Hi all, I'll repeat what I said last year, Hospice is a great charity. They
were a great help to my family 2 years ago and deserve more than they get, I
missed it last year do to conflicting car shows. Should be fun and it is not
far to travel.
Sarto
--- On Tue, 1/26/10, Gregory Tatarian <gtwincams@gmail.com> wrote:
From: Gregory Tatarian <gtwincams@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [Nobbc] [Fwd: 2nd annual Marin Sonoma Concours d'Elegance May
16th 2010]
To: "North Bay British Car Club" <nobbc@autox.team.net>
Date: Tuesday, January 26, 2010, 4:06 PM
Dude!
Oh, sorry.
Norm!
Well said. Except for the Jaguar bit. Lotuses rule, for cryin' out loud.
Except for the broken ones.
Cheers,
Greg
On Tue, Jan 26, 2010 at 4:00 PM, Norman S. Weinfeld <
norman.weinfeld@gmail.com> wrote:
> Okay, now I have to chime in again. While Porches aren't my fantasy
> machines, this business about "all" these and "all" those is just
> ludicrous.
> There are a ton of Porches on the Melee driven by wonderful if lunatic
> people. Like everything else, there are pompous bozos and salts of the
> earth
> behind every type of wheel there is. Same goes for skin color, ethnicity,
> gender, etc., etc. Why, there are even decent and intelligent Texans for
> crying out loud. So now *I* cry, Lighten up already, and stop stereotyping.
> Of course, Jaguars DO rule... No wait, I didn't say that. I'm MUCH to old
> for such syntax...
>
> Norm Weinfeld
>
> On Tue, Jan 26, 2010 at 3:46 PM, Richard Brown
> <rbrown@injexindustries.com>wrote:
>
> > I totally agree with Tom about Porsche's, I love the cars, don't like
> the
> > owners (and I was one of them, had 2 x 911's in 90's). If your on a ride
> in
> > a
> > classic car almost all other clubs will acknowledge you except the
> Porsche
> > club. I asked my brother-in-law about this, he has a '06 - 911 cab and
> his
> > reply was it's because Porsche are superior to every car in every way,
> > performance, handling, build quality, pride of ownership, life style
> > experience........(can you believe it!) So I asked about the performance,
> I
> > have a 1993 Corvette ZR1 (405HP, 0-100 10.6secs) and I asked him if he
> > wanted
> > a drag race? His reply" its not always about the numbers!
> > By the way Ron, the ZR1 has a Lotus motor can I bring it on a NOBBC
> ride?
> > :))
> > Regarding the Concours I thought it was excellent and well worth the
> money,
> > I
> > enjoy the diversity and the quality of the cars, and I'm glad we have
> such
> > a
> > outstanding event so close. I will be there again this year.
> >
> > Richard Brown
> >
> > 1968 Jaguar E-Type Coupe-Pale Primrose
> >
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: nobbc-bounces@autox.team.net [mailto:nobbc-bounces@autox.team.net]
> > On
> > Behalf Of Tom Reier
> > Sent: Tuesday, January 26, 2010 12:20 PM
> > To: nobbc@autox.team.net
> > Subject: Re: [Nobbc] [Fwd: 2nd annual Marin Sonoma Concours d'Elegance
> May
> > 16th 2010]
> >
> > My attitude towards that Marin show is (like last year) it's too damn
> > expensive, BUT (this year) at least I'd get to hang around a bunch of
> > Porsche
> > owners! I used to LIKE vintage Porsches, but their owners are soooooooooo
> > (censored).
> > THAT show, in my mind, is the worst of all worlds.
> > I'd rather PUSH a Grinnall Scorpion than DRIVE a Porsche. And I'd take
> > solitary over talking to their prig owners.
> > Tom
> >
> > > Date: Mon, 25 Jan 2010 18:34:49 -0800
> > > From: nobbc@sonic.net
> > > To: nobbc@autox.team.net
> > > Subject: Re: [Nobbc] [Fwd: 2nd annual Marin Sonoma Concours d'Elegance
> > > May
> > 16th 2010]
> > >
> > > Your car is as good or better than most MGA's I've seen at shows
> > > including the 100 pointer I was parked next to at one show. If you
> > > don't get in, the show is rigged and we should all boycott it ;-0
> > >
> > > Ron
> > > 58 MGA
> > >
> > > andy preston wrote:
> > >
> > > > Hi Ron, I've sent in an application, with the required photo and
> > > > hefty
> > entry
> > > > fee for my MGA Coupe. I won't know if it has been accepted until
> > later.
> > I
> > > > expect it will depend on how many "trailer queens" apply.
> > > >
> > > > Andy with 2000 miles already on the car and going strong.
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