snowy Atlantis outside Ye Jolly FarmersAfter two weeks of very heavy snow in North Yorkshire before our December meeting, it was a real joy to not only have a turnout of 12 people, but also to actually have a midget in the car park. Mark and Ken came up from Eccleshill in Mark’s Ford crossflow powered Atlantis Midget (formely owned by Anita and featured in various magazines) which has had a full strip-down and bodywork restoration over the summer, and which now looking amazing. Mark has been using it at various Yorkshire historic motorsports events, and in the heavy snow, has also been a taxi for some of his work colleagues whose modern cars have been unable to cope, whilst his 40 year old rally car has breezed through the worst of it!
We also welcomed new members Ken & Julie who have a very original Mk I Midget (safely tucked up for the winter) and Michael & Tina whose Midget is currently off the road pre-MOT. It was lovely to see John & Carol who ventured down from their farm in the Durham Dales (no mean feat given the weather) and John & Jeanette who had made the most of the blue skies and break in sub-zero temperatures to come up from Leeds. Ken kept us entertained with tales of the Canadians who had occupied most of the airfields in the area around Dalton during WW2, and he is interested in organising a spridget run next summer around various airfields and places of interest.
We look forward to seeing more of you in 2011.
Sarah & Tim
