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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.

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:

Dinner tonight at the local Mexican restaurant:

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!

 Proof that Curtis is here

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.


I saw a photo opp and reached for my camera, and then Carl grabbed his phone and went in for the kill...


Evidently, Carl didn't realize he was giving me an even better photo opp...


A good chuckle was shared by all...




(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:

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.


Someone has some great carving skills....

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!

Well, almost everybody...