capricougar

theres a gathering of american muscle cars &retros vw &ford second wed of the month mc donalds metro centre.

bazpro

think i will have a look over roker one night when i eventually get the mk2 back.
the meet at the metro centre is a good one i went to nearly every1 last year.

BigErn

Alwyn Kershaw in York does a lot of Intergrale's for Walkers. They did my mates Delta and also set up another mates Cossie and it was spot on.

Cossie Helen

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Yeah there was a load of idiots starting to go down there. I laugh about it now, but I never at the time. I still have problems with my neck because of that accident. Tho I will say the compensation i got enabled me to buy my Cossie, so that made the pain more easy to take !

I dont remember much about the lad who hit us, I cant even remember if i had a go at him or not LOL

Red16

Bloody hell aye... Decka, Browny and me were the N.E.C.O., forgot all about that!

Aye his Nova was quite nicely done, looked lovely with the imperial blue paintwork and speedline alesio wheels could've done with being remapped though, as it was only a standard LET engine with induction kit and exhaust.

Nah i dont know Scott, dont think so anyway.

I've met you and been in your mams house then, years ago i went over with Decka to drop him off to do some work on the 3dr... small world innit!

Glenn_

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The only reason i seen the cruise cause i was at the bank getting some money out to go to tall trees in yarm.I would rather of been at tall trees than been stud in a car park in the cold looking at chav mobiles.The escort cossie was well funny though.



Im sure they did a few cruises like this but they olny lasted a few weeks.

Cossie Helen

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Was I right in thinking N.E.C.O got passed on ?

Yeah his Nova looked well in that colour, I remember really liking it at the time.

Scott always used to hang around with Shek, Steve and the rest of them lot.

Glenn_

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There is also a hot rod/custom car meet at morton park.I think its the last friday of the month,april to october.I used to go there alot,there was always some really nice cars there.

Cossie Helen

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I remember going to Morton park in Darlington a couple of times as I only worked across the road at Orange, but it never really took off.

Red16

Nah it just dwindled away to nothing.

I have photos if youre interested in seeing them.

Cossie Helen

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Yeah, post them up

safcdixon

oh thats better not as far a blackpool cheers bud il check them out see if they have a site or sumit cheers

Rs1

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Yeah i remember Dec telling me about the law visiting his house and interogating him about wether he was involved in the organising illegal gatherings,lol. Think he bowed out at that point didn't he? He said he properly shat bricks when they found him like, threatening to take his computer for evidence, lmao.

turbo_3dr_tommy

whats Dec upto these days like ?

Rs1

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No idea, i only knew him through both of us having nova turbo's. Ive bumped into him....maybe two or three times since the days of NECO, think he still has an interest in car scene.

iirc Red16 knows him quite well though.

Red16

Here you go...

didnt look as pretty but it was definitely the most fun when it was rusty and white



engine bay couldve done with tidying but it was a work in prgress



a splash of ford imperial blue



front seats needed trimming again imo



but the rears looked nice



not long before it was sold it looked like this









Wasnt too long after that... cruises started to get properly clamped down on... Police helicopters etc

He quit work as a mechanical fitter and is now at uni doing a pharmacy degree... subtle change of direction, lol.

Red16

Yeah i know him well.

You wouldnt happen to be Rob who bought Gilly's Nova turbo would you?

paul16v

Shows how old those pics are people still putting full sides in escort vans lol, i remember that nova one of my best mates had a blue saloon turbo one around the same time.

Red16

Those photos are about 6 years old

Paul did that saloon used to have a V6 in it?

Cossie Helen

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Seeing those photo's of the Nova brings back some good memories of Spiller's


I do like it in that colour

paul16v

Nah my mates had a LET in it was on the cover of performance vauxhall mag ill see if ive still got any pics of it, i do remember that V6 one now you mention it

paul16v

This was it when it was first built,



Then it got painted this colour,

Red16

looks good without the boot lol

Rs1

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Yeah thats me. New nova build coming.....soon.....ish.....i hope.

Evorich

my mate still has the turbo engine out of gilly's old nova, and the v6 nova saloon was nigels from bishop.

Rs1

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Small world!!
Sold that engine 6 year ago....maybe more and last i heard the lad who bought it still hasnt put it to use. Its a good one aswell, i only put about 3k on it after i rebuilt it and thats when he got it.
You probably know Dave Dixon aswell then? He....well his car was fairly famous round the local cruise/car scene, showed up a few porsches at spillers.

BigErn

Gilly's Nova Turbo, the other and the saloon too all brough back memories as soon as I read them.

I remember Dave Dixon's Nova upsetting a few things down Spillers too

Anyone remember the valvered Blue Astra Merit that used to fly up and down there too hassling things??

Edit - This one.......

Red16

Cool... make sure you stick a tread up so we can keep an eye on it

Hows the Evo rich? still enjoying the ecutek'd ecu?

Glenn_

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Well they are still going strong.I had a look there last night and there wasd a good turn out.I love hot rods and custom cars.

Cossie Helen

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I mean years back when people tried to get a cruise going down there, was never as big as Spiller's etc.

Glenn_

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Did this lad used to live in bishop auckland?

paul16v

Nah hes from Hartlepool Glenn

purple_fiesta

this is my mrs bro's nova, was about years ago!

had 4 exhausts and was loud as fook!

Glenn_

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Or well not to worry.There used to be a lad in bishop who was nova daft.He used to have on painted in that light blue colour.