I would echo Philip's comments on the British Invasion.
My wife and I arrived on Friday afternoon in our Honda (boo) and went to the
field to see what was there. It was mostly cars checking in but did get a
chance to see about 10 TR6s just sitting around. Basically, it was a large
empty field with a few tents around it. There were no cars on the field at
that time.
Came back Saturday around 10:30 and the field was full of british cars. It
was a sight to behold. We worked our way through a large group of
Austin-Healys (forgive me for I've sinned by not starting with the
Triumphs). Naturally, went right to the TR6s next. As Phil said, there must
have been 50 of them. What a sight. Right at the front of the pack was
Chris' RHD PI red TR6. Nice looking car, would have loved to hear it run but
something about the umbrella sticking out of the engine compartment
prevented that. Met a few other people from the list. Nice to be able to put
a face with an e-mail address. We did make it down the line of TR6's. There
were some very nice cars there. Our neighbors from the north were well
represented with some fine looking cars. Unfortunately, the rain picked up
and got a bit windy. We headed for the registration tent to get something to
eat and hope the rain would let up. It didn't. Only got to visit a couple of
the vendor tents. My wife bought me a Triumph hat. Thank goodness Phil
happened by or I would have purchased one which had the laurel emblem on it
which is not appropriate for the year TR6 I have.
Anyway. I would encourage people to go next year. It was a great experience
even without taking the '6.
Ed
74 TR6
At 10:14 AM 9/22/97 -0400, you wrote:
>OK, here's my take on the show:
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>Don't miss this one next year, folks! I have never seen so many British
>cars in one place; there must have been 50 TR6's lined up. Meeting the
>Listers was fun. After the show was adjourned Saturday, we retired to a
>pub, went out to dinner, followed by more lounging. Yesterday morning we
>returned to the show field, in the rain, and at times it was sleeting. It
>was the first time I've had to clean my car after a show; there is a
>sizeable pile of mud and grass in front of my house now. The Mistress
>carried me 600+ miles without missing a beat. (Hint: wear earplugs on long
>trips; you'll be fatigued much less.)
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>Snippets: A Highlander standing in the rain playing "Amazing Grace" on the
>pipes as the cars file from the field; a purple lowered Mini with a
>bazzili-watt stereo system and an in-dash TV hooked to a Sega game system;
>hearing the story of the R-R that collected a dent being put into position
>on the show field; trying to push-start a Jag sedan on wet grass.
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>Already looking forward to next year....
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>Phil Barnes
>Cortland, NY (nowhere near New York City)
>peb3@cornell.edu
>'71 TR6 CC61193L (20 year owner)
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