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  • Wagon Wednesday: The Lada Wagon that conquered USA

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    A Lada station wagon is pretty awesome by itself. Especially the round-headlight 2102 ones, as they have the most simple and classic appearance of them all. But one of the most significant ones, at least with Finnish plates, is this exact ochre one I photographed at the Classic Motorshow last weekend. The 2102 wagon, originally…

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  • Blast from the Past: 1971 Citroën SM

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    Nestled among the classic Citroëns at the Classic Motorshow’s parking lot, next to a slightly dented CX GTi turbo was a Feuille doree gold coloured 1971 Citroën SM. It wasn’t the only SM at the event, but it was the most interesting one I had yet seen. This particular “Special Maserati” was registered new in…

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  • More of that Good Stuff from the Classic Motorshow 2015

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    Eagle-eyed weekend readers might have noticed that there simply wasn’t an awful lot of weekend content posted on Saturday or Sunday. That’s entirely down to me: the schedule for me this past weekend was such a tight one, that there unfortunately was no time to put pen to paper or fingers to keyboard. The good…

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  • Weekend Edition: Weird Neighbors at the Classic Motorshow 2015

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    The yearly Classic Motorshow, held in Lahti, Finland, accumulates the most interesting classic cars and the most enthusiastic car people to a fair centre not far from the city centre. The parking lot is certainly an interesting place every time the show is held, and despite today’s sad weather the turnout was good and eclectic.…

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  • Essex White: Ford Escort MkIII Cabriolet

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    Some of the most common convertible cars you see around in the summertime are various Ford Escort cabrios. The round, ’90s ones are the cheapest kind of droptops on the market, ranging from two grand to three grand usually. They’re not too clean, but the roof goes down. Slightly below them and maybe above the…

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  • Cologne Street Sightings: 1966-1968 Neckar 1100 Millecento

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    The randomness you can see on a side street in Germany remains baffling. I received these shots of a late-’60s Neckar 1100 Millecento from my Cologne friend Joe, and the little car really is a treat to the eye. Funnily enough, there’s a pretty good beer market just close by. The PBR plates on this…

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  • Wheel Choices: 1980 Porsche 924

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    The Porsche 924 is a dainty little thing, especially when you compare it to more modern street hardware. That’s a good reason to be quite conservative when you consider wheels for it, in case one wants to upgrade from the original 14- or 15-inch wheels. In this case, one of the Porsche’s owners has boldly…

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  • Weekend Edition – Tampere Sightings: Land Rover Discovery Td5

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    In addition to the two swoopy Japanese grocery-getters, this ultra-blocky British invader could be spotted on the same parking lot. Perhaps parking right next to the construction zone was deliberate, as the Land Rover Discovery could most likely make easy progress through the rocks, sand and gravel. It even has a snorkel just in case the…

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  • Weekend Edition – Tampere Sightings: Toyota Celica 1.8 GSi

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    In case you caught a glimpse of an electric blue Celica in the background of the previous Micra shots, you’re in for a treat. I did actually have time to take a couple photos of the Toyota, too. And as it so often is with these ones in here, this Toyota Celica is the base…

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  • Weekend Edition – Tampere Sightings: Nissan Micra C+C

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    On a grocery run, I noticed this candy apple red Nissan Micra. Don’t get me wrong, supermarket parking lots are usually stocked full of librarian-spec Nissan Micras, but this was worth photographing. The 2007-model car is one of the rare enough C+C coupe cabriolet, and it’s about as ungainly looking as any millennial coupe cabriolet…

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