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Historic vehicles draw in crowd at MAC's Cafe





More than 62 vehicles were present on the day, drawing in more than 200 spectators and passer-bys, undeterred by the cold weather and the event falling on Mother’s Day.
The majority of vehicles dated back to the 1940s and 1950s, with a 1922 Foden steam wagon, a former Morris Minor police car(pictured left, photograph by David Canning) and a classic double decker bus, formerly the number four owned by Reading Transport, also on display.
Stealing the show was the AEC Pickford’s tanker, owned by John Doe of Aldershot, which scooped the Mike Gosden award, named after a commercial vehicle enthusiast who was instrumental in organising the first gathering at MAC’s cafe nine years ago, but who sadly died in recent years.
Owner of MAC’s Cafe, Raff Vigliotti, said: “People really enjoyed themselves.
“It’s a time wharp, being an old, classic transport cafe a lot of people that have an association or affiliation with classic vehicles have some sort of sentiment towards the cafe.”
Treasurer for the society, Peter Trout, added: “There’s always a lovely atmosphere in the cafe as it was in the old days when lorry drivers would just turn up for a good cup of tea and a great pile of beans, eggs and bacon, it was the life-blood of the drivers.
“It was a good, fun day; people enjoyed it, both the enthusiasts and the passers-by.”



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