Didn't we have a lovely day the day we went to bruxelles

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@seth

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Bugatti was weird

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Golf looked restored but wasnt

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Beemer oof

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Had no idea it was an Alfa till I walked round the front

Thought it was a 300S

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Blue thing was cool

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405 ❤️

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Dribble

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Description makes mx5

Bizzarini *explode

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Cool plate on the Renault

@Back_For_More some of the yanks had only numbers - didn't know you could belgie private plate.....?

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Beemer oof

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Apal coupe no idea

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Mg nicked the sheet for elite no?

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Thunderbird no Audi no thunderbird no auto union no Audi no thunderbird

Oh fuck off

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Is that where belgie trains got their logo from

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Audi want but I can't carry it

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I'd have gone to remise in Dusseldorf tomorrow but I CBA changing the flight

[Back_For_More]

The beloved autoworld.... They have regular changes in special displays - usually anniversaries of a model or maker. 

Top quality motors in there and it's a partially working museum as they do a lot of maintenance and restoration around the back and sometimes in the display garage in the main hall..... 

Same with the air museum opposite - hope you had time to get in there too.... Cafe is fantastic and the resto work going on is a joy to behold.

Pity I'm not there fella - next weekend - typically 

 

[stuboy]

looks like a good place to visit

[hairnet]

5 hours ago, Back_For_More said:

 

Same with the air museum opposite - hope you had time to get in there too.... 

Is that what the other building was

[Back_For_More]

OK - so as you enter the park from Merode..... The main arch is central... 

Left side - Autoworld.... Fantastic collection and ever changing displays with almost every Belgian club and collector donating/loaning vehicles on a rotation. 

Right side - War and Air Museum. Going over the civil war of Belgium and the World Wars.... A collection of tanks in the main courtyard. End main massive hall is filled with single seater aircraft, warbirds, special forces gear, arctic expedition stuff, helicopters and fighter jets etc....  A lot to take in. 

Both sides have working sections of their main areas that are regularly occupied with ongoing restoration projects. 

The volunteers at both do a cracking job aamd are extremely helpful amd friendly. 

Definitely worth a day and only 70m apart so not exactly a massive walk. 

Local clubs use the cobbled Central area for gatherings all the time so you can regularly just walk into a car show for no apparent reason. 

The shops, especially in Autoworld - can be wallet crippling..... 

[MiniMinorMk3]

I went to Autoworld in 1995, I must have the catalogue somewhere. It had a good selection of unusual European stuff back then but was quite sparse and empty. It looks like they have expended the collection quite a bit in the last 20 odd years and looks well worth a re-visit.

Thanks for posting.

[mk2_craig]

On 6/4/2023 at 3:00 PM, hairnet said:

oof

Wow an A111! @Mr_Bo11ox you like these things don't you? 

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you saw the smurfs

they did have tin tin stuff and wanted to buy a mug (i have a collection growing )

but couldnt carry as pockets were full of clothes/electronics/books/cake

 

[Lord Sterling]

I'll be there in August. Hopefully I'd like to stay for good.

I used to live across the road from the 50th anniversary park (Parc du cinquantenaire) where the museums are located.