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They look good in yellow :D
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I was in Windsor on Saturday, and I spotted this at the Royal Station. I just hope the reg is not a reflection of the taste of the products.
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Spotted this during my morning run today 8-)
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I rather like it... Very alluring :D
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Recent one same colour failed to sell at a guide of £8000-£10000 at Anglia Car Auctions April 2024.
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This nice Red Example sold at WB and Sons June 2023 for £10,137.

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NewcastleFalcon wrote: 11 Apr 2018, 19:46 Saw a Fiat Barchetta today R registration Left Hand Drive.
Interesting enough seeing as it was Yellow :-D

Not a bad looker
Returning to the scene (Brampton) I was surprised to see the Barchetta, in exactly the same place and the vegetation was growing round it.
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The world of motor cycles has embraced the retro modern machine, and Royal Enfield, BSA, Kawasaki have all produced some modern retro classics.

This is in a diffeent league whan seen in the flesh which I did today.
Brough Superior is back, and has been for a while but never realised it until today.
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It appears in "the makers name in close up" and "wheel meet again" this very day.

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Wow!
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NewcastleFalcon wrote: 18 May 2024, 13:07 The Brough Superior is back, and has been for a while but never realised it until today.

It appears in "the makers name in close up" and "wheel meet again" this very day.
..and now on this very thread with a Falcon original. Spoke with the owner...this one is bespoke and has one gorgeous silver tank.
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CitroJim wrote: 07 May 2024, 09:00 Spotted this during my morning run today 8-)

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I rather like it... Very alluring :D
Another one spotted today by Ryan!

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This parked up next to me today....
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Nice, looks very tidy :)
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Almost empty car park...who ever it was chose to park there Jim :)
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Pulled up on the other side of the pump I was using to fill up Bluebell this afternoon :D
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I do like a nice TVR... Sounded gorgeous and the interior was something else :cool:
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Today I spotted a lovely little Fiat 127 trying to hide from me
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and a very vibrant blue XR3i convertible doing the opposite and just showing off
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A few from today's tour...
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. and the thing sticling up from the grill reads...<br />               Boyce Motometer<br />                      Junior<br />Motometer G&amp;E Corp Long Island City NY USA
. and the thing sticling up from the grill reads...
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For the curious Wiki has a page on the Boyce Moto-meter here... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boyce_MotoMeter

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