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Originally Posted by tonupkid (Post 127095)

Looks great. I'm up for this :love:
Look at me, coming over all socialist :ROFL:

Welcome, brother ;)

Something that may throw a spanner in the works for a September meet ...

(I emailed them, enquiring about the availability of garage tours):

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Hello,

Thank you for your email. I'm not sure if you were aware that we will be moving this summer, we're only moving less than two miles from our current base, however we are scheduled to move around September. We will be posting updates on our website and on our Facebook pages to make sure that people know when we are moved so it might be worth keeping an eye on that for the moving date.

The garage tours are set on a Sunday when the garage is closed, we do take private bookings however we will not be able to confirm one for September due to the move. We currently have two more tour dates already arranged in June with available spaces however these are limited.

We change which cars are on display on a regular basis to make sure regular visitors get to see a variety of cars, the Hillman Imp which was on display in the garage on Sunday isn't one of the ones usually on display and the section it is in is usually restricted except for on the garage tours however this was opened up because we knew there would be a lot of people out for Drive It Day. If I can help with anything else please let me know and thank you for your lovely comments, we're glad you enjoyed your visit with us.

Regards,
Sarah

We could keep it mind for next year :love:

but third weekend in September will always be bad for me, good for you.

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Originally Posted by tonupkid (Post 127095)

David, its a little unfair to blame the workers. There was a flaw in the design of the (Coventry Climax) engine, hence notorious head gasket consumption.
Nowadays we make plenty of great cars, the only thing that's changed.... The management.
Look at me, coming over all socialist :ROFL:

The Linwood factory had an appalling reputation for quality but, as you state, the management has a huge part to play in that. The quality issues included rustproofing, panel fit and bits just falling off.
Glasgow used to produce fine quality ships so its not the skills of the workforce that were lacking.

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Originally Posted by tc4332 (Post 127130)

We could keep it mind for next year :love:

but third weekend in September will always be bad for me, good for you.

I'm easy ...

We could try to arrange something before their move (late August perhaps) or we can leave it until next year.

Like I said, it was more of a suggestion for some future date really. I wasn't actually suggesting we should have a meet there this year. I'll try to get some more info on where they're moving to ...

What's everyone else prefer?

Avoid this date - they have re-jigged the ADI dates for 2017 >

Saturday 16th September 2017 - Audi Driver International 2017
Venue - Castle Combe Race Circuit, Nr Chippenham, Wiltshire
http://www.audidriverinternational.co.uk

I've amended it in the events listing and I will also try and come up to a northern meet if I can make it on a date that works ok +++

Let's do late August - would be good to get in before the move, and Ray can make that too ;)

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I'll contact them to make sure late August is ok and see if there's a chance of a garage tour ...

Got a reply already ....

I also asked about the move (whether they were upsizing or downsizing) and mentioned our larger annual meets ....

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Hi Mark,

We would be able to accommodate a garage tour late August although it might need to be over two sites as the garages might be moving first. We would need a minimum of twenty people to book a private garage tour, please let me know if this is still of interest and we can start to look at dates.

Our new site will be slightly larger. Your club meets during the summer, for next year of course, would be something which we would be happy to accommodate. If we know that there is an organised club tour then we will be able to arrange a small amount of indoor parking space, we would just ask for as much prior notice as possible to ensure that there are no other bookings scheduled for that date.

Regards,
Sarah

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Originally Posted by moltuae (Post 127271)

Got a reply already ....

I also asked about the move (whether they were upsizing or downsizing) and mentioned our larger annual meets ....

Good result - for both potential meets. It's good to talk +++