GR86 GR86 - Zoo Company Membership

AndyRC

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After the worry of securing a GR86 turned into the uphoria of having secured the all important ORCA number things then went downhill quickly (never celebrate too early) and at times the Zoo was more of a mental health support network than a car forum. Watching the ”Band of Brothers“ at the time drew many parallels with our journey to GR86 ownership (but incomparable to what the real Band of Brothers endured) and provided plenty of humour.

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The idea of dog tags was floated and many folk bought into the idea and something to hang over the rear view mirror at car meets as a signal to other Brothers/Sisters /Non- binaries (the latter actually sounds like a fix for the clutch pedal 🤔) to come and share our stories and show our scars (I have one in my neck but it was received in hospital not the battlefield).

The first person to mention Zoo Company in a post on receiving his car was @drz252 who was awarded the first digital Dog Tags 🥇 he has also kindly volunteered on the duties of finding a source for said Dog Tags , has been given a field Commission of Sargent - DRZ252 , more to follow on that 👍

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For services to humour and going above and beyond to keep morale high during the “Online Campaign” @Silver Fox was promoted to Loo Tennant 👏👏👏

So there has to be some rules, this is Zoo Company after all.

To qualify for membership you had to be a forum member before @Seano took deliver of his GR86 AND have made a post ✅ Sorry if you were “Lurking” that means you were avoiding any action and not supporting fellow Brothers/Sisters etc

Secondly you can only claim (to be precise buy your own) Dog Tags after you take delivery of your GR86

Thirdly - They are non transferable

Fourthly - Anything you think ought to be included )

Now some folk probably think Zoo Company is total ⚽️ 🔐 so feel free to tick the relevant box to IGNORE this thread ❌

If you’re interested don‘t forget to WATCH this thread and tick ✔️ the appropriate box.
 
After the worry of securing a GR86 turned into the uphoria of having secured the all important ORCA number things then went downhill quickly (never celebrate too early) and at times the Zoo was more of a mental health support network than a car forum. Watching the ”Band of Brothers“ at the time drew many parallels with our journey to GR86 ownership (but incomparable to what the real Band of Brothers endured) and provided plenty of humour.

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The idea of dog tags was floated and many folk bought into the idea and something to hang over the rear view mirror at car meets as a signal to other Brothers/Sisters /Non- binaries (the latter actually sounds like a fix for the clutch pedal 🤔) to come and share our stories and show our scars (I have one in my neck but it was received in hospital not the battlefield.

The first person to mention Zoo Company in a post on receiving his car was @drz252 who was awarded the first digital Dog Tags 🥇 he has also kindly volunteered on the duties of finding a source for said Dog Tags , has been given a field Commission of Sargent - DRZ252 , more to follow on that 👍

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For services to humour and going above and beyond to keep morale high during the “Online Campaign” @Silver Fox was promoted to Loo Tennant 👏👏👏

So there has to be some rules, this is Zoo Company after all.

To qualify for membership you had to be a forum member before @Seano took deliver of his GR86 AND have made a post ✅ Sorry if you were “Lurking” that means you were avoiding any action and not supporting fellow Brothers/Sisters etc

Secondly you can only claim (to be precise buy your own) Dog Tags after you take delivery of your GR86

Thirdly - They are non transferable

Fourthly - Anything you think ought to be included )

Now some folk probably think Zoo Company is total ⚽️ 🔐 so feel free to tick the relevant box to IGNORE this thread ❌

If you’re interested don‘t forget to FOLLOW this thread and tick ✔️ the appropriate box.
Awesome. I'm honoured to claim and indeed use the hard-earned (!) commissioned rank of Loo Tenant.

(For those who aren't sure how I could have such an honour bestowed, I suspect it's my test drive report.)

I'd be delighted to purchase some dog tags!

Currahee, Zoo company!
 
It’s been an incredibly strange 2 years , COVID etc but it feels like there is a real camaraderie amongst those of us who secured a GR86 , I’m looking forward to actually meeting in person Brothers / Sisters etc , I’ll be easy to spot in my Redwing driving footwear 😉
 
It’s been an incredibly strange 2 years , COVID etc but it feels like there is a real camaraderie amongst those of us who secured a GR86 , I’m looking forward to actually meeting in person Brothers / Sisters etc , I’ll be easy to spot in my Redwing driving footwear 😉
Agree with all that @AndyRC .

And I'll be easy to spot in my crumpled, unhung jacket...
 
In just two days I'll pick up my brandnew GR86 from the dealer. Hope this qualifies for being a member of Zoo Company and I'll want to have a badge ;) .
ordered: 10.03.2022
Prod. finished: 27.06.2022
Delivered: 15.12.2022
Registered: 21.12.2022
Pick up: 28.12.2022
manual P8Y (magnetite grey)

Bye for now Fred
 
In just two days I'll pick up my brandnew GR86 from the dealer. Hope this qualifies for being a member of Zoo Company and I'll want to have a badge ;) .
ordered: 10.03.2022
Prod. finished: 27.06.2022
Delivered: 15.12.2022
Registered: 21.12.2022
Pick up: 28.12.2022
manual P8Y (magnetite grey)

Bye for now Fred
You’re more than welcome to join Zoo Company Fred , post some photos when you collect your car 👍😎
 
The great thing about being in at the start is the fun you can have going to the dealer and realising they haven't a scooby doo what you're talking about as you know FAR more than they do!

It was one of the reasons why I founded my ProjectPuma forum - there were no real "experts" either at Ford or in the usual industry as to what was right and what was wrong to do - the best bits to fit and not fit and get all those technical answers that weren't available as there wasn't ever a Haynes manual for example. It makes a community of brothers (and sisters)

Richard Winters: "That night, I thanked God for seeing me through that day of days and prayed I would make it through D plus 1. I also promised that if some way I could get home again, I would find a nice peaceful town and spend the rest of my life in peace driving my GR86."

Time to dust off the box set!

Ten-shun!!

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Zoo Company! Atten... hun!

At ease...

Just quick update following @AndyRC's initial post.

Behind the scenes of this marvellous forum and its equally marvellous membership (that's you, by the way), we have been busily beavering away throughout the festive period to establish a supplier for the Zoo Company 'dog tags'.

Pretty much everything is ready to go, and I am just awaiting confirmation of a few details before sharing the necessary links and details, which is taking a little longer than usual while we celebrate the birth of little baby Jesus by watching Carry On movies and eating the puddings at the back of the cupboard that we didn't even try to start last year. It's what He would have wanted.

Until then, I hope you are all enjoying a little R&R (or D&D, or T&A, or whatever works for you) over the festive period, and shall post again soon with your next mission.
 
Zoo Company! Atten... hun!

At ease...

Just quick update following @AndyRC's initial post.

Behind the scenes of this marvellous forum and its equally marvellous membership (that's you, by the way), we have been busily beavering away throughout the festive period to establish a supplier for the Zoo Company 'dog tags'.

Pretty much everything is ready to go, and I am just awaiting confirmation of a few details before sharing the necessary links and details, which is taking a little longer than usual while we celebrate the birth of little baby Jesus by watching Carry On movies and eating the puddings at the back of the cupboard that we didn't even try to start last year. It's what He would have wanted.

Until then, I hope you are all enjoying a little R&R (or D&D, or T&A, or whatever works for you) over the festive period, and shall post again soon with your next mission.
I will wear my dog tags with pride, and also possibly with my special pyjamas.
 
Never served in the armed forces but have watched a lot of war movies, and doing a bit of research a Company is made up of smaller groups of men/women/theys in Platoons , so we can have several Platoons in Zoo Company, a few which come to mind are

GRouges Platoon - always the first into action and a bunch of jokers

Smurf Platoon - Blue uniform , white helmet (covered in battle as it’s an easy target for snipers) and by far the largest in number

Auto Platoon - Small in number, not regularly picked for missions as considered “medically unfit” as only needing/having one functional leg, and missing a pedal

??
 
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