Yorkshire Big Breakfast 8Th April 2012
#1
Posted 10 March 2012 - 07:33 PM
#2
Posted 12 March 2012 - 12:30 AM
I'll see what my plans are closer to the date. I also wouldn't want my Millenium to show up the fancier metal, arf.
#3
Posted 06 April 2012 - 07:41 PM
#4
Posted 08 April 2012 - 03:27 PM
http://community.evo...?threadID=85773
So, after waking up at the right time (shock one) without a scabby hangover (shock two) I tabbed over to that purveyor of (allegedly) overpriced Porkers, Specialist Cars of Malton for their Easter Sunday Charity meet thingy.
Not much to tell other than loads of exotic, rare, expensive and curious machinery, from Fiat 500 Abarths, Talbot rally cars, to Countachs, Astons, lots of 911s, and the odd GT1 race car.
Didn't really speak to anyone, other than a chap who reckoned his mates VX was more yellow than my Puma. He was right. I blamed the T-cut, and bid them adieu.
So, some piccies:
Damn you autofocus
The noises when these two were jostling for position was immense - the Countach coughing, farting and barking, the Murkylager whooping and growling. Pretty intense. Obviously broke the autofocus on the phone.
Took a left turn at La Sarthe, never to be seen again:
This thing was driving the kids wild. All sorts of screams about it being a Zonda R, or a Maclaren MP-4 GT3 car Thingy. Nope, Pulse GT1 - road registered, if you don't mind It wasn't a quiet thing either.
Ray of Sun..er, Beam.
Did Jean Todt compete in these? It's a proper original rally car too, not a replica, I overheard the owner saying to someone.
Pig-iron in disguise!
One for Yu. Monster presence in the metal, bloody huge thing. Didn't get to hear it running though.
Capri-sun
Not much I have to add to this - original competition car, with various bits of info on it's competition history on laminate sheets in the back window. Gorgeous.
Tangerine Dream
Why justify a picture of an orange Tamora? And why can no-one make cars this plain gorgeous any more?
Gloves off
Note the correctly coloured hand warmers. Even people who were saying they were a bit meh about old Lambos admitted that this colour, those wheels, and those gloves were awsume.
Wheely good
Yeah, the wheels were orange too - proper brutal, retina stabbing combination.
Hide and seek:
I saw this parked up and had to go keep it company. Another Millenium Puma, but this one was rather tatty:
The only bits on there that aren't rust are the rear bumper scrapes, and that's only because it's plastic. My car is a mint example by comparison Other rear arch had pretty much disintegrated, front of the bonnet was brown-bubbled and it probably won't make another MOT without welding first - probably another one for the scrapheap then
Pick your weapon
Marcos Mayhem, with added GT-R bonus content in the background.
Oof:
Which is pretty much what I said to myself when this pulled up. Snarly, angry little thing.
Open wide:
962 Bellof edition, or whoever it was who helped design it. Really <beep>ing shiny, and clean as a whistle under the hood. Turbos are practically in the side wing pods just aft of the rads/interwarmers, gearbox at the back, proper crazy stuff to see that layout in the metal/carbon.
Car Park found:
This was the car park for the fastest cars around - yellow ones. And no, my car isn't that faded, the TVRs colour is a bit more saturated to the eye too, but the phones camera is a bit poor at white balance and exposure!
All in all a worthwhile morning methinks, banged £10 into the charity box for coffee and a sausage sarnie, worth it for getting to lick so many nice windows in such a short space of time - I think if everyone else did the same, they'd have raised a good sized pot for the Yorkshire Air Ambulance - all good. There must have been around 5000 people there, and well over 300 cars, and that's just the special stuff, never mind Boxsters, 911s, M3/5s etc of which there were plenty.
Didn't see any 944 owners I could harass, although a couple of nice Ss and S2s, and a mint 924 Turbot were floating around.
Maybe next year, eh?
#5
Posted 08 April 2012 - 03:30 PM
If it was anyone on here, it was a delicious thing. My car....less so, but better than the other milly that was there!
#6
Posted 08 April 2012 - 04:37 PM
FRP 245 - sold, then killed by new owner!
FRP 225 - sold in 2013 and regretted it ever since!FRP ??? - Now after another one after two years of Fiesta ST2 ownership.
#7
Posted 08 April 2012 - 04:52 PM
I moved the car three times out there as parking improved!
I think I might have walked past you as you left the car - I was wearing the black jeans, black scabby leather jacket, black jumped and carrying a camera bag and a roll up.
I may have licked your windows, your FRP looked box fresh!
This post has been edited by StevenRaith: 08 April 2012 - 04:53 PM
#8
Posted 08 April 2012 - 05:17 PM
#9
Posted 08 April 2012 - 05:20 PM
carrboy, on 08 April 2012 - 04:37 PM, said:
The FRP's at the far side were mine and AlexFRP's
We'd been for a good blast with the PH lot beforehand hence the off road dirt look
The FRP at the top end near the RS' was Adams
pics from the day are here:
http://www.facebook....00360048&type=1
** Zara & FRP#014 **
#10
Posted 08 April 2012 - 05:23 PM
carrboy, on 08 April 2012 - 04:37 PM, said:
lol just saw your sig... now I understand the deaths! 3rd time lucky
Good to meet you mate!
** Zara & FRP#014 **
#11
Posted 08 April 2012 - 05:41 PM
zara014, on 08 April 2012 - 05:20 PM, said:
We'd been for a good blast with the PH lot beforehand hence the off road dirt look
The FRP at the top end near the RS' was Adams
pics from the day are here:
http://www.facebook....00360048&type=1
I didn't see the FRPs on the ramps (or the ramps themsevles - down near where all the Nissans and Evos were?) - but it's nice to know I've been spotted.
Recognition at last!
And you can tell Julie she's right, it's a Scarborough car. That other Millie there was in an awful state, the rust you can see on Zaras pic above is the worst on mine. the other one however...
eek!
Going to sort my one out before it gets that bad!
#12
Posted 08 April 2012 - 05:55 PM
Was an awesome morning as usual and great to meet another frp owner zara. I didnt go for a thrash beforehand so car was still looking clean
FRP 245 - sold, then killed by new owner!
FRP 225 - sold in 2013 and regretted it ever since!FRP ??? - Now after another one after two years of Fiesta ST2 ownership.
#13
Posted 08 April 2012 - 06:33 PM
I'll keep trying though and get them up
I'm usually like that tbh with the cleanliness as I even gave it a wipe over before I arrived at the meet point but figured the drive would be a good laugh especially with the distance id already travelled. Should try get yourself to a few meets if you can plenty of us out there
@Steve - that poor Millie was in terrible condition Julie has and MSB puma and think shes from that area so may spot her about.
** Zara & FRP#014 **
#14
Posted 08 April 2012 - 07:46 PM
zara014, on 08 April 2012 - 06:33 PM, said:
As long as it's being used as it's intended, that's fine. Note the interior, heavy smoker, car obviously gets used as a second home!
Julie - MSB puma? Tell me more, what is an MSB puma?
I see a few Pumas about, never get much recognition as up here they're common as much - one on every other street. There's three millys within ten miles of me, that's how common they are
#15
Posted 08 April 2012 - 08:33 PM
Julie is registered on here: angelbabes although I dont think shes posts often, I usually keep in touch via the face of the book lol!
Theres plenty Pumas down here too, we even have 5 FRP's in Leicester!
** Zara & FRP#014 **
#16
Posted 08 April 2012 - 08:53 PM
FRP 245 - sold, then killed by new owner!
FRP 225 - sold in 2013 and regretted it ever since!FRP ??? - Now after another one after two years of Fiesta ST2 ownership.
#17
Posted 08 April 2012 - 09:14 PM
zara014, on 08 April 2012 - 08:33 PM, said:
Julie is registered on here: angelbabes although I dont think shes posts often, I usually keep in touch via the face of the book lol!
I'm on FB, tap me up if you feel the need - I'm always up for a run/thrash/coffee/etc, providing notice is given!
I'll have a deek for that colour, it's pretty interesting, not seen many of that ilk around here...
Time to get my stalking coat on Tell Julie to feel free to return the favour - I'm often in Mill Street/ Norwood Street/Hampton Road/Belle Vue Street if that helps
#18
Posted 08 April 2012 - 09:40 PM
Adam ive started uploading, got a couple at the beginning, feel free to rob them if you wish i'll upload the rest after work tomorrow as its taking forever but I did get a couple of yours on its own aswell
** Zara & FRP#014 **
#19
Posted 09 April 2012 - 09:47 AM
#20
Posted 09 April 2012 - 11:57 AM