Vampire
Jan 2005
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So... I've just got back from a car show in Faversham, Kent where my dad was given free tickets to attend to show off his car. My brother even got in on the act with his 1954 (I believe) Ford Popular with a 2.8 Litre V6 lump in it (I got to drive it around the field earlier - it's an awesome car but it's somewhat lacking in comfort as it takes about 10 minutes to warm up before you can drive it without stalling (due to lack of choke), it has a mass of wires inside with random unlabelled switches (inc. one for a windscreen wiper that is 2 inches long and barely touches the screen), no door handle so you have to pull a cable to open the door, the headlights are non-existent, the brakes don't really work and many other things but it's still a fucking riot to drive).
Saw some lovely cars including a metallic black hearse with flames up the side, an "immaculate" late 1960s Ford Mustang, a brand new Ford Mustang GT (Eleanor-style), several Ford Coupes (1930s - 1940s), a few Ford Pops, a couple of 1930s Chevy Pickups and many more that I can't remember. I hid my Ford Focus ST out of sight to avoid ridicule amongst the classics. 
Bonus part out of the day was getting to sit in my dad's dragster again and getting to start it up. It may not sound like a big deal but lordy does it get the people flocking and the adrenaline flowing - especially when you blip the throttle. I say blip because that's all you can do before the roar of the engine literally blows the awning off the floor and causes anybody within 10 feet to leap back and hold their ears. I was in the driving seat with a gas mask and goggles on to protect myself from the fumes but didn't bother with any earplugs. I'm normally used to those kind of volumes but when I hit the accelerator twice in quick succession to give it a REAL burst, even I felt the ol' ear wax shake loose and shrank back in the seat (if you can call a bit of padding a seat - your bollocks are basically straddling the crankshaft... I dread to think what would happen if that exploded).
Anyways... here are a couple of pictures. One taken this evening of my dad's engine relatively close-up and another of my brother's car from a while back (still looks the same though).


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