Buleeee 2011

[59fan]

A photo of the MK1 performance stand (commercial chapter)




Ian

[alexdenevers]

My road trip to Beaulieu



During my travel, I stopped to meet some friends and some family, and I've made 2500kms in 4 days. The mini ran smoothly, I'd only filled it with 0.25 gallons of oil.




Here we go !


The Route Nationale 7 (Paris to Nice), typical with his plane trees..




Arrival in Tours. We'll be 4 cars for the travel : an october 1961 traveller, an Innocenti 1300 and the Sprint (on a trailer)


Last check up the travel, the Traveller has a small exhaust leak and the Sprint his missing his Dulles dashboard.


This Sprint is a recreation from Neville, made a couple of years ago.






This is also The 24 hours of Le Mans this week-end, and we saw a lot of nice cars. The owner of the DBS came to tell me that his first car was a 63 Cooper !


After Le Mans, the sky became unfriendly..


The first shower of the week-end !


Nice weather arriving on Dieppe, we could see the sea.


Boat in sight !



Crossing fingers not to see that truck kissing my boot.


We have 4 hours of rest.



Uk, here we come !




The weather became increasingly cold, the minis are trying to get warm in regrouping themselves.




Last paint touches for the Concours


The weather is awful, but the minis are here !





Nicolas bring the Sprint on the Concours place, we are engaged in class 4, modified minis before 1970


Usual suspects..












Lovely Twini Replica


It must be a madness to drive such a car..





Steve Burkinshaw present his Sprint Stewart et Arden.










Sprint Traveller wanabee.. A member of the forum ?


Pick your color !


It's time to leave.


The beaulieu field was slippy..


The Traveller has seen the fuel pump 2 times more often than us !

[morris-miner]

I am so gutted that it was my weekend to work again as although it rained it looked to be a great weekend of Minis and meeting up with good friends.

[Stefan]

Fantastic pictures ! Thanks for sharing.

[Pete]

Great pics, if there'd have been a spirit of the event award you should have won it !

[sclemow]

fantastic pics, I wish I could have made it.

[hanlminiman]

I believe the majority of visitors had a really good time the day they went to Bulee despite the rain. It was a truly International event with visitors from all over Europe and the UK. A typically English international Mini Cooper meeting with some fantastic cars and some adventures as the pictures show. Steve B was soaked to the skin when he returned home on Sunday evening but still cheerful. Enjoy your Coopers.

[alexdenevers]

Thanks for all your nice comments, and I'm pleased to share what I've lived during this week-end..

Forget to tell that you can see many more pics on my website : http://almondgreen.net/index.php?/category/105

[surfblue63]

Great pics Alex, thanks for sharing.

[JC T ONE]

I believe the majority of visitors had a really good time the day they went to Bulee despite the rain. It was a truly International event with visitors from all over Europe and the UK. A typically English international Mini Cooper meeting with some fantastic cars and some adventures as the pictures show. Steve B was soaked to the skin when he returned home on Sunday evening but still cheerful. Enjoy your Coopers.

Hear hear I really had a good time, and it was soo nice to meet you all.

Jens Christian

[JC T ONE]

your a man who everyone looks up to!

He he, yes people DO look when I "climb" out of a Mini

Time for more pics

First up a interiorshot, of the Dark Blue Wood & Pickett MARGRAVE.

Next, one of the nice Radfords, belong to a regular poster inhere(nice meeting you)

Jens Christian

[mk1]

Thanks for sharing your superb pictures Alex, a real photo story of what looked like an excellent trip.

I'm only sorry that I wasn't there to meet you & about the merde temps anglais.

[tomkidd]

Great photos Alex! Is the beige car yours? Love the colour scheme

[tedmcedd]

Sprint Traveller wanabee.. A member of the forum ?

seen this on eBay a few times... looks well built....

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Mini-Sprint-Woody ... 3a672c9a2a

and here it is!!


EDIT: fab pictures! love your mini! elpasso beige??

Ed

[IAIN]

PEU 22 ......... I have seen pictures of this hatch back car before but what is the story behind it

[JC T ONE]

PEU 22 ......... I have seen pictures of this hatch back car before but what is the story behind it

I dont have the story on this nice car, so the owner has to answer that one.

but here is a picture of the nice interior

[Austin Costin]

I believe that PEU was/is owned by Steve Burkinshaw who also ownes the black S&A Sprint, another very nice car.

[alexdenevers]

Great photos Alex! Is the beige car yours? Love the colour scheme

EDIT: fab pictures! love your mini! elpasso beige??

Ed

Thanks ! Yes, Beige El Paso. Orginally it was a 850 Automatic. .

Yes PEU was owned by Steve, he sold it in order to restore the S&A.

There was a very nice bunch of cars in the middle, shame for the rain, but it was only for the brave ! I was surprised of the horizontal rain, even with an umbrella I was wet from my belt to my feet !

[alexdenevers]

Oh, and I've bought a puzzle with "my" car on it !



Too bad 3 pieces are missing..

[Pluto]

Génial! Je connaissais pas.