Never know what you’re going to see on I-44 westbound…

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And another great show/gathering it was.  While we had a bit of light drizzle late in the morning, the weather otherwise cooperated (okay, okay, it was overcast until late afternoon, but that kept the temperature down) and a large crowd thoroughly enjoyed the collection of about 200 British cars. Not surprising considering its status as

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Just a week to go before the 38th annual iteration of the BIG All British Car & Cycle Show, hosted by the MG Club of St Louis.  SLTOA’s taking a break from handling the food concession (which’ll give our members more opportunities to relax and enjoy the show), so don’t be surprised if a couple

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…and, to top the Texas van, this home built camper is submitted for your consideration.  Would’ve prefered a down-sun shout but with my desire to emphasis the back of the camper body, this was the best I could do.  Next you know it, we’ll stumble across the Magic Bus and possibly a group of Merry

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Saw this at the Scott AFB commissary a couple of weeks back…the operative phrase apparently is “Don’t Mess With…”

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Well yes, about 26 of us had a grand time at the annual SLTOA picnic, on 25 August at Vlasis Park off Manchester. And yes, it did rain…a bit…okay, a lot. Still, good turnout (and a fun short drive in advance), great food and great conversations.

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Saturday, 17 August, and the SLTOA faithful once again made the trek to It’s Alive Automotive for a tech session.   Another good turn out, great information on the care and feeding of LBCs with plenty of back-and-forth between the participants…and, as always, a lot of meandering about, looking at It’s Alive’s remarkable assortment of vehicles,

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Six weeks later, figured I’d better post something/anything.  As we’re well into summer, our initial offering is a couple of photos from SLTOA’s annual SweatFest backyard BBQ gathering, on 23 July (delayed one week due to massive thunderstorms the previous Tuesday). We had good weather again this year – severe clear, not oppressively hot –

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The High-Speed Doorstop, having sustained the fuel pump failure (actually, it was an electrical glitch; the pump’s fine), getting loaded at Family Arena for the return to Baldwin. Second, said HSD, now running flawlessly, at the Pacific Car Show, Saturday, 29 June. I provided one of two LBCs among, oh, 150 cars, the other being

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My apologies for the very long absence from the blog, but between a two week trip to the UK and some pop-up technical difficulties, time just kind of got away.  On the plus side, during the run to England and Scotland, I did manage to see one TR6, three Spits (two running, one a work

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