Chris Nelson

@chrisnelsonsdog@mstdn.social
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Socially awkward penguin, rollin' hard in the land of fediverse chicks and reply guys.
Last night's sunset in central Illinois
#sunset #sunsetphotography #landscapephotography #silentsunday
The art of making a meal.
#allotment #broadbeans #growyourownfood #food

From the garden this morning. Tomatoes πŸ…, and our first-ever zucchini and watermelons πŸ‰

#gardening @fedigrow #growyourown @homegrownfood @gardening  #Bloomscrolling #花 #FleurisTonFil #degrowth

#Weserbergland #photography

Bombergallee-Impressionen...

I do try my best to be a net positive on here, bring a little happiness in a bonkers world, but I do have my issues, just like everyone else. Loneliness and depression live rent free in my head most days, and it's not getting any better when I hide from it, instead of dealing with it. If you have any coping strategies you would like to share, especially those geared toward people with wiring upgrades, I'd love to hear them.
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I think that Holden was a rebadged Isuzu?

#WeirdCarMastodon
#Cars
#Carshow
#Carsandcoffee

Nice to see some Daihatsus, there's a brand rarely seen at shows.

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We saw that pink Caddy at the Good Friday cars & coffee across town.

That blue on the Falcon was utterly glorious in the sunshine.

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#Carsandcoffee

They just kept on coming in! And such excellent makes and models. Great mix.

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Holdens, git yer Holdens here.

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And then a flock of Bolwells appeared! More on these further down thread as there's an interesting story I need to share.

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#Cars
#Carshow
#Carsandcoffee

A flock of Mokes arrived, I was busily sending photos to my friend with a Moke saying WHERE THE HELL ARE YA

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Mokes? So many Mokes! Even a Mini Moke! So very cool.

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#Carsandcoffee

Soo those Bowells! Ok so Bolwell was a kit car made here in Melbourne

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bolwell

And this bulbous one is one that almost never existed.

#WeirdCarMastodon
#Cars
#Carshow
#Carsandcoffee

Just extraordinary to be able to see something so rare and unusual. Not that there's many of the other models left around. All fibreglass, they are an interesting part of Australian motoring history that many not know exists.

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#Carsandcoffee

Old and new, they kept on coming in. Curiously, the only Lotus that turned up.

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And then this appeared. This is a new Bolwell! The co started back up in the mid noughties.

https://www.bolwelltechnologies.com/bolwell-nagari-300

I've never seen one other than reading about it. My eyes just about popped out of my head.

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#Cars
#Carshow
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Toyota powered. The owner said it was brand new and didn't know much about it. So Bolwell came up with this design almost 20 years ago and are still hand making cars. Mind boggling, considering how difficult it is to meet ADRs here too.

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This yellow Bolwell is the one of 12 that shouldn't actually exist. Talk about rare.

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@vwdasher The Lotus is not real - it clearly says "CGI" on the license plate.

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@vwdasher That purple Challenger is stunning.
@captainb more cars need to be purple!
@vwdasher wtf they look like 70s funny cars.
@vwdasher Suzuki Jimny! Though there were also Holden-badged Isuzus in the early ’90s.
@autonerdery I know, they did so much wacky stuff, I am honestly not sure if it's a Suzuki or Isuzu! or even something else?