Oh ye faithful,
Having been receiving only good news about the wrap-up of the CAAR-GB rally
in the US, I now have to relay the following bad news message coming by way
of Robert (Bob) A.C. Hamilton in Waverley, Nova Scotia, Canada.
Additionally, I have just added some pages of pre-rally and post-rally
notes to the CAAR-GB rally pages of my web site. These are cloned from
e-mail messages amongst the participants, and extend the story beyond just
the on-line pictures.
http://www.ntsource.com/~barneymg/guest/caar-gb/caar.htm
Regards,
Barney Gaylord
1958 MGA with an attitude
http://www.ntsource.com/~barneymg
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>Date: Fri, 13 Nov 1998 22:20:35 -0400
>To: Barney Gaylord <barneymg@ntsource.com>
>From: Bob Hamilton <hamilton@cast.navnet.net>
>Subject: CAAR-GB Tour
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>Barney,
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> As you were maintaining a page for this tour, I thought I would pass the
following sad news I received from Nigel this afternoon about the condition
the cars arrived back home. A very sad ending to what they considered a
good trip. Even with insurance it is hard to put a car back into the
original condition. What a heart breaker.
>
>>Hi Bob
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>>Sorry for the delay in getting back to you, I have been sorting out the
cars return this week. I am sorry to say that five of the cars were badly
damaged on-route home. The boat struck the hurricane in the Atlantic and
all hell broke lose and so did the Rolls of it's straps, it bounced around
the four cars next to it. The XK was struck fifteen times in the rear, my
Jag was behind and was struck on the front corner ripping off the wing etc.
this pushed mine into the MG and wrecked both our sides, the Rolls went on
to trash the side of one of the Bentleys. The end result was a wright off
for the Rolls - all panels and chrome bent, lights smashed. Mine and Mikes
Jag are now at a Jag specialist on the South coast awaiting repair,
estimate for out two so far exceed =A310K. Time of return some time next
year. It was the best =A364 worth of insurance (marine) I have ever taken=
out!
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>> [Nigel Woodyard - CAAR-GB]
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