George,
You got third place because you deserved it. The car is coming along
nicely and even though the exterior is not yet magnificent, the interior
is.
Scions, we had another great show at Westwood. Of course, I'm the show
organizer, so I am biased, but it was nice. One thing George missed was the
awesome collection of Healeys. The best of show was an stunning 100-4. (I
want a 100-4)
For those who didn't make the show this year, it's just different. It's
not big, we all park anywhere on the (closed) main street in the park and
it's just a nice social event, which I never get enough time for.
For me however, the best part of this show occurred Friday, the day before
the show. I told my wife I was finally ready to put my 1974 Norton
Commando Motorcycle up for sale. I changed out the 8 year old gasoline on
the fourth kick, she purred to life. If you have ever owned a British kick
start motorcycle you will realize that after an 8 year sleep, starting on
four kicks is a cosmic miracle. You know when a vehicle just wants to run.
She does!
I cleaned her up and needed to get the rust off the disk brake so I made a
very bad mistake. No registration, no insurance... but up the block and
back. Wow, I missed that bike. Memories flooding back. The acceleration
blows my TR3 (with a very strong just rebuilt engine) out of the water.
Now for the problem. the Missus wants the motorcycle out (and I agreed,
just a few days ago) but now it ain't going. Oops! This will be messy!
Hope to see more of you in Westwood next year,
Jack Brooks
Hillsdale, NJ
1960 TR3A TS69032LO
1974 Norton 850 Commando Roadster
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-triumphs@autox.team.net
> [mailto:owner-triumphs@autox.team.net]On Behalf Of George Richardson
> Sent: Saturday, June 10, 2000 3:48 PM
> To: David Massey
> Cc: Roger Colson; [unknown]
> Subject: Re: Car show participation.
>
>
>
> I took a printout of my TR3 car web site with me to the Westwood NJ NJTA
> show today. Last year I got third place for the TR3, mostly because
> there were only three of them there!
>
> Today, from a field of six or seven TR3s, I still took third, even
> though an immaculate one (and the first place winner) was parked next to
> mine. Either my web site printout helped, or the fact that I left the
> hood down and he kept it up hurt him. Maybe both. I also put the crank
> in the front of the car, where he just displayed it. Sometimes it's good
> for a laugh, sometimes a vote.
>
> I was kind of ticked about the woman who went around telling people what
> "wasn't original" on my car. not realizing a small mouth has numerous
> differences from the later cars.
>
> Anyway, it was a good day. First British show I ever saw where there
> were not many MGBs, 4 or 5, one MGA, 2 or 3 TDs, An XK140, a '91 Jag XJS
> (Yuk!) 2 or 3 Morgans, some Spridgets, TVRs and a big assortment of
> Triumphs.
>
> I finally got to see Bill Kelly's Herald, and gave it my vote for best
> "other". Some nice TR6s, Spits, a few TR4s 3 or 4 TR7s, and a really
> nice TR250. Nothing really exotic this year, The Reliant 3 wheeler and
> Minis didn't show, and the '30s Rolls has been sold to someone in Spain.
>
> David Massey wrote:
> >
> > Message text written by "Roger Colson"
> > >I am eagerly looking forward to my first show. There is no
> way my TR3
> > will win. But I will be going for the comeraderie. I won't
> just sit under
> >
> > the tree and drink lemonade. ;-)
> > <
> >
> > Bring in-process pictures. Or broken parts. Or partially rebuilt
> > assemblies. Other owners will take interest and offer hints, advice,
> > horror stories, and maybe even help. Nothing builds
> camaraderie like a
> > shared adversity.
> >
> > Dave
>
> --
> George Richardson
> Wyvern - '57 Triumph TR3, TS15559LT -
> http://www.merlingroupinc.com/tr3.htm
> Griffin - '71 Triumph Stag - undergoing restoration
> Pikachu - '75 Triumph TR6 - undergoing repair
> Kitty - '83 Jaguar XJ6 Vanden Plas - Daily Driver
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