There were about a half-dozen big Healeys at the show on Saturday in
Winston-Salem.
Tom Zuchowski
'61 Bugeye
Clemmons, NC
-----Original Message-----
From: Steve Byers <byers@cconnect.net>
To: carolien coulter <carolien@coastalnet.com>; majordome
<spridgets@Autox.Team.Net>
Date: Sunday, October 18, 1998 7:48 PM
Subject: Re: cape fear British Car Fest
>It was a beautiful place for a car show, in the park next to the WWII
>battleship USS NORTH CAROLINA, across the Cape Fear River from downtown
>Wilmington, and the weather couldn't have been better. It certainly was
>nice to meet Carol and her husband, and to see Ed from Raleigh again.
>There were some great cars on display, but I continue to be amazed at the
>lack of Big Healeys at shows this season. Congratulations to Carol and her
>wonderful Bugeye for taking the first place award in the Healey class.
>
>Steve Byers
>Havelock, NC USA
>'73 Midget GAN5UD126009G "OO NINE"
>It is better to remain silent, and be thought a fool
>than to speak, and remove all doubt" -- Mark Twain
>
>
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>> From: carolien coulter <carolien@coastalnet.com>
>> To: majordome <spridgets@Autox.Team.Net>
>> Subject: cape fear British Car Fest
>> Date: Sunday, October 18, 1998 10:12 PM
>>
>> Hi everyone,
>> Just got back from a beautiful weekend in Wilmington,NC.The first annual
>> Cape Fear British Car fest sponsored by the Jefferson Davis University
>but
>> the be continued by the newly formed British Motor Club of the Cape
>Fear.We
>> drove down yesterday and spent a great evening at the historic waterfront
>in
>> Wilmington. I finally got to meet Steve Byers ,after being at several
>shows
>> at the same time and never running into each other,and his beautiful
>Midget.
>> The documentation he has with his car is awesome. A complete book with
>it
>> whole history including with for example a picture of every previous
>owner
>> in front of the car ( there were 7).The only disappointed was the total
>lack
>> of Healeys. Lot of MGs,Triumphs,Jags and a Lotus Elan, 2 Cobra kit cars,
>a
>> beautiful TVR, a sumbeam tiger ,a Rolls but only my Bug and one Jensen.
>Too
>> bad. Not a single big Healey.Carol '59 Bugeye
>
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