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Well, it appears that the wait is over as Christophe Ruelle, the President and CEO of Ipernity SA, has finally accepted the IMA proposals as announced in a brief update posted by William Sutherland. The next few days should see further announcements being made on both sides once they have finalised the logistics of the transfer. Got to be honest I'd almost given up hope that a deal could be struck and even today there's still a little voice inside my head saying "I'll believe it when it happens", but this isn't really a day to be negative ... it's a day to celebrate and to try and be as optimistic as we can be about the future. It's also a day to say a big thank you to those involved within the 'inner circle' of the IMA, and not just William although I suspect his part has been significant, for all they've done to get us to this stage. Thanks also to Christophe who it appears has finally showed us all that he does indeed still care about this great platform his team created all those years ago and the community that come to call it home.

This terrific line up was put together by the Last Edition Beetle Register - a group of owners and enthusiasts of the last 300 Volkswagen Beetles to have been built for the United Kingdom. Last Edition Beetles were all made in 1978, originally finished in silver metallic paint, and are not to be confused with the 3000 'Last Edition' cars that VW produced in 2003 to mark the end of production in Puebla, Mexico which was the last factory anywhere in the world to produce these iconic cars. You can find out more about the Last Edition Beetles and the Register by following the link below: www.lasteditionbeetle.org

Feast your eyes on this terrific collection of old Beetles as spotted at VW North West 2011 . The green one nearest the camera is from 1952 whilst the beige one next to it is a 1956 model ... absolutely beautiful. Couple of alternative versions from the 'processing room', one HDR and the other in a painterly style, can be found in the Notes.

Just a little bit of post Halloween scariness for you ... why not go full screen on black, that's if you dare!

A different view of those two lovely Minors from earlier. In the foreground is NLM 259E, a Traveller from 1967 and behind that, TNN 855, a saloon from 1955.

Yet more Austin cars for you. This time a trio of Sevens: two convertibles and a saloon - all from the Thirties.

Those that like the original Golf were well catered for here as the Mk1 Golf Owners Club had a great display of cars on show. Nice work guys!

Two very tidy Mk2 Golfs from the late Eighties snuggle up beside a Volvo Amazon ... don't you just love car shows?

As I said, tales of Ian and his 'magic' blanket are almost legendary ... so much so his heroics often attract a small crowd!

Okay folks, anyone fancy a crusty pie?

A shot of some of what was on offer from Ripon Old Cars ... just a shame about the pesky bunting!

Okay folks, here's the last shot (9 of 9) to feature that gorgeous Deuce Coupe. This time sat between a roof chopped Morris Minor and a Chevy pick-up truck.

What a great line-up this was: 1976 Triumph Stag; 1961 Ford popular; and a 1964 Morris Oxford.

Always think these cars look so miserable!

Yet more classics in the sunshine ... who doesn't miss the Ford Capri?

Now that's a sight to behold!

From left to right: VTC 278L 1972 Ford Escort 1100 L - CCF 356V 1979 Ford Escort Popular - C846 BHV 1986 Ford Escort RS Turbo - G105 WDU 1990 Ford Escort XR3