OCO Finals 2014
Beez Neez now Chy Whella
Big Bear and Pepe Millard
Wed 31 Dec 2014 23:57
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The One Careful Owner Finals of
2014
 The captain of Beez Neez - as in
previous years, was pinned in the corner to judge this years entries of the One
Careful Owner Awards for 2014. The promise of a roast dinner helped him settle
to the task with the ninety three finalists to mull over. The first category was an easy one, it simply made me
laugh. The boat winner.
   A
Special Reserve Award goes to the Edwin Fox built in 1853 – a fine
example of preservation.
 Lorry
winner. Had to be this combo
entry.
 The Machinery
Category caused me trouble, the entries were all noteworthy, eventually I
awarded third place to this tractor.
 Second
place – was that to you or the machine you are riding then......
Grrr.
 First
Place. Too good not to give the outright winners
podium.
 Special
category: Public transport – third
place.
 Second place and a really tough
call between this and the winner.
 The winner of
Public Transport by a whisker was this impressive
lady.
 House runner
up – again a very difficult category to
judge.
 House
winner. An impressive entry from South
Island.
 Shack with a View
third place. This was the
first one of several we saw on our travels in Mabel. The stained glass windows
‘does it’.
 Runner up.
I know I’m not the judge but I would question these two as being mobile.
Not anymore. Oh OK.
 Shack with a view – winner. What a stunner, I think I may have had to make this
beauty the 2014 overall top prize.
 Car third.
RAF because it’s cute. Really...... I’m
keeping very silent here........
 Would have won
car with a view but this was the only entrant, second overall and second placed
car. A stunner.
Drums beating in the background as the judge announces his top award
of 2014..........but first your reasons skipper.
It just had
to be, clearly these ladies were carefully looked after, part of a collection of
twenty seven and this was my very first four wheeled
car. Is that was because you started with a chariot......I wonder if
I’d have fancied you in a toga. Grrr, anyway.....mine
cost me fifty quid, it took me and John Bland all the way to Stockholm and back
without faltering and I sold it for forty five quid three years later.
Now it is only right
and proper that I voice the expected question from our much adored readers –
what about the lack of rust and foliage..........
Question accepted but I feel this is such an exceptional entry, a unique find.
It made me laugh and say WOW at the same time. Fair enough. Nothing
I say to that then.
Drum roll..............
So for this
years winner - I give you The Ladies.
 ALL IN ALL A YEAR
THAT PRODUCED THE GOODS
FABULOUS VEHICLE
ENTRIES IN A COUNTRY THAT KEEPS
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