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Recap of the Dixon Car Show

To: "Triumph 6 Pack" <6pack@autox.team.net>
Subject: Recap of the Dixon Car Show
From: "Ken Davis" <ken.davis@attbi.com>
Date: Mon, 19 May 2003 07:27:14 -0700
Hi List,

made it up to the Dixon Car show and swap meet yesterday -eventually.  A
lovely warm northern California day; the radio's playing old time rock 'n'
roll, I'm in my own little world... and I miss the turn off by about 15
mils... Ended up in Sacramento; realized something was wrong, backtracked and
found it.

Saw the cars of 2 list members -- Keith Mienhold and R Shaeffer(sp?) - but
didn't get to meet them...  Now, there were some beautiful 6's there; made
mine look like an oldie, but as a daily driver, it was okay.  Don't know who
won the best of class award; if I find out I'll post it..

Question for the non-O/D drivers.. Having done a carb rebuild and tune over
the last couple of weeks, this was my acid test.  Drove 207 miles, used about
9.7 gallons of gas - about 21 mpg.  Speeds were 75-80 going up, 65-75 coming
back.   How does this mileage compare to everyone's.. I suspect I'm running
just a little rich...

Oh yes, the swap meet.   Got a tonneau cover -no damage, tears, only dirty...
$25.... Got a convertible top down boot cover thingie, showing a little wear -
$15...     Was well worth the drive..

Today is a cloudless "it shouldn't happen in San Francisco" type of day; maybe
a run down the coastal highway for an early afternoon lunch in Monterey... Ah
yes, life is pretty good when you drive a '6.



Ken
So San Francisco
73 TR6 CF7000U0
87 XJ6 SIII
79 Vespa Grande

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