• The Automobile As Art VII

    Seen in O’Fallon, IL, on US 50 westbound a couple of weeks ago.  Other than the fact the owner’s a veteran, I’m not sure what the rest of the, er, modifications indicated. BTW, the center-mounted brake light reads “IGOT JAGUAR”

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  • Happy Halloween!

    Ghoulies and ghosties and long-legged beasties and TRs that go bump in the night…

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  • One autocross series concludes…

    Sunday, 28 October and the St Louis Region of the Sports Car Club of America wrapped up its Solo II/autocross season with an event at family Arena. Looks like one of the teams brought a ringer in as a driver…some guy named D. Maul…

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  • Fall Colours

    In the words of event organizer Ed Kaizer, “WE HAVE COLOR!”  And he was right; a really nice mix of colors among the trees and a highly scenic (and periodically challenging) route, including a run through the campus of Principia College, made for a great event. Some 13 cars and about 22 people turned out.…

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  • Westbound Caravan

    A caravan (the British name for a travel trailer), sighted on I-64 westbound near O’Fallon, MO.  As the name indicates, it’s a “Retro,” complete with 50s-60s style paint scheme; you gotta love the red steel wheels with whitewall tires. Okay, back to better (rolling) homes and sports cars…

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  • Fall Has Arrived

    Let’s see: weekday evening, temperature about 60, severe clear skies…you’d better believe I’ll get the TR8 out for a quick patrol!

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  • All British!

    One of the absolute delights of the British car hobby is the opportunity to get together once a year with other LBC members for The Big Show.  If you monitor the calendar sections of clubs/organizations/companies like VTR, Moss Motors, the Roadster Factory, etc, you’ll note these all-Brit gatherings occur all over the country and they’re…

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  • How I Spent My Saturday

    Quite a day…up at 0400 in order to get to work and spend several hours manning the Hurricane Florence response watch, then back home for several hours of work on the HSD. The car’s cracked, discolored brake master cylinder gave up the ghost last weekend, when a number of new cracks appeared which allowed brake…

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  • Meanwhile, Down in Poplar Bluff

    From the sublime (a 1949 or thereabouts Mercury sedan)…. To the ridiculous (a 1987-1988 Mercury Cougar). As to the quality of the photos, obviously, both were short-notice pop-up cell phone shots through the windshield.  BTW, I did see one LBC on the weekend’s excursion down to Piggott, AR, and back, and MGB.  Unfortunately, it was…

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  • Enough Already…

    Is it just me or is the big wing on the rear deck of your coupe/sedan thing getting a bit out of hand?

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