The 15th International Portafold & Ansfold Gathering) (i.e. 2024)

Our annual gathering will be returning to the Newbury Retrofestival.

So put the dates 9th, 10th & 11th of August 2024 in your diary now and get those dates booked off work early.

Show Address: Newbury Showground, Priors Court, Hermitage, Thatcham, West Berkshire, RG18 9QZ

Don't book direct with the show organisers it will cost you more money, just contact me (07771544419) to get your pitch saved.

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by vauxhallbitz
Sat, 07 Apr 2007, 10:13 pm
Forum: Maintenance & Restoration
Topic: Help with wheel nuts and studs
Replies: 8
Views: 17464

Hello all, Yes you were right, one side has a left hand thread, the other three wheel nuts came off without too much trouble, bearing in mind I had tightened them up quite a bit, so does anyone out there have an old hub assembly that they could knock a stud out of for me please!!! Neil, what kind of...
by vauxhallbitz
Fri, 06 Apr 2007, 9:18 pm
Forum: Maintenance & Restoration
Topic: Help with wheel nuts and studs
Replies: 8
Views: 17464

Help with wheel nuts and studs

Hello all, I have just come in from the garage after a long struggle with the wheel nuts on my Portafold - I lost and ended up shearing one of the wheel nuts off, so has anyone else suffered this fate or am I unique? All four of the wheel nuts on one side are completely seized and will not move, the...
by vauxhallbitz
Tue, 13 Mar 2007, 11:29 pm
Forum: Modifications & Upgrades
Topic: Paint
Replies: 18
Views: 49742

Hello all, Yes it is boat paint but is designed for fibreglass if used with the correct primer, I was just wondering would I have to do any special preparation as I have rubbed through the gel coat on the roof as it was in such bad condition. This paint is designed to be applied by roller or by spra...
by vauxhallbitz
Sun, 11 Mar 2007, 10:32 pm
Forum: Modifications & Upgrades
Topic: Paint
Replies: 18
Views: 49742

Hello all, I have spent most of the winter preparing my Portafold for a respray. I have had to rub the roof right back to the grey primer as the original surface was badly cracked. I intend to use International paint called topside which comes in a very nice cream colour. I don't know whether to rol...
by vauxhallbitz
Sun, 07 Jan 2007, 5:12 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: What Do You Tow Yours With?
Replies: 70
Views: 122545

Hello all, Good to see another Portafold here in Scotland! Gordon, if you need any help or just a chat send me an email, we got ours last July from a place called Yorton Heath just north of Shrewsbury, quite a long trek as well! We towed it back with my Vauxhall Carlton estate car without any proble...