Sighted Friday night at the Dierberg’s lot on Manchester at Sulphur Spring.   The “I Like Ike” bumper sticker’s a nice touch…

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Sighted Tuesday, on Barrett Station near Manchester.  Been a long time since I’ve seen a first-generation GTI; nice….

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Things you don’t expect to see while taking a guided tour of Vancouver Barracks and Pearson Airfield, WA…  While heading from the Pearson Field Education Center, friend Ron said, “Hey, when you get up to the corner, look right.  I think I saw some sports cars.” I replied I’d seen the Jaguar/Land Rover shop on…

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Further down the road (OR 18), between Dundee and McMinnville, south of the small town of Lafayette, is British Parts Northwest.  Most of us in SLTOA have bought parts from this concern, which works out of a couple of warehouses (and one recently installed 40-ft container) perched on the Lafayette Highway.  What the heck, it’s…

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Monday morning I departed Issaquah and headed south to Portland, incorporating a couple of quick stops at McChord AFB and Camp Murray (the Washington National Guard’s headquarters installation).  From Portland, down OR 18 through Tigard to Lincoln City and a couple of nights with daughter No. 1 and three of the grandkids.  And yes, a…

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Now to head to the Double R Diner for some coffee and damn good cherry pie.

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Greetings this evening from Issaquah, Washington, where the never-ending search for LBCs continues (in and around the other, er, primary reasons for my week in the Pacific Northwest).   Spied this ’73 MGB GT at a repair shop in town, now to find some Triumphs…

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Seen at Scott AFB earlier today. Have to admit, the car’s nicely lowered and has a pretty slick industrial strength roll bar.

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The 56th Annual Forest Park Easter Concours, hosted by the Horseless Carriage Club of Missouri and incorporating the 8th Triumph-MG Challenge for the British Leyland Participation Trophy. The results, in and around roaming thunderstorms and a lot of rain: SLTOA 21, MG Club 19. Each club has now taken the trophy four times. Details in…

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Yeah, running behind on this blog but lately I’ve been tied up with a lot of events plus newsletter production. Having said that, on 9 May – in absolutely perfect weather – something like 60 people showed up for the initial Boeing Sports Car Club autocross of the season. The turnout included five from SLTOA:…

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