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Weird and wonderful motors on show
Friday 28th March 2008, 1:25PM GMT.
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Thousands of people poured into Weston Park for the Midlands Festival of Transport.
The show, which has been running for 21 years, gave people the chance to take a closer look at some of their favourite cars, lorries and bikes.
But what about those more unusual forms of transport – how did a DeLorean from Back to the Future arrive in Shropshire on Bank Holiday Monday?
And what is the difference between a real Ferrari and a close replica?
Video journalist James Shaw was on hand to find out!
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Sorry.
But that video did little justice to the vehicles that were evidently on display.
Here we had a festival that included historic, and classic cars of all genres and all we got were interviews with someone who owns an old lawnmower, someone who thinks converting a Toyota MR2 into a Ferrari F355 look-alike is a good thing, and another who has ruined a rare “modern” classic (the DeLorean) by adding pieces of Dyson to make it look like a poor replica of the car in the film. Not to mention the constant appearance of a Sinclair C5!
This could have been an interesting video clip with footage, and interviews with owners, of such delights as Triumph TR’s / Armstrong-Siddeleys / MG’s / Jaguars / Alvis’ / Daimlers / Bentleys etc.
If you want some good coverage of a local car enthusiast meeting, contact me and I’ll record some footage at the next monthly PistonHeads Breakfast Club Meet at RAF Cosford. A large gathering that includes a huge range of modern and classic sports cars.
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