2 December 2009

Terribly British Day 2009

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    [ED – This might be a Zephyr according to Google images]

    Where: Patrick White Lawns Barton, Near National Library ACT When: 06-Dec-09 10:00 AM until 06-Dec-09 03:00 PM Details:

    Sunday 6 December 2009.

    The best of British vehicles from Austin to Zephyr will be on display on the Patrick White Lawns Barton, Near National Library ACT on Sunday December 6. More than 300 vehicles and motor cycles will be attending. Trophies for the car’ I would most like to take home’, ladies choice and best club display. Why not make it a club run and enjoy a great day out for the family. Entry is free for vehicles and members of the public. Terribly British Day is organised by the Jaguar Driver’s Club Canberra, in association with Canberra’s British Marque Clubs and proudly supported by NRMA Veteran, Vintage and Classic Insurance.

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    It was a great day. Seem to be more and more people turning up every year and I think the location was even better thanks to the trees lining the shore.

    neanderthalsis10:51 am 04 Dec 09

    H1NG0 said :

    They wouldn’t be British if they didn’t leak a bit of oil. Thats how you know they are genuine.

    British cars (of which I have owned a couple) don’t so much leak oil as mark their territory. I think there will be a lot of dead grass on the lawns following the event.

    In fact, I’m certain that if I were to fix all the oil leaks in my Landrover it would immediately cease to work.

    As the owner of a rare Series 3 XJ I object to comments like “they can’t be British unless they leak oil” that always come out at this time of year. I have no leaking oil problems at all and I have done over 300,000 km’s in mine my garage floor is completely free of stains. Oh now I remember why,it cracked a head and spewed all its oil out on Anzac Ave on the way to a club run. Now where is that Ford ‘six’ I’ve been measuring up got to.

    I’m far from a motoring enthusiast, but even I liked the car shows on the lawns next to Questacon. What harm did it do? It was actually great to pop out and look at the cars on the way to Questacon or the Gallery.

    cranky said :

    The NCA have got their way, and pushed the various car shows off the OPH open spaces to the Patrick White Lawns.

    No comparison. Patrick’s lawns are the pits. ‘Lawns’ is a misnomer. Lousy access, small, poorly maintained, up hill down dale, and a long time, if ever, since they were watered.

    Yet again, ACT motoring enthusiasts have been shafted.

    Not wrong. Reconciliation Place was always fantastic in previous years.

    Clown Killer11:09 pm 03 Dec 09

    Lousy access, small, poorly maintained, up hill down dale …

    Sounds like a perfect day out for the Landy!

    Holden Caulfield9:49 pm 03 Dec 09

    Rond Terraces was always good.

    The NCA have got their way, and pushed the various car shows off the OPH open spaces to the Patrick White Lawns.

    No comparison. Patrick’s lawns are the pits. ‘Lawns’ is a misnomer. Lousy access, small, poorly maintained, up hill down dale, and a long time, if ever, since they were watered.

    Yet again, ACT motoring enthusiasts have been shafted.

    I just think it is a bloody good photo. I love the AWM, know little about cars and didn’t move to Canberra until ’89 (and no, I’m not an AJ) so barely remember Canberra when it was green. Just a great photo is all.

    roccon said :

    Will the Prince of Darkness be there ??

    Ah, I see a man of some experience with Lucas electrics. (They’ll have to all leave early to be home before dark).

    Pommy bastard3:55 pm 03 Dec 09

    Thought you were talking about me for a minute then roccon.

    They wouldn’t be British if they didn’t leak a bit of oil. Thats how you know they are genuine.

    I hope they all take their drip trays with them, we dont want an oil slick dripping into the lake……

    Clown Killer12:43 am 03 Dec 09

    I’m going to miss this, but I would have loved to have had the chanse to come along in the Landy…

    I went to this last year and thought it was pretty interesting – and I’m certainly no car enthusiast. Good way to spend an hour on a Sunday morning.

    old canberran9:31 pm 02 Dec 09

    It’s either a Ford Zephyr or a Ford Consul around 1950 vintage. The Zephyr was 6 cylinder and the Consul 4 and both had the same body shape. The Zephyr was a great car.

    Trust me, the Patrick White Lawns, and the National Library of Australia – indeed the entire Parliamentary Zone – are located in Parkes, not Barton.

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