Hi all,
 
Over the last couple of years I have been to a couple of great daytime and evening Air Shows at The Shuttleworth Collection at Old Warden Aerodrome, Bedfordshire.  This is a historic private airfield in the grounds of a country house owned by the founder's family. 
 
https://www.shuttleworth.org/explore/the-collection/
 
These tend to be great days with lots of preservation aircraft flying including their own Spitfire and Hurricane, some based there and others flying in from elsewhere.  They even fly their Avro 504 which is the oldest flying aircraft In the World!  
 
Anyway, there is usually a classic car area set aside there with various clubs in attendance, and I have been wondering about getting a DOC delegation together for one or more of the shows next year.  As a club you get an excellent on site parking area where you can enjoy the show from your car.
 
There are various dates available - just gauging interest for a trip to one of them.
 
https://www.shuttleworth.org/airshows2024/
 
BEST OF BRITISH
12 MAY 2024
 
MILITARY WEEKEND
1 & 2 JUNE 2024
 
FESTIVAL OF FLIGHT
28 & 29 & 30 JUNE 2024
 
SUMMER EVENING
20 JULY 2024
 
FAMILY WEEKEND
10 & 11 AUGUST 2024
 
PROMS WEEKEND
31 AUGUST & 1 SEPTEMBER 2024
 
RACE DAY
6 OCTOBER 2024

We are a Holiday park  near Polperro cornwall and are holding an end of season "back to the future" themed  owners party. We are looking to hire a Delorean to make a static display at the entrance to our club with our club decorated with various scenes from the film and people dressed in "back to the future " fancy dress. If any members have a Delorean they would hire to us, We would be glad to provide them with accommodation and to invite them to join our celebrations. I can be contacted at the following e mail address.
killigarth-admin@johnfowler.co.uk.

Many thanks

Peter Stephen

Hi,
My AC was tested for leaks recently before getting it refilled and it was all good aside from the plug on the top of the compressor. The original seal for that has deteriorated and needs to be replaced.  This doesn't seem to be a seperatly available part, but is there a cross reference for the type of seal/o-ring that I can get hold of? My local garage didn't have anything suitable to fit on the day, 
The photo shows the nut with the missing seal.
   
Thanks
Simon

I received a sobering warning from Rissy at the Really Retro Show to change my fuel lines or risk losing my car to fire. So I've been changing the lines one at a time over the last week. I've only got the frequency valve and return line left to go, but it's not clear how I get one of the lines to detach from the frequency valve (the one with no visible fastener).

   

Do I just pull, twist, and grunt at it? Or is there more to it? I'm trying to not break something as the Morgan factory tour is only a couple of weeks away.

not entirely sure what the hell to do now.

Friday - started and ran pretty well after getting the 2 fuel leaks sorted and stage 1 exhaust on

Saturday - Cranks but no fire:  checked fuses, relays, inertia switch and grounds

Sunday (Today) - still no fire even with a little brake cleaner and all plugs removed and cleaned (I did 1 at a time so HT leads wouldn't get mixed up), checked for spark which I do, and added 5L to the tank and still nothing.

so I'm not sure what I'm missing but I haven't touched anything that could stop the car from starting, Facebook lot aren't being very helpful by telling me "check grounds" or "battery is failing" even though I'm getting a good spark from the plugs.

could the ignition ecu be on its way out or one of the relays? I get a re-prime on failed start and I hear the relays clicking so I have no idea what's wrong

Help 

I’ll apologise now if this one has already been hit, but I’m in Minehead right now and after playing some slots in the beach front arcade, instead of looking down all the time, I looked up.  Low and behold I saw this right above my head!

I was wondering if anyone knew anything about this.  The car? The owner?  When it was taken?

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I got into a conversation with colleagues at work about the new London ULEZ expansion, and we all started checking the status of our cars against their rules.

This is the webpage to do this:

https://tfl.gov.uk/modes/driving/check-your-vehicle/

I'm OK for my "ordinary" vehicles, but it seems that they want £12.50 a day from me for Lex on top of the congestion charge, despite it being registered as a historic vehicle for over a year now.

Anyone else get the same result?

It's all very well and good them stating it, but if their tools don't pick up on it, then how are you supposed to "plan your journey" efficiently....?

The Great British Car Journey in Derbyshire are holding their
annual DeLorean Day on August 28th.

Details here:  https://greatbritishcarjourney.com/themed-events/

I won't be able to attend as I'll be on holiday, but if you can 
post on this thread if you want to go along, and either myself or
possibly Rich Hanlon, who's local to the event, can keep the organisers
updated on numbers.

Well I finally got chance to remove my RH A/C side 4,5,6 cylinder head to inspect for damage after the auto box failed to kick down from 2nd to 1st causing the engine to over rev.

Not a pretty sight at all! Replacement cylinder head required!

Thank you Chris for the support tool.

This valves facing the wrong way!

   

Valve insert and lip missing 25%

   

Piston will polish

   

I’ll be heading to this with vin2710 if anyone fancies it

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Quote:Stonor Park Autumn Meeting of Classics, Sports and Supercars ~ 24th September 2023

Join us on Sunday 24th September for the inaugural Stonor Park Autumn Meeting in association with Charles Stanley — a celebration of motoring excellence featuring an exclusive display of automotive stars from historic racers to unique classics, sports cars and supercars, brought to you by leading vehicle event organiser, Classic Shows.

The pre-1980s classic car section will showcase some of the best vintage cars, with other classics and supercars displayed across Stonor’s grounds. Notable car clubs including Aston Martin are also exhibiting, welcoming new members and imparting their specialist knowledge.

Expect to see further vehicles in the pre-1970’s Classics and Sports Club sections located throughout the wider Stonor Park grounds. Commentators will interview vehicle owners and work with the judging team to identify the winners of a range of categories culminating in the Best Classic, Best Sports and Best Supercar awards.

All visitors and exhibitors will also have full access to Stonor Park, its formal gardens and Tumblestone Hollow included in their ticket price.

The event takes place from 10am – 5pm on Sunday 24th September.

The limited early bird tickets are available until later in the summer, costing £12.50 for children (2 – 15 years) and £18 for adults. Under 2s and carers enter for free. Demand is high, so visitors are encouraged to book early to avoid disappointment.