Subject: Help Needed to build 1st prize for Melburg Or Bust!
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posted on November 19th, 2007 at 08:17 PM
Help Needed to build 1st prize for Melburg Or Bust!
Hi All,
some of you already know about the car show i am organising for the start of next year ( http://www.melburgorbust.com ) I am planning for it to be somethign really different in the carshow scene, and one of
those differences is that all prizes will be voted on by the public, and First Prize, For Peoples Choice is A 2 Door MORRIS MINOR! I have just picked
up the car this morning and it is looking rough. I have very little money to spend on this show so I am looking for volunteers, preferably
businesses, who will be willing to help out by donating some time and supplies to the cause. In return any business who helps out on the Morrie will
get advertising on the vehicle as well as on all promotional flyers for the show as a sponsor.
I will be doing what i can on the car including the welding, assembly and basic laboring, but there are things that i cannot afford the parts for or
do not have the time/expertise for, so I am looking for:
A Spraypainter or someone willing to supply paint (or both)
A Brake specialist or someone willing to supply all necessary brake parts
A Trimmer
A Mechanic (also if someong had a moggie engine, gearbox and tailshaft in fair condition that'd be fantastic)
An Exhaust specialist
A Tyre specialist
Someone who can supply a few of the missing moggy parts
A stereo and alarm specialist would be fantastic
A Roadworthy certifier
Oh Yeah, and i need to have it complete for Feb 2 next year so that i can be given away
If you would like to help out or can suggest someone who might, any help would be greatly appreciated, and as mentioned above you will be rewarded as
well as I can with advertising through the show (not to mention return work from my future projects ), just leave a reply on here or drop me a line at melburgorbust@hotmail.com
Thanks
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posted on November 19th, 2007 at 08:38 PM
Nice idea, but at the risk of dampening your spirits: there are blokes who ring car magazines with requests like this almost every week.
Unless you have a 'track record' - ie a self financed build or three on your project-management CV, you might find it difficult to get too much
interest from any sponsors
Pay your debts, CxxT
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posted on November 20th, 2007 at 11:18 AM
fair enough, well my first car i built from the ground up basically (my kombi), minor bodywork but full paintjob, rebuilt the brakes completely, did
the eingine transplant twice, upholstered the entire interior... the next car, the type 3 i got from wreck to roadworthy in 6 days. welding mostly.
so i have a bit of experience. If I have the time i dont mind doing basically all of the actual labour, but for me to buy all of the parts and bits
required would cost me a fair bit, whilst if 1/2 a dozen companies are willing to supply a part or 2 each they wont be much out of pocket, they wil
get their name out there on the car and on the show flyers and iif possible in any magazine articals about the show. I would like to hope that they
can get more then their moneys worth of promotion anad get to help out with somethign pretty cool.
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posted on November 23rd, 2007 at 12:21 PM
Unfortunately after discussion with some legal advise Melburg Or Bust has decided not to proceed with the awarding of a Morris Minor, the legality
issues that would have to be overcome simply outweigh the benifits of the prize.
Thankyou to all those who offered their support to the concept.
Melburg Or Bust will of course still be going ahead, and we welcome suggestions as to what you would like the People's Choice prize to be.
