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Bob Purton

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Retromobile 2010
« on: January 23, 2010, 07:33:06 pm »
Chris Thomas, Mike Plant and I went to Retromobile this weekend and enjoyed a special treat, Claud la Bihan was there displaying most of his collection of exotic French microcars. It was a privalige to meet the man after all these years and also to meet Jean Do of French National Microcar/Scooter Rally fame. Chris will be writing it up for RCN but for now here is a glimpse of what we feasted our eyes apon. I even found a rear light for my Inter in the autojumble! Mike Shephard who was in Paris with his daughter Emily also attended and a great time was had by all.  
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Re: Retromobile 2010
« Reply #1 on: January 23, 2010, 07:37:30 pm »
More pix.  TAKE NOTE THAT THE AVOLETTE IS A RARE CAR WHICH IS REGISTERED AND DRIVEN AS ALL MICROCARS SHOULD BE!!  :D :D :D




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Re: Retromobile 2010
« Reply #2 on: January 25, 2010, 10:10:26 am »
More pics
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Re: Retromobile 2010
« Reply #3 on: January 25, 2010, 12:14:11 pm »
Go on, then - what make is the 1962 red coupé?  That's a new one on me.  Looks a bit Subaru-ish but 1962 must be too early for that.

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Re: Retromobile 2010
« Reply #4 on: January 25, 2010, 01:00:28 pm »
It's a Mazda
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Re: Retromobile 2010
« Reply #5 on: January 26, 2010, 08:10:41 pm »
hi friends, like in all those meetings or shows dedicated to our common passions, we each time meet at last friends " of the phone" or nowadays friends " of emails" !!!
and that was it ! if ,jacotte and i , met chris again, after his coming at our first french nat's in 2008 ,changed today in " Mr liberty lighning the world of microcars " !! i met with a great pleasure, Bob, THE UK lucky inter's guy , that we just knew threw his pictures driving its inter ! lucky guy, since he found a rear light for its bubblecar !!!( light lost in 10thousand parts .....)
we met too mike,, and now we hope to see us again ... at the BSB National Rally 2010 , with their bubblecars ??


then on sunday, we went to Orly's airport to see Bob coming home ....

did you notice the same style !.....lighly bent ...

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Re: Retromobile 2010
« Reply #6 on: January 26, 2010, 09:27:41 pm »
Dear Jean Do

Thank you for the picture of me standing on a chair

Whilst we know that the Lady liberty was presented to the American people by the French people, and Lady Liberty is very well known. I have to disagree with you regarding my similarity to the Staue of Liberty. It was good to see you and Jacotte as well as all the splendid cars at the show.


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Re: Retromobile 2010
« Reply #7 on: January 27, 2010, 10:03:27 am »
Dear Jean Do, I have been rumbled! I do moonlight as a jumbo jet pilot on a part time basis, please dont tell the inland revenue!
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Re: Retromobile 2010
« Reply #8 on: January 27, 2010, 12:21:07 pm »
oh ,but do you know the price to keep silence ....
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Re: Retromobile 2010
« Reply #9 on: January 27, 2010, 02:35:37 pm »
Nice pics.
I went up the Statue of Liberty a couple of years before 11/9 and after that it was closed to the public. It is a great piece of work, with the internal structure designed by Gustave Eiffel, and very similar in principle to the Tower. The skin is copper sheet, about as thick as a standard coin.
Have not seen that Mazda before, very nice, similar to an NSU Prinz.
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Re: Retromobile 2010
« Reply #10 on: January 28, 2010, 02:33:40 pm »
Quote from: jean-do on January 27, 2010, 12:21:07 pm
oh ,but do you know the price to keep silence ....



Now let me guess, something that is green, has three wheels and goes pop pop pop!!
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Re: Retromobile 2010
« Reply #11 on: January 28, 2010, 03:11:47 pm »
A Heinkel Ireland?!
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Re: Retromobile 2010
« Reply #12 on: January 28, 2010, 05:52:18 pm »
Since when did a four stroke go pop pop?
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Re: Retromobile 2010
« Reply #13 on: January 28, 2010, 09:37:02 pm »
aahhh dear bob, i knew you were not slow-witted ...
now it'll be my time to dream i'm an Airbus pilot ....
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