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RE: Manchester British car gathering

To: "'tomomalley@hey.net'" <tomomalley@hey.net>, triumphs@Autox.Team.Net,
Subject: RE: Manchester British car gathering
From: "Bowley, Glenn (GCICT)" <glenn.bowley@gerbercoburn.com>
Date: Mon, 14 Sep 1998 13:02:59 -0400
I guess I'm a little miffed that I did't know about the Manchester, CT
show, It's only 20 min. from my house.
I guess nobody posted any messages on the board :-(

Glenn Bowley
Mansfield, CT
'75 Spit (FM30644U)



> -----Original Message-----
> From: tomomalley@hey.net [SMTP:tomomalley@hey.net]
> Sent: Sunday, September 13, 1998 6:56 PM
> To:   triumphs@autox.team.net; spitfires@autox.team.net; anthony
> rondeau; paul@hobbytyme.com; 75452.105@compuserve.com;
> thefryes@iconn.net; sweisman@gis.net
> 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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