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Ade’s Mk2 Orion

I’ve never been much of a gambler, but like many reading this, I’ll not be alone in having tried my luck with the odd car raffle over the years. I’ve never bothered with the supercars and big-name competitions — Bonus Balls and small-scale raffles where a classic or drifter are up for grabs with odds of 100/1 or less have been my usual temptation.

I had never won anything though and had grown quite disheartened by the idea in recent times. It was then quitecheap-to-run, carefree retro sounded good. Especially when everything I have I typically make uncomfortable and far less economical than the good Ford intended!

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