Thames Valley Social Scene 363

Group name: Thames Valley

Magazine Issue: 363

Author: Peter Rocks

The start of the year of the year has seen plenty of workshop and garage action if not a lot of events. Richard Newman writes:-

I took my TR6 to Rustbuster Ltd in Spalding for their full Hot Fog rust proofing process. The process includes a thorough clean of the underside followed by hand drying before masking off brake backing plates and hubs. Any flaking rust or failing coatings are removed and surfaces treated with their own rust converter. The underbody is then coated with Corrolan Pure, including brake hoses, axles and suspension parts. Finally all cavities, doors, seams and suspension components are wax injected. This comprehensive process takes about a day and a half and cost me £474 and comes with a 12 month warranty. 

Sunday 26th April saw the South East groups convene at the Hollycombe Steam in the Country near Liphook. The day was organised by the Goodwood group and an excellent job the made of it. There was an impressive display of TR's including some at least 10 TVG cars, nine of which started out in convoy taking the scenic route but arrived in smaller groups from varying directions. Hollycombe has a range of attractions, all steam driven, including a miniature railway and a larger one plus a steam fairground. After a speech from Roger Hogarth our South East Regional Coordinator and drawing the raffle the responsibility for organising the 2027 event was passed to the Thames Valley Group.

A group of 8 cars is headed for the Tal-y-Llyn lakeside hotel in Snowdonia in mid May, we hope to have brief report in the next issue. Three TVG members booked for the now annual Le Mans Classic in July, camping with our friends the Triumph Sports Six Club. The TSSC have had a lovely campsite right beside the circuit at Terte Rouge but this will be the last time the site will be available. Another group of 

Our regular meetings are at the Stepping Stones pub in Westhumble, Dorking (RH5 6BS) on the third Wednesday of each month from 20:00 and our Sunday lunchtime meetings on the last Sunday of the month at the Surrey Oaks (RH5 5DZ), starting at 12:00.