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Better late than never, especially when a Bolwell Nagari's involved!  That's why the UMPH team's posting its November instalment of southern Tasmania's best monthly cars and coffee meet - Classics by the Beach - after their coverage of December's event.  Admittedly, it's all down to a scheduling   🐓 -up but there was no way we weren't going to feature such an epic vehicle!  Our photos are courtesy of correspondent GlamRock, who was absolutely floored by the Ford V8-powered, low production machine.  It's one of only 100 Nagari coupes ever made, with a further 18 roadsters completing the production run.  If you want to know more about these Aussie icons, you could do worse than check this out:   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bolwell_Nagari . This 808 / RX3 is a bit of a beast!  It's generally accepted that Australia officially missed out on the wagon versions of Mazda's rotary-powered sedans but they were available in the US, at leas...

We have a winner!  This awesome RS2000-themed Mk1 Escort, photographed at Sandy Bay's first Sunday of the month cars and coffee, is at least as good as any other example of the marque that I've ever seen, thereby taking out the coveted UMPH Car of the Day Award*!    Not only were the body work and paint perfect, so too was the interior.  The iconic RS2000-style bubble arches would seem to be metal, rather than fibreglass (I had a sneaky feel underneath), while the side- and bonnet-stripes, Superlite wheels, split front bumpers and chromed bullet mirrors were all model and era appropriate.  It was simply stunning!    Alex's second-owner-since-new Fiat 131 Mirafiori was pretty slick, too!  It has around 95,000 genuine Ks on the clock and is straight and rust-free, having been garaged all its life.  It was purchased with a few minor scrapes that have since been sorted and now wears a set of very, very tasty 15" Davide Cironi Signature ...