Guy Massey

Course you can't MOT a car for the sake of one run at the tail end of the season! A couple of us are certainly up for the Brooklands 40th. A couple of my old Capris have wound up being owned by Tas Cornwall in Sussex, including the feature car in the June 08 CCI rag. Small world!!! I did the Ford bash at Crich nr. Derby a couple of weeks ago, so yes I do travel when I get the chance!

Not to worry, this year has been awful weather wise. We are in the process of re-organising our meets, the home pub has been sold and is no longer a free house. We will probbly wind up with two regular venues. I suggest you keep an eye on our club website. Sadly this forum won't let me post a link yet. But I will do as soon as I can.

As the founder of TACO, I can honestly say that the club policy on this is, and always has been that Capri ownership is not essential, one just has to be an enthusiast. Unfortunately I cannot speak for every individual member, they all have their own views and opinions, and some I know are very keen to retain a one marque identity. We have had Granada, Probe and even Chevette owners in our ranks. Unless one encourages other types, there will never be converts, and applicable technical advice is often missed. We are of course primarily a Capri club, but share a love of classic car ownership with all owners, and regularly partake in mixed events. even travelling 250 odd miles to attend rallys such as Crich. There were a huge number of views of our mailings on this site, so I can only assume that weather, other commitments or lack of interest all played their part for a OSF no show. All of us based in the SW have had a diabolical season due to the weather, cancelled shows etc, and most owners of classics are pretty fed up with this year. Roll on 2009! I do wonder whether, based on your reply, clubs in general tend to look inwards, I will use this as a topic at our next social meet, it will be interesting to get other views on this.

I am pleased to be able to report that we had a great day out at Haynes, the timings of the multipal starting points all worked well and we were treated like Royalty by the museum staff, even parking Capris in the Chairmans reserved parking spaces for photos. We had a lot of interest from the public and much flashing of lights and sounding of horns as we convoyed. We were sadened not to have been joined by ANY OSF members, the fact they were invited and elected not to support us maybe shows that the Ford communities are not as supportive of eachother as they could be. I am glad to say that on my recent visit to Crich, OSF supporters were quite happy to share their experiences and knowledge with anyone who showed an interest... including me!

Further to the interest shown by your members, I confirm the leaving times for the two routes. FROM WEST & SOUTH DEVON 1) *NEW MEETING POINT* Tavistock, Morrison's car park, leaving at 9.30am sharp. A386 & A30 to Exeter Services. 2) Plymouth, The Unicorn, Plympton car park, leaving at 9.30am sharp. A38 to Exeter Services. 3) Exeter Services first car park, leaving at 10.45am sharp. A30 & A303 to Burger King at Horton Cross roundabout (Ilminster). FROM NORTH DEVON 4) Café at the North Aller Roundabout (Nr. South Molton), leaving at 9.30am sharp. A361 & M5 to Taunton Deane Services Northbound. 5) Taunton Deane Services Northbound, leaving at 10.45am sharp. Then M5 to J25 & A358 to Burger King at Horton Cross roundabout (Ilminster) 6) Burger King at Horton Cross roundabout (Ilminster), leaving at 11.45am. Then A303 to Sparkford and Haynes Motor Museum. ETA 12.30pm We already have about 12 Capris booked but would love to see a few OSF members join us on route. The organised parking for the group has now been booked, but I will have extra cards with me at Horton Cross to distribute to those who have just joined. This should enable them to take advantage of our group's entry discount. Regards Guy

We have a fair few cars registered for our Haynes cruise, but so far no OSF members. I few of you have expressed an interest but not registered. Group parking and discounts are only available for pre-bookings, although I will bring a few spare "passes" with me to the final meeting point, for those that have joined last minute. So come on, lets have some feedback - who's interested in coming along? Timings and routes on the Tamar Capri Owners website. (Search Google!)

ALL CLASSIC FORDS WELCOME 1) *NEW MEETING POINT* Tavistock, Morrison's car park, leaving at 9.30am 2) Plymouth, The Unicorn, Plympton car park, leaving at 9.30am 3) Café at the North Aller Roundabout (Nr. South Molton), leaving at 9.30am More details and route timings on TACO website t-a-c-o.co.uk Why not join us from another direction? Please register by 21st September by emailing me through TACO (capriclub AT t-a-c-o.co.uk). I will then be able to send you a GROUP CARD so that you can benefit from the group parking and entry discount. I need to give Haynes numbers so the can dedicate parking to us. Please support us if you can, 2008 has been a dreadful year so far so lets go out with a flourish!

Shucks, sorry guys, I'm off to Crich in Derbyshire for the Tramways Museum Old Ford do. It's a bit of a pilgrimage for me, it'll be my fourth time there. Now I've finally found my way on to your site, I'll def join you now and then. Have a great run and a safe day out for all.

Hi fellow Ford fans. Not too sure how to inform you guys n' gals about our "FEEL GOOD CRUISE" to the Haynes International Motor Museum on 5th October. So please feel free to visit t-a-c-o.co.uk where you will find the starting points, routes, timings etc.