Amidst the ongoing economic uncertainty it seems that there are still plenty of people keen to buy and sell a href=http://www.classicrallies.com/cars_for_sale vintage and classic cars/a and a href=http://www.classicrallies.com/shop/?id_categoria_Pare=17 automobilia/a. H‚s traditional end of year auction not only grossed in excess of £1.4 million but also drew over 1,000 people to the Pavilion Gardens, Buxton (including some 400 registered bidders). Auctioneer and Managing Director Simon Hope commenting: „With interest rates widely predicted to fall still further there are undoubtedly those who would rather have their money sat in something enjoyable or at least tangible. However, the old car and world has not divorced itself from the greater financial reality and this is increasingly a market in which quality counts - be it in terms of condition, provenance or both.br / br / Highly original and one of the trio which secured a coveted Coupe des Alpes for the London-based marque on that year‚s Alpine Rally, the Vanden Plas bodied 1932 Talbot 105 Fox Nicholl Team Car exceeded its top estimate to sell for £201,000. The same £201,000 was also achieved by the ex-concours entrant 1936 SS Jaguar 100. Supplied new to a Buxton resident, the car was the second earliest example of its type known to exist and had raced in America during 1938. Equally historic was the ex-Patsy Burt 1966 McLaren M3A Formula Libre. Offered for sale by her family, the multiple trophy-winning and record-breaking single-seater had not been run in anger for many years but went to a very good home for £78,000.br / br / Arguably requiring more work than anything else in the sale, the 1901 Decauville 8hp Tonneau surpassed all expectations to fetch £91,500 (more than six times its catalogue low estimate figure). The other three Å’garage finds‚ from the same long-term private collection also beat their top estimate figures: 1913 Daimler 30hp Landaulette (£44,500), 1925 Daimler 20hp Landaulette (£15,500) and 1913 Argyll 25/50 Tourer (£37,900). While, the similarly unrestored 1939 SS Jaguar 2.5 Litre Drophead Coupe which had been in the same family since 1946 fetched £29,000. Surprisingly solid beneath its faded paint and cracked upholstery, the 1962 Aston Martin DB4 with Special Series engine may yet prove a canny buy at £82,500. While, a declared engine fault did not deter bidding on the 1933 Alvis Speed 20 SA Tourer which reached £37,900. br /a href=http://www.classicrallies.com/blog/index.php?/archives/1595-HH-ends-the-year-on-a-high-after-strong-Buxton-sale.html#extendedContinua leyendo Hamp;H ends the year on a high after strong Buxton sale/a

OK, it's a marketing operation by Milka chocolate, but seeing the Stade de France covered in snow might be worth a look!...
It's a kids' Xmas dream; the Stade de France flled with snow, games, bobsleigh runs... and advertisements for Milka. Let's try and ignore that; here's the list of the fun things on offer!

- Not only a 600m² skating rink, but also an "ice trail", a sort of frozen 170 metre track surrounded by pine trees, just like in the mountains.

- A 27 metre high Xmas tree
- A ski slope 70 metres long covering 2.500 m², with real snow
- Inflatable sled slide
- A 'roller ski' rink (skis with wheels!)
- Cable descent. 240 metres long, starting at 32 metres up. Should take your breathe away!
- Santa and his reindeer
- A cross country skiing section, 40 metres long
- Climbing walls
- Via Ferrata. Four blocks of artificial rock 8 metres high, with 30 metres of rope bridges and a cable descent 40 metres long
- A live farm
- Obligatory bouncy castle for the little'uns
- Accro Bungee (trampolines with kids attached with huges elastic bands)
- Snow garden for tots to explore the joys of snow in safety
- Kids adventure trails, with numerous obstacles
- Purple Piste. Sounds kinda Milka... This is for discovering alpine nature, both plants and animals
- Giant sled slide
- and of course the Milka village, "more than 17 activities under cover (in a tent they mean) to learn all about mountains". More than 17? Wow!!!

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Rêve de Neige is open from 20th - 31st December 2008 but ATTENTION: some dates are already full. Book your tickets online well in advance on the official site.



Further informationon the official site