AHD 2008

oldnek · Post by **oldnek** » Mon Aug 04, 2008 10:20 pm

Thanks Also Stewart for posting up the photos, a couple of good arty shots thrown in there as well.

After a chiily start to the morning, the day turned out fantastic, plenty of winter sunshine with no sign of wind from the day before, A cool band playing to keep the vibe happening for hours of the day and plenty of superb Holdens.

You did a great job along with all the helpers with the BBQ duties and is a credit to the club for providing sausage sang'as for the convenience of its members.
Was great to meet all the crew again and catch up.

I was definitely taken by surprise to pick up a trophy, as the quality of cars there was exceptional and to have my car chosen, For me!, just made it the perfect day.

Thanks to everyone involved.

Regards John

EK Dreamer · Post by **EK Dreamer** » Tue Aug 05, 2008 7:33 am

hi john!

All this time i have been wanting to see the inside and outside of your car in the flesh! And i must say that i was happy i went to AHD and saw it.
ITS AWESOME!

CONGRATULATIONS on the trophy mate! Great to meet you also:)

Bev

mrs ratbox · Post by **mrs ratbox** » Tue Aug 05, 2008 11:15 am

good to see a few of you
the people that run the show are going to cruel it for themselves i know half a dozen people that said they won't go back cause of there no moving the cars rule, one in particular's father was in hospital with a suspected heart attack and they would not let him leave, actually told him to catch a taxi

Devilrod · Post by **Devilrod** » Tue Aug 05, 2008 12:36 pm

ratbox wrote: one in particular's father was in hospital with a suspected heart attack and they would not let him leave, actually told him to catch a taxi

Thats harsh! Good to see they have some compassion which I'm sure they'll use the excuse about their public liabilty insurance not allowing moving vehicles once open to the public.... I know what I would have done though and it wouldn't have been a taxi.

EK JAY · Post by **EK JAY** » Tue Aug 05, 2008 1:25 pm

i seen at least 2 cars being driven in there

they need to have some sort of exception to the rule
for emergency
i couldnt stay all day so had to park in the car park
but there were some nice cars there too

ekv8ute · Post by **ekv8ute** » Tue Aug 05, 2008 9:03 pm

I also enjoyed the day and spent most of it checkin out all the Holdens with steel dashboards-didn't look at any others!

Good to put faces to names and catch up with people I met in Albury a couple of years ago.

oldnek · Post by **oldnek** » Tue Aug 05, 2008 9:53 pm

Mark, did you sell your ute.

ekv8ute · Post by **ekv8ute** » Tue Aug 05, 2008 9:55 pm

John,new owner says he will pick it up on Sunday, but no deposit yet!

mattymartin · Post by **mattymartin** » Thu Aug 07, 2008 5:30 am

WHAT....

are you selling the ute.... (i wish i had that ute, but i have no cashola)

hey mark what are plans, what next... the fc ???

any pics of late....

matty martin

mattymartin · Post by **mattymartin** » Thu Aug 07, 2008 5:36 am

hey stewart,

thanks for the pics mate, looked like a another scorcher too...

i couldnt make as i went on a road/surf/music festival trip up to byron, i'll post a little coverage of it when i get around to it...

parisian62 wrote:
A favourite...

this is Rodney Grimma's ute... this is what sold me to get him to have a look at my car for me... then after meeting him, the is ute became the second reason as he's such a nice bloke, Oh & he happens to know his shit when i comes to ek's...

matty martin

EK JAY · Post by **EK JAY** » Thu Aug 07, 2008 4:53 pm

Did anyone else see Fletch the guy who hosts
a show called classic resto's on TVS sydney
getting around on the day i guess they were filming for the show
so keep an eye out for the show

i think its on wednesday nights at 8 pm

Lolly · Post by **Lolly** » Thu Aug 07, 2008 5:54 pm

EK JAY wrote:Did anyone else see Fletch the guy who hosts
a show called classic resto's on TVS sydney
getting around on the day i guess they were filming for the show
so keep an eye out for the show
i think its on wednesday nights at 8 pm

Yes!! I wanted going to get my photo taken with him, but the kids had comandeered the camera and were taking photos of the hearses by that stage

...... he looks much less disaster-prone in the flesh!

ekv8ute · Post by **ekv8ute** » Thu Aug 07, 2008 8:01 pm

Hey Matty, you missed a good show! New owner will pick up the ute on Sunday.

Still building the FE as a custom but probably mild not full on.Plans include louvered bonnet (already done by Harkos old man) nosed and decked, floor shift, warmed grey motor, drum brakes!, hollywood moons & whitewalls (need to get another set as they are going with the ute) and some lace paint.

Will post some pics of progress and final pics of ute as it goes out the driveway (sob).

Mark

mattymartin · Post by **mattymartin** » Fri Aug 08, 2008 5:43 am

yeah i hate missing the big meets,

there would have been sooooooooo many cars that i would have been inspired from last year,

your ute being one of them...

looking forward to pics of the FE, sounds sweeeeeet....

next year the wagon will be there...
matty martin

oldnek · Post by **oldnek** » Fri Aug 08, 2008 11:31 am

Matty your right, Rod Grimas ute does look sweet as. I think there whole family own all the EKs, cause they just keep producing them. And in, all A' class presentation.

John