Let's go y'all... Someone has to be taking pics, let's see um...
"Let's go y'all... Someone has to be taking pics, let's see um..."
I second that motion Rob. At least we could have a bit of vicarious participation.:-)
Yeah! I will third that one. I will miss seeing everyone.
OK - here are a couple of shots as we lined up for the first drive to Sevierville and the Tennessee Aviation Museum. Had one breakdown - Ken Nicks in his lovely '51 Jag Saloon with rear suspension issues. I'm sure more info will follow, but bottom line is that he'll be back on the road this afternoon.
Will post more pics as I get them, and I imagine others will contribute.
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Thanks Mickey. Y'all have fun today!
The bushings in the links for the rear shocks deteriorated to the point where the link slipped from its mount and fouled on the suspension hanger; plus the shackles were upside down (may have happened when the suspension bottomed out because of the problem with the links). No bushings available, so Jim Watson took the links ("dog bones") to his garage and welded washers on them to hold them in place. (Hope I have this right; kinda hard to describe.) Anyway, Ken's back on the road and we'll be off to dinner in a couple hours.
Pit crew at work:
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Dinner tonight at the local Mexican restaurant:
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Ok, I thought I'd like the pics... But they just reinforce how much fun we're missing! Wish I were in the parking lot about now. Tell everyone I said hi.
Rob, perhaps we will have a " Parking Lot Toast" later for our friends that were unable to attend? Yea, we can do that!
Kelly, I should have shipped a couple of Moosehead for a toast. Did Curtis make it from WA?
Phil
"Rob, perhaps we will have a " Parking Lot Toast" later for our friends that were unable to attend? Yea, we car do that!"
Thanks Phil, we just "Tough it out" with G. Dickle ! Yes Curtis is here. He is taking pics for website. We had great morning and have several new attendees. We hope to have the special TOAST for all of you guys tonight. Elkins WV next year!
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Proof that Curtis is here
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3 more photos from your friends in the Great Smokey Mountains
I don't recognize the A, who's is that?
The MGA belongs to Steve Wayne. There's a How-It-Was-Done in the photo gallery...
It'll take me awhile to get photos organized and presentable. In the meantime, here's a quick/preliminary list of cars:
Dan Masters' MGB-GT w/ Ford V8
Jim Watson's MGB w/ GM V6
Mickey Richaud's MGB-GT w/ GM V6
Mike Alexander's MGB-GT w/ Ford V8
Dan Blackwood's MGB w/ Buick V6
Steve Carrick's MGB w/ Ford V8
Scott Constanzo's MGB w/ Chevy V8
Graham Creswick's MGB w/ Ford V8
Steve DeGroat's MGB-GT w/ GM V6
Carl Floyd's MGB w/ Buick V8
Max Fulton's MGB w/ MG I4
Tony Gentile's MGB w/ Ford V8
Merv Hagen's XKE w/ Ford V8
Ken Hiebert's TR6 w/ GM V8
PJ Lenihan's MGB-GT w/ GM V6
Charles Long's MGB w/ GM V8
Mike Maloney's MGB-GT w/ Rover V8
Robert Milks' MGB w/ Rover V8
Mike Moor's MGB w/ Buick V8
Richard Moor's Avenger w/ Buick V6
Ken Nicks' Jaguar w/ Ford V8
Paul Overbeek's TR6 w/ Ford V8
Ed Peppard's TR6 w/ Ford V8
Paul Schils' MGB w/ Ford V8
Larry Shimp's MGB-GT w/ Ford V8
Daryl Siefert's 3000 w/ Ford V8
Kelly Stevenson's XJR
Tim Terry's XKE w/ Ford V8
Glen Towery's MGB-GT w/ Rover V8
Steven Wayne's MGA w/ Ford V8
Robert White's MGB w/ MG I4
(Did I miss any? I know I've taken at least a few photos of each of these...)
Ed and Denise thought it might be nice to have a photo to remember the meet by.
Apparently Rick volunteered to take it for them. Rick's photo probably looked something like this re-creation.
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I saw a photo opp and reached for my camera, and then Carl grabbed his phone and went in for the kill...
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Evidently, Carl didn't realize he was giving me an even better photo opp...
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A good chuckle was shared by all...
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(Photos resized and uploaded via iPhone. I'll post a how-to when I get to a computer.)
That's just too cute, Curtis! Good thing I can delete the 3rd one. ;)
Group shot:
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Well, at least everyone got each other's good side.
Carl - did you get my PM?
Curtis, in case you didn't realize it, I wad driving my daughter Claire's TRIUMPH TR7. mYou did get the engine right though.
Two photos from our travel over the Dragon...
...and before I get berated for doing 38kph, Gord was stuck behind an SUV when I took the photo.
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Someone has some great carving skills....
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Graham, only 38kph? Mine was reading 60. Good thing it wasn't set to kph or it would have read 96.5. ;)
Got it Mickey. Cost me 4 hours of my life engrossed in all things Cigar Box Guitar. :) That is one waaay cool guitar Matt built for you!
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Yeah, it is - now all I gotta do is learn to play it!
Mickey....THIS is everybody's good side!
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Well, almost everybody...
Good thing I went on that 3 mile hike on the Appalachian Trail to tune up my assets. ;)
I want to say "THANK YOU" to everyone at the gathering Weds night who went out of their way to make my wife and myself feel welcome. The cars were incredible and the people were better.....
We put together an album of some of the photos my wife took....
https://goo.gl/photos/nfe28EdUqMXEL8vr6
Fig
Nice pictures, Fig. I think I saw you and your wife (and maybe someone else with you?) but when you posted earlier about wheelchair accessibility, I was assuming it would be you be in the wheelchair. Sorry I didn't welcome you, but if you're close to Maryville, check out the Blount British Car Club meeting at Maryville's library on the second Thursday of the month at 6:30.
Mickey
Mickey
Thanks for the info on the Blount British Car Club!
The way the event was lain out I was able to use my walker to move around and get a good look
at all the cars. Think there is a shot of Curtis and I with the red MGB LS in the album.
Glad you enjoyed the pics...
I am lucky that my wife is as much of a car junkie as I and is pretty good in the photog dept to boot...
Fig
Fig, we also have a Gathering first week end in Oct as INFORMAL. We just show up and have a good time. Put this on your calendar also. Friday, Sat & Sunday, maybe a few early birds on Thursday
The Gathering is October 6-8, 2016.
This is confusing this year, as October 1st falls on a Saturday.
Be sure to reserve your room at the Tally Ho on the correct weekend!
Will put it on the calendar
Thanks
Fig
What you missed if you didn't take the bi-plane ride at the air museum:
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I did that at the V8 Meet in Wisconsin when we visited the EAA Museum in Oshkosh. Chose the light acrobatic maneuvers flight.
I've been on the website so long I'm wishing I could get down to one of you're get togethers and meet everyone I seem to already know . It would be great to see the cars and meet the people. It's always nice to see the pictures and hear about the camraderie. .good stuff ,,,keep it up Tim
Whatcha waiting for, Tim?
We had four people from Canada, two from Wisconsin, three or four from Michigan, some from northern Indiana, Illinois, etc...
Se ya next year in West "By God" Virginia.
Here's a link to the first article to come out of this awesome meet:
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The Cars of BritishV8 2016</a>
Let me know if you spot any errors or omissions. I'm looking for better photos of PJ's car and of Paul Schils' car. I'm missing hometown names for a couple participants. For that matter, I'm pretty sure I'm missing names in my list of people who participated but didn't bring sports cars.
Great pictures Curtis! You're The MAN
Nice shots, Curtis!
One thing I spotted: Robert (Bob) White lives in Monroe NC.
Mickey
Got it. Anything else?
Claire's TR7 is a 1980
Thanks Curtis................good stuff but not like being there. :-)
Phil
QuoteGot it. Anything else?
Bob White's early pull handle is a '63.
I spent an afternoon in the parking lot in Omaha, and was sure I would be finished the next year. And now look; I have missed another! I
think it has to do with the times (many) that I wasn't quite sure what to do, and just stood there with a dumb look on my face. For those of us
with TR6's that are doing Ford conversions-Gasp! please encourage Ed Peppard and Paul Overbeek to submit How-it-Was-Done articles. I
understand that reading them will give me several "why didn't I think of that" moments, but what the heck.
Dennis
Dennis, Curtis also "encouraged" me to submit a "How-It-Was-Done" article. I've got one started but it is one of those things that seems to lose out on the priority list...
Ed
Dennis, Why not PM Ed and ask him your questions and perhaps you can get the info you need to proceed. Probably not too complicated and a phone call if clarification is needed. Both have a great day!
Ed and Kelly,
I'm too far along now-too late for very many questions of how did you do that, but I am always interested in how others have solved issues with their conversions. That's why I like reading each new article that comes along, and look forward to participating in a meet in the future. Ed: I understand completely the issue with time. I find myself in front of this infernal electronic device, constantly distracted by some search for information I could have done without. I too will have to do an article, so someone like me can be better informed-to continue or not.
Dennis
May 1st 2016 we British Cars of NH attended the blessing of the Fleet in Alfred ME with the MG club of NE. Rain threatened the event but about 20 cars with their keepers braved the weather to receive the blessing which would guarantee a year free from breakdowns fending off the prince of darkness!!
Here are a few of the brave souls and their drivers.
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