Charlotte Vowden
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THIS is what fear of failure can do to you... when you beat it. Today, I made my dad proud and myself cry. Hardknott Pass: 3000RPM in first gear, a first for me in FSK. I’d built the technical challenges of it up, and up and up in my head, but, we conquered it
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Haters gonna hate, but it’s my car and I’ll do what I want to 🔥 Charlotte has given her Rover Metro pink pinstripes and refuses to fix its leaky sunroof. Here, she tells me why she set up her own car club and refuses to be pigeonholed:
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What does it feel like to win raddest car at RADwood? These pics say it all 🤙🫶💜
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There is so much I need to process from the last few days. Driving FSK like I have never driven her before was terrifying, mind blowing, empowering and more. So here’s to my little red roadster, pictured here 🧐 out over the road I’d just managed to navigate her up
#hardknottpass
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Be brave, do your thing, and great things can happen.
Incredibly proud to share the news that I'm the first female opinion columnist to grace the pages of
@PracticalClass
In the shops, NOW!
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Drop the mic moment 🎤 Tune in to Repair Lot, the new classic car restoration show I present on
@DaveTVChannel
@ 6pm July 23rd. I've got so much to reveal & there are lots of people to share the spotlight with, but for now, I'm celebrating. Look, it's me! I'm going to be on tele!
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Blissfully happy with my choice of trouser to judge RADwood’s show’n’shine alongside
@ThePollitt
and
@femalemechanic1
can you tell? 💁♀️
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A shoutout to all the awesome humans who have taken the time to share their car story with me on
@mikebrewer
motoring this year. You can read their interviews here:
Tag someone who you think has a fantastic car story to tell 😀
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How two over-enthusiastic British guys gave new life to a once-in-a-lifetime Lamborghini Urraco barn find, as told by
@mikebrewer
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Being self-employed is tough but liberating. My time, although it often doesn’t feel like it, is my own. Today I shut the lid on my laptop & hit the road. I needed the headspace & the buzz. This is out of the office, my way ❤️🏎️ p.s. did you spot the grease on my cheek? 👩🏼🔧⚙️
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"I didn’t need the boyfriend anymore, I had a car" 😜🤣👏🏻 In the Spring issue of
@PracticalClass
my mum takes me on a trip down memory lane in an Austin 1300 GT at
@car_british
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I won an award, can you tell?! 😃 Classic Car Writer of the year and grinning from ear to ear with
@RBWClassicElec
#NewspressAwards
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The
@CambridgeWords
definition of a happy place is "a memory, situation, or activity that makes you feel happy." Being with this car is mine.
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An impulse buy at the age of 16, Patrice’s first car experience wasn’t as straightforward as just jump in and drive. Here, she shares the highs and lows of ownership
#mk2polo
#mk2
#classiccar
#firstcar
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I recon it’s a fair exchange. My three day affair with the Porsche Kamm 912c begins tomorrow
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It’s rare and its owner is one inspirational lady 💪 Who’s gonna pick up the current edition of
@PracticalClass
to read all about Joanne and her Rover P6 VIP, which is one of only 77 ever made
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A couple of fairly average guys got me through my first go at
#FOTU
live stage hosting 💪❤️ with
@joncoupland
as our special guest ✨
@HagertyUK
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I really, really wanted to see what was under here 😵💫😬😳🤯
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Do you have a piece of automobilia that needs restoration? I may be able to help 😃 I'm working on a top secret project which is offering a free repair service for interesting items. SPOILER ALERT you'd have to be willing to appear on TV. Up for that? Drop a message below/via DM
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“It takes one person to ignite something inside you, for good or bad, and when I met my partner Chloe, I realised how much of a passion I have for cars."
@RetroSammie
's story is beautiful, and you can read it right here:
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A sixth sense, a shaky hand and finding the sweet spot 👩🎨 I spent the day with Terry Smith to learn the secrets of signwriting. Here's what happened:
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Pssst, I'm letting you in on a little secret... I love a Landy but had never driven one until yesterday 🫣 and yes it was flippin' amazing! Can you tell? 😃 Dream realised in a Defender TD5 90 at Twisted in Yorkshire
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This is the Bentley that blew
@TheEddChina
's mind then got sold in bits 🥴 Find out why, here:
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After its winter hibernation for restoration, Georgina Wooten’s Fiat Panda is hitting the road in aid of
@ProstateUK
Here, she explains why she’s chosen this car to raise awareness of a cause that’s close to her heart
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Ever wondered how to carry out a leaded to unleaded conversion on a classic car? Tune into episode six of Repair Lot tomorrow to find out
Starring Alan and his Leyland Princess 🤩
Watch live: 6pm on
@davechannel
Stream:
@UKTVPlay
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Tiny treasures in Amsterdam: I meet the maker creating wearable classic cars:
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Back on
@DetourRoadtrips
duty. First Pit Stop of the summer: The 1950s Museum in Denbigh, North Wales 📍🗺️
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Dad took a superb picture of Stonehenge this morning. Bravo father
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Fancy an automotive trip down memory lane with
@mikebrewer
? Here’s you’re invite ✉️ See you at 6pm!
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Impeccably co-ordinated for the
@PracticalClass
photoshoot. Subscribers will already have had their eyes on the latest edition and the wait is almost over for those of us who pop to the shops to get a print copy 😄
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.
@MariaCostello
sold her Suzuki RGV250 to help fund her racing career. Although it had to be done, she told me it was a traumatic mistake and that she often wonders whether it’s still in one piece. Can you help her find it?
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Dark clouds surrounded us and hailstones fell, but blue skies waited up ahead. Into the wild with
@PracticalClass
📸 taken through the windscreen of
@James_Walshe
’s 2CV. Look out for the full report of our winter warmer adventure in the Feb edition
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This babe & her owner be goin' on tour 🚗 Next week we'll be showing off
@NECRestoShow
💁🏼♀️ and I'm a little bit nervous. It's the 1st time FSK will be part of a properly big automotive gathering + my 1st event doing a bit of
@PracticalClass
representin' 🧰 Who’s gonna be there?
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Good morning from Wales. Proper job at The Old Stores Motorcycle Cafe 🍳☕️
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First time out on Goodwood's historic circuit and to do it in a vintage Bentley, well, it doesn't get better than that
#Goodwood
#goodwood75
thanks
@vintagebentley1
@GoodwoodMC
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Should I be offended or flattered that my car was the only one on the street that’s been flyered?
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Steve Parrish
@Stavros6
wants to tell you a story about a motorbike. It doesn’t have a name, it’s just Yamaha TD2B, but it’s the reason why he wears hearing aids and what propelled him away from spending his life as a tractor mechanic ...
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What’s wrong with a knob? asks
@JohnJoeVollans
in the latest edition of
@PracticalClass
So,
#CarTwitter
, touch screens or dials on dashboards, which do you prefer? Is one safer to use than the other when you’re driving? Let me know!
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The look that says, where to next? Woken up in planning mode this morning and wondering how dad and I can top the 2000 miles in 47 hours challenge we accomplished for charity last year. Any ideas? Suggestions for silly days out and best drives are welcome too
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Doing our best to blend in
@car_british
today
#BTS
on a
@PracticalClass
shoot with
@idriveaclassic
and my mum behind the 📸
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These are the cars that
@vb_h
wishes she could have had in her garage forever. Read on to find out why:
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06.12, Lizard Point. Three hours and twelve minutes after successful challenge completion. Status: eyes stinging, head swimming, ears ringing, everything tingling. That’s what 47 hours in an MGA will do to ya!
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How to get even 🔥 under your boiler suit collar during a heatwave: say yes to a
@goodwoodrevival
course-car lap in a GT40. The final vehicle in a 7-car run of MkIIIs, DWC 8G is the last original GT40 that was built. We hit around 150mph on track. Woweee! Thanks
#forduk
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Turned 35 and hiked to the hills with my better half. It was mostly damp but totally brilliant.
- Wore sequins
- Got some new followers 🐑
- Scoffed treats made my mum and my best mate
- Enjoyed a dram
- Met a frog
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One man and his 23mph three-wheeler
@OrchinAlex
tells me what it was like to travel over a thousand miles in his 54-inch daily driver. A hint: agony! (but awesome)
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This time last week I was prepping for my first rally, in a car I'd never driven, with a navigator I'd never met. Looking fairly chill here but it was hold that steering wheel nice and tight stuff!
You'll find out how it went, very soon on
@mikebrewer
’s website
#heroerarally
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One week ago today 🚗⛰️ The technique wasn’t perfect, but for me, it was one heck of a drive. Now to find the words to describe the feels… Coming soon in
@PracticalClass
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FILTH ☺️ Scheduled a good splash of water and sprucing tomorrow, of course
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.
@Ed_Westby
on why his little white motor is a beacon of all that was best in British motoring
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Take me back… no, seriously… take me back! Nothing beats life on the road with friends ❤️
Adventures in Cumbria! In this month’s magazine, we take our classics on a winter road run to the Lake District… and don’t break down! Sort of…
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Ever had a fish stick sandwich? No? You’re missing out
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Where do you hang out with the one and only
@joncoupland
aka Proton Jon 👑 On the floor of course
#FOTU
spotting
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When you’ve found a car that’s right for you it becomes a platform for self-expression, says Nova owner Rosie Redshaw. Do you agree?
#WeirdCarTwitter
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£4.90 for 1.25 miles. I’m about to take a trip on “the most expensive train in Britain”
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There are two things in life that Keiran Reid is obsessed with; the TV programme Heartbeat and his 1971 MGB GT. In this interview for
@mikebrewermotor
he told me why he wishes it could be the sixties all over again
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In the latest edition of
@PracticalClass
I share the reasons why I don't buckle-up in my MGA and explain why equipping an older car with seatbelts is a complex dilemma – what’s safe in one car, may not be in another. Enjoy the read and join the debate!
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Got sent some pressies from
@HagertyUK
🎁🙏🏻 Wanna be as snazzy as
@PaulCowland_
@joncoupland
and myself? Get yours, here:
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STOP what you’re doing at 6pm and watch the premiere of Repair Lot on
@davechannel
you have had your marching orders!
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Big day 🎉 My
@ST_Driving
classic car column has launched ✨ I've written about some of the fab females I've had the privilege to meet during an initially terrifying, but ultimately tremendous, first 5,000-mile driving season with ❤️ to
@Footman_James
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Use it or lose it. It’s a stark warning issued by Mark, the owner of
@acecafelondon
The pandemic & now soaring energy bills threatens the survival of our fave automotive hangouts so in the latest
@PracticalClass
I urge our community to take collective action. Tag somewhere you ♥️
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Overlander goes over the sea. Gone sailing in search of some roads to cruise in the Kamm 912C
#porsche912c
#kamm912c
#cargirl
#porschegirl
#drivemecrazy
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Mission try and make it to Snowdonia was a success.
Tonight: a nip 🥃
Tomorrow: nippy adventures 🏔️
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In this month's
@PracticalClass
find out what happened when Miki Kázmér lent me his soulful Porsche 912c, a lightweight prototype restomod of a 1968 vehicle that’s been making headlines since it debuted in the autumn of 2022
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2022, that's a wrap 🎬 My lips are sealed for now, but stay tuned for exciting news about a secret project I worked on this summer with some incredibly talented people 🎥📺
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Tell me you’ve been in a classic car convoy without telling me you’ve been in a classic car convoy 😂 🚙💨
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Atelier for the alternative: How visionary metalwork artist
@raeripple
has made her name cutting up cars
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It’s nice to get a smiley picture of yourself that you're not putting on a smile for. It's also nice when you bump into friendly faces at an event when you didn't expect to know anyone. A jolly nice evening indeed with
@A1GOY
and
@JohnMarcar
to toast
#10YearsOfDacia
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The first lesson? As driver of a classic car - I needed a suitable hat. I write about inheriting my grandfather's
#MGA
for
@ST_Driving
Watch the video & read the article
#classiccars
@MGCarClub
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#ItsOkayToNotBeOkay
Lewis Warren, founder of
@Takona_official
is using his humble hatchback to create an inclusive community of car lovers who want to combat the UK's mental health crisis
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You know it’s a decent car show when
you can get a decent hot donut
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Today started with a hike to watch the sun wake up. Breathe.
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