Monday, April 30, 2012

Très Belle.....!!

When we were heading out to the airport yesterday to pick up David we passed a bride on the way to her big day traveling in grand style. The distinctive green and white number plates belong to Belle Classic Limousines who have the most amazing range of old classics including Bentleys, Daimlers and Jaguar Mk 5's as above. Although I'm not all that bothered about cars, these beauties conjure up images of whiling away summer afternoons, sipping champagne on rolling green lawns, wearing long floaty dresses, you can see where I'm going with this, tennis, boating on the river (wearing boaters!). The name Belle is the icing on the cake, how perfect! It's been raining cats and dogs in Perth this weekend, the welcome end to a very long dry spell, I hope you had a really great weekend and are all set for another week.....

Posted by PerthDailyPhoto at 12:10 AM

27 comments:

  1. AriannaApril 30, 2012 at 12:31 AM

    I love old cars!! Arianna

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  2. MalyssApril 30, 2012 at 1:10 AM

    I love them too! much more than most of modern cars, which have no special style. A 50ies jaguar would be my favorite! :o)

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  3. Stefan JanssonApril 30, 2012 at 1:14 AM

    Travelling in style.

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  4. RedPatApril 30, 2012 at 1:34 AM

    Wonderful although I wouldn't want to have to pay the gas bill for that baby! ;-)

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  5. LowellApril 30, 2012 at 1:44 AM

    I love these cars! But I'd be afraid to take it out of the garage! Did you ever notice that so often the only time one gets to ride in a limo (or the equivalent) is when they get married or buried?

    Glad for the rain! And hope you have a wonderful week ahead.

    I just hope you weren't driving when you took these pictures! ;-))

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  6. ErikaApril 30, 2012 at 2:11 AM

    Very nice car. To day I went to the beach , warm
    is coming to Italy.....
    A big hug.
    Erika

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  7. Sylvia KApril 30, 2012 at 2:12 AM

    What a marvelous old care and what fun! Great captures, Grace! I see you're getting rain, too! Hope you have a great start for your week!

    Sylvia

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  8. NokeApril 30, 2012 at 2:32 AM

    Schönes altes Auto.

    Gruß
    Noke

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  9. GunnApril 30, 2012 at 2:47 AM

    Unique, full of style and very pretty!!

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  10. ArtApril 30, 2012 at 2:55 AM

    Absolutely fantastic!

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  11. NadezdaApril 30, 2012 at 3:54 AM

    Elles sont vraiment magnifiques, j'aime les vieilles voitures, les ancêtres.:):):)

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  12. theconstantwalkerApril 30, 2012 at 3:54 AM

    So lovely to see...

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  13. John "By Stargoose And Hanglands"April 30, 2012 at 5:13 AM

    It seems to be raining all over the world! Hope it didn't spoil the bride's big day. what a way to travel!

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  14. biebkriebelsApril 30, 2012 at 5:21 AM

    I like this beauty Belle. Must be great to go to your wedding like this. The rain I can't stand it anymore here, I want sun!

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  15. Windsmoke.April 30, 2012 at 5:56 AM

    Older cars of yester year had more class and style unlike today's cars that look all the same :-).

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  16. Paul in Powell RiverApril 30, 2012 at 6:37 AM

    Belle is gorgeous!!

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  17. RandyApril 30, 2012 at 9:52 AM

    That's a nice ride.

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  18. SharonApril 30, 2012 at 1:06 PM

    I'd say that bride is going to arrive in style.
    To answer your question on my blog, the palo verde tree only blooms in the spring and they usually last 3 to 4 weeks. I found another beauty today and photographed it.

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  19. CloudiaApril 30, 2012 at 3:07 PM

    look at those lines!


    Warm Aloha from Honolulu
    Comfort Spiral

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  20. rem_laApril 30, 2012 at 8:42 PM

    quel magnifique engin

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  21. brattcatApril 30, 2012 at 8:43 PM

    ah, i hear a movie soundtrack playing quietly in the background.

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  22. DarylApril 30, 2012 at 9:12 PM

    oh nice, I like the way you used that effect on the first one ... classy chassis ..

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  23. Genie -- Paris and BeyondApril 30, 2012 at 10:56 PM

    Great shot of the back of the car and you can even see the wedding veil. Glad that you saw some much-needed rain...

    To answer your question, definitely, but only facing the building and making faces at the people inside on my way down!

    Bises,
    Genie

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  24. SRQApril 30, 2012 at 11:20 PM

    Top pic is terrific. Too bad it rained on the bride's big day...but, the rain was needed. We had a bit of rainy weekend too which we also needed.

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  25. 黄清华 Wong Ching WahMay 1, 2012 at 6:16 PM

    Marrying in style ...

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  26. Melbourne Australia PhotosMay 2, 2012 at 8:03 AM

    Well captured, Grace. They certainly don;t make cars like that any more...

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  27. Louis la VacheMay 11, 2012 at 5:01 AM

    Ah, yes! «Louis» likes this very much!

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