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Classics by the Beach: November, 2018

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November 2018's Classics by the Beach get-together at Sandy Bay, 10 minutes' south of Hobart's CBD, was an impressive turn-out, especially considering the foreboding weather.  There was a good mix of vehicles on display, with everything from the immaculate GTHO Falcon shown above and below, right through to a trio of Super Seven-style clubmans, a couple of rare Galant hardtops and the usual array of Aussie, British, Italian, German, Japanese and American cars. John's 3.9 litre Range Rover does double duty as a practical classic in its own right and the tow car for his ex-USA MGB roadster race car, as featured in previous UMPH Lufra Hill Climb posts.  It's one of several British classics in his garage, along with another Range Rover, a rare manual XJ Jaguar saloon and a number of classic motorcycles. It's not often that you get to see three Lotus-style clubmans in one place at the same time.  I've never ...