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1970's JOC rally at Biggin Hill
Posted: Wed Jan 30, 2019 4:23 pm
by mikebyrne
Has anyone got any photos of the JOC rally that was held at Biggin Hill in the 70's ?
Mike.
Re: 1970's JOC rally at Biggin Hill
Posted: Thu Jan 31, 2019 9:29 pm
by Grant
Wow.. tha would be a lovely thing to see.. Lets hope someone comes up trumps Mike
.. I trust your well Mike?
Re: 1970's JOC rally at Biggin Hill
Posted: Thu Jan 31, 2019 10:04 pm
by shaun
Mike,
Do you know what year it was?
Could then look in the old Club magazines that are now on line.
Re: 1970's JOC rally at Biggin Hill
Posted: Fri Feb 01, 2019 12:42 am
by Tim SP
Hello Mike- hope your still plugging away mate!
Biggin.
This was Peter Adams gig for yonks, the days when He, Mike Nash, Norman Long,Ron & Horton owned concour- Peter organised the event for years, till like most things got uber commercial & everyone had to pay etc etc.
I likley have a few phot's, the event was always posted in magazine.
Peters car would have been quite a young old bus then, but he did love & champion a concour!
Peter tipped up out of blue at last years Excel London show, I hadn't seen him in ages- he had suffered a heart attack & in fact died- but lives to tell the tale- he looked in great shape & happy the JOC was so well represented still.
John & FHDCC (our cv8 reg) has been back since to Biggin, its a funny show & they are not easy organisers to deal with!
We can return I'm sure...
Re: 1970's JOC rally at Biggin Hill
Posted: Fri Feb 01, 2019 8:28 am
by mikebyrne
I can't remember the year, but I believe Dave Horton was there and possibly another member flew in !! Would that have been Peter Adams ?
Be nice to see some photos. I am pretty sure I took my dark blue 541 that day.
Mike.
Re: 1970's JOC rally at Biggin Hill
Posted: Fri Feb 01, 2019 12:00 pm
by Frankoid
My Uncle was in the RAF and I always went to the air fair as a child in the 1970's. I remember the classic car parade and always loved the Jensens in particular. Below is my car with the Biggin Hill Spitfires in the early 1980's.
Re: 1970's JOC rally at Biggin Hill
Posted: Fri Feb 01, 2019 10:51 pm
by zacmarshall
I've gone through all the 1970s magazines and can't find any photos of Biggin Hill, however I did find these write ups
Issue 29 November 78
Issue 35 November 79
Re: 1970's JOC rally at Biggin Hill
Posted: Fri Feb 01, 2019 11:52 pm
by Grant
Nice one Zac
.. No doubt a time consuming affair finding that/those articles.. but what a good read
.. Thank you
Re: 1970's JOC rally at Biggin Hill
Posted: Sat Feb 02, 2019 9:51 am
by Michael Richardson
Thank you Zac for those extracts. I note that I was there,with my wife and two youngsters(Jason and Katie ,6and4). If this was '78 ,then I would have sold my Jensen GT,so we would have traveled up from West Sussex in one of those Jap sewing machine things,but I must admit that I don't remember the event.
Re: 1970's JOC rally at Biggin Hill
Posted: Sat Feb 02, 2019 12:51 pm
by mikebyrne
I too don't remember much about that day and I thought I had some photos somewhere, but can not trace them.
Good to read about it though !!
Mike.
Re: 1970's JOC rally at Biggin Hill
Posted: Sat Feb 02, 2019 3:20 pm
by zacmarshall
I've asked John Lane (Club Secretary and Archivist) if he has some photos of Biggin Hill shows.
I have been trying to get copies of what John has so we can share them to members via the web site. John has been a member since 1976, not sure when he became Club Archivist through.
Note that John is standing down as Club Secretary but will continue as Archivist / Historian (just as well as I would hate to have to help move it all
)
Re: 1970's JOC rally at Biggin Hill
Posted: Mon Feb 04, 2019 2:02 am
by Tim SP
Wow, I wont bother then- clear traders have more tiny man sindrome.
I wasnt asked, but its utter obvious I have lots of phots to share, not trade, wow, were were these Golems.
Re: 1970's JOC rally at Biggin Hill
Posted: Mon Feb 04, 2019 5:12 am
by jvcarrier
Sorry Tim,
Would you mind writing that in English?
Re: 1970's JOC rally at Biggin Hill
Posted: Mon Feb 04, 2019 7:45 am
by Grant
Tim SP wrote:Wow, I wont bother then- its utter obvious I have lots of phots to share,
Hello TimMan
.. Just post the pic's up Tim, everyone loves an old Picture don't they.
....It's your era and patch
All the best for now
Re: 1970's JOC rally at Biggin Hill
Posted: Mon Feb 04, 2019 8:36 am
by mikebyrne
They might even be in Technicolor !!
Mike.