Hi Peter,
Good to hear from you and thanks for the kind words and remembrances. (As a
retired US Army officer I have a rather higher standard for use of the word
"heroic" than my long drive, but I appreciate the thought.)
The Sep-Oct issue of "Austin-Healey Magazine" is currently in the mail and
members should be receiving it these days. In addition to my 100M being on
the cover, there's also a story (with photos) about it on the inside, and I
hope folks enjoy it. It's a bit special, even among 100Ms, since I bought
it from the original owner.
For anyone interested in the long drive I made that you mentioned, let me
synopsize it:
-- Drove my "other 100" (the one that isn't a 100M, but which does now have
the Le Mans kit installed) out of long-term storage in northern Idaho down
to the West Coast Meet at Lake Tahoe (this was the first meet there, in
1991).
-- Then drove up to hometown of Portland OR for several days.
-- Then drove up into Canada, and all the way across Canada to New York
state, where I then linked up with Dick & Beth Lunney who were staying on
the shore of Lake Erie (or was it Lake Ontario?). I also managed to hit,
ands fatally wound, what must have been the world's last remaining
sabre-tooth seagull (that critter was BIG, and unfortunately, slow), on the
trans-Canada portion.
-- Then drove over the Sturbridge MA for Conclave. (Where I did NOT receive
the long-distance award for reasons that have never been made clear. The
guy who did receive it drove from Wisconsin, and as I said at the time, I
had put on more miles in first gear alone than he did on his entire trip!)
:-)
-- Then drove down to Washington DC where I took up my new military
assignment.
It was quite a trip. Glad you see you active on the List. Thanks again.
Reid Trummel
Portland, Oregon
100, 100M, Ski-Master
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Date: Fri, 7 Oct 2005 11:43:03 -0400
From: "Peter Svilans" <peter.svilans@rogers.com>
Subject: Reid's Car
Reid- Many years ago you made a heroic solo drive from the West coast to the
Conclave in Canada in your Healey. You drove thousands of miles across
deserts and mountains to attend, yet on arrival here you were virtually
unheralded I'm sorry to say, with a lukewarm limp-wristed "what-everrrrrrr"
greeting. You have earned every right to put your own car on the cover, no
matter how many evil publicists are thrown at you. Good luck in your new
position.
Best regards
Peter
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