Simca sleeping outside Terrasson-Lavilledie

Many thanks to Raymond van Donk for this beauty, taken in the

Dordogne region of France on the N89 outside a bric-a-brac

shop on the outskirts of Terrasson-Lavilledieu

Sleeping Minx, Trjntje, is given the kiss of life

Thanks to Andre Koster who says ... 'This is Trijntje a Hillman Minx

3A Deluxe Saloon. Built in England in 1959, exported to Tsjechië,

sold to a Dutch trader in 1994. Kept in a barn till 2002. I woke her

and now go to classic meetings with her and a 41-year old caravan'

Trisha is given the kiss of life ...

Many thanks to Jay Foster of Club Triumph for these four

great photos of his TR7 sleeping beauty, Trisha, before

and after restoration. If you're thinking of buying a TR7, don't

miss this Essential Buyer's Guide coming soon from Veloce.

Our 100th posting has classical beauty

Peugeot Darl'Mat shown here in the collection of Arlette

Schlumpf, now kept unrestored in the museum of Peter Mullin.

Beauty having a rest on a farm in France

Will Koorn spotted this Massey Ferguson 135 sleeping in France.

World War II beauty in Parma, Italy

Thanks to Gabriele Lalatta Costerbosa for this shot of his sleeping

beauty in Montechiarugolo, Parma, Italy. It's a WWII Ford GPW

Bond sleeping peacefully in Adversane ...

Thanks to Stan Cornock of The Bond Owners' Club for these two

shots of a Bond Minicar Mark C resting in an Adversane scrap yard.

And, as she looks now, restored by club member Rex Grogan ...

A 1955 advert for the Bond Minicar Mark C

Beauty taking a long sleep in the sunshine

Thanks to Ton Lohman in Namibia for this colourful contribution

Beauty lay under a sheet for thirty years

Thanks to Lee Doxey for this shot of a rare UK model rotary engined

Suzuki which lay under a sheet in a back garden for over 30 years.

And has now been restored to be a Vintage Japanese 1st place

show winner in Feb 2011. Thanks for the update Lee .... jk