Keep up to date with the latest blog posts from 1948 Original Equipment.https://www.originalequipmentshop.com/Bloghttps://www.originalequipmentshop.com/Blog/PostId/687/Broken-Heart-AgainGeneralThu, 19 Apr 2012 06:32:00 GMT<p>Well if there is anyone out there that reads these blogs on a regular basis you will recall that one of our <em>'Boys'</em> fell madly in love with Lara Croft. Well not really, because she is a fictitious movie heroine, and he is well into middle age and no longer a&nbsp;boy. Either way, the high spot of his year has always been to gaze from afar at the young lady who dresses as Lara Croft and can be seen with the Tomb Raider Land Rover Club. </p> <p>Well the Boy has really messed up this year as he has booked a holiday over the Billing weekend. His pathetic excuse is that they moved the show weekend to a later date and he had booked his holiday last year.</p> <p>He has no sympathy from me as he just needs to move the family holiday to the Aquadrome. Still, the youth of today has no stamina and finds it difficult to improvise, adapt and overcome. He has been reported to mumble something about '<em>My wife won&rsquo;t let me'. <br /> <br /> </em>What is the world coming to? </p> <p>Still, his bunk companion, Skid has already said he will do the work of two men at Billing and is having an extra spa treatment in readiness for his adoring public. All those people, men and women, who have written in wanting to be part of his waxing team &ndash; you should be ashamed of yourselves! - his mother works for us and has read the letters.</p> <p>The good news is that both the '<em>Boys'</em> will be reunited and hard at it at Peterborough.</p>687https://www.originalequipmentshop.com/Blog/PostId/679/Land-Rover-Shows-AgainGeneralFri, 09 Mar 2012 17:37:00 GMT<p>This is a subject that seems to take up a disproportionate amount of space in our blog. Gone are the days when we had one fantastic industry show where the great and the good of all things Land Rover, 4x4 and Expeditions met to talk with their customers. Magazine rivalry stoked by individuals started the slow demise of the Show circuit.</p> <p>Just 48 hours ago we heard the Land Rover Max Show was cancelled. We tried exhibiting there last year but it was a financial disaster and we should have give our money to Sport Relief and stayed at home. This is no reflection on LRM as they run a good magazine but there are just too many shows claiming to be the biggest and the best. </p> <p>We admit a bias for the smaller regional events run by Mark Woodward. He is pragmatic, understands the economy and charges sensible prices. He is also approachable and understands that a show's success depends upon the satisfaction of three parties in equal measure. Organisers, Trade and the Public must come away from an event pleased. Too often the Trade are now being asked to pay costs of stands that are unsustainable. The result is that stand quality and numbers drop and the Public are no longer getting value for their entrance fee. With the advent of internet shopping, Ebay and mail order we are all finding better ways to spend our precious money.</p> <p>I am very pleased to see that Mark is launching another regional show in addition to the Eastnor Land Rover Show (see news section) which 1948 Original Equipment will be attending. Check out his website at <a href="http://www.bristolandwestlandrovershow.com"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>www.bristolandwestlandrovershow.com</strong></span></a> </p> <p>Personally we think the industry needs one flagship show that all the trade supports and smaller regional shows that are very well priced. The flagship show needs to be at the end of July for the school holidays and in a central, easy to get to location. We would like to see more European visitors and trade stands at this event so as to make it Europe&rsquo;s finest show and an industry showpiece.</p> <p>Will our Utopian dream come to fruition? Who knows? </p>679