOW CONFIRMED

The 3rd Annual Pride of Longbridge Rally is now confirmed for Saturday 12th April.
The procession of Longbridge-built and Austin 'chariots' will assemble from 10:00 at the Hopwood Services (J2 of the M42).
At around 11:00 the first cars will leave towards the factory at 'Q' Gate and Cofton Park.
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im going :p dont know which car to go with thow :laugh:

[The Express Valeter]

Id Love to go to this. Shame i live soo far away!


Make a weekend of it!!

im going :p dont know which car to go with thow :laugh:


Neither do I.

[Ed]

I hope to go again this year. I missed the convoy last year so I'll have to make up for it this time.

[ChrisM]

I'll try and get there this year too!

[Jeff Turbo]

I shall be going but i haven't decided in which car yet. If it's great weather I shall be in the Jaguar if not my MG Montego EFi as the Turbo isn't taxed. I know the Jag isn't from Longbridge but hey BL used to own Jaguar.

[malpas820@hotmail.co]

So let get this right,jeff,if it's raining,you will use the monty and risk the chance of it rusting,against the jag??!! :rolleyes: tut tut :laugh:

If i tax the turbo for you,any chance that i could drive it for you??:laugh: :laugh: :giveup: (Well it as worth the try) as mine is engine-less :( :banghead:

[Alex.berry]

id love to go to this rally as it wold be my first, on of the reasons i bought my maestro, although i am a little conserned as to go or not, the maestro is completley road worthy but body work is "rough around the edges" and awaiting restoration, dont want to be the only one there with a less than perfect car, any ideas what sort of condition the cars are in that go to these rallys, are they show room condition or are "working progresses" able to go?
any info would be great
cheers

[ChrisM]

I've never turned up to a show in a less than grotty car Alex :D

[E_T_V]

ALL cars are welcome. They don't have to be pristine. I remember Ben Rawlings old TD there last year, which was plastered in mud, had multicoloured doors and a wheelbearing that had self destructed! Come along and enjoy the fun. The first show I went to I was in a fairly tatty car, and I was made to feel more than welcome.

[Oli]

ALL cars are welcome. They don't have to be pristine. I remember Ben Rawlings old TD there last year, which was plastered in mud, had multicoloured doors and a wheelbearing that had self destructed!
http://i229.photobucket.com/albums/ee314/HMW257W/The%20Jensk/m169.jpg

:laugh:

On another note!, i hope to be there again this year.
Alex, as Dan says.. Come along, it's a good day out and you will be made to feel more than welcome!!:)

[henocsr]

I shall be going but i haven't decided in which car yet. If it's great weather I shall be in the Jaguar if not my MG Montego EFi as the Turbo isn't taxed. I know the Jag isn't from Longbridge but hey BL used to own Jaguar.

Why not use the ZS180, it was made at longbridge

[Beaker]

The first show I went to I was in a fairly tatty car, and I was made to feel more than welcome.

Insulting my car. :sad: Poor George (name of my car).

But yes as E_T_V says don't worry about it, all are welcome.

[Jeff Turbo]

Why not use the ZS180, it was made at longbridge
Because I use it everyday. Brilliant car but my Montegos and Jag are play cars to go to shows etc in and I have to drive them at somepoint:laugh:

[Jeff Turbo]

So let get this right,jeff,if it's raining,you will use the monty and risk the chance of it rusting,against the jag??!! :rolleyes: tut tut :laugh:

If i tax the turbo for you,any chance that i could drive it for you??:laugh: :laugh: :giveup: (Well it as worth the try) as mine is engine-less :( :banghead:
You could tax it for me anytime you wish but it's a long way from you my friend

[malpas820@hotmail.co]

Cheers jeff,i was only joking! besides its not trusting to let someone drive your "pride and joy",i know i wouldnt,regardless of insurance.the insurance company's dont care anyway,they would just right it off,should you just tap the damn things :mad: :giveup:

Take the turbo ( i do like that car,you may have guessed!:cool: ),leave the jag and zs at home,where they belong!:laugh: :rolleyes:

[Jonathan]

What forum's this from, Andy? Apart from the provisional date which we got via the Federation of Austin Clubs months ago, information's been a bit scarce!

The thing to remember about this one is it's intended more as a celebration of Longbridge as a factory, a community and what was built there than a show in the usual sense, so as long as they're connected in some way cars don't need to be show standard - just treat them to a quick wash first! The idea is that keeping this event ongoing is one way of keeping the legacy of the place alive even if most of the physical buildings are gone and people have moved on.

[Jeff Turbo]

Cheers jeff,i was only joking! besides its not trusting to let someone drive your "pride and joy",i know i wouldnt,regardless of insurance.the insurance company's dont care anyway,they would just right it off,should you just tap the damn things :mad: :giveup:

Take the turbo ( i do like that car,you may have guessed!:cool: ),leave the jag and zs at home,where they belong!:laugh: :rolleyes:
As it was great weather I took the MGF last year. If I do take a Monty it will be my Efi as I will be working on the Turbo's engine soon. I have a small oil leak and I think it's coming from the head gasket.

[ChrisM]

*bump*

So who's gonna be there on the 12th? :)

[ben rawlings]

http://i229.photobucket.com/albums/ee314/HMW257W/The%20Jensk/m169.jpg

:laugh:

On another note!, i hope to be there again this year.
Alex, as Dan says.. Come along, it's a good day out and you will be made to feel more than welcome!!:)

jesus wept!, yes feel free to come in anything alex - talking of the pride of longbridge, i clearly had none - but saying that, every mile of the 35k i did in 11 months in that car was a proud moment for me. I loved that car and im glad its in the hands of someone on here. the firts pride of longbridge event i came to in 2005 was the austin centenary and i arrived in a toyota carina saloon! :o

Ben :D

[MAESTRO_MONTEGO]

wow ben,its not like that dirty any more.
its still going strong with a few upgrades.
i think i be there with mov only if weather is good as last year,if its rain may give it a mis time will tel.

[Jonathan]

I'm hoping to go, but probably in the Longbridge-built 75 again.

[jdmini]

is it a show or just a convoy? i might tag along...if i can convince the girlfriend to come and look at some maestros and montegos!

[Jonathan]

It's a bit of both - very relaxed/informal and the atmosphere's great. I'll get around to updating the events page soon.

http://www.austinmotor.co.uk/news.htm

[jdmini]

sounds cool...anyone from south wales or that area going? so i could maybe follow?

[mgmti]

I am likely to be there again.

Patrick

[malpas820@hotmail.co]

I am (from south wales) ,going in the turbo,but with less than 3 weeks to go,i very much doubt the car will be finished,and on the road. fingers crossed,i say :rolleyes: :laugh:

[TLC]

:driver: Iam going:)

[Beaker]

I will be there in my Rover 220

[MAESTRO_MONTEGO]

my 2 montys are fighting over who goes,i will be in the winner:laugh:
http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m143/green_countryman/met%20brown%20countryman/DSC02650.jpg

[Austin-Rover]

Surely the Montego that goes will be the winner? Or are you planning to walk there?

[Oli]

It says he will be in the winner:o

[MAESTRO_MONTEGO]

j reg modded dslx
or
h reg light modded countryman

:confused:

??????

[Stephen G]

The H REG Countryman.

[Austin-Rover]

Second time round, yes he did say that. :laugh:

I should be at this event in my Maestro.

[MAESTRO_MONTEGO]

this is wot im going in
http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m143/green_countryman/met%20brown%20countryman/DSC02681.jpg
and mum is going in her maestro
http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m143/green_countryman/maestro%201600%20auto/DSC02227.jpg

should be a very nice drive for us:D

[BikerGran]

I'd love to be there but it's a long way to get ther in time, and I'm busy Friday so can't come up the day before - maybe next year.

[MG MAL]

Well, I just got the nod from work....

I will be there in my 820i :)

Mal.

[Jonathan]

I think I might insure the 800 for the day and bring that instead of the 75 now, someone might even want to buy it. So far ebay has generated zero interest apart from a few really crazy offers :(

A very promising looking turnout from this camp, though:

Alex.berry (??)
Austin Rover (Maestro 1.3)
Bangers (Montego Countryman)
Bangers’ Mum (Maestro)
Beaker (Rover 220)
ChrisM (Maestro 1.3L)
Ed
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Jdmini (??)
Jeff Turbo
Jonathan (Rover Sterling)
Malpas820 (??)
MG MAL (Rover 820)
Mgmti (Montego)
The Jensk
TLC

[TLC]

:driver: Where abouts are we parking.

[E_T_V]

Its usually a case of wherever you end up, there weren't arranged parking areas the last time I went, just arrive park up and wander round a bit

[Austin-Rover]

It's not a car show in the conventional sense of the term. I think it is better for that, as you can end up parked next to anything BMC-MGRover. Just turn up, find a space and wander round like Dan says.

[MAESTRO_MONTEGO]

im not going in my h reg countryman as it has brake trouble(again) and other things:( so will be going that silver thing:laugh:

[Alex.berry]

Pretty sure im going to be there on the 12th, would be my first "show", not sure if im taking the Maestro or the Mini, Just so i am prepared is there any cost for the show, any cost to get in etc?

[F111RHK]

we will be going in the mop, we may even have time to wash it first!

[Jonathan]

Just so i am prepared is there any cost for the show, any cost to get in etc?

None whatsoever :)

[malpas820@hotmail.co]

I will be going now,the turbo is now fixed,after some teething trouble with newly built engine.

Just needs to be fully valeted tommorow,weather permitting.

Not meaning to sound too dull,but does anyone has a "postcode" roughly for me sat/nav.

Thanks dale

[E_T_V]

None whatsoever :)


Apart from the ice-cream of course :D Remember how hot and sunny it was last year (or was it the year before?).

[MAESTRO_MONTEGO]

Apart from the ice-cream of course :D Remember how hot and sunny it was last year (or was it the year before?).

it was hot and sunny last year but i dont think its going to like that this year:( DAN

[Jonathan]

It's the weekend, which can only mean one thing... RAIN :(

Again.

Heavy showers expected, bring your brollies.

[MAESTRO_MONTEGO]

:( rain of and on
we still going,rain not going to stop us :p
should be a good wet day:laugh:
well my car is going to get a wash this month:laugh: as i dont do it so much.

[BIGLAD]

I will be going now,the turbo is now fixed,after some teething trouble with newly built engine.

Just needs to be fully valeted tommorow,weather permitting.

Not meaning to sound too dull,but does anyone has a "postcode" roughly for me sat/nav.

Thanks dale

Theres not so much to look out for (physically) now as a lot of it has gone, but Powertrain used to be on Groveley Lane ( now flattened :giveup: ) Grovelely Lane was also home (just across the railway bridge) to MG/X Power.
The entrance to the paint shop/area is/was on the Lickey Road (this is one way/dual carriageway and ban only be "accessed" by coming "up" the Lickey road, off the Island.
The "Official" entrance is Q Gate, IIRC the postcode is in the B45 area

[Beaker]

postcode for the services is b487au.
if you read this before you go.

[Stephen G]

Hope You all have a good day. Pictures please. ;)

[Jeff Turbo]

im not going in my h reg countryman as it has brake trouble(again) and other things:( so will be going that silver thing:laugh:
Scrap it:laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

[a35mad]

Would have liked to have gone myself, but was told it was a non smoking event!!

[G51 NAV]

Not sure how anyone could have enforced it to be a non-smoking event seeing that the location was the middle of a huge field in the open air?

[a35mad]

No, it isn't a problem for the driver not to smoke - but the car seems to have picked up the habit rather severely at the moment.

[G51 NAV]

:laugh: :laugh: Ah right