I was able to finish replacing my hub seal in time, and brought my youngest son
Kyle (2-years) to the show with me. The bugeye was running great and we both
had
a great time. It was Kyle's first time in the car, and he really loved it.
It was really nice to meet Paul A. in the flesh for the first time, but
unfortunately I didn't get to talk with him as much as I would have liked.
Did anyone get a look at the 'polished aluminun' vintage racer over near the
Triumphs ?? What was the story on that??
Also, where the the British bikes go?
- Bryan Vandiver
San Jose,CA
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>What a show! The weather was perfect, the drive down from Davis to Palo
>Alto was fun and the cars were exceptional. I counted 10 Bugeyes including
>mine. I met at least 6 listers and saw more Brit cars than you could shake
>a dipstick at. Paul A.(wounded Traveller), Rick and Carolyn (SWAG), John
>Carey (HOT red bugeye), Bryan V and his leaf green bugeye, Gerard and his
>#50 bugeye, and half a dozen others whose names have leaked from my
>sun-drenched brain.
>
>A British 'banger' for lunch, a hastily conducted deal for a rollbar in the
>parking lot across the street, a sunburned neck, and completely exhausted
>salivary glands rounded out the day.
>
>I had the chance to talk to several Morris Traveller owners, all of which
>encouraged me to get the '59 Traveller I found Friday if at all possible.
>Advice I'll follow up on this afternoon. Next year I'd like to caravan to
>the show with my wife in her own little Woody Wagon. She's as pumped up
>over the possible aquisition of the Traveller as I am.
>
>The drive home wasn't much fun with the stench of gas fumes filling the
>cockpit. The spring that puts the pressure on the o-rings that seal the
>fuel tube needed a stretch after I got home and all is now well.
>Unfortunately, that meant no mileage numbers for the new 1.5 SU/turbo combo.
>
>Regards,
>Glen Byrns
>'59 bugeye
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