We have similar "shows" in my town...they call 'em Cruise Nights". Almost
exclusively 50s-60s American. Saw one MGA there last summer, but that's it
for LBCs. Now that I finally have one, I'll probably show up some Friday
night and gauge the reaction. If it's the same as when I had my last TR3
(late 60's), most attendees won't want anything to do with "them damned
furrin cars"! But then, a TR3 is about twice the size as a Mini!
Hugh R McAleer wrote:
> Just curious if anyone else has the Saturday night hot rod drive in shows
> in their area ? ( lack of a better term )
>
> There are several in this area and a few of us LBCers have been going to
> one at a drive in called GTO's on the south side of Atlanta for a few
> months now.
>
> This past Saturday there were about 100 cars show up. Your usual run of
> Mustangs, Camaros Chevelles, T-buckets, 55-57 Chevys etc.
>
> We also had the biggest showing of LBCs yet! There a '72 TR6, a Spitfire
> 1500, my TR250, another TR250, a Bugeye Sprite, a Sunbeam Alpine, and a
> right hand drive Mini show up. There was also a MG Midget with a 350
> chevy in it and a MGB with a 350 chevy in it...that had what must have
> been 10 wide slicks under the back of it, but we don't talk much about
> that!
>
> It was really pretty neat watching all the long looks the Mini was
> getting, and standing off to the side and listening to the really funny
> comments, especially when the lookers realized that the steering wheel
> was on the 'wrong side'. I think the Mini grabbed more attention then
> most any other single car there! We measured off the Mini and compared
> it against the Legends race cars there and the Legends cars are bigger!
>
> A bit of fun.
>
> Hugh R. McAleer
> Jonesboro, GA
>
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Michael Ferguson
Vernon CT
1959 TR3A TS53990L
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