One for the petrol heads amungst us..

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One for the petrol heads amungst us..

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Hi all
Some photo's from the annual classic car show @ Bourne
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This car was built in Stamford, my mothers home town, in 1901 one of my relatives worked for the company (Pick) as a coach builder, sadly it was one of the many early samll sized car manufacturers that didn't survive for very long..unsurprisingly they are very rare today.
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A real rarity here a cold war militarized Trabant from East Germany,
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The car you really wanted, when you 1st passed your driving test..
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The one you could actually afford & ended up with..
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:baron2: "Fire up the Quattro!"
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If this was mine I just couldn't resist the temptation of painting an Autobot badge on the
roof :-D
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A lot of classic Ford's were in attendance, mainly thanks to the local Ford dealership.
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Thanks for looking
Cheers
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Ohhh a Cossy. nice one, I know someone who has one, lucky bugger.

I have Ashes to Ashes S3 sitting here to watch, that was just the inspiration I needed.

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I cried @ the very end of Ashes To Ashes...that poor Quatrro :cry:
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Noooooooooooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Thundershot wrote:I cried @ the very end of Ashes To Ashes...that poor Quatrro :cry:
You really need some psychological help, or loose your virginity, or both... :p

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Lady Jaye wrote:You really need some psychological help,

:roll: Says the man with the sex obsession...

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Bollocks! You forced me to watch the video and now you made me cry as well! ;)

Breathe in, breathe out, focus, "it's just a car, it's just a car...", breathe in, breathe out.

Yes, I am back to my bitchy self! Pfew, that was close!
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Luckily the other half is alike!

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sh*t. I read that as lucky the other half is alive! That was weird.

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ROFL!

I love those little misreads...

Last time when I checked I felt a pulse, well -ish...

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This Mk3 Ford Capri was in immaculate 'factory fresh' condition
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But, you know, as much as I like seeing these cars @ shows like this, you really can't beat seeing 'em in thier natural environment :-D
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