Scottish Italian Car Day 25th May

After a year without an event here's our chance, now at a new venue:

Scottish Italian Car Day 2014

It's near Cupar, on Sunday 25th of May, and the venue is more children-friendly with a pick-your-own fruit farm and Mega Maze Bring the family!

Standard admission £5, with classic car tbc. Children under 16 free.



Names:

1.Edinburgh

2.baz4205 see you there Simon hopefully a better coupe turnout compared to last year

Thanks Graham

4 weeks to go, let's have some more names folks!

May be up for this aswell not to far to travel

Good man! We've got a loyal contingent that often come up from your area

Oh go on then

Drat!!

1.Edinburgh
2.Baz4205
3.AWP89
4.?Hubby
5.Lego

Sounds good hopefully they will comment so can arrange to meet them

Ash, either me or Angelo will go up, will confirm next week.

Rob

Spot on let me no as I'll be up for this rob

No Italian car, but may head along.

I'll be there!

1.Edinburgh
2.Baz4205
3.AWP89
4.Rob40/F1ANG
5.?Hubby
6.Lego
7.MattB
8.JimP


Beginning to look healthier!

Central belt boys/girls?

Not forgetting bonny Ayrshire

Yea looks like will be a good little meet iam sure I seen your coupe in Edinburgh going through the centre of the town a couple if weeks back

pencil me in to come (with kids in tow) richard

it's going be a CONVOY!!

although I'm not sure I'll make it to the initial Bridge hookup as I'll have to get my kids first...

1.Edinburgh
2.Baz4205
3.AWP89
4.Rob40/F1ANG
5.?Hubby
6.Lego
7.MattB
8.JimP
9.richandnic

Hopefully me a Pa can both make it to this one, looking forwards to catching up with everybody.

Given that have kids in tow, am thinking of making a weekend of it. Do we need to be there for a particular time (as with the tatton park event where we had places on a stand, but needed to be there 10.00 to 4.00) or is it a bit more informal/flexible?

The event starts at 11.00 and historically we've made an effort to get there by 10.30 in order to group all the coops together.

Once or twice a person has been grumpy about moving their car if a coop turns up late which is not quite in the spirit of the day so it's good to avoid this where possible.

I'll keep everyone posted on any fine tuning as it arises.

Ok, an area has been set aside for us and we're welcome to arrive anytime after 10.00 a.m.

Those of us coming from the south, we can do the usual rendezvous at McDonald's car park this side of the Forth Bridge, leaving in convoy at 0930

I'll get a logo posted which can be printed out to display on arrival which helps the organisers.

Great, I'll get planning!

Logo for printing off





I'll bring a couple of spares in case

Sounds good looking foward to this

Appears there will be a something of a convoy heading north from Hadrian's Wall

will try and make it. only had my ink black for a few months now would be good to give it a blast,

Gutted. Will miss this yet again. My coop is spending the summer with JohnnyBravoTurbo and I'll be out of the UK at work.
Hope the sun shines and you all have a fab day. Looking forward to the photos.

Just a note so no family members are disappointed: The Mega Maize does not open until July as it is made from Maize plants and will not be ready until then. Still plenty of other things for the family and all to see & do, incase they get bored of looking at static shiny cars

Also if anybody has spares or are looking for something post it up in this thread and we can bring them along to the meet.

I'm looking for a good cam cover refurbed or not if anybody has one?

I've got a cam cover

I've got several cam covers, although none of them good to just fit. All would need a tidy up.

Is it for sale? and I don't mind if it needs refurbed as long as there are no cracks in it or it's been tarted up in Yellow

I'll let you know Matt depending on above.

hey that's a great idea Lego-

I'm looking for a bonnet

no- that was a joke, sorry...

I'll have to get my thinking cap on now- I'm sure there's some little thing...?


looking forward to meeting you Steph- be great if you can make it...!

This?

ach! you've less chance of your car overheating over the summer if you haven't got a bonnet.

Thanks again Matt but I've taken Simon up on his offer of one.

OOPs my sig has taken over the world...

back to the drawing board

They say that some peoples sig pics are an extension of their ego

This post won't make sense of course - once you pic has deflated to an acceptable size.

Off to forum issues, I give in....

Done....

Why am I everywhere??

I'm giving up alcohol for good

come off the wine and defer to the whisky...

it's a way of life...

It's fine now, I was seeing double late last night

Mailed you pics

Okay, will get a look later, though going to repaint it red. Main thing is that it has no hairline cracks.
Have you had it on your car and know it to be sound?

Definitely be there as usual and back in a coupe again. Anyone any idea what the new venue is like? ... its not a repeat of Falkland with grass 2 feet high

Good man!

This is an Alfa-inspired venue and has to be tested...it has to be said though they do the organisation and for that credit is due

1.Edinburgh
2.Baz4205
3.AWP89
4.Rob40/F1ANG
5.?Hubby
6.Lego
7.MattB
8.JimP
9.richandnic
10.Rosso

can i check that the mcdonalds for the meet up is the one at South Queensferry (looks like it is near the A904/A90 junction)?

rgds richard

yes that's the one

Not long now anyone wanting to meet in carlisle area?

We're staying at new lanark (east of the m74 about 1 hour north of Carlisle) on the night before but could try and meet up round there for the rest of the journey (it is about half way between Carlisle and south queensferry). I will be in a fully laden na so won't have your speed never mind trying to keep up with angelo's beast! Richard

New Lanark site has a fascinating history, thanks to Robert Owen's altruistic views on employment and socialism. Maybe that's why you're going!

richandnic which way are you planning to get to Queensferry? we are about halfway between New Lanark and Queensferry

Yea sounds good to me I'll speak to Angelo and rob and see what there plans are

looking at my trusty road atlas, i was thinking of A706 to whitburn and then picking up the M8 at Jcn 4....open to suggestions though....whereabouts are you?

Looks like that route might cut a corner off for anyone coming up the M74 from Carlisle

we're staying at the youth hostel in new lanark for a couple of nights to make a weekend of it

richard

I'm actually in Whitburn. So could meet you there and then jump on to M8. I'm not sure what route the south convoy usually take... I'm guessing m74 and on to M8 so perhaps we could wait at Jcn 4 if that suits?

this is starting to sound like a plan!

PM your post code and contact number so that we can arrange meet up at whitburn on my way through.

How long from yours to South Queensferry?

richard

do you know?

inline with McDonalds's penchant for marketing strategies following mainstream culture- 10 Coupes in one place can't be ignored and if they new we were coming- I dare say there would be a FIAT-Coupe-burger on offer on Sunday morning!!

I wonder what it would have in it??

Extra oil?

1.Edinburgh
2.Baz4205
3.AWP89
4.Rob40/F1ANG
5.?Hubby
6.Lego
7.MattB
8.JimP
9.richandnic
10.Rosso

Due to unforeseen circs Rob and Angelo aren't going to make it
but working on doing the Borders Drive Meet instead

1.Edinburgh
2.Baz4205
3.AWP89
4.*Robbo *
5.?Hubby
6.Lego
7.MattB
8.JimP
9.richandnic
10.Rosso

I feel I should apologise for this in advance.

If anyone is offended or feels they can't be associated with an event or gathering that could accommodate a vehicle with such addenda, then I understand and will step back from attendance.

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particularly as when you see it in the flesh- it looks like it's stuck on with chewing gum. Still about £750 of expenditure away from getting this "seen to".

That's it, I resign.

we're leaving new lanark youth hostel at 8.00 and meeting rosso in whitburn (just off the M8) at 8.45 and then joining m8 at junction 4.

let us know if you want to meet at one of those

rgds richard

sorry, hadn't worked out how to connect it to a previous posting, so the reply looks rather odd when we've just been talking about the most amazing spoiler.

It was intended to respond to a prev post about meeting up point for those coming from the South.

JimP...presume that you didn't put the spoiler on and now, in a moment of embarassment and regret, are trying to disown it!!

Rich, press "Quote" then you'll see how to refer to someone's post in particular.

If you want to quote more than one person press Quick Quote on each post then "Switch to Full Reply Screen".

Don't listen to Jim, he's trying to steal the show, also his car is fifteen times as shiny as 5,000 suns

thanks for advice about quotes.

bit worried about Jim's shine levels.....was already feeling inadequate about having no turbo and now i have a paintwork complex as well!

what shine levels!?

from that picture? are you serious?

anyway- yes, you are right I did not do that to the car- and after all the forthcoming essentials still to do- eventually it will be sorted out

are you in the no-turbo gang too?!! Yippee- I thought I be Johnny-no-mates when I got there...!!

Ha that makes it a crowd

'Eck, we's VT's won't get a word in edgeways

Weather forecast for sunday does not look good typical

We have a gazebo

Handy if you had your own chair....

Yes I think the weather is going kill this for me. I don't even take my coupe out when the road might have a puddle or two, haha.

Past experience it always brightens up even when its not started out to well in the morning so I'll be there... with chair

Agree....I've given my a pep talk about how a little rain won't hurt and then it can go back to being tucked up in the garage with a duvet

With this attitude we can control the tides

Ok so can I park my coop's bum under it if it rains
(Leaky Boot)

Hopefully we can start the new venue with the same weather as house of tarvit. That's definitely the best it's ever been

Sorry Simon, I'm going to have to go into work tomorrow and so wont make it.

C'est la vie, Matt

Another time!

Bloody rain over here this evening

Weather for Cupar Coupers

Just rain for the whole event then

How many coupes can fit under the gazebo? :-(

How much have you got

I wouldn't even bother putting it up as you might have a very wet car inside on way back!

Well that's the family not coming with me due to the weather. Who can blame them!
Sorry but,I won't be staying long if there is no respite in the rain.

any photos of the day out

Some on the way take it you weren't there?

there will be a quiz in a minute, but for now-

Gallons of Autoglym and Farecla later, it bucketed down all last night and this morning and to cap it all a long twisty track through a farm and rapidly bog-forming conditions meant we all arrived pretty well caked like Amazons

But Jackie at Saroc had kept us a spot where we could line up, quite well apart from the others it might be said, but good company prevailed throughout the day and many visits were made to our coupe corner by old friends and newbies alike.

Good to see (apologies for any omissions) Russ/20vtwhistle who is gradually unresisting the urge to own, Jimmy and Rita who had Duffy's Moonie Plus until recently, Jimbob13 and his lovely family who were all smiles although sadly not in coop after all the work over the years.

Also Steph who made it for the first time along with Richandnic and family. Great to chat with them and all the rest once more, Rosso + his lady, JimP and family, Lego and likely lads and last but not least the industrious Barry who tried hard to sell his Sprinty for at least half an hour before he took the signs back down

Family-friendly venue with some go-karting and trampolines for the younger ones, but too early for fruit-picking or the maze at this time of year.









a prize-winner today..



Jim's VIS


Looking forward to the Border Trail

It was wet Jim, but a surfboard?





That's Lego's lads up to everything possible to make it take off while their Dad's back's turned...

that is amazing- I'm famous! do I get an appearance fee for this??

I could be like an ambassador for the marque...?

name these vehicles...









and on the way back- I almost got some footage of that Portofino recently appearing on Bread St...

Very enjoyable day had by us all... (I think maybe Toto was getting fed up being dragged about) despite the weather but it did eventually turn good.

Good to see some new faces and Simon :-) Richandnic I hope you had a nice run back to New Lanark.

Now looking forward to Moffat run.

@ Jim - eye for the detail as ever!


Did anyone get caught in the traffic hold-up before Cramond Brig or did you all turn off onto the M9?

I was held up for an hour and 45 minutes thought at first it was an accident especially when a police car and ambulance came squeezing down the middle of the road but when we eventually got there only a fire engine was visible with several firemen and a length of hose - reckon it must have been severe flooding.

er, no- we got back straight actually

although a slightly different route straight for the A92

an hour and 45... "rrrr!" that's tough- my kids would literally have eaten each other if we'd been stuck there! It was tough enough without a stereo to keep things calmed down...

that's horrendous- so a three hour journey back??

Yep, + stop for messages at Murrrayfield = 1930hrs arrival!

wow- that's a "day out" for sure!

Now i feel bad... I was complaining about it taking us 45 minutes to get home (due to roadworks).

Hi all, it did turn out to be good day.
It was good to meet you Simon and some of the other folks there. Hopefully in the future will get another coupe as my interest was certainly peaked seeing the line up at the show.
Thanks again for taking the time to talk to me.
All the best.
Russ.

we managed to avoid it.....prob more by luck than judgement (though did then head along the M9 towards stirling by mistake which didn't help with trying to get to New Lanark).

At least the overnight application of a natural, organic, fully bio-degradeable product (otherwise known as rain) took off the worst of the mud picked up on the way into the field.

Coupe now tucked up in the garage ready for a wee outing to moffat.

We did the best part of 400 miles this weekend....having refilled the tank, we managed approaching 40 mpg......its the first car I've had that does significantly better than the official mileage claims...wish I could negotiate a discount on the car tax on this basis

look forward to seeing some of you in moffat

That's a really healthy mpg. Helped of course by it being a non-turbo and you being a sensible driver

Yes that muddy entrance was a bit galling - I realised (on the way out) that in the morning if we had turned right about 100 yards further up the A92 we'd have arrived at the clean end


I've usually not been so complimentary in my description...

Well the weather turned out better than forecast and we actually got some sunshine

It was very nice to meet up with fellow Coupsters and their families, share stories, tricks and tips etc. I look forward to seeing you again at Moffat.

The Venue this year was much better especially the extensive play area which kept my younger boy Michael(10) happy the whole time we were there. Lewis who is 15 now also thought it was a better venue. Pity it was too early in the year for fruit picking and the Maize Maze. Nice Cafe and food also.

As for the actual Scottish Italian Car Show, which we all put in a good few miles to get to, no more so than Rich&Nic...

Well it was a few Italian cars parked in as field and very little else. There was certainly no "show" going on. Many of the cars were modern and still in production and as I heard one woman say in the Cafe "I've see better cars in some car parks" I have to agree some bits did just look like a car park and the actual venue car park had a fair few more interesting cars in it than some "on show". No welcome, no entertainment, no autojumble, no info on the cars, no competitions, no stalls worth mentioning - apart from the guy making tables from engines - . I've been to four of these "Scottish Italian Car Shows" in the last three years and the actual "shows" have all been the same - boring. I'm a petrolhead and I find them boring. I would certainly not attend this show as a normal paying punter. I'm more than happy to meet up with fellow FCCUK members and just think we can do it at better Scottish shows or a better venue than this.

So with that in mind I hope to attend with Simon, a Car show at Thirlestane Castle in the Borders this coming Sunday which is purported to be one the best Car shows in Scotland and looks on paper to be pretty big with lots of varied entertainment. I'm taking the family including Mrs Lego and all will report back on just how good it is with hopefully a view to attending as a Club in future.

Borders Show Links page

Some pics mostly taken by Michael.

yes, I've got to say, after I'd walked round once, I did think;

"is that it...?!" or at least it seemed a bit flat as I really look forward to this day every year.

My boy was devastated that Richard Crompton Italian Miniatures hadn't put in an appearance- and actually- so was I! There's always something to buy- but not this year.

Indoor scones were great though!

But it was great to see everyone although I should have made more of it at the time...

(no shots of the red car...? )

Yes Jim, my boys were hoping for a new model car or two as well

No great pictures of your car as you weren't there long enough and the ones Michael took all featured your much loved rear spoiler.

Here's a Vid>>>>>> JimP Coop

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Tend to agree....good to meet people, the play facilities at the venue worked well but ultimately it was little more than a number of cars parked up in a field. I did think that it was a bit cheeky to charge italian car owners for admission given that most shows let exhibitors in for free (because their cars are what everyone else is paying to see).

BIt odd seeing a load of modern alfas parked up....could have brought ours, but hats off to AROC for organising something for us to come to.

Look forward to seeing you at Moffat and to hearing how this weekend's show goes...if it works out, perhaps we could try and get a stand at it next year.

As Lego says Jim, photo weather beckoned about the time you left, but here you go...

ooh...

much vanity being fed...

I feel better now- thanks everyone.

Mabey I should keep the spoiler just to revel in the infamy it feeds?

For years people will be like; "Jim who..?"

"you know, that guy with THE spoiler?!"

"oh yeah!!"

You could wire in a socket near it and do the ironing



Oh and seeing as not many seem to know the answer to your quiz Q's, maybe post it on General Chat

I was disappointed by the lack of stalls too, sure the flyer mentioned bikes as well?

Hi guys it was good to meet u all and enjoyed seeing so many coupes in the flesh. Good tips as well. As a petrol head I enjoyed having a look around the other marks as well even the modern Alfas though more stalls and atmospher would have been good. Took RAR for a valet the following day after the drive up the dirt track.
Steph

Hey Steph!

nice to meet you too!

I had a look at that stereo website thankyou too; it most illuminating...

make sure they get some wax on that paint!!

JimP

Jim glad u found the website I have bought off them a few times with no probs. paint work is on my list of next to dos.