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      NC500 spots

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      Seems that not many interesting older cars are on the go this summer? Bucking the trend were these two this morning (getting their messages at Lidls in Wick). Doing the NC500 west , north and lastly the (often overlooked) east coast   Ian
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    • egret
      Andrew's Mk IV Spitfire

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    • Hamish
      A5 mot fail

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      A5 mot fail

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      A5 mot fail

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      Bit like the lack of basic sanitation, effective medicines, not getting eaten by the local fauna, being perpetually cold and damp and malunutrition. F####g smart arse economists.

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