First EuroNats 9-7-94

Pete · Post by **Pete** » Wed Jan 30, 08 6:44 am

Yes, that'a my old '71 Barracuda Vert there, but I did not own it then.
Now back in the States.

Anonymous · Post by **Anonymous** » Wed Jan 30, 08 7:08 am

Charger BNT43K is Gary Bradshaw's '72 Rob

RobTwin · Post by **RobTwin** » Wed Jan 30, 08 8:47 am

Thanks Dave. Is that the one that lives over Norfolk/Suffolk way, and was in Mopar Muscle about a year ago?

I thought it might be but couldnt be bothered to go and look for the mag to check, to be honest

It was getting late

Post by **MattH** » Wed Jan 30, 08 9:02 am

The lime green 66 Coronet next to Bobs Daytona is Big Red n Loud IIRC, before Jeff owned it.

Dave-R · Post by **Dave-R** » Wed Jan 30, 08 9:09 am

RobTwin wrote:Just realised your car is there Dave..... just

Yep! Thats it.

Kev · Post by **Kev** » Wed Jan 30, 08 9:28 am

That's the infamous Stuart Keen in Adam's motor, or more to the point, that's Stuart Keen's motor, now owned by Adam

Cannonball · Post by **Cannonball** » Wed Jan 30, 08 11:59 am

Kev wrote:That's the infamous Stuart Keen in Adam's motor, or more to the point, that's Stuart Keen's motor, now owned by Adam

that,s the trouble with this car job, cars become known by the major owner,
KEV,S TAXI,
DAVE ROBSONS CHALLENGER,
DAVE BILLYDOO,S GTX
STUART KEENS 70 CORONET RT,although adam has owned it far longer than stuart it always gets linked to stuart,
thats why its nice to get a fresh car from the usa, or a total repaint wheels etc to make your own

Dave-R · Post by **Dave-R** » Wed Jan 30, 08 12:09 pm

MattH wrote:Here is your car Dave. I remember being mightily impressed with it as this was the first (and only) Nats that I had been to with my Challenger, and to meet someone with a real 70R/T was quite something when I had £1500 worth of filler laden yellow 73.

Yes Matt. You were one of the first people I got talking too and remember your Challenger with the sunroof very well. I think you had just applied to join the Police Force at the time?

We all seemed much younger in those days.

Post by **MattH** » Wed Jan 30, 08 1:40 pm

Thats right Dave, I joined in August 94, so a month later. MMA didnt exist then either. How time flies!

Dave-R · Post by **Dave-R** » Wed Jan 30, 08 2:07 pm

When did the MMA form?

Just after the Nats?

I seem to remember I got a phone call from John Marsh telling me about the club later that year or very early in the next year?

Kev · Post by **Kev** » Wed Jan 30, 08 2:14 pm

Cannonball wrote:
Kev wrote:That's the infamous Stuart Keen in Adam's motor, or more to the point, that's Stuart Keen's motor, now owned by Adam
that,s the trouble with this car job, cars become known by the major owner,
KEV,S TAXI,
DAVE ROBSONS CHALLENGER,
DAVE BILLYDOO,S GTX
STUART KEENS 70 CORONET RT,although adam has owned it far longer than stuart it always gets linked to stuart,
thats why its nice to get a fresh car from the usa, or a total repaint wheels etc to make your own

As in Neimantis's Cornet, that went blue, now in Bognor....
The Sexy Martian Dart will always be Big Lump Cris's Dodge to us Essex/Herts boys.

Cannonball · Post by **Cannonball** » Wed Jan 30, 08 2:37 pm

Kev wrote:
Cannonball wrote:
Kev wrote:That's the infamous Stuart Keen in Adam's motor, or more to the point, that's Stuart Keen's motor, now owned by Adam
that,s the trouble with this car job, cars become known by the major owner,
KEV,S TAXI,
DAVE ROBSONS CHALLENGER,
DAVE BILLYDOO,S GTX
STUART KEENS 70 CORONET RT,although adam has owned it far longer than stuart it always gets linked to stuart,
thats why its nice to get a fresh car from the usa, or a total repaint wheels etc to make your own
As in Neimantis's Cornet, that went blue, now in Bognor....
The Sexy Martian Dart will always be Big Lump Cris's Dodge to us Essex/Herts boys.

its right but we know that dart as groucho,s dart, not gay ray,s

Kev · Post by **Kev** » Wed Jan 30, 08 3:09 pm

Was that when it was purple?

Post by **MattH** » Wed Jan 30, 08 4:10 pm

Club formed in Dec 1997, hence the 10th anniversary T shirts we produced last month ( some still left £10 each!!). John Marsh was involved early on as it was John that I bought my car from , after I met him at Brighton late in 93 when an attempt to start the MMC happened. Does anyone else remember that day time meet at a football ground in Brighton ? It is not the same as the meet on the seafront as there were no wing cars there.
The was organised by a Challenger owner from Brighton whose name escapes me (his car I think is the sublime French one now with the B1 engine) but it faltered early on and Tony O resurrected things in 97.

Must dig out more photos. New thread time?

Anonymous · Post by **Anonymous** » Wed Jan 30, 08 4:38 pm

Missed the first one as it was Mopes only.

Spoke to Tim Holmes at York and he mentioned coming along next time, so made the second and every one since then.

Remember this nonsense ? Santa Pod shutting the gate and not letting anyone in, except the organisers, and the French who had 'come a long way to get there'. I can't remember how long they kept us waiting outside.

Ian Houston's 10 second Firebird (drove 400 miles there and 400 miles back and denied his trophy), and my 87 and Dave Bruce's 86 Grand Nationals (380 miles there and 380 miles back both).

Dave's GN still holds the fastest mph for any of the UK GN's, 116mph with an aftermarket chip and retread tyres, rocker covers never off the engine. Car has been laid up for many years now.