THORNYCROFT

FESTIVAL OF TRANSPORT

BASINGSTOKE

 14th May 2006
Turned out nice for Basingstoke this year - here's an overall view of one of the fields bas01.JPG (79898 bytes) bas10.JPG (122866 bytes) John,s BGT, John's new RV8 and Bob's MGA make up the back row of the Runnymede enclosure
Form a circle now - it's time to get the picnics out ! bas09.JPG (136145 bytes) bas02.JPG (94069 bytes) Usual story - you wait ages for one and then a load come all at once .
Ah ha I spy a Thornycroft vehicle - the Might Antar which is just about the biggest thing they made. bas03.JPG (73950 bytes) bas13.JPG (126162 bytes) Bob came back to us and here's his MGA next to John's latest acquisition - another RV8 !
John & Bob wonder how they squeezed all the engine under such a little bonnet bas15.JPG (122333 bytes) bas11.JPG (96885 bytes) Hang on  I thought it was an MG !
Nice line of Austin Healey's bas12.JPG (136164 bytes) bas05.JPG (98212 bytes) No worries about breaking down with some vintage AA vehicles at the show.
This man is making parts for his wooden engine - wooden car, wooden engine, wooden go ! bas07.JPG (74328 bytes) bas08.JPG (120639 bytes) Just in case there was some misbehavior the Thornycroft Society had the means to deal with it effectively
Camping out. bas04.JPG (108292 bytes) bas06.JPG (112398 bytes) Tim was here with his "other" club and JayPeG in display mode - the MGF Register had around 15 cars and stole some Runnymede space !
Runnymeders nattering bas14.JPG (119584 bytes) bas1.JPG (106327 bytes) Runnymeders Picnicking