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Wdym no? I know about the DVLA etc, anyways is there something happening at Malvern such as a show or meet up event for these cars?

No at one point you could go to the DVLA & ask them, if they thought your reason was good enough they'd provide you the data, but now with GDPR you don't have any chance. I'm sure if it turns up at Malvern you'll get to find out.

I’m not sure how I’d be able to find the owner though, since I’m not sure on how it all works etc but yeah I’ve just checked luckily it is still insured etc and is still road worthy, which is a good start.

Hi All A few years ago I created an informal group of Superspec owners. The intention was to pool our experiences and expertise to help other owners. Because, unlike other models, our cars were identical (not true as it turned out) so we could post something in the knowledge that it would apply to all the other members. Over time (13 years in my case) we have collected a huge amount of documentation relating the model. In it's heyday we about 35 cars on the list, which was good, as we think only about 50 were ever sold. Over time cars have been sold and we haven't been able to track down the new owners so our numbers have shrunk. I now have only about 20 on my distribution list for a Newsletter I send out every so often. I have seen posts on here from Superspec Owners who aren't on my list so I thought it was time to update the list. I sent out a message a couple of days ago, so if you received that and you are marked as having read it then you are still on the list. If there are any other Superspec owners who wish to be involved then please let me know.

that’s great, thank you guys for being so helpful and supportive. Hopefully I can find it now. Many thanks

@Callum R Don't give up hope in getting the car back, I've just bought back my current car from the guy I sold it to 17/18 years ago

I've looked through the old database and Eric was a member from 2003 until 2008. His car was a 2B wishbone and the registration number was B81 XJA. I comes up on DVLA as being taxed and MOT'd so at least it's still around and being used.

OK, I've got a pass out 😄 I'm planning to get there midday-ish Saturday and leave Sunday afternoon. See you there 👍

I remember the days when we had over 100 cars on the stand and a lot of people staying overnight. These days we struggle to get 10 ☹️

Good news, the upgrade went swimmingly thanks to Jonathan and we are open for business. As you can see we have tried to make it as similar to V4 as could. We still have a tweaks to make but fundamentally we are done. If you need to figure out how to do something you used to do in V4 and can't see how to do it V5 then send me a message (alanrichey) and I will try and help. Although I am only about 48 hrs ahead of all of you on the learning curve. Also, there is a limit in what we can do. We have a lot of control over the 'Look and Feel' aspects but when it comes to stuff 'Under the Hood' such as following through on a button press or Menu selection we have no control over that apart from submitting a bug report. Enjoy Al

Not sure about your club, but usually we go down Friday afternoon, stay over on both nights then make our way home on Sunday after lunch, this year will be different as due to other commitments I'll not be getting there until after lunch Saturday, but again I can't see me making it much past lunch Sunday & I know one of the other lads will be off first thing he has 5 hours travelling.

That's a good point and worth emphasising for those who have not attended before.. When a Show runs over a weekend there is availability to camp. Up until recently there was always a good turnout but in recent times this has reduced to 1 or 2 members. Most tend to attend on the Saturday which is why Jez was very lonely last year.

Looking at attending but prob not be staying over, will be bringing a mate who has just brought a zero with me though so will be two Zero's

Tomorrow we will be upgrading the forum software from V4 to V5. This a major change and you will find the User Interface is different. All the information is there but probably in a different location. I am very grateful to Johnathan Wright (j0nniboi) who has been helping me with designing the User Interface so it looks as similar as we could to the existing one. There are 2 changes that we have been unable to change. The first is that you now log on using your email address rather than your username. The password remains unaffected. The second thing is the +Create button has disappeared. If you want to create a new topic you first have to select Areas > Forums from the Menu and a bright blue button will appear. If, like me, you like having 'Unread Content' as your default start screen then there is an icon top right of the screen to being it up and there is an Options drop down button to select it. The forum will be unavailable while we conduct the upgrade and then it will take us an hour or so to implement the configuration changes we have designed. I would be grateful if you could refrain from asking any questions until tomorrow night when we should have completed the upgrade. Cheers Al (with my Webmaster Hat on)

Also, I’ve attached a photo of me when I was younger with my grandad, Eric who’s on the left just incase anyone may recognise him from a photo instead of just a name. 👍🏻

Maybe, I’m not entirely sure what shows he went to with the vehicle but he was definitely a member of the group and did visit some I’m sure of it, and did also do trips such as to Normandy or Dunkirk for d day. I also have 2 boys in hoods books from 2008 that would’ve been his volume 1 and 2 if that helps which I believe by looking inside is a Robin Hood owners club published book etc. 👍🏻

I wonder if anybody has any old club photos of the stand at Stoneleigh if he attended a show it could well have been that one, it might be in the background somewhere

No worries, I appreciate the help so far and if it helps, there’s no rush. 👍🏻

Ok, I'll see what I can find. I'm on holiday at the moment but I can check when I'm back in a few days.

If you could have a look for me, that’d be extremely helpful, all I need is the car registration number, so I can find where the car is etc. and yeah he will have been a member about 6 or so years ago since that’s when he sold them roughly, he then passed away around a few years ago now. I have also asked family members to look for photos etc too since there will be more of the cars somewhere that I don’t have just yet.

Database switched to the current system about 6 years ago when I was Membership Secretary. Previous system was on Microsoft Access which was clunky to use. I have a copy of the old membership database so he's probably on there, might give details like the car registration number if you don't already know it.

How long ago was anything to do with the database was changed, also is this the only place to ask other owners of them questions or is there other places? he should’ve been a member back when he owned the car since according to my mum and family members who grew up with him, have informed me after asking that he will have done trips and events with fellow owners of other Robin Hood cars.

No sign of him in the database I'm afraid. Al

Mine looked about the same - are you sure the belt is tensioned enough?