ToolsnTrack
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A retro wedding car?ToolsnTrack
@overdrive
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May 23, 2011 19:49:13 GMT
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Getting married next year and i am left in charge of organising the cars. I'm really keen on having something different from the usual mainstray of wedding stuff. It has to be retro too....What could i go for? Any ideas?  |
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May 23, 2011 20:05:04 GMT
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That's a REALLY broad set of criteria.. What has 4 doors and/or easy access for the bride? What will not get grease on her dress?
Most importantly, what do you like and what will not end in an annulment of the wedding?
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...proper medallion man chest wig motoring. |
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markbognor
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A retro wedding car?markbognor
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May 23, 2011 20:18:13 GMT
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Has she given the go ahead for something unusual or is she expecting you to organise a white Rolls Royce?* *Not that a white Rolls Royce doesn't have a lo of class, there are some things that are just right. Any excuse for the pics.... The wedding car was a Cloud II  I really wanted to take the guests from the reception venue, to the regestry office and back again so they only had to park up once and didn't have to struggle to find parking in town, so to go with the early 60's Roll's we found a Leland Leopard coach.  |
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Stu
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May 23, 2011 20:31:35 GMT
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We used my Dad's old VW splitty camper van. It'd been off the road for a few years but my wife was so keen to use it for the main wedding vehicle that he and my brother in law did loads of work to get it roadworthy again. It looked really good and everyone at the wedding commented on it, well, until they all got lashed at the free bar and fell over.  |
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'89 BMW E30 325i Sport, '04 MINI Cooper S, '09 Volvo V70 D5
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simes
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May 23, 2011 20:43:50 GMT
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This was ours  |
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May 23, 2011 22:14:42 GMT
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^that's sheer classy, and the bus is a great idea Mark!
Mine's gonna be a Tatra T-603... hopefully!
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I like the idea of having something different to the classic Rolls or whatever. BUT, have you checked with the bride to be or has she just said 'you sort the cars' and she thinks you'll get the traditional wedding car? If so then she might not be best chuffed at something old and (in our eyes at least) interesting rolls up outside the door. Anyway, heres my wedding car!  |
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ToolsnTrack
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Granted, that was a fairly broad request. Serves me right for asking quickly on my iPhone!!
I love 80s j tin, 70s muscle and random unusual stuff (a true retro rider?) but my biggest predicament seems to be my location. I know of lots os folk with highly impractical retro gear but little that can be regarded as wedding worthy. Hiring anything outwith a pink stretch Hummer may be a challenge.Â
The citroen DS is a fantastic idea. I guess my biggest reluctance is hiring some modern forgettable BMW or something. Mrs Overdrive is totally on board as shes already familiar with me being absent hiding in the garage for days on end.Â
We have a mk1 mr2 and a Camaro but I doubt any of those would work as wedding whips.Â
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I guess my biggest reluctance is hiring some modern forgettable BMW or something. ...  ;D |
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THE_Liam
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May 24, 2011 10:26:17 GMT
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My best mate gets married next year, and I've arranged for my uncle to chauffer with his '77 Caddy Sedan DeVille, silver with white leather  |
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May 24, 2011 10:48:45 GMT
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Just use what ever you've got already, that's what I did...  Although Mrs GW would never get in it with her dress on, so had a Range Rover to go from the Church to reception. |
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May 24, 2011 10:49:36 GMT
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Well this is what I surprised the missus with on the morning of our wedding...  It's a Chrysler New Yorker in Coral Pink and it was perfect...!!! There are loads of old motors to choose from out there so have a good look around, personally I would have wanted a stretched Mk4 Zodiac...  Good luck on your quest...  |
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nutter81
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May 24, 2011 10:51:54 GMT
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i used mine for a mates wedding  |
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May 24, 2011 12:20:19 GMT
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At the NEC Classic Car show there was a stretched Mk 1 Cortina. The finish and the craftsmanship were spot on.
There are photos posted on Flickr. Mk1 Cortina Limo Or there is also a Mk1 Granada Limo too.
Mmmmmmm
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ToolsnTrack
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May 24, 2011 13:28:12 GMT
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I guess my biggest reluctance is hiring some modern forgettable BMW or something. ... ;D I see your point, but thats neither modern nor forgettable! |
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May 24, 2011 13:31:12 GMT
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Super-traditional, me. This was our wedding car last June.  |
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May 24, 2011 15:35:38 GMT
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At the NEC Classic Car show there was a stretched Mk 1 Cortina. The finish and the craftsmanship were spot on. There are photos posted on Flickr. Mk1 Cortina Limo Or there is also a Mk1 Granada Limo too. Mmmmmmm I'm sure i saw that on the back of a low-loader a while back, Was it red? |
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dan
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May 24, 2011 15:55:29 GMT
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 You can't go wrong with a Silver Shadow. This Bronze one was ours  |
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May 24, 2011 22:28:23 GMT
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I see your point, but thats neither modern nor forgettable! reply was totally tongue-in-cheek |
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