Guest 656- Registered: 13 Mar 2008
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WOW!!! That's a bunch of very smart Hot Cars there, I love the thundering noise of them myself but draw the line at 6am
Good pix Pauli, you early bird you!
The Premier Inn's restaurant was competely packed to the rafters last night with these guys, not a free table in sight, so great business for them
Brian Dixon
- Location: Dover
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nah dutch tom,delft if its china my friend.
Guest 640- Registered: 21 Apr 2007
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Yes all very busy out there...this delightful automobile caught up in the traffic a few moments ago. But his delay gave us a chance to get a picture..
there was i ..paddlin' Madelin' home...
No idea what it is, but it looks great!
Guest 656- Registered: 13 Mar 2008
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Gorgeous!!! I wouldn't mind driving through the French countryside in this little number over the bank holiday weekend
Guest 710- Registered: 28 Feb 2011
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It is an example of a "Bentley 3 litre Red Label Boat Tail (1921-29) Engine 2996cc"
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Guest 641- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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Those 'Hot Rods' remind me of the Revell Automobile car kits I made as a youngster, I ended up sticking more of the kit to my fingers
Guest 761- Registered: 10 Jul 2012
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#103 - Isn't that the car from Chitty Chitty Bang Bang?
A flying car would be great for when the seafront and A20 get gridlocked like they are again at the moment!
Jan Higgins
- Location: Dover
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Similar Mike but no, I see Chris Evans now owns an original from one of my favourite films.
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Guest 640- Registered: 21 Apr 2007
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I was wondering how best to photograph this...literally hundreds of bicycles passing through this morning. Believe me the picture shows only a small section of them, I just couldnt fit them all in. Masses of 'em there were..like a plague of green locusts. What it was all about Gawd knows, but that Bradley Wiggins has a lot to answer for...!!lol!!?
The traffic, truck drivers, the lot, were completely perplexed.
Guest 640- Registered: 21 Apr 2007
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This little fellow is in the Hotel carpark opposite. It's a TUK TUK. The third world wheels of legend. I've never seen one before other than in the movies...ie one similar featured greatly in one of those James Bonds set in India where the Indian tennis pro had a cameo role. Bashing and biffing all the baddies as it sped through the colourful streets of Delhi or wherever.
Imagine a brace of these in say..yellow.. whizzing through the streets of Dover ferrying tourists about mid summer..enormous fun
Looks like this one made it all the way from Cardiff !
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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something like that would go down well with visitors to dover.
Guest 761- Registered: 10 Jul 2012
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Ahh but would it go up well in Dover? How is a TUK TUK with steep hills?
I can imagine the driver/tourist converstation now:
Where would you like to go?
Castle - No
Western Heights - NO
Langdon Heights - NO - May I suggest the Dover Museum...
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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i was thinking along the lines of cruise terminal - seafront - town mike. the open top bus does the castle.
Guest 710- Registered: 28 Feb 2011
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News of their 'expedition'...
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Guest 640- Registered: 21 Apr 2007
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Thats a heck of a link Tom. How do you find them. I see Joanna Lumley is behind Tuk Travels. Sounds good. As Joanna has reached sainthood status ..if she gives you the thumbs up than all must be good.
Lol! Can they not conquer a hillock or two? oh dear...ah well back to the drawing board. Didnt someone bring them in as a tourist accessory in Brighton a while back, its very flat in Brighton, however it didnt work out too well once the weather turned... but if they can make it all the way to the far east..
Guest 761- Registered: 10 Jul 2012
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I have seen one parked on Hythe seafront that has coffee machines built into the back and was doing quite a trade.
Guest 710- Registered: 28 Feb 2011
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Here you go Mike...
Tuk Tuk, up hill...
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Tuk Tuk, down hill..
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Guest 649- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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They are low gears so would go up hills but slow.
Guest 640- Registered: 21 Apr 2007
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I wonder how much these little Tuk Tuks are. If it was fairly modest I can see a business opportunity for someone in Dover whizzing the cruise passengers around...all presuming that it can go uphill of course. extra low gearing required. But nipping up to St Margarets along that delighful clifftop road with the gentle breeze whipping through yer curls and blowing the passengers sandwiches all over the place in the near open rear...would be great fun wouldnt it ?.....
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Guest 710- Registered: 28 Feb 2011
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"Attracts attention wherever you go!" They say - no kidding!?
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