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    Southend Cruise and Custom Scene

    Anybody got any pics or storys of the second Saturday of the month cruise,someone tells me Mopar has???.
    The Eastern cruisers aparently started it,in Sep of 74/75or 76???
    Did you ever go to the cruise.

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    Yes but all I remember is Wonderland raceway!

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    sorry to busy being amazed at women in t shirts, mini skirts and stockings walking around on the sea front in freezing cold weather in the middle of winter to take photos... was a great cruise in its day!

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    anyone go to the seven kings (ilford) meets just down from customvile
    spoke before about starting a meet back down southend not a bad run if weathers good and hot doughnuts at the three sheels
    adrian

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    I used to go but don't have photos as I was driving!

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    Spirit of the Fifties were there at least once, though judging from the lack of black and gold shirts we were still Uxbridge Valley when this picture was made.



    I think this picture came from Alphabet Alex, if so I am sure he has many more.

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    Quote Originally Posted by cossie pop View Post
    anyone go to the seven kings (ilford) meets just down from customvile
    spoke before about starting a meet back down southend not a bad run if weathers good and hot doughnuts at the three sheels
    adrian
    it was a write up in custom car many moons ago about the meet in the kings pub carpark
    think there was a lot of racing done aswell
    also were the damn yankees name came from
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    Quote Originally Posted by sjb View Post
    anybody got any pics or storys of the second saturday of the month cruise,someone tells me mopar has???.
    The eastern cruisers aparently started it,in sep of 74/75or 76???
    Did you ever go to the cruise.
    by the way i remember the mk4 or 5 cortina in the previous picture getting pulled up by the ole bill, they were all over the blower like a rash, i think he got a ticket for no belt cover!, heres some more pics, THE YELLOW PRIMERED MK1 CORTINA WAS A ROOFCHOPPED VAN & THE FORDSON OR THAMES VANS REG WAS MSV 906, MY CAMERA DIDNT SEEM TO LIKE TAKING NUMBER PLATES!, MORE SOON...
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    Quote Originally Posted by sjb View Post
    anybody got any pics or storys of the second saturday of the month cruise,someone tells me mopar has???.
    The eastern cruisers aparently started it,in sep of 74/75or 76???
    Did you ever go to the cruise.
    and some more!! The capri was a certain mr steve baines car, (of red 34 tot rod fame & cdsrc member), the escort was quite a cherry pick up, cal look was alive & check out the wheelie bars on the oxford, dont you just love em, when are they comin back!!
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    Quote Originally Posted by SJB View Post
    Anybody got any pics or storys of the second Saturday of the month cruise,someone tells me Mopar has???.
    The Eastern cruisers aparently started it,in Sep of 74/75or 76???
    Did you ever go to the cruise.
    by the way the last lot of photos starting from the wheely barred oxford & these ones are all from the 12th of april 1986, discotrucker was also there (les cousins?) & so was alan lamberts? blue escort van, pictures are to crud to print. check out the mk2 with the hiked jag back end, i think these should be the next fashion to come back, with wheely bars of course!! thats all for now, will have a look to see if i have any more soon, cheers.
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    Quote Originally Posted by cossie pop View Post
    anyone go to the seven kings (ilford) meets just down from customvile
    spoke before about starting a meet back down southend not a bad run if weathers good and hot doughnuts at the three sheels
    adrian
    Yep - used to do that one in a really scruffy beige and primer lowered '66 Galaxie 2 door coupe with hot 428 and 4 speed. There were so many of us - we would all cruise out to a pub somewhere out near Navestock or Ongar and later race back to Jakes burger bar across the road from the car park.

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    Quote Originally Posted by chevy2 View Post
    for those that dont know, the last owner of this van was arnie? From barnet/north london,apparently after not paying the rent on the council lock-up the council removed it, it ended up in fishers breakers in hendon.
    geeeez what a waste of machne!!

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    yes I went there many moons ago, Custom Maid was also in the high street up from customville in Goodmayes. Pipecraft was behind CM, SHOWING MY AGE NOW....

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    Been through all links regarding clubs .meets, and cars so can anyone give me any information what happened to my mk1 Capri. went by the name spooky lady last seen parked behind a ladies hairdressers called Blondies in the forest gate area. In the days I was a member of the Eastside street club run by I think his name was Chris Course the meetings where held at the Barge aground pub in Barking I regularly did the Southend cruise and Chelsea cruise. does anyone remember the body shop in Cumberland road in Plaistow I think was ownd by Don Prady that's where I met Ray Mumford who at that time was painting the Bullit mustang. I talked him into painting the mural the spooky lady on the bonnet. the car was finished in silver global with a mirror flake overlay. any information would be good..

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    Quote Originally Posted by kc View Post
    sorry to busy being amazed at women in t shirts, mini skirts and stockings walking around on the sea front in freezing cold weather in the middle of winter
    southend hasant changed much then!

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    Essex girls are tough and always ready for action....lol

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    I rem the Southend Cruise it was a nightmare too many boy racers doing wheel spins in Rubbish cars.....Brighton Run on the A.127 was better, also known as the Dick Turpin I think its closed now not sure.

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    Quote Originally Posted by plumpcars View Post
    Yes but all I remember is Wonderland raceway!
    That biulding is still there with the Wonderland name.Ive got an old magazine called Model cars,theres a 2 page add in there with mention of a 24 hour race with £300 prize money which was proberly a lot back then.

    Thanks Mopar,there the first pics ive ever seen of the cruise
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    more to come, promise.

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    Quote Originally Posted by MOPAR View Post
    more to come, promise.
    chears mopar,Ken Robbins said you had some pics,hope you dont mind,would be great to see them.
    Ken was saying that the Chelmsford Drag n street Rod club used to hand out flyers at the cruise for a showing of a Hot Rod film at a Cinema in Chelmsford after the cruise!

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