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MoneyPenny hits the Amalfi Coast & the Riviera - Folkestone to Reims & the Musee Automobile Reims
After almost three years, we have been reunited with our beloved MoneyPenny. Having flown from Australia to the UK, she had a few issues...

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Jul 1, 20222 min read
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Le Mans Car Museum
On our way back to the ferry at Le Havre we stopped off at Le Mans. The motor raceway is (of course) famous and worth seeing, but the...

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Jun 21, 20221 min read
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Museo Auto-Moto Barcelona
Barcelona is another of our favourite cities and this tiny little car museum in the back streets of Barcelona is intriguing. I don't know...

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Jun 21, 20221 min read
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The Automobile Museum of Provence
On our 2019 France-Spain road trip we went to THREE car museums! They are everywhere! This one in Provence has a rather lovely little...

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Jun 21, 20221 min read
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Introducing our 1997 Aston Martin DB7 convertible 'MoneyPenny'
Mr F purchased MoneyPenny in 2019 from a collector in Seattle USA. He wanted a left-hand drive for European driving holidays and she was...

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Jun 21, 20221 min read
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The E-Type goes to Wine Country in the Hunter Valley, NSW
After being off the road since 1999, our 1966 E-type Jaguar Series 1, 2+2 hit the road for a family event in the beautiful Hunter Valley...

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Jun 20, 20221 min read
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1966 E-Type Jaguar Series 1 2+2
Introducing the E-Type. As long as I've known Mr F, this car has been in bits in the garage. He has put in an amazing effort and got her...

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Jun 20, 20221 min read
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Petersen Car Museum Los Angeles
We love LA. It's a great city and we are tragic Disney-philes. Mr F particularly loves the Peterson Museum so I negotiate time at the...

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Jun 20, 20221 min read
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The Elvis Car Collection at Gracelands
It was amazing to visit Gracelands to learn so much about Elvis but as a side issue there is also a great display of his cars at the...

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Jun 15, 20221 min read
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The Lane Museum Nashville
We did a great road trip on the Blues Highway from Nashville to New Orleans in 2019 and managed to find two car museums along the way!...

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Jun 15, 20221 min read
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The Fox Car Collection Melbourne 2022
You would not believe how many car museums there are in this world! They are everywhere! Mr F has a knack for sniffing them out wherever...

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Jun 15, 20221 min read
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Jensen-Healey 1974
Originally delivered to Hong Kong, but in Australia since the early 1990s. She was off the road for a good 15 years. Mr F, threw her...

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Jun 13, 20221 min read
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Jensen Car Club of Australia Annual National Rally 29 April to 2 May 2022, Katoomba, NSW
Having spent weekends and evenings over the past four months to rebuild the Jensen-Healey, Mr F wasn't confident that she would make it...

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Jun 12, 20221 min read
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Hi, from the classic car wife
I've recently retired and wanted to do something new. I'm married to a classic car nerd who I'll refer to as Mr F throughout this blog....

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Jun 11, 20221 min read
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