Thanks for the great report! The sign of a great trip report is when the
reader doesn't know who any of the people are-but feels a part of it just
the same! This one's a keeper!
Laura G. and 'Nigel'
-----Original Message-----
From: Tom O'Malley <tomomalley@hey.net>
To: triumphs@Autox.Team.Net <triumphs@Autox.Team.Net>;
spitfires@Autox.Team.Net <spitfires@Autox.Team.Net>; anthony rondeau
<rondeau@neca.com>; paul@hobbytyme.com <paul@hobbytyme.com>;
75452.105@compuserve.com <75452.105@compuserve.com>; thefryes@iconn.net
<thefryes@iconn.net>; sweisman@gis.net <sweisman@gis.net>
Date: Sunday, September 13, 1998 3:59 PM
Subject: Manchester British car gathering
>Ah!
>
>Just got back from the CTR show in Wickham park. Like last year, it
>was super!
>
>Scions in attendance included Paul Arildsen, Sumner Weisman, Michael
>Ferguson, Keith Ehrlich, Bob Wanta and Henry Frye. I wanted to get
>these names in before I forgot somebody like I did at the MOT show
>earlier this year. <Hi Tom Walling! :-)> Actually, I'm sure there
>were more listers there who I just never caught up with.
>
>Keith had me laughing for twenty minutes or more as he related his
>"horror story" front end rebuild finished only minutes before
>showtime. Then he tried to "jump class" and get his car entered in
>modified where the competition was minimal. He purposely painted his
>front suspension twenty different colors and his rollbar bright yellow
>to confuse the judges....what a sneak! :-)
>
>Sumner took an honorable mention with his "driver" TR3. He had a sign
>under the bonnet saying to effect "I may be ugly but I run just
>great!" The car looked pretty darn nice to me but hey, what do I
>know? I drive a Spitfire! :-)
>
>Paul Arildsen had his new "Wanta powered" MkIV there and he seemed
>real pleased....Duel S.U.s, hot cam...I was jealous!
>
>Bob...he had TWO cars....his neat '70 <'71?> red E-Type and his white
>'75 <'76?> Spit? A post show interview confirms what we knew all
>along guys...he *prefers* driving the Spit! <and so does his little
>dachshund> :-)
>
>And Henry? Well what can I say? Here's a guy after my own heart.
>Despite having an inventory of perhaps twenty or thirty concours
>Triumphs <all stolen>, he brings a TESTOR ORANGE TR3 will holes in the
>sill big enough for me to put my hand through! Watta guy! Now I
>don't feel so bad about covering my front bumper last night with
>chrome tape. BTW....I learned this trick from Richard Jackson. :-)
>
>Ohhh....almost forgot meeting Michael Ferguson. Hope I've got your
>name right Michael. Michael *has* no car to poke fun at...not yet
>anyway. But he tried to buy a black concours winning TR3A from the
>owner for $5000 cash. He he....this guy musta' had more than 5k
>invested in the boot accessories. Talk about a neat picnic basket!
>:-)
>
>One again the only O'Malley awards were in the coloring contest...my
>youngest daughter took a solid second place in the 6 year old class.
>Competition was fierce but she brought home the spooky stickers.
>I may contract her to paint my car next year as she seems to be much
>better at "staying in the lines" than I am. :-)
>
>Cheers!
>Tom O'Malley in Southbridge Massachusetts
>'74, '77 Spits
>
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