June 2016

Anyone interested in a Sunbeam Alpine Speedster?  The car was on display at the last Cars & Coffee, courtesy of Fast Lane.  Only $29,995.

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Regrettably, it’s a 4-door, otherwise we’d have a no-kidding Chicken Coupe. Blackwell Motors of Bonne Terre (and of large pink elephant fame) made a brief appearance at a car lot on Manchester down the hill from I-270 last week, I suspect they were testing the local car sales waters.  As of tonight (Tuesday), the lot’s…

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A tad warm yesterday but doggone, seven TRs, one MGB, a few brand Xs (including the official camera vehicle, which is Korean), 22 people participating (or was it 26?). SLTOA set off from Westport Village, up to the Golden Eagle Ferry and then on to Brussels and the famous Wittmond Hotel for an early dinner.…

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Spent Saturday morning with John the Marine out north of Wentzville, we put the HSD up on ramps, poked, prodded, evaluated, etc.  After he heard me start the car a couple of times, his verdict: possible/probable damage to the teeth on both starter and flywheel, time to replace the starter, flywheel and clutch. Which we’ll…

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Rough day, depressing news, South China Sea, Ukraine, cyber crime, taxes, the Chicago Cubs, pestilence, plague, famine, politics, etc… Then again, a 20-minute drive in the HSD still manages to cure all ills, or at least make me forget about them!

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It’s a Lamborghini…seriously….   As most are undoubtedly aware, the annual European Auto Show took place last Sunday, second year at the “new” Taubman Prestige Outlets venue out in the Chesterfield Valley.  Yr fthfl ed failed to make the show last year and heard a few horror stories, including lack of shade (well, give the…

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