May 2015

Well, another multi-hour marathon with Creig in advance of oncoming storms and once again, he applied his superior TR/tech skills while I attended (and learned). End result: the new starter is in, hooked up…and the HSD still won’t start. It would appear the old starter wasn’t the problem but, if nothing else, a new gear…

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A week ago Thursday, ex-prez Creig – bless him! – was over here for three full hours, troubleshooting the electrics/non-starting-starter on the TR8 while providing yours truly with a great education on, well, Lucas electrics.  Regret to say, by 9 PM we still hadn’t figured out the problem, so the HSD got to spend yet…

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One of the neat things about the east coast is being able to run through towns which date back some 400 years or thereabouts.   Founded in 1631, Lewes, Delaware, is like a lot of these old communities in that the town has a well preserved, historic downtown area with a mix of residential and commercial.…

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..while driving across Delaware. Saturday 02 May, on MD 404/Shore Highway, eastbound near Denton, Maryland, about 9 AM….and an immaculate Jaguar XK120 goes booming past me in the left lane, followed almost immediately by an equally excellent TR4A. The chase was on, with me attempting to get one-handed photos of both cars through the open…

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Once again, for the seventh time in the last 13 months, a trip to the Bowie/Annapolis/Baltimore area, although this time around the purpose is more upbeat: the wedding tomorrow of one of my nieces. And, amazingly, within 20 minutes of departing BWI in the duty rental car (a ’15 Ford Focus…I find I’m glad I…

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