Sorry you missed it Glenn, but it has been discussed. I put a note out
last week asking for directions to Wickham Park, and Don Sforza also put a
final announcement on the list last Friday. Bet you'll make the next one.
This was my first, but I'll sure be there again next year.
Sumner Weisman
62 TR-3B
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> From: Bowley, Glenn (GCICT) <glenn.bowley@gerbercoburn.com>
> To: '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 1:02 PM
>
> I guess I'm a little miffed that I did't know about the Manchester, CT
> show, It's only 20 min. from my house.
> I guess nobody posted any messages on the board :-(
>
> Glenn Bowley
> Mansfield, CT
> '75 Spit (FM30644U)
>
>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: tomomalley@hey.net [SMTP:tomomalley@hey.net]
> > Sent: Sunday, September 13, 1998 6:56 PM
> > To: triumphs@autox.team.net; spitfires@autox.team.net; anthony
> > rondeau; paul@hobbytyme.com; 75452.105@compuserve.com;
> > thefryes@iconn.net; sweisman@gis.net
> > 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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