The MILL MEECE steam pumping station car show
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- Опубліковано 20 жов 2024
- For our first visit to the classic car show at Mill Meece Pumping Station we dusted down the V8 Pilot, packed our sandwiches, and plotted out a route to Staffordshire taking in A and B roads for the journey.
The Mill Meece Pumping Station, powered by steam pumps since the early 1900s, holds a number of vehicle events throughout the year in addition to the demonstration days they have for their working water pumps.
In this video we head over there in the Pilot, have a tour and demonstration of the magnificent steam pumps themselves, and generally have a very enjoyable day as classic cars and motorcycles come and go. One highlight was a group of pre-war Alvis motor-cars popping in for a cuppa in the on-site cafe. Another was the fantastic vintage Chalmers, bodied as a speedster-type car. All being well we'll try and visit this gathering again.
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Good evening Richard . I could easily move to your part of the world . There's so much to see . Those wonderful steam pumps and the scale models .....incredible ! You're supposed to be slimming down not buying more goodies !!!😅 Thanks Richard
Yes there's lots going on when you start digging into events page online, inc Facebook etc where a lot of these events pop up.
Thanks for the education on the huge steam engine pumps. As you showed the equipment my mind went to, "How many gallons of polish do they go through each year to keep the brass and copper shiny?" Those models are also amazing in their detail. I remember stories of a manager at a company I worked for that would write out work orders for the shop to make parts for his scale steam locomotive. He almost had it finished when the owner got drift of it and fired him on the spot. The workers always knew what and who they were for because they looked nothing like the parts they made every day!
I hope he finally managed to finish it!
What a great location and event. So much to see and the working water pump is fantastic. Thanks for sharing an excellent video. Cheers Bob
Thanks Bob, yes a jolly pleasant day out
that was a great video, hope you go there again. That Austin pick up looked the money 😅.
Glorious collection of vehicles......and that pumping engine is something else.
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Yep a fun and relaxed event, with the added bonus of epic old engineering too (slice of cake and a coffee was only a couple of quid-ish too)
I really like stationery engines. I can see owning one in the near future.
Don't see car mud flaps these days on cars. I had a chuckle at the Morris one. Certainly a thing of the past. Good video. Thanks.
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What an amazing place.....cant understand why I have never heard of it.....another place your channel has been thats now been put on my to got to list....thank you Sir.
Great old machinery !
Cheers From California !
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Great stuff, many thanks. AJ
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Fabulous engineering, including the amazing scale models. Such a contrast to today's digitised, plastic, throw-away stuff that will never last as long. Loved the two stately Rover P4s and the Chalmers - what a beast! Thanks for a thoroughly enjoyable video!
Thanks Colin, it was a neat place to visit and I hope to go again one day soon
National Dried Milk was available well into the 1950s. There was orange juice as well.
Yet another wonderful presented video, lovely filming, and so much info.
Many thanks!
I’ve only got a bicycle but I really enjoy your episodes…….many of the older cars take me back…..many thanks and all the best to you and yours .
Glad you like them!
Another wonderful video! Another place we've never heard of! We will try to make sure that we visit next year!
Yep it's worth it, an interesting place
what a cool place with some lovely vehicles mate
Thanks KC, yep it was a fun and relaxing day out in great surroundings
Thanks for posting this Richard - delighted to see my 100e catch your attention (1.00:03 and 1:05:09). Excellent commentary on all the vehicles too.
Always a pleasant day out a Mill Meece.
All the best
John
Thanks John!
Amazing pumping station and car show video😮😮😊
Very well presented 😊
Great display of alvis cars , and other classics , tractors, and engines😮
Thanks for a great show😮😮😊😊
Glad you enjoyed it
@@oldclassiccarUK real pleasure to
Watch Rick rhanks
Interesting video RJ.
Thanks Vince, it was nice to have the old Ford out
Extra informative video with the steam angle. I got to thinking, didn't those old tractors ever come with functional freeze plugs to help ward off cracked blocks?
They may have freeze plugs but there was still a risk of something cracking, thanks for checking it out
Thank you Richard for another very informative video conducted with gentle humour and a great passion for anything with moving parts. Glad that you seem to be consuming your sandwiches at a reasonable time. Out of interest, have you considered converting the Pilot to 12 volt electrics for a healthier spark and brighter headlamps? Perhaps you already have. Please keep the videos coming, including your excellent informative descriptions of jobs on the fleet.
Thanks Peter, the Pilot is happy enough on 6v so I'll leave well alone for now, thanks for watching
The fittings on the Fordson rear wheels are, I believe, for extra traction the curved prongs could be moved and locked in the horizontal position to widen the wheel base., PS Should have watched whole video before responding. AJ
Indeed so, I added a bit more info in during the vid after speaking with someone I know who remembers these things. Thanks for watching.
Good Sir, I'm an American long time subscriber and we've had a bit of banter in the past. I enjoy your videos of shows like these- they are so different yet so alike such meets found in the Eastern USA. And I hope you don't mind my asking, but I specifically would appreciate your opinion. I posted a video yesterday of my list of top 10 pre-WWI British Petrolheads, and I've reached out to a few modern British Petrolheads that I know already but if you have the time and are willing, I would very much appreciate your feedback on that particular topic. Best Regards, Sir. -Wild Bill
Hi, I've popped it onto my "save to watch later" list and will check it out this week all being well. Outside the world of early racing I'm not too well up on the pioneer motorists if I'm honest!!
@@oldclassiccarUK Selwyn Edge made the list, if that helps.
I hope you remembered to go back for Harley 😵💫
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