There’s an old saying, something to the effect of “life is what happens while you’re planning something else.”  Well, today (Sunday 09 Oct) was the BSCC autocross and after two weekends of work on the TR8 at Maneke’s Garage, this was my first real chance to wring out the car, in and around a return…

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Sunday, 02 October, 0711 mountain time in Albuquerque, time to return to St Louis. Safe travels, y’all!

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Sighted yesterday (Thursday) in Monte Vista, CO, along US 160.  Yeah, it might need a little work…

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BUT, there was this…Monument Valley, UT. Anyone who’s seen the John Ford cavalry trilogy, “Cheyenne Autumn” or a number of other movies should be familiar with this locale.

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Even further west on US 66, at Grand Canyon Caverns Inn – which incorporates a gas station (“Radiator Springs Service”), motel, mini-golf and access to the caverns – stumbled across this, oh, post-74 Spitfire in exceedingly poor shape.  First Brit sports car seen this trip; most of the Route 66 towns and attractions have numbers…

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Ah, but at the west end of Seligman, this find: an early Austin London Taxi, parked in front of a convenience mart.   The plywood tipis to the rear provide a nice touch.  

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Drove the longest remaining original segment of old US 66 yesterday, Ash Fork to Needles, CA, plus a few miles in the Golden State.  In and around all of the old US cars scattered around the various towns, I saw my first European, uh, “exotic:” an Alfa Romeo Spider, part of the display at Romney…

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Dang, I’m being chased by an Imperial Storm Trooper

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Yup, the editor’s on the road; greetings from old US 66 in New Mexico.  I’ll be on patrol for the week, looking for LBCs in general and Triumphs in particular, stay tuned.

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With the HSD still up on jacks, I’ve arranged for an alternate vehicle for the next BSCC autocross…

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