We were there but somehow missed you. We found your car and ran into
everyone in your list (plus a few) except Captain Rapture.
----- Original Message -----
From "Glen Byrns" <grbyrns at ucdavis.edu>
To: <spridgets@autox.team.net>
Sent: Monday, May 23, 2005 9:19 AM
Subject: Dixon show (long)
> Another year gone by and another Dixon show in the books. It was pretty
> hot
> yesterday at the Dixon Fairgrounds and shade was at a premium. There were
> about 250 Birtish cars in attendance and more than the usual number of
> vendors. I wasn't looking for anything since all three cars are now
> pretty
> complete, but was thrilled to find a good condition factory workshop
> manual
> for the Austin A35 for just $10. Since I happen to have a completely
> disassembled A35 sitting in my garage.......pretty damn handy!
>
> The Healey Silverstone was back this year and still looking great. There
> was
> an un-repentent, unrestored Morris Minor that looked like it had been
> dragged
> from an irrigation canal with the bodies still in it. Defiantly painted
> with
> the name "Wharf Rat", it sat among the spit and polish crowd like a
> rag-clad
> bum at a cocktail party. Thinking about it, the painted name "Wharf Rat"
> was
> the only paint left on the car. A Mark I unrestored Rover flaunted its
> rough
> looks that suggested a long past of dark continent exploration.
>
> There was the usual HUGE group of big Healeys, a smattering of MGBs, MGAs,
> TDs
> and TFs. As always, there were many Triumphs, TR 2,3,4,6 and 7, and a
> Triumph
> 2000 Roadster that was gorgeous. Only one or two 120 Jags, a nice Mk9, a
> few
> E-types and assorted other Jags of various types.
>
> I recall three Morris Minor woodies, a few convertibles ans a sedan or
> two,
> and a beautiful Morris Minor PU with custom wood side rails. It was as
> pretty
> a little tradesman's pickup as anyone could want. He had even made a
> Union
> Jack flag of wooden inlay with rope separations between the painted panels
> that served as the bed of the pickup. Pretty cool.
>
> David Riker was there with his extra fine Midget, and there were five
> bugeyes.
> I recognized several other listers who will hopefully chime in with their
> show
> recollections. Missing was Larry and Sandi Miller (what happened guys?).
> Present was lister Kirk, tire-kicking the bugeyes to fire himself up for
> his
> progressing restoration. David McCartney (Captain Rapture) was spotted
> briefly, as was Wrong-way Ricky and his wife Carol in the vendor's area,
> trying to make space in their garage for the next project by selling off
> the
> leftovers from the last one. With my lousy recall of names, I'm sure a
> few
> other attending listers will soon chime in.
>
> Crash Ramsey was resplendent in his chauffered Jeep as he drove around the
> showgrounds casting a critical eye on the attendees. The smell of
> carmelized
> onions on a British banger sandwich finally drew him out onto the grass.
>
> Good day, good cars, good deal on the shop manual, good food.
>
> Over and out for now,
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