Hi Marty,
Are non MG's invited on this ride? Or would I have to put an MG medalion on
my Triumph?
Michael
64 TR4
----- Original Message -----
From: "Martin Sinai Rayman" <drmartyrayman@gmail.com>
To: "North Bay British Car Club" <nobbc@autox.team.net>
Sent: Tuesday, June 21, 2011 7:04 AM
Subject: Re: [Nobbc] Speaking of MG's
> *FYI from Marty Rayman, '53 TD
>
> Summer West Marin Tour
>
> Saturday, July 9
> Novato
>
> Jointly Sponsored by MGOC and SSTS*
>
> Summer never gets better than driving an MG through West Marin, and Bud
> Alderson
> and Marty Rayman have put together a fun tour to do just that. Leaving
> from
> Novato,
> we will head west past Stafford Lake, take a scenic drive over Wilson
> Hill,
> and follow
> the Chileno Valley Road through dairyland to Tomales Bay and the Panoramic
> Highway
> (Highway 1). In Point Reyes Station, well stop for a 45 minute
> look-around
> and cheese
> sampling at The Cowgirl Creamery (noted for award-winning organic cheese
> making).
> (Prince Charles and the Duchess of Cornwall, while exploring the Marin
> area
> organic
> industry and culture, stopped by the Creamery in 2006.)
> We will continue on to lunch at the historic Olema Inn, a stagecoach stop
> and
> gathering place for loggers, ranchers, and farmers in the late 1800s. Come
> visit with old
> MG friends, and make some new ones.
> There are several scenic routes back to Highway 101 have your pick: the
> quickest is
> Sir Francis Drake Boulevard to San Rafael; for the curvy route, follow
> Marty
> back over
> Bolinas Fairfax Road; or follow Bud on spectacular ocean-view tour on
> Shoreline Drive
> (Highway1) past Stinson Beach into Mill Valley. The total driving time
> from
> Novato
> back to 101 will be about two and a half hours.
> When and Where: Meet at 10:00 am at Starbucks parking lot at 127 San Marin
> Drive in
> Novato, about a mile west of Highway 101 (take the San Marin Drive Exit).
> Directions: Take 101 north though San Rafael to Novato, or Highway 37 from
> the East
> Bay to Highway 101. Exit on San Marin Drive, which is the last Novato
> exit.
> Head west.
> Starbucks is about a mile down on the right hand side.
> Cost: No fees. We lunch together and can order individually from the Olema
> Inns lunch
> menu they will prepare separate checks. For this convenience, please
> honor
> the group
> gratuity rate.
> Please RSVP to Bud Alderson at 415-497-7669 or iralderson@comcast.net; or
> Marty
> Rayman at 415-454-5756 or DrMartyRayman@gmail.com.
>
> On Tue, Jun 21, 2011 at 6:38 AM, Greg Tatarian <gtwincams@gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> Hi Clif,
>>
>> Thanks for passing this along, particularly interesting because it's a
>> local car. Not sure who the owner is, as I haven't seen the car at any of
>> our Lotus club events.
>>
>> It always worries me to see so few pictures in an eBay listing,
>> especially
>> poor quality ones. The description also doesn't say anything useful. What
>> I
>> see in the photos shows the Stromberg head has been swapped out for a
>> Weber
>> head, which some prefer, and it's got an aftermarket aluminum radiator,
>> headers, small alternator, the engine bay looks pretty nice, and it's got
>> sticky tires, but the seller admits the exterior is only OK.
>>
>> The devil is in the details with these cars - body, paint, interior
>> materials and some fittings are very expensive. The price is not only at
> the
>> top for the model, but I've never even seen an S4 at this price. An
>> earlier
>> car (S1-S3) in concours condition can command this figure, and of course
> the
>> true race car versions are in the quarter-million territory now, but an
>> S4
>> in the condition this appears to be in should sell for maybe $20-25k,
>> less
>> if there are issues.
>>
>> There have been lots of interesting cars highlighted on Bring a Trailer
>> recently - guess now we're in the summer, sellers are active. Here's a
>> recent BGT...
>> http://bringatrailer.com/2011/**06/13/bargain-driver-1-owner-**
>>
> 1974-mgb-gt/<http://bringatrailer.com/2011/06/13/bargain-driver-1-owner-1974-
> mgb-gt/>
>>
>> And Clif - in case you need a parts car...
>>
> http://sfbay.craigslist.org/**sby/cto/2450180023.html<http://sfbay.craigslist
> .org/sby/cto/2450180023.html>
>> seems cheap.
>>
>> Cheers,
>> Greg
>>
>>
>>
>> On 6/21/2011 12:38 AM, Clif & Deborah Williamson wrote:
>>
>>> There is what appears to be a really nice Lotus Elan for sale in
>>> Oakland.
>>> Check it out: http://cgi.ebay.com/**ebaymotors/Lotus-1969-Elan-S4-**
>>>
> /320717503578?pt=US_Cars_**Trucks&hash=item4aac40bc5a<http://cgi.ebay.com/eba
> ymotors/Lotus-1969-Elan-S4-/320717503578?pt=US_Cars_Trucks&hash=item4aac40bc5
> a>
>>> Clif 74 JH
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