My wife and I were lucky enough to attend Eurofest in Belfast Northern
Ireland. We arrived the Sunday before the event, giving us time to explore
the city. The weather was almost perfect for the entire trip. We were
able to walk about day and night without even a jacket. We didn't see
the colder weather until Friday evening and rain for our trip to the coast
to the Giants Causeway and the Bushmills tour. All the photos were taken
by Judy.
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Ken and Judy meet Northern Ireland First Minister David
Trimble in a cafe near the Europa Hotel. Our tour guide for the day,
Joe Murray, introduced us after noticing the Trimbles were lunching
at the same cafe we were. Mr. Trimble is a key figure in Northern
Ireland politics and the peace process. This was on our first day
in Belfast. Thanks again for the wonderful tours, Joe! |
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At the home/garage of automobile memorabilia collector
outside Belfast. This was a room full of lighted service station signs.
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A large silver jaguar is an eye-catching feature of
the collection. |
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David Swingle,Marty Maier, and Ken. |
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A DeLorean chassis at the DeLorean exhibit in the Ulster
Folk and Transport Museum. |
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The DeLorean wooden mock-up in the Folk & Transport
Museum. |
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Ken with the mockup |
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Parking lot at the Folk & Transport museum. Einstein
waits patiently in his red DeLorean. |
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Lots of cars from lots of countries. |
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DeLoreans arriving at Stormont, home of the Northern
Ireland Parliament. |
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Impressive Stormont, where the group enjoyed a wonderful
buffet dinner. |
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Tour guide at the original DeLorean factory explaining
key locations when DeLoreans were manufactured at the plant. It is
now used to make aluminum hub caps and other aluminum auto parts.
This gentleman had very fond recollections of his days at DeLorean
and many stories to tell. |
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DeLoreans outside the factory. |
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Ken with a Tellis carrier (used to build the cars) |
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A DeLorean on the bank of the test track. |
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The helicopter which gave many people a great view of
the factory and city the day of the factory tours. |
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Cars entering and exiting the test track. |
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People lined up to be a passenger with a driver on the
test track. |
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Unfortunately, things came to an abrupt halt on the
test track after a crash. |
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Examining the damage. |
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Ken judging the exteriors at the Concours on Saturday.
This was my third time as a judge. I was very curious about what level
of cars I would see in the show.. Basically, every car had dents,
they were all dirty, and the fit and finish of the cars was not up
to the usual high levels I've seen. |
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"People's Choice" entries. We never made it
outside to see the cars on display. The security wasn't allowing anyone
in or out during most of the show. |