As mentioned above, YFE saw several interesting cars and one LBC on the return drive from Bowie, MD, over 8-9 May. However, this one took the prize as THE Most Entertaining Vehicle of the eight-day patrol back east: a dual-ended 1948 Crosley, parked out back of the Dog ‘n Suds in Lafayette, IN. You know,…

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Yeah, I admit, this obviously isn’t an LBC but, seeing as the duty SLTOA Marine has a Corvette, I thought I’d throw this out there. One YFE’s oldest Naval Aviation buds also recently acquired his dream ‘Vette, followed by the requisite pilgrimage to Bowling Green, KY. While there, he was able to participate in some…

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Still in Maryland, but with a break in the action yesterday I managed a lap of greater Philadelphia, pretty much an all-day event in and around dodging rain showers. The intended targets included a former air defense missile site east of Philadelphia (operative phrase for that part of the trip: “New Jersey…AND, safely home again”),…

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Yup, YFE’s on patrol again although this time I’ve ranged a tad farther afield than usual: 885.8 miles in one day (14.7 hrs, to be exact), which put me in Bowie, MD. Without going into personal details, I’ll just say I received multiple phone calls Thursday afternoon concerning a family medical emergency and departed greater…

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Following in the general theme of the last post, here’s a link to an online article in MSN Autos: http://editorial.autos.msn.com/15-most-boring-cars-money-can-buy?icid=autos_ 5435#2 If there’s one thing you can say about Triumphs in particular and LBCs in general, they are NEVER boring. Frustrating, annoying, infuriating, etc on occasion, but never boring. Drive ’em!

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Yup, I periodically stray off the reservation and comment on auto-related subjects not specifically related to LBCs in general or Triumphs in particular. This is another one of those instances…sort of. Any reader of the blog is familiar with periodic commentary on modern vehicle styling. Anyone who has observed US and foreign vehicles the past…

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Hear ye, all ye SLTOA faithful. If any of you put this type of wheel on your car, a tribunal shall be called and you will immediately lose your Triumph card.

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I tell you, the last couple of afternoons have provided the perfect driving weather and I hope others in the club – or anyone with a convertible, for that matter – took advantage. During last night’s patrol I saw a large number of vehicles with their tops down. The majority were the usual contemporary fare…

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The Feb ’69 issue of Road & Track; it also contained a road test of the GT6..

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