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Good Morning everyone How is your Pod Face? What cracking weather at CF Show this weekend! I just wanted to say, on behalf of the Admin and Mods on O.S.F., thank you to all of the members that came along and supported the club stand at the show. We had a premium spot by the grandstands (a position we have been allocated for many years now) and the stand looked superb! What a great variety of OSF's --- PROPER OLD SKOOL FORD'S !! A massive, massive thank you to J.P. and Linda - our Dutch contingent - who parked you all up in place on the Sunday. It is with great pride that we can tell you that we won BEST CLUB STAND OF THE SHOW - no mean feat and for the 3rd year in a row!! Well done to all who helped us to achieve that. We hope you enjoyed the day, thanks once again

I decided to give “classic” ford show a miss and attend a small local ish event. Organised in association with the West Somerset Rally we had to meet at Bishops Lydeard Station just outside of Taunton. Time was 9:15 when we arrived and were one of the early few. Parked up and had a tea and cake for breakfast. By 10:30 most cars had arrived and there must of been around 60 cars. All (bar 1) pre 90’s. We had our route directions and shortly after 11:00 we set off at intervals. To my surprise we were routed down some very narrow lanes and sure enough we eventually met a car coming the other way and the back of the pack of cars in front. This lead to a follow the leader exercise. Sadly the car in front of us was the none pre 90’s “black snail”. During our route we passed local villages where many locals had come to watch the cars go by. We were even lead through an open air market at Watchet. I stopped off at Blue Anchor to take some photos and lost the “black snail”. We picked up a Austin A40 with a faulty horn. It would beeep randomly. Which was fine until we got to a junction, car in front must have thought he was very impatient. Onwards we went. Through another village full of waving spectators and doubled backed on ourselves. We ended our Tour at Minehead Railway Station. Which seemed to have more cars than had started. We had lunch and an icecream. Sadly the train times didn’t really suit us so around 1500 we made our way home. Another great road is the A396. Maybe one to add to the list for future Tour of the Moors (exmoor) After much heart ache with my cylinder head and getting the car going again I was unsure if I could trust a long distance show, but for now the wheels are rolling so long may it continue.

The show was great ending to a crap weekend for me, started off badly on sat morning working only going over the time by one of the trucks have two blowouts ! Got home around one. Finish putting the Tina engine back together, load up/ shower were off. Only to get 60 Mls away from home and realise I've forgot to pick my tickets up!!! On the phone to arrange a meet with my lad, got the tickets on my way again. By this time it's getting on, 7-30ish arrive at the pod. Lovely night thought have a walk around get some pics......get my iPad out..........flat as a fart. After a bit of nosh and a few cups of tea off to bed. Nice quiet night on the camping field, Sunday, sun shining cars turning up as they should do jobs a good un. Then to get the best stand award just finished the day off. Thanks to everyone turning up and making it a great day.

I fitted the gates barricade fuel pipes along with new gates cam belt. The inlet manifold and carb were full of melted foam from the air filter. Back on the road now, as a bonus I found a kn air filter in my scrap pile.

Had a great day, was really good to meet up with you all after quite a while.

Yea I saw it on ebay but there's very little work done on it an it's at 5. 5k would have to have a very understanding wife to take that on.... Or be single ?

Had a great sunday. Got there about 11am and got to put my car with the other OSF forum cars. You all have some great looking cars and inspired me to get on with mine. It was my other halfs 1st ever time to santapod so not sure how well it was going to go. She isnt really a car person (or so i thought). She loved it and cant wait till next year. She also now wants a yellow Mk2 Mexico! Maybe one day. Twas brilliant!

I saw this a day or so ago on Facebook >>>>

The Anglia was pretty special as well, very different. The paintwork was awesome as was the matching interior. It was in the show and shine category, but I don't know if it won.

We watched it all unfold on the Pod WebCem - awesome stuff