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Classics by the Beach: May, 2022

Sadly, 2022's Targa Tasmania saw another fatality - the fourth in two years - resulting in the downgrading of the entire event from competition to touring only.  It looks like finishing the Tour was still a bridge too far for some participants, with a number turning up at Classics by the Beach on Sunday morning, well ahead of the scheduled close of Targa-related activities for this year.  Had it not been for the smattering of Targa Tour entrants who showed up at Classics, it would've been one of the more dismal turnouts in recent years.  However, that didn't diminish the quality of cars that did attend; there were still quite a few beautiful vehicles on display, with the Alvis shown below being particularly interesting. Whilst it won't shock anyone that it's an early model car, it might still surprise a few people just how old it actually is, hailing, as it does, from 1928!  It's also likely that one or two will be taken aback by its advanced technology, includi