Custom Car – September 2019

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signs,custompaintdoneinttthhheopenair,

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Allofwhichbringsustoourfavourite
featuresinthisissue–aroundupofthe
SeniorCompAlteredsceneandareport
ontheRainyCityCruisers’ 2 ndNational
RodandCustomShowinManchester.
250 +carsandmotorcyclesarrangedacross
threehallsandsome 36 , 000 visitors,the
onlybadpointwasthetwatwhorangup
withahoaxbombwarningandbrought
theshowtoanuntimelyend.Notsuch
greatmemoriesoftheee’ 777000 sssstttthhhhere.
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PastyereyesExpress,MoulinRouge,
Shotgun,MississippiShuffle,Quicksilver...
Wecouldgoon,butwe’llleaveitthere,
withasmileonourcollectivefaces.

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AUGUST 2019 CUSTOMCAR 81