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... Ball had the Consul restored and painted Elma and Vic’s names on the dashboard. When he heard Gamble was turning 100, he had a grille plaque made to celebrate featuring a photo of the couple aside the car and then drove it 200 miles to visit him at his rest home in Tywyn.

“Vic was very surprised when he see the car and his face was gleaming when I took him for a drive around the town and along the seafront," Ball told SWNS.

"It was a very pleasant surprise. I never dreamt I'd see it again. It was a wonderful old car," Vic said.

A typical 1960 Ford Consul isn’t a particularly valuable classic, but this one is priceless.

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Being a lover of cars, especially those made during the sixties, I saw this and it gave me some hope for Humanity. That is just the kindest thing I have seen in a long time, and it deserved to be shared.

1 posted on 07/26/2019 6:09:12 PM PDT by Tacrolimus1mg
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To: Tacrolimus1mg

A nice story!


2 posted on 07/26/2019 6:14:16 PM PDT by Flick Lives (MSM, the Enemy of the People since 1898)
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To: Tacrolimus1mg

How nice. Good that there are still some kind, compassionate people around.


3 posted on 07/26/2019 6:26:58 PM PDT by Innovative
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To: Tacrolimus1mg

Wow. Great story.


4 posted on 07/26/2019 6:28:04 PM PDT by willk (A bias news media is not a free press.)
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Please don’t post beyond the excerpt limit.


5 posted on 07/26/2019 7:15:11 PM PDT by ConservativeMind (Trump: Befuddling Democrats, Republicans, and the Media for the benefit of the US and all mankind.)
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To: Tacrolimus1mg

Great story! Nice to see the elderly man enjoying another ride.


7 posted on 07/26/2019 8:16:18 PM PDT by Amberdawn
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To: Tacrolimus1mg; Chode; Lockbox; carriage_hill; MtnClimber; tubebender; SkyDancer; All

Way cool and sweet Ping


9 posted on 07/26/2019 8:31:51 PM PDT by mabarker1 ((Congress- the opposite of PROGRESS!!!))
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Sweet, Cars PING!


10 posted on 07/27/2019 12:19:49 AM PDT by moose07 (DMCS (Dit Me Cong San ) Life really does begin at forty. Until then, you are just doing research.)
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11 posted on 07/27/2019 5:39:42 AM PDT by null and void (The Left isn't banning "Hate Speech", they are banning speech they hate. BIG difference.)
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