Restoration Show - NEC, 23-25 March 2018

[amarshall]

Anyone up for it and willing to assist with valium and prozac?

[Jason.goad]

Anyone up for it

I am. Still have to change the drivers door beam/window frame.

and willing to assist with valium and prozac?

It's been a while since I was at uni, but send me a pm and I'll see what I can get you ....btw this is a joke I'm not really a drug dealer.

[Pete Boole]

I'm up for it! BYO Valium . May have a part-restored Elite to put on the stand by then!

Pete

[Johnwindwood]

I'll probably be organising the Allegro stand as before, but my car is free if you'd all like to restore it for me......

[rbgosling]

Yup, I'm definitely up for this one again, it was fun last time!

I can add my car to the stand. There's bound to be something wrong that I can fix on the day (although I need to beware of Marshall's Law ), but hopefully not as significant as a full engine strip this time! Or I will very willingly assist with Pete's Elite, at whatever stage it has got to by then. Or if anyone else wants their engine dismantled, I'm getting better at it... (I won't promise any skills at rebuilding it until I've proven mine is running!)

[amarshall]

Vehicles confirmed so far:

Marcus' Eclacco
Brian's Rednexcel
Jason's door beam demonstrator
Service vehicle

Reserves
Farmer Richard's Excel

Awaiting status updates:
Mr. Boole's new monster.

[Johnwindwood]

Mrs W needs new front springs and shocks on her car. I will be tied up (!) on the Allegro stand, but she can bring it in and provide moral support/ talking to punters if someone would like to tackle it for her?

[amarshall]

Mrs W needs new front springs and shocks on her car. I will be tied up (!) on the Allegro stand, but she can bring it in and provide moral support/ talking to punters if someone would like to tackle it for her?

Can she really wait until March? It's driving season! (it's *always* driving season for a real Lotus owner)

[Hawaiis0]

Mrs W needs new front springs and shocks on her car. I will be tied up (!) on the Allegro stand, but she can bring it in and provide moral support/ talking to punters if someone would like to tackle it for her?

Can she bake?

[Jason.goad]

Mrs W needs new front springs and shocks on her car. I will be tied up (!) on the Allegro stand, but she can bring it in and provide moral support/ talking to punters if someone would like to tackle it for her?

If she can do my door beam and window frame, I'll do the springs and shocks.

[Johnwindwood]

Mrs W needs new front springs and shocks on her car. I will be tied up (!) on the Allegro stand, but she can bring it in and provide moral support/ talking to punters if someone would like to tackle it for her?

If she can do my door beam and window frame, I'll do the springs and shocks.

This is NOT a fair deal Jason!

[rbgosling]

Mrs W needs new front springs and shocks on her car. I will be tied up (!) on the Allegro stand, but she can bring it in and provide moral support/ talking to punters if someone would like to tackle it for her?

I'd certainly be happy to lend a hand.

[Johnwindwood]

Mrs W needs new front springs and shocks on her car. I will be tied up (!) on the Allegro stand, but she can bring it in and provide moral support/ talking to punters if someone would like to tackle it for her?

Can she really wait until March? It's driving season! (it's *always* driving season for a real Lotus owner)

She will have to wait-can't afford the parts this side of Xmas!
(Although to be fair, it's perfectly drivable anyway. Just not ideal.......)

[amarshall]

Congratulations, the Lotus Elite/Eclat/Excel Owners' Club is one of 157 clubs to be offered a stand at the Practical Classics Classic Car & Restoration Show, with Discovery.

Held in Halls 3a, 4 & 5 at the NEC Birmingham from Friday 23 – Sunday 25 March 2018, the show continues to expand to accommodate the growing interest from the club community with 20% more clubs applying this year. Please see the attached floorplan showing the stand location which we can offer to your club that I trust will be acceptable:

Stand: 5-640 in Hall 5
Dimensions: 10.5m x 9m
Area: 94.5sqm
Pillar/irregular stand shape? no

[Jason.goad]

Has anyone booked a Hotel yet?
Had a quick look and some seem to getting fully booked.