He was taken on a lap of honour around the town centre in an open-top car, followed by a cavalcade of cyclists from Pendle's local clubs.

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That extra attention to detail has already begun at the Ferrari factory as the team's engineers solved the problem with Alonso's faulty drag reduction system (DRS) -- an overtaking aid which increases the car's straight-line speed by flipping open the top flap of the rear wing -- the day after the Bahrain Grand Prix.

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For this kind of money, there simply isn't any car that provides both real sports performance and pure, open-top sunbathing.

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While a staid sedan may not have the same sex appeal as an open-top convertible, the market will reward a vintage automobile in top-notch condition, like the car sold at Cowan's.

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