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[ S V V S Lunchtime Meeting - The Plough &
Furrow, Smallfield - March 2018 ] ::
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arrow (top left of screen). Photos and text below by Bozi Mohacek.
This is the second of our Spring outside meetings where we would
normally expect to be well into uncovering all our hibernating Vintage
and Classic oldies and trying to forlornly find a vacant parking slot in
the normally very busy Plough & Furrow car park. Cars would be turning up with hood-down
abandon and we would be nonchalantly kicking tyres
with a pint in hand.
However this year new terminology has entered the language: The Beast
From the East, and, the Mini Beast from the East. Today on the 18th of
March we were subjected to the 'Mini Beast' which had managed to shut
down large chunks of the Midlands and North, and was making every attempt
to be an absolute pain in the South. Hence the car park was practically
deserted, apart from some of our intrepid Members.
There was only one proper car
which actually made it to the meeting; 'proper' as being one that is on
the SVVS Register, this was the Chairman's XJS V12. Not actually a major achievement
in view that the Chairman lives only about a mile up the road !
In addition to the only British car there, the Jaguar XJS,
also present were a bunch of 'moderns', including a brace of Mazdas, one from Malcolm and Sheena Bailey,
a Mazda Xedos 6, and the other from Kevin Roberts, a Mazda MX-5. Other Japanese machinery was being used was by
Julian and Thelma Alderton, a Nissan Micra. Continuing with
the Japanese theme, airing his Toyota Avensis was Malcolm Ward, and
their Mitsubishi Pajero were Roger and Wynette Thornton. New to the Society
is Junior Trornton, Leo Thornton and Greta Hoffman, came in an equally
foreign but lovely Alpha Romeo Spider. Continuing on the Far East
theme, was Mike Gorman, in a Kia Sportage,
Hence, the photos below are very reminiscent of a "Japanese Car
Owners Club" meeting! However, - the most prevalent marque
present at the meeting was British, and it was Jaguar; actually seven of
them !
The Plough and Furrow has relatively recently had a change of
Management. The new Manager is Keith Streeter and he has indicated he
will be joining the SVVS imminently. He had only recently become aware
that we were coming but had managed to assemble a bunch of his Jaguars
for our inspection. Regretfully much of each Jaguar was covered in snow
and these were parked in their smaller carpark at the other end of the
pub. Please scroll down the bottom of the page to see him and his mini
expo. As a Jaguar aficionado, the Chairman was much impressed and covets
the Daimler V8!
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The new Manager at the Plough & Furrow is Keith Streeter,
and below is his his collection of Jaguars !!
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