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1953 was Ford's 50th anniversary and to mark
the occasion Ford produced this Ford
Crestline Victoria with power assisted brakes
and steering, normally only available on the
Mercury and Lincoln cars. An available optional
extra on this 2 door coupe was a heater for an
extra $44 on top of the purchase price.
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A lovely looking 1981 T25 in yellow with it's
flower decals which actually suit the bus. At
stock height and with those big aftermarket
wheels this bus really did look good.
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| This stretched Lincoln had ribbons on the front and heart shaped windows so I assume it's used as a wedding car...? |
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| This off white coloured MK2 Ford Zephyr convertible looked great with it's immaculate paint and those matching white wall tyres. The MK2 was produced from 1956 - 1962. These Zephyr's had the 2253cc engine with the 3 speed manual gearbox. |
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| A gorgeous Jaguar D type (I think this is a replica) in an unusual light green colour. Jaguar produced the D type between 1954 - 1957 it shares a lot of mechanical components with the earlier C type including the 3.8 litre straight six engine. |
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| The D type won the famous Le Mans 24 hour race in, 1955, 1956 and 1957. Behind the D type is a blue and white Ford Consul Capri from the early 1960's. |
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| You could have, if you had wanted to tried the latest craze off Zorbing. You get inside these big inflatable balls and well, sort of roll around in a cordoned off area like a hamster in it's exercise ball bashing into each other. |
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| A 1928 Scott Squirrel motorcycle made in Shipley in West Yorkshire. This 'sports' bike had a 486cc engine with aluminium pistons. |
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| A gorgeous red Ford Model T Tudor with black running boards and visor and wooden artillery wheels. The Tudor had a 2.9 in line four cylinder engine, with a top speed of 40 - 45mph. |
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| A lovely 1925 Ford Model T Tourer named 'Nellie Jean'. This gorgeous car was made in Detroit in 1925 and has had every removable panel removed and re-painted, the engine has been reconditioned and the distributor has been replaced. |
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| The Model T controls look basic to say the least. The Model T had a 20hp 4 cylinder in line side valve engine with a 3 bearing crankshaft which works out about 2896cc. |
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| A 1928 Ford Model A Tudor Sedan finished in a gorgeous light blue colour with black running boards. The Model 'A' is a favourite with the Hot Rodders who discard most of the chassis, running gear and engine and replace with new components, and a big V8 engine. |
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| The Ford Transit owners club were attending the show and had some amazing Transit's on display including this 1966 dark blue camper model with pop top. |
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| There were a few 'bubble' cars on show and here is a blue / grey 1963 BMW Isetta and a lovely white Messerschmitt both in a beautiful condition. |
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| The Messerschmitt KR200 was designed by Fritz Fend and not by Willy Messerschmitt as most people believe. Another misconception is that these do not have a reverse gear, in fact they do, all you have to do is turn the engine off, and restart it backwards for the reverse gear. The power came from a mind blowing 191cc 2 stroke engine producing a whole 10.2 BHP. |
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| A gorgeous brilliant white BMW Isetta 300 with Union Jack headlight covers. These BMW's had a much bigger engine than it's rival, the Messerschmitt. The BMW Isetta had a huge 298cc single cylinder 5 stroke engine which propelled this car to a top speed of 53mph. |
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| A lovely blue and white race themed 1958 Austin-Healy (Frogeye) Sprite. The Sprite was low cost car with a sales price of just £669 and the advert said it was a car that "A chap could keep in his bike shed" |
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| This gorgeous Jaguar C Type is a replica but still looked great. It's based on a 1956 Jaguar and uses many original Jaguar components. |
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| A beautiful 1950's Alfa Romeo 1900 Super Sprint in the famous Alfa red paint. These 1900's were produced from 1950 - 1959 and even back then the design was simply gorgeous. |
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| The Alfa from the side, not a very good photo but the guy on the edge of the photo was a judge talking to the owner so I thought I'd better not disturb them. |
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| Unusual side windows, I don't think these were standard so I assume they have been made to order, they do look good though. |
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| Annelise came along in her baby blue and white 1971 early bay with the kids while her partner Andy, came along on his newly purchased 1960 Puch Motorroler SR 150. Both Andy and Annelise are members of the Outcast VW Club. |
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| Annelise's baby blue bay parked up between a yellow early bay and an orange late bay. There was a good variety of air cooled VW's at the classic car rally. |
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| This is a lovely first generation Ford Falcon Squire 4 door station wagon in blue and white. The first generation Falcons were produced from 1960 - 1963 and had a 2.4 litre straight six engine with manual 3 speed column change. The 2 speed Ford-O-Matic automatic gearbox was an optional extra. |
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| I do like the early 1960's American station wagon's, they just look so cool. In 1962 the Squire featured faux wood trim on the sides. |
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| This blue 1968 beetle looked like a solid car. This looked all original and in very good condition. Apparently the yellow ribbons were there due to this Bug being a prom Taxi on the Friday before the show, they add a nice touch. |
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| Remember the lovely light blue model A Tudor Sedan earlier that I mentioned that it was a hot rodders favourite? well here is a model 'A' roadster that has had the hot rod treatment. A big V8 engine, new chassis, lowered and new wheels, are just some of the modifications this little model A has had over the years. |
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| This fantastic looking car is a 1955 Studebaker Commander regal 2 door coupe in a lovely yellow and teal colour. These 2 door coupes had the Studebaker V8 engine. You can see in this photo the owner has the fresh air vents open that directs cool air into the foot well. |
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| The classic 1950's styling of having a wrap round rear window. The two tone paint came as standard. Studebaker closed it's factory in March 1966. |
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| This stunning 1969 lowered beetle comes from a village not far from the venue and looked great having been lowered. I was chatting to the owner and he was saying that there wasn't anywhere to meet local VW owners, so I told him all about the Outcast VW Club.!! |
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| This really was a lovely looking bug. It doesn't really show in my photo but the camber on those rear wheels was amazing. I did like the boot rack and the all red rear light lenses. |
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| This lovey 1966 gloss black beetle looked amazing, it was so straight and the reflection down the side was almost perfect. I do like the BRM wheels which suit the car perfectly. |
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| Amazing reflections all over the body on this beetle. The chrome nerf bars, instead of the original bumpers suit the overall look of this car. |
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| A lovely looking 1974 beach buggy finished in black, which thinking about it is quite an un-usual colour for a buggy as they are normally painted in bold bright colours. |
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| Putting the colour to one side, this really was a fantastic looking buggy, those huge rear wheels and tyres looked great and looked as though they could take this buggy almost anywhere. |
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| The unmistakable shape of the 1963 Corvette Stingray coupe. The angle of this photo, and the colour of the car make this classic 'Vette' look a space ship from 'Flash Gordon'. These Stingrays had the 327cubic inch engine, which provided more than enough power. |
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| There were the customary military vehicles at the rally, every conceivable vehicle in the military colours with lots of original equipment. Most of these were all original vehicles. |
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| I'm not sure what this military vehicle is or what it was used for, but I over heard the owner saying he gets about 5 miles to the gallon out of this huge beast. I had to smirk when the owner was asked where does he park it? He replied "anywhere I want to" ! |
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| Numerous classic bikes from years gone by, from pre-war to the eighties what ever you can think of, it was probably here. |
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| A stunning Wolsley 6/90 Police car in what looked like original specification. These 6/90's were produced from 1954 - 1959 with the 2.6 litre engine which gave a top speed of 96mph and a 0-60 time of 17 seconds. |
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| This stunning bright red Vespa Super Sprint 90 looked gorgeous in the summer sun. The '90' in the bikes name refers to the engine size, a 90cc unit. The spare wheel looks part of the scooter and looks great in it's location. So that was part 2 of the Chiltern Hills Vintage Vehicle Rally 2015. This really is a great day out and it has something for everyone, from the children to the grand parents. The variety of vehicles is immense and again something for everyone. My photo's are just a very small selection of the vehicles that attended this show. I can thoroughly recommend this show and suggest you put it in the dairy for next year. |
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