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Offline BusyKiwi

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Re: NZ Brits at the beach
« Reply #10 on: June 13, 2014, 07:40:42 AM »
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Re: NZ Brits at the beach
« Reply #11 on: June 13, 2014, 08:48:54 AM »
Great ad !
Probably could have had subtitles for us Aussies to catch all the dialogue.
Nice post : ;D
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Re: NZ Brits at the beach
« Reply #12 on: June 13, 2014, 11:24:01 AM »
Quote from: Bas / NZ on June 13, 2014, 07:04:37 AM
Think it went  "yes we can" so better come and give me a hand..... ;D

Hey Bas, I thought you would never ask. I'll even bring my own elbow grease :) :)
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Re: NZ Brits at the beach
« Reply #13 on: September 02, 2014, 06:15:22 AM »
Just 30 days till Brits at the Beach 2014 kicks off. 368 entries to date. Can't wait.
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Re: NZ Brits at the beach
« Reply #14 on: September 18, 2014, 10:59:08 AM »
Two weeks to go and 427 entries registered so far. Still one lonely CF though  :(
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Re: NZ Brits at the beach
« Reply #15 on: October 07, 2014, 09:21:54 AM »
We had an awesome weekend at Brits at the Beach despite some really bad weather. There were about 520 vehicles in attendance. Everything from a 1913 open roadster up to the latest Jag sports model. Sadly very few vans apart from a really neat looking Morris Minor and a Transit MK2 that is running a Holden 3.8 litre V6 conversion. There was a Bedford camper that we spotted in the town one day. There were some epic drives over the weekend and we racked up just under 800km. A few pics for those who are interested.
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Re: NZ Brits at the beach
« Reply #16 on: October 08, 2014, 09:24:22 AM »
Good stuff Gordon. Good to see the Transit had a GM fitted for power. Hopefully could make that next year assuming I get the van back on the road as scheduled.
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Re: NZ Brits at the beach
« Reply #17 on: October 08, 2014, 09:45:17 AM »
love the stance of your van Gordon, good work
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Re: NZ Brits at the beach
« Reply #18 on: October 08, 2014, 10:08:32 AM »
Thanks for the feedback Gunning. I've got to say that the handling has improved 100 fold with the dropped suspension. I had a Triumph TR3 trying to give me a go through the hills going towards Tairua and he couldn't keep up. When we reached our destination the chap came across and asked me what I was running. He couldn't believe that an ugly old panelvan had shown him a clean pair of heels.

Garry, it is a really good weekend away. They had an MGF as the main prize for their draw. It was won by a lady from the North Shore. Not really my cup of tea, but a really nice prize anyway. The chap with the Transit has a second van that is the panelvan option. Its painted in Lotus Cortina colours and was originally used as the tow vehicle for a Lotus Cortina. He also owns an Escort RS2000 and runs an Escort panelvan in the Targa NZ. He has got a mate who is busy building a Supervan replica out of a MK1 Transit.
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Re: NZ Brits at the beach
« Reply #19 on: October 09, 2014, 10:20:46 AM »
Did you get his contact details?
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