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I went to an event organised by Highball Cars and Coffee for the first time today. The Highball car events are quite popular in the Melbourne Car scene, primarily with those JDM chav/yobo types, but I came across some honeys at the show...

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Spoiler

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(Apparently these were sold as Hillman Gazelles. I honestly don't know why, must be some sought of Australian market thing.)

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On 7/30/2022 at 12:30 PM, Andrew353w said:

Spotted at the end of my road this morning. Full Ghia specification and a (wait for it) cassette unit, which must be in working order, given the loads of cassettes all over the seats! It seems to be a decorator's workhorse.

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That'll be @N19's Mondeo. :)

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On 7/30/2022 at 12:30 PM, Andrew353w said:

Spotted at the end of my road this morning. Full Ghia specification and a (wait for it) cassette unit, which must be in working order, given the loads of cassettes all over the seats! It seems to be a decorator's workhorse.

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Isn’t this the ex @garycox and current @N19  mondeo?

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19 minutes ago, NorfolkNWeigh said:

My recent spot is not a car, but a person.

Friday afternoon on a roundabout on the the A421 in Buckingham, daughter says to me “ Is that a Policeman taking pictures  of lorries ? “ “No” says I, “ That’s @quicksilver” !!

It certainly was! I've never been mistaken for a policeman before though :) What car were you in?

Not much about but it got me out of the house for a couple of hours and I did see this transporter of excellent Fordness. Just realised the reg on the Cortina almost says BLOBBY.

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2 minutes ago, NorfolkNWeigh said:

I was in my Jag, brown XF going towards Finmere, you’d just snapped a 16 tonner  of some sort ( Merc?) and a Ferrari was just coming towards you..

Didn't notice you but I do vaguely remember seeing a Ferrari.

Here's another good spot from that afternoon. International half-track and a Ford Marmon Herrington 4x4 (which I'd never heard of) on the back. Truck is labelled 'not for hire or reward' so must be privately owned just for moving these around, no doubt off to a show somewhere.

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16 minutes ago, quicksilver said:

It certainly was! I've never been mistaken for a policeman before though :) What car were you in?

Not much about but it got me out of the house for a couple of hours and I did see this transporter of excellent Fordness. Just realised the reg on the Cortina almost says BLOBBY.

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Capri says JBJ. The mind boggles :)

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