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1954 Citroën Traction Avant Pickup This pickup was built as a one-off by a dutch Citroën specialist as a promotional vehicle. It features the rear axle and rear doors from an HY van. It looks factory, and we’d love to find room for it in the shed here at Perkintowers. #weirdcarbs

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Well, apparently I’m not wired right, so today I’ve been to hospital and electrocuted in a laboratory. #itselectrifying

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Dog has broken again. Going to try a soft reset with some treats. #dogsofbs #itsadogslife

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More Easter eggs from Vengeance Most Fowl!’

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Aww, it’s as if butter wouldn’t melt…… #dogsofbs #itsadogslife

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Amber is helping Nursie with the recycling. #dogsofbs #itsadogslife

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More Amber warnings, I see. Look, she’s not that bad! #dogsofbs #itsadogslife

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Someone is dog tired after walkies. #itsadogslife #dogsofbs

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Christmas tree nearly dead now. Dog’s farts are pine fresh. Wallpaper full of unexplained pinholes. Please help.

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The guard dog is on arm duty again! #dogsofbs #itsadogslife

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That’s one way to kill some time in the days between Christmas and New Year. #weirdcarbs

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A date for the diary

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Went swimming today. Pee’d in the deep end. Lifeguard saw it. Blew his whistle so loud I nearly fell in.

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Prawn mode engaged after a day out in Derbyshire. #itsadogslife #dogsofbs

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Don’t know if this is photoshopped or real, but it seems like an authentic Scottish Christmas.

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The furball is on hand duty, making sure my hand doesn’t escape. #dogsofbs

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Maserati Simun. Styled by Giorgetto Giugiaro when he worked for Ghia in the late 1960s, the Maserati Simun was a concept displayed on the Ghia stand at the 1968 Turin Motor Show. Only one car was built, which now resides in the Maserati Motor Museum in Modena. #weirdcarbs

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A sleepy furball with her head on my lap! #itsadogslife

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Porsche 911 Spyder. Commissioned by Californian Porsche dealer John von Neumann, the car was revealed on the Bertone stand at the 1966 Geneva motor show. The car never progressed to production, and remained in the ownership of von Neumann. It sold for $1.4 million in 2018. #weirdcarbs

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So, we’ve killed a tree and erected it indoors so that we can watch it die slowly for a month. Dog will be farting pine needles at me for months starting any day soon. #bahhumbug

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Alfa Romeo Carabo First shown at the 1968 Paris Motor Show, the Marcello Gandini designed concept was one of the first wedge designs. Built in just 10 weeks on an Alfa Romeo 33 Stradale chassis, the concept was fully functional and currently resides at Museo Alfa Romeo. #weirdcarbs

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The Fisker Surf was a shooting brake concept that debuted at Frankfurt Motor Show in 2011. Based on the Fiskar Karma, the car was powered by 2x 120kW motors and a 2.0 litre Ecotec engine. It’s not clear if the Surf entered production, though roughly 2500 Karma models were produced. #weirdcarBS

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Targeted ads on FB are missing the spot again. Whilst my feet and legs would be toasty warm in these socks, it seems a little pointless when my arse would be freezing cold in a skirt that would hardly cover my bollocks.

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I think my afternoon may consist of cleaning the floor after my assistant assisted me with the recycling. #dogsofbs

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Time for me to say goodbye to Twatter. I used to like it there, but it seems to have turned into a cesspool of vitriol and hatred.

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Porsche 356 Kruezer This interesting take on a shooting brake was built by the late John Dixon. Powered by a Carrera engine, this unique build certainly puts a twist on the concept of shooting brakes! #weirdcarbs

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I don’t visit Twatter very often, and this is the first time in a while I’ve seen something that has raised a smile

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1969 Intermeccanica Murena GT. This American/Italian design is one of just 11 built. Propelled by a 429 Ford engine and C6 transmission, the design has some interesting angles and detailing, including a recessed and retractable rear window. #weirdcarbs

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Rover SD1 Estate. Carbodies of Coventry were commissioned to build a clay buck, leading led to two prototypes being built in-house. This promising looking estate could have been very appealing to markets that taken to Ford Granada and Volvo estates. #weirdcarbluesky

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Rover P6 Estoura Around 160 examples were built by FLM Panelcraft, Marketed by HR Owen Ltd, with interiors finished by either Crayford, HR Owen or Hurst Park Motors. There would be plenty of room in my garage for one! #weirdcarbluesky

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Triumph TR6 Shooting Brake Built as a one-off by owner Bernd Amling, this TR6 shooting brake is truly unique. #weirdcarbluesky

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Jensen GT Introduced in 1975, the Jensen GT was a shooting brake version of the Jensen-Healey. Powered by the Lotus 907 engine, and with a 2+2 seating configuration, 511 were produced between 1975 and 1976 #weirdcarbluesky

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Jensen-Ford Shooting Brake Built in 1935, this is one of around 20 Canadian Ford model 48 V8 chassis imported to the U.K. and bodied as a shooting brake by Jensen. Jensen undertook more work than ‘just’ nailing a body on, including repositioning the engine and radiator. #weirdcarbluesky

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Aston Martin DB5 Shooting Brake. In 1964, David Brown commissioned Harold Radford Ltd. to create a custom shooting brake on the DB5 platform,with a further 11 vehicles converted. This conversion remains prized by collectors, and there would be room for one in the garage here! #weirdcarbluesky

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Perkinsenior standing proud after waking the David Brown 25 from her slumbers. #vintagetractor

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A little road run today from just outside Twycross #vintagetractor

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Designed by Luigi Chinetti Jr. and Gene Garfinkle, this Panther Westwinds built Ferrari 365 GTB/4 Shooting Brake is truly unique. Unlike traditional shooting brake designs, this avoided using a tailgate by using gullwing-style rear side windows for access to the cargo area. #weirdcarbluesky

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Probably preaching to the converted, but still….. gizmodo.com/bluesky-teas...

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SAAB 900 Estate. A prototype version was built at Trollhättan in 1981, though this conversion is by SAAB’s Dutch importer AIM. The conversion used the existing lamps, with the tailgate using the lower part of the hatch and a custom upper panel. Two are believed to exist. #weirdcarbluesky

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Peugeot 504 Riviera: Shown at the 1971 Geneva salon, the 504 coupé-based Riviera shooting brake was a one-off by Pininfarina, which is rumoured to survive in the hands of a Spanish collector. #weirdcarbluesky

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Bentley Val d’Isere. Built by Robert Jenkel Design using their own four wheel drive system, with the rear wheels driven conventionally, though the front wheels were driven by modified wheel hubs containing hydraulic motors. #weirdcarbluesky

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I have an inexplicable love of shooting brakes. Case in point is this Aston Martin Vanquish Zagato. Oof! #weirdcarbluesky

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