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Readers' Photos # 68: 1965 VW Beetle

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Sure, new cars have got lots of stuff.  Safety stuff.  Comfort stuff.  Connectivity stuff.  Stuff for the sake of stuff.  Stuff 'em, I reckon!  Gimme this ultra cool 1965 VW Beetle any day!   U M P H (uppermiddlepetrolhead.blogspot.com.au.) Photos by CACT

The Best of Classics by the Beach (Some of them, Anyway)

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I suppose that, in the whole scheme of things, missing out on my regular first Sunday of the month outing to Sandy Bay's Classics by The Beach isn't a huge deal, what with Covid-19 and all that rot.  So, rather than dwell on its temporary cessation, I've gone through my photos and put together half a dozen of my favourites, whether they're interesting cars or just images that I particularly like.  This selection is from late 2015.  I hope you enjoy them, too.  Is this your first time on uppermiddlepetrolhead?  There are plenty more classic, sports and performance cars, as well as car shows and motorsports meetings, on the site that you might enjoy.  J ust use the search facility - the magnifying glass icon - in the top right hand corner of the screen to look for any type of vehicle or Tasmanian automotive event.  Please enjoy!  U M P H (uppermiddlepetrolhead.blogspot.com.au.)

Readers' Photos # 67: TG Gemini Sedan

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Thirty odd years ago, I'd have rolled about on the ground urinating myself laughing at the prospect of liking a Holden Gemini.  However, here we are in the third decade of the 21st century and not only do I like one, I'm (almost) in raptures over the example featured today, recently sent in from the UMPH Canberra Bureau.   It's ostensibly stock, save the ultra-tasty BBS basket-weave wheels but it's a fair bet that someone's put a lot of effort into the duco, such is its lustrous depth.  The interior appears to be just as perfect, too. A simple Google search is enough to reveal that there's a flourishing Gemini scene, with plenty of great examples of sedans and wagons from the TC of the mid-1970s, right through to early- to mid-1980s TGs like the one shown here.  Sadly, the now much sought after coupe is a little less common, which might be attributable to some degree to their manufacture having ceased in 1979 (Wikipedia). As preva...