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Ray White
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To be fair, I had the chance to sit behind the wheel of two 1970's Wolseley 2200s; one was even the same colour as the one I had.
I never thought I would do that again, as these "wedge" style cars - with their big transverse 6 pot engines - are almost extinct now. Yes, they did hail from the dismal BL era - and yes, they did indeed have poor build quality - but the way they glided effortlessly in near silence as you sat back in THE most comfortable seat somehow made up for it. |
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Rick
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| Bengt Axel wrote: | I've just come back and although I enjoyed it I have to say I thought it was smaller than before (only 3 halls and plenty of space) and low attendance from us public.
Maybe 2 classic car shows a year at the NEC is one too many ? |
Isn't the Resto show usually 3 halls, and 5 halls for the biggie in November? Someone commented that the Friday seemed quieter than normal, I went Saturday and it got busy but perhaps not quite as busy as last year.
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Rick
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| Ray White wrote: | To be fair, I had the chance to sit behind the wheel of two 1970's Wolseley 2200s; one was even the same colour as the one I had.
I never thought I would do that again, as these "wedge" style cars - with their big transverse 6 pot engines - are almost extinct now. Yes, they did hail from the dismal BL era - and yes, they did indeed have poor build quality - but the way they glided effortlessly in near silence as you sat back in THE most comfortable seat somehow made up for it. |
Ha yes I was surprised to see that rare pairing too.
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