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Rusty Chrome (Malcolm Parker)

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Re: Bath Microcar Rally 2012
« Reply #15 on: July 11, 2012, 11:59:25 pm »
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Re: Bath Microcar Rally 2012
« Reply #16 on: July 12, 2012, 12:00:24 am »
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Re: Bath Microcar Rally 2012
« Reply #17 on: July 12, 2012, 12:01:23 am »
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Re: Bath Microcar Rally 2012
« Reply #18 on: July 12, 2012, 12:09:15 am »
Shame there weren't any Bonds or Scootacars this year but given the weather it was nice to find anything there at all and it was good chatting in the carpark. Thanks to anyone who took part or worked on the organisation.
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Re: Bath Microcar Rally 2012
« Reply #19 on: July 12, 2012, 08:36:49 am »
Nice photos, thanks all!

I might be out of order here, but I really like the four wheel Bond Bug. I have always liked Bugs apart from the single front wheel layout which always looks very wrong to me, and having two fronts will no doubt improve its handling dramatically without much loss of performance. Once when we were leaving Chippenham Festival where I had been driving around town on my Drum Car with the Fezheads I spotted one of those red TG 500s coming the other way, not sure which. The only other time I saw one on the road was a canary yellow one at Hammersmith Broadway in about 1985. It overtook me and my band mates (in my old Ford Escort) and weaved through the heavy traffic on the big roundabout without slowing, zipping from lane to lane so rapidly that it was not getting in anyone's way. My band mates could not believe what they were seeing, so I was able to give them a history lesson!
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Re: Bath Microcar Rally 2012
« Reply #20 on: July 12, 2012, 09:16:15 am »
Dear Malcolm

Great record of the Bath Rally. From the photographs we can also play spot the Rumcar Forum members. Can I start with Big Al in image 0865

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Re: Bath Microcar Rally 2012
« Reply #21 on: July 12, 2012, 09:44:44 am »
And isnt that MIke Shepherd in 0861?

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Re: Bath Microcar Rally 2012
« Reply #22 on: July 12, 2012, 09:50:44 am »
Well spotted!
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Re: Bath Microcar Rally 2012
« Reply #23 on: July 12, 2012, 10:19:20 am »
 I spy me, Chris Thomas & Grenville Taylour together in a huddle in 0853.   :)

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Re: Bath Microcar Rally 2012
« Reply #24 on: July 12, 2012, 11:16:28 am »

I might be out of order here, but I really like the four wheel Bond Bug.

Have to say this was a fantastic piece of work, lots of little detail changes that made the car lsit and ook just right unlike every other four-wheel Bug conversion I've seen.
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Re: Bath Microcar Rally 2012
« Reply #25 on: July 12, 2012, 11:18:23 am »
Glad I'm not the only heretic!
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Re: Bath Microcar Rally 2012
« Reply #26 on: July 12, 2012, 02:13:31 pm »
Should have held it near us, not much rain!
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Re: Bath Microcar Rally 2012
« Reply #27 on: July 12, 2012, 06:53:18 pm »
Should have held it near us, not much rain!

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Re: Bath Microcar Rally 2012
« Reply #28 on: July 12, 2012, 07:24:22 pm »
looks a good gathering i prefer it when theyre all squashed together -  more intimate  n never been keen on regimented lines of one make . i too love the 4 wheel Bug - its a long while since i saw one and looks different - is it the round headlights - NICE  :)
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Re: Bath Microcar Rally 2012
« Reply #29 on: July 12, 2012, 08:04:06 pm »
Yup, the "bug eye" headlamps are a nice touch, also make it look a bit like a Lotus/Caterham/Westfield Seven.
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