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Paris Motor Show 2008: More highlights

The weird and wonderful that are at the Paris Motor Show

The Paris Motor Show is one of the motoring calendar's key events, and this year's was no different.

The tenth show is open to the public from October 4 to 19 2008 at Paris Expo, and takes place 20 years from the city's debut show in 1988.

Many cars were given their world debut, from the brand new Golf and Megane right through to Lamborghini's shock new Estoque and the Ferrari California.

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Of course, there were plenty more cars filling the halls of Paris. Some of them sublime, some of them a bit weird, and some downright horrid. Scroll down for some of the more interesting sights of the show, and judge for yourself...

If you went to the show, feel free to talk about it and post any of your own photos on the forum. Click below to scour some more highlights of the event.

Motor Show Gallery

Paris Firecrackers

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