Laura,
The best part of the entire Manchester show was when Michael Furguson, with
a mischievous gleam in his eye, went up to the guy who owned the only Lotus
there, and said, "Nice Miata!"
Sumner Weisman
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> From: Laura G. <savercool@msn.com>
> To: Tom O'Malley <tomomalley@hey.net>; triumphs@Autox.Team.Net;
spitfires@Autox.Team.Net; anthony rondeau <rondeau@neca.com>;
paul@hobbytyme.com; 75452.105@compuserve.com; thefryes@iconn.net;
sweisman@gis.net
> Subject: Re: Manchester British car gathering
> Date: Monday, September 14, 1998 3:42 AM
>
> Thanks for the great report! The sign of a great trip report is when the
> reader doesn't know who any of the people are-but feels a part of it
just
> the same! This one's a keeper!
>
> Laura G. and 'Nigel'
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Tom O'Malley <tomomalley@hey.net>
> To: triumphs@Autox.Team.Net <triumphs@Autox.Team.Net>;
> spitfires@Autox.Team.Net <spitfires@Autox.Team.Net>; anthony rondeau
> <rondeau@neca.com>; paul@hobbytyme.com <paul@hobbytyme.com>;
> 75452.105@compuserve.com <75452.105@compuserve.com>; thefryes@iconn.net
> <thefryes@iconn.net>; sweisman@gis.net <sweisman@gis.net>
> Date: Sunday, September 13, 1998 3:59 PM
> Subject: Manchester British car gathering
>
>
> >Ah!
> >
> >Just got back from the CTR show in Wickham park. Like last year, it
> >was super!
> >
> >Scions in attendance included Paul Arildsen, Sumner Weisman, Michael
> >Ferguson, Keith Ehrlich, Bob Wanta and Henry Frye. I wanted to get
> >these names in before I forgot somebody like I did at the MOT show
> >earlier this year. <Hi Tom Walling! :-)> Actually, I'm sure there
> >were more listers there who I just never caught up with.
> >
> >Keith had me laughing for twenty minutes or more as he related his
> >"horror story" front end rebuild finished only minutes before
> >showtime. Then he tried to "jump class" and get his car entered in
> >modified where the competition was minimal. He purposely painted his
> >front suspension twenty different colors and his rollbar bright yellow
> >to confuse the judges....what a sneak! :-)
> >
> >Sumner took an honorable mention with his "driver" TR3. He had a sign
> >under the bonnet saying to effect "I may be ugly but I run just
> >great!" The car looked pretty darn nice to me but hey, what do I
> >know? I drive a Spitfire! :-)
> >
> >Paul Arildsen had his new "Wanta powered" MkIV there and he seemed
> >real pleased....Duel S.U.s, hot cam...I was jealous!
> >
> >Bob...he had TWO cars....his neat '70 <'71?> red E-Type and his white
> >'75 <'76?> Spit? A post show interview confirms what we knew all
> >along guys...he *prefers* driving the Spit! <and so does his little
> >dachshund> :-)
> >
> >And Henry? Well what can I say? Here's a guy after my own heart.
> >Despite having an inventory of perhaps twenty or thirty concours
> >Triumphs <all stolen>, he brings a TESTOR ORANGE TR3 will holes in the
> >sill big enough for me to put my hand through! Watta guy! Now I
> >don't feel so bad about covering my front bumper last night with
> >chrome tape. BTW....I learned this trick from Richard Jackson. :-)
> >
> >Ohhh....almost forgot meeting Michael Ferguson. Hope I've got your
> >name right Michael. Michael *has* no car to poke fun at...not yet
> >anyway. But he tried to buy a black concours winning TR3A from the
> >owner for $5000 cash. He he....this guy musta' had more than 5k
> >invested in the boot accessories. Talk about a neat picnic basket!
> >:-)
> >
> >One again the only O'Malley awards were in the coloring contest...my
> >youngest daughter took a solid second place in the 6 year old class.
> >Competition was fierce but she brought home the spooky stickers.
> >I may contract her to paint my car next year as she seems to be much
> >better at "staying in the lines" than I am. :-)
> >
> >Cheers!
> >Tom O'Malley in Southbridge Massachusetts
> >'74, '77 Spits
> >
> >
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